Look out, President Taylor! That guy's got a bunch of cherries!!!

[elperromagico]

[Redstone]

1. That was really funny.

Obscure, but damn funny. Thanks.

Oh, Christ, am I branding myself as a History Weenie by understanding this joke?

Redstone

[JohnKleeb]

2. Am I the only who gets this joke other than you?

and that dude above.

[Jack Rabbit]

5. No, you're not

!!

[JohnKleeb]

6. Good if this was school, no one else would get it!

[CubsFan1982]

3. LOL

You have no idea, seriously, how hard I'm laughing. :D

I'm such a geek.

[JohnKleeb]

4. So am I

:

[CO Liberal]

7. They Say That Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries.....

...but not in Zachary Taylor's case.

:-)

[LSdemocrat]

8. Not getting this joke makes my history knowledge feel small and inadequate

[CO Liberal]

10. OK

Zachary Taylor died after eating cherries and drinking a glass of cold milk.

[Historic NY]

11. Rumor has it they were poisoned but in recent yrs they did an autopsy

and found no sign of it.

[LilKim]

9. Am I the only one who remembers the old Letterman skit with

Larry "Bud" Melman as Taylor flubbing the line "These cherries taste funny" before keeling over.