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The Man Who Shot The Man Who Shot Lincoln (theamericanscholar.org)
2 points by organicgrant on April 11, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


A semi-relevant thought:

It would be interesting to consider the man who shot the man who shot the man who shot Lincoln. However, there is probably no such person, since (the man who shot)^2 Lincoln, was -- so far as we know -- not shot.

Therefore, I pose the following challenge to any & all interested parties: find the longest such chain that you can.




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