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Washington 88, Washington 92, Adams 96, Jefferson 00, Jefferson 04, Madison 08, Madison 12, Monroe 16, Monroe 20,
JacksonQuincy Adams 24, Jackson 28, Jackson 32, van Buren 36, WH Harrison 40 -> Tyler, Polk 44, Taylor 48 -> Fillmore, Pierce 52, Buchanan 56, Lincoln 60, Lincoln 64 -> A Johnson, Grant 68, Grant 72,TildenHayes 76, Arthur? 80 -> Garfield?, Cleveland 84,ClevelandB Harrison 88, Cleveland 92, McKinley? 96, McKinley 00 -> T Roosevelt, T Roosevelt 04, Taft 08, Wilson 12, Wilson 16, Harding 20 -> Coolidge, Coolidge 24, Hoover 28, FD Roosevelt 32, FD Roosevelt 36, FD Roosevelt 40, FD Roosevelt 44 -> Truman, Truman 48, Eisenhower 52, Eisenhower 56, Kennedy 60 -> LB Johnson, LB Johnson 64, Nixon 68, Nixon 72 -> Ford, Carter 76, Reagan 80, Reagan 84, GHW Bush 88, Clinton 92, Clinton 96,GoreGW Bush 00, GW Bush 04, Obama 08If you're totally impressed that I remember terms served, then I'll tell you that it's actually harder to remember them in order without the years numbers. The general U.S. historical context actually makes it easier to remember them that way.
Tilden?
Sam Tilden was never president.
edit: oh, you crossed that out. Whoops.
Are the rest of them right?
@Super Lazuli: tell me about the Empire of Trebizond (though it won't be welcome in this thread, I guess). Preferably some details I wouldn't know of.
edit: when it comes to powerlevels, I've kinda been missing Miss Anne recently. One big opportunity to geek out, as long as she can be reined in once in a while. My geek power level? I recognized the Schleicher's fable in when it was spoken in Prometheus.
I can sing the Preamble from start to finish, and I'm not American.
In high school I memorized the powers of 2 up to 20.
I calculated 9^9 in my head while I was working once. It took me a significant portion of the shift, since I was still working, but when I checked at home, I had the right answer. I would try memorizing those powers of 2, but I should be studying for my Psych midterm, and 9 is cooler than 2 anyway.
Other than an unhealthy fondness for basic math, I don't think my nerd powerlevel is actually that high, except in comparison to, say, most of my classmates. Unless playing board games with friends every other Friday is distinct in some way, or obsessing over 3-card M:tG.
Off the top of my head, you go-
65,536
131,072
262,144
524,288
1,048,576
Things usually get confused in my head there, as I suddenly move into seven digits and you're also trying to calculate hundreds of thousands as well as the usual hundreds, tens and ones.
/keeps calculating those for some reason but probably because the number is perfectly divisible in half all the way down
I can't believe I stopped right before 2^16. :V
I can list all Serbian monarchs since the 12th century and their years of rule.
Not everything needs to be a dick measuring contest.
When you measure your dick in a forest where nobody sees it, is it dick measuring?
^ Well, yes, but it's not a contest anymore. :P
Guys, stop measuring your geekweens, you're all embarrassing me.
Pretty much. Well, that and I don't do enough nerdy stuff to be proud of it <_<
I can't believe I stopped right before 2^16. :V
That's why I had to step in!
Same here.
Sometimes I tally up a certain thing, such a list of U.S. presidents, but that's less for bragging rights as it is to make sure I actually know it, or maybe because I'm bored. The "make sure I actually know it" part is really true--it's like reviewing academic material, especially if I know I have to use it soon in talking to someone.
I just say "I play a lot of games on Steam."
That's a lie. Nobody actually plays a lot of Steam games, they just hoard them.
Does anyone else actually dislike having certain games attached to their Steam (or Desura, for that matter) account?
^I do, usually stuff from bundles I didn't really want (Atom Zombie Smasher, Crayon Physics Deluxe), or stuff I've tried and didn't like (again Atom Zombie Smasher).
You can always just set your library to show only your installed games (which actually kind of becomes necessary once you've gotten enough bundles).
I mean that most of the games I've played were on Steam.
Crayon Physics Deluxe is actually a pretty cool game with very relaxing music.
He shows up on his website's forum now and then. He's actually a pretty nice fellow. Funny, in a dry way.
Also, another Byzantine history enthusiast? Hell to the yes.
I am not so much an enthusiast as I am a collector of obscure facts.