Thursday, March 3, 2011

Presidential Teeth

Megan's 2nd grade class made some very nice pictures of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln last week.




First she showed me George:





















Megan: Mom, George Washington had wooden teeth.

Me: Yes, he did.

Megan: That's why I put braces on him.

Me: Makes sense to me.




Then she showed me Abe:























I commented on the beard and how much I liked it. (all 4 hairs)


She agreed it was pretty awesome.


Megan: Oh, and mom? His teeth were real.

Me: Which is why there are no braces.

Megan: Right.









3 comments:

  1. He had wooden teeth?!? Ick. The paparazzi would have slaughtered him these days. But I, too, love the beard.

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  2. Ha! Ha! Yeah, the paparazzi. Can you even imagine?! Like having the wooden teeth wouldn't have been bad enough.

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  3. Okay, so I googled "Did George Washington really have wooden teeth?" And everyone says "NO"!! I remember hearing that as a girl. Hmmm. Perhaps the teacher told Meg that it was RUMORED that he had wooden teeth? He did have several sets of dentures. One set had a cows tooth, and another set used hippopotomus ivory!? Wood or not, I'm thinkin' George's mouth was not a happy place.

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