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President Clinton is listed as our 41st president but only 40 men have held the office. Why?
There were 43 presidents AFAIK (or the 43rd is serving). Of those only 17 have served in the oval office. But I may be misunderstanding the riddle completely.


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There were 43 presidents AFAIK (or the 43rd is serving). Of those only 17 have served in the oval office. But I may be misunderstanding the riddle completely.
Yea, this riddle is becoming a bit confusing so I'll give the answer so we can move on:

Grover Cleveland held office during 2 nonconsecutive terms. He was our 22nd and 24th president. Therefore as of today, 43 presidents, but only 42 men have held the office.


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Because Stephen Grover Cleveland served 2 non-consecutive terms, so is both the 22nd and 24th POTUS.
___Craig has indeed solved this one. Two in a row Craig; way two go.


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___Craig has indeed solved this one. Two in a row Craig; way two go.
Yea, congrats Craig, I was having a little trouble with my computer and missed your last post.


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When is a door not a door?


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When is a door not a door?
When it's spelled Adore.


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When it's spelled Adore.
No Either your joking me or this one's not as well known as I thought.


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No Either your joking me or this one's not as well known as I thought.
Not joking, I haven't heard this one before. How about:

When it's locked, it becomes a wall. Ha,ha,ha,ha,......................


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Not joking, I haven't heard this one before. How about:

When it's locked, it becomes a wall. Ha,ha,ha,ha,......................
Well. looks like we got a legit puzzler here then. Where's that Goku fella when ya need 'em?


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when it isn't used?
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