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A Scramble for the White House

Posted in Language by Greg Ross on June 28th, 2007

If you rearrange the letters in “Joe Biden” you get “Jibed One.” What do anagrams tell us about the rest of the 2008 presidential field?

  • Hillary Clinton = Rant, Chilly Lion
  • John Edwards = Jaws, Herd Nod
  • Rudy Giuliani = Gaudily I Ruin
  • Dennis Kucinich = Induces Inch Kin
  • John McCain = No Jam Cinch
  • Barack Obama = Maraca Kabob
  • Bill Richardson = Rabid, Shrill Con
  • Mitt Romney = Mime, Not Try
  • Fred Thompson = Hemp-Fond Sort

And “Al Gore” yields “Galore”.