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Filed under: celebrities, you call that news? — schlinky at 9:03 am on Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Actually, President Tyler was married twice; first to the lovely Letitia Christian Tyler with whom he had eight children, and then to Julia Gardiner Tyler, with whom he had seven children.

Talk about being fruitful and multiplying — fifteen children — and sixteen if you count John Dunjee who claimed to be John Tyler’s illegitimate son from one of his female slaves. Scandal! All these children with only two wives (and possibly a slave).

You have to ask yourself: why didn’t Tyler Marry More?

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Comment by Nicholas Fayrewether III

03.28.07 @ 5:12 am

This brings to mind the misadventures of Irish footballer Andrew Myler.

At a recent game, Andrew swiftly drove the ball towards the goal, moving well ahead of his teammates. With no one to back him up, the ball was quickly taken from him. Since that game I have often lain awake in bed, wondering over and over again: Why didn’t Myler tarry more?

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