What Did Lincoln, Hitler, & Beethoven Have In Common? Syphilis!

Remember that old chestnut... Hitler, JFK, Lincoln, Beethoven, and Ron Jeremy walk into a bar. The bartender says, "I don't serve guys with STDs," and pours a shot of Maker's Mark for Ron Jeremy. Yeah, you read that right. Hitler, JFK, Lincoln, Beethoven, all riddled with STDs, apparently.

According to Guyism (link below), these four men, along with Al Capone, Henry VIII, and Napoleon all had sexually transmitted diseases. In fact, it was a case of the clap that caused Beethoven to go deaf. 

So what ailed these men? Mostly the clap...

Henry VIII: Syphilis

Al Capone: Syphilis

Beethoven: Syphilis

Napoleon: Syphilis

JFK: Crabs (even though he looks suspiciously like the guy in that syphilis ad up there)

Adolf Hitler: Syphilis

Honest Abe: Syphilis

Man, it looks as though JFK got off easy. He could just follow Freddie Quell's simple instructions for getting rid of crabs. The rest of these guys though... If they weren't already dead, I'd say they're fucked. But hey, now you know this little tidbit for the next time you're at bar trivia, or even the next time you infect your partner. Just remind them of what they now have in common with these historical figures.

Via Guyism