Abraham Lincoln jokes about how ugly he is!

>Lincoln frequently told of the man who accosted him on a train, saying: “Excuse me, sir, but I have an article in my possession which rightfully belongs to you.” >”How is that?” asked [Lincoln](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Abraham_Lincoln_O-77_matte_collodion_print.jpg) in amazement. >Whereupon the stranger produced a jackknife and explained: “This was placed in my hands some years ago, with the injunction that I was to keep it until I found a man uglier than myself. Allow me now to say, sir, that I think you are fairly entitled to it.” _________________________ **Source:** Thomas, Benjamin Platt, and Michael Burlingame. “Lincoln’s Humor.” *"Lincolns Humor" and Other Essays*. University of Illinois Press, 2002. 12. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Carpenter, *Six Months at the White House*, 148-49. _________________________ **Further Reading:** [Abraham Lincoln](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln)