The "S" in "Harry S. Truman" stands for ...

[Boojatta]

[Forkboy]

1. Shemp

A lot of people don't know that....

[WinkyDink]

2. There's no end punctuation, either.

[bleever]

8. +1.

[Exilednight]

3. None of the above. It stands for both, Shippe and Solomon. His parents could not

decide which grandfather to name him after, so they gave him the middle name of just "S" to satisfy both.

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. At least two of the above actually!

"Solomon" and "Shippe" after his two paternal grandfathers (Anderson Shippe Truman and Solomon Young).

[Lint Head]

5. Harry's parents decided to just make it 'S'. Also there is no period after the "S". Read more: http

[El Supremo]

7. I guess he never knew that >>

[tabatha]

6. wiki entry

In his autobiography, Truman stated, "I was named for ... Harrison Young. I was given the diminutive Harry and, so that I could have two initials in my given name, the letter S was added. My Grandfather Truman's name was Anderson Shippe <9> Truman and my Grandfather Young's name was Solomon Young, so I received the S for both of them." He once joked that the S was a name, not an initial, and it should not have a period, but official documents and his presidential library all use a period.<7>

[Canuckistanian]

9. Sharia

Those teabaggers have NO clue.

[Arctic Dave]

10. Harry "S"uck on this repugs Truman.

It's a little known fact.

[BOHICA12]

11. None of the Above - "S" with no period

[underpants]

12. SHAKA!

[madokie]

13. Plain ass S is all it stands for.

[Rowdyboy]

14. Should have been "Shitkicker" but its just a simple old "S"