Many years ago I had a farm worker living on my farm who explained to me when you see gas sign which reads 2.09 9/10 that meant 2.09 for 9/10's of a gallon of gas. No amount of explaining anything to him could change his mind.
He did vote a straight Democratic Ballot every election because he believed in democracy and Democratc was the party of democracy. The Republican Party was trying to make us into a Republic. I guess the Whig party would force us to wear Whigs if they won or the Do Nothing party would make us do nothing.
Did he happen to go by the name Jagermeister?