NEW FUN ILX GAME: Guess people Lex has heard of

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Each post, name two people. One you think Lex has heard of, one you think he hasn't. Lex then tells you if he's heard of them or not. A point for a right answer, a point deducted for a wrong answer. Most points at the end wins DVD copies of The Shootist and Stop Making Sense. Perhaps.

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 10:55 (eighteen years ago)

1. Tony Blair
2. Tony Danza

g00blar (gooblar), Monday, 13 November 2006 10:59 (eighteen years ago)

1. Martin Amis
2. Roy Kinnear

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 10:59 (eighteen years ago)

i have heard of both 1s so far and neither 2.

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:00 (eighteen years ago)

1. Donald Rumsfeld
2. Pat Nevin

Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:00 (eighteen years ago)

i don't like either 1 though! i dislike amis more than i dislike blair

i have heard of rumsfeld but not pat nevin

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:01 (eighteen years ago)

i think there should be some sort of rule about the 2s otherwise people could just make up names

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:01 (eighteen years ago)

Like I said on the other thread, www.google.com

You could learn stuff! It's educational!

ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:02 (eighteen years ago)

but if it's a common name loads of people will come up for it ailsa! i did just find out who jackie chan is though. he doesn't seem very interesting and i don't think this new information has enriched me particularly

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:04 (eighteen years ago)

1. Chaki
2. Chachi

2 american 4 u (blueski), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:05 (eighteen years ago)

1. Gregory Peck (risky one, this)
2. Alec Douglas-Home

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:05 (eighteen years ago)

i have heard of alec douglas-home

i have not heard of chaki, chachi or gregory peck

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:07 (eighteen years ago)

(Can I pretend that I meant Lex not to know [1]?)

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:08 (eighteen years ago)

i'll back you up

2 american 4 u (blueski), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:09 (eighteen years ago)

I'm pre-emptively calling this thread "Hall of Fame". Don't let me down guys.

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 11:10 (eighteen years ago)

1. Margaret Beckett
2. Johnny Tapia

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 11:10 (eighteen years ago)

1. David Cassidy
2. David Byrne

mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:11 (eighteen years ago)

margaret beckett is the first name on this thread i actually kind of like!

dunno the tapia person.

i have heard of both davids cassidy and byrne, though the latter is not my fault

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:12 (eighteen years ago)

French edition:

1. Jean-Paul Sartre
2. Frank Ribery

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:12 (eighteen years ago)

1. Mikael Pernfors
2. Brian Cant

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:13 (eighteen years ago)

but if it's a common name loads of people will come up for it ailsa!

All of these people are famous enough that I would think they would be the first hit on Google if you put their name in quotes.

ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:13 (eighteen years ago)

Bonus points for if your #2 is MORE famous than #1. Otherwise everyone will just go

1. Beyonce Knowles
2. Steve Sidwell

Or something.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:14 (eighteen years ago)

I'm betting Lex has not heard of 1. Mikael Pernfors

Who has?

(Apart from Me, Marcello and Michael Jones)

mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:15 (eighteen years ago)

yay sartre et pernfors
qui ribery et cant

BEYONCÉ! hearts!

sidwell?

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:15 (eighteen years ago)

of course i've heard of mikael pernfors! TENNIS!

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:16 (eighteen years ago)

Lex, for your own benefit, may I suggest a veto on footballers (which have made up quite a sizeable proportion of the 2s so far)?

You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:17 (eighteen years ago)

1. Simone DeBeauvoir
2. Phil "The Power" Taylor

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 11:17 (eighteen years ago)

Google Franck Ribery Lex, you'll think he's really fit.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:18 (eighteen years ago)

1. Rachel Stevens
2. Peter Lorre

Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:18 (eighteen years ago)

1. Ian Mackaye
2. John Wayne Gacy

Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:18 (eighteen years ago)

1. Hulk Hogan
2. Horace Hogan

wordy rappaport (EstieButtez1), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:19 (eighteen years ago)

2. Peter Lorre (Not the Arsenal footballer)

Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:19 (eighteen years ago)

Lex, for your own benefit, may I suggest a veto on footballers (which have made up quite a sizeable proportion of the 2s so far)?

it is true that

1. tennis player
2. football player

is a tactic which will get you points under the current rules. i don't think it will get you the respect of pundits though, it's a bit like the andy roddick serve. i want cunning strategies, i want people to be all anastasia myskina!

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:19 (eighteen years ago)

I'm betting Lex has not heard of 1. Mikael Pernfors
Who has?

I've heard of Mikael Pernfors. He's a GOD (or was in the late 80s anyway).

1. Marilyn Monroe
2. Carmen Electra

1. David Beckham (see, I bet there's a footballer you know)
2. Dara O'Briain

ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:20 (eighteen years ago)

1. Wayne Rooney
2. Christophe Roger-Vasselin

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:21 (eighteen years ago)

frank ribery is FUGLY.

heard of: simone db, rachel stevens, ian mackaye AND john wayne gacy (the latter only as a consequence of the john wayne shenanigans last year), hulk hogan, m monroe AND c electra (my ex-flatmate has her workout video!), beckham

not heard of phil taylor or peter lorre or dara o'briaiaiaiaiaiaiaaiain

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:22 (eighteen years ago)

yes to rooney (i wish i'd never heard of him though), no to roger-vasselin

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:22 (eighteen years ago)

1. David Beckham
2. Wally Masseur

wordy rappaport (EstieButtez1), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:22 (eighteen years ago)

1) Calum Best
2) Tony Hancock

Bidfurd (Bidfurd), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:25 (eighteen years ago)

This is a bit riskier but:

1. June Carter Cash
2. Humphrey Bogart

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:25 (eighteen years ago)

yes to rooney (i wish i'd never heard of him though), no to roger-vasselin

Whoo! Yes to a footballer, no to a tennis player. That's got to worth bonus points, surely?

(CR-V reached the Roland Garros semis in '83 as a qualifier, if memory serves).

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:26 (eighteen years ago)

no to masseur and june carter cash

yes to c best and h bogart

the name tony hancock rings a bell but i can't think why at all! i don't know if this is because he's famous and if so what for

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:27 (eighteen years ago)

1) Swampy
2) Tim Berners-Lee

You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:27 (eighteen years ago)

I got a YES to a Footballer and a NO to a tennis player as well. I demand bonus points too.

wordy rappaport (EstieButtez1), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:28 (eighteen years ago)

Whoo! Yes to a footballer, no to a tennis player. That's got to worth bonus points, surely?

it really should be! that was HINGISESQUE cunning. i suspected it as soon as i pressed submit...time to brush up on old-skool tennis players i think.

don't know who swampy or berners-lee are

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:28 (eighteen years ago)

Masseur = Masur, surely. So another score for the "tennis players Lex hasn't heard of"!

xpost

ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:28 (eighteen years ago)

Damn it.

1. Zinedine Zidane
2. Dudley Moore

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:29 (eighteen years ago)

I got a YES to a Footballer and a NO to a tennis player as well. I demand bonus points too.

i think you meant wally masur then! and i have heard of him

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:29 (eighteen years ago)

zizou, hurrah

no to dudley moore

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:30 (eighteen years ago)

1) John Cleese
2) Graham Chapman

You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:31 (eighteen years ago)

i think you meant wally masur then! and i have heard of him

No, Lex, you don't understand...

No...

...

Oh shit, I spelt it wrong.

wordy rappaport (EstieButtez1), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:31 (eighteen years ago)

1. Esteban Buttez
2. Esteban Cambiasso

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 11:33 (eighteen years ago)

1.Albert Einstein (dammit you all nicked my Beckham idea)
2.Floella Benjamin

Ste (Fuzzy), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:33 (eighteen years ago)

am I going out on a limb here?

1. Tim Burgess
2. Tim Buckley

NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:37 (eighteen years ago)

yes: cleese, buttez, einstein AND benjamin, burgess AND buckley
no: chapman, cambiasso

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:37 (eighteen years ago)

1. Dylan Mills
2. Trago Mills

Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:39 (eighteen years ago)

Another tough call:

1. Crispian Mills
2. Martha Reeves

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:40 (eighteen years ago)

hahaha, i nearly said i hadn't heard of dylan mills before i remembered who it was! yes to d and c mills, no to t mills and m reeves

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:43 (eighteen years ago)

HAHAHAHA!!! I WIN!

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:44 (eighteen years ago)

Martha Reeves = lead singer of legendary 60s Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas
Crispian Mills = lead singer of 'legendary' 90s indie band Kula Shaker

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:44 (eighteen years ago)

i didn't ASK to have heard of crispian mills!!!! I CAN'T HELP BEING YOUNG.

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:46 (eighteen years ago)

1. Neil Young
2. Paul Young

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 11:47 (eighteen years ago)

1. Liam Gallagher
2. Aretha Franklin

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:47 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.trago.co.uk/images/head.gif

These shiteholes were a part of my youth, I thought they were local to you but mebbe not

Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:47 (eighteen years ago)

1. Stephen Malkmus
2. Schooly D

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 11:48 (eighteen years ago)

1) Rich Harrison
2) William Blake

Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:48 (eighteen years ago)

i dont agree with this stupid thread, but

1. andrei shevchenko
2. Ñëîáîäàí Æèâî¼èíîâèž

-- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:49 (eighteen years ago)

oh, if you havent got your language pack installed, that should be

Slobodan Živojinoviæ

-- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:49 (eighteen years ago)

Who wouldn't have heard of Ñëîáîäàí Æèâî¼èíîâèž?!!

Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:50 (eighteen years ago)

(x-post)

Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:50 (eighteen years ago)

YES: neil young, liam gallagher, ARETHA, malkmus and schooly d, rich harrison, william blake, andrei shevchenko

NO: paul young, slobodan z

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:57 (eighteen years ago)

1) margaret thatcher
2) arthur scargill

RJG (RJG), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:58 (eighteen years ago)

1. Sir Trevor McDonald
2. Sir Edmund Hilary

Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:00 (eighteen years ago)

1) Paris Hilton
2) Arthur Rimbaud

Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:04 (eighteen years ago)

i have heard of everyone in the last three posts. try harder people!

two Ls in sir edmund hillary btw matt.

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:07 (eighteen years ago)

1) Annie
2) Dag Hammarskjöld

Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:08 (eighteen years ago)

1) arthur rimbaud
2) john rambo

RJG (RJG), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:09 (eighteen years ago)

i got yes to a footballer and no to a tennis player

-- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:20 (eighteen years ago)

1. Charlie Chaplin
2. Abbath from Immortal

Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:21 (eighteen years ago)

Another tough call:

1. Crispian Mills
2. Martha Reeves

Dammit, this is exactly the strategy I was going for.

NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:21 (eighteen years ago)

1 Jude Law
2 Jet Li

richardk (Richard K), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:26 (eighteen years ago)

i got yes to a footballer and no to a tennis player

Once you've done that, you should bow out, I think. I'm letting 'em get on with it.

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:32 (eighteen years ago)

1) Kevin Rowland
2) Harry Shearer

William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:36 (eighteen years ago)

YES: annie, rimbaud, law, li
NO: dag h, rambo, abbath, shearer

DON'T KNOW: kevin rowland. i thought this was kelly at first who obviously i've heard of but it's not, but it does ring a bell for some reason. hrrrm.

The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:37 (eighteen years ago)

So, do I get a bonus point?

Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:39 (eighteen years ago)

it only really counts if you get a footballer-yes and a tennis-no

-- (688), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:47 (eighteen years ago)

or a comedian-yes and a femalernbsinger-no

2 american 4 u (blueski), Monday, 13 November 2006 12:49 (eighteen years ago)

It is wrong that this thread has made me wanna start "TS: Beyonce vs Steve Sidwell", right?

dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Monday, 13 November 2006 12:49 (eighteen years ago)

1. George S. Patton (jr)
2. Patton Oswalt

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 00:39 (eighteen years ago)

1. Robert Pollard
2. Stockard Channing

M@tt He1geson: Sassy and I Don't Care Who Knows It (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 00:45 (eighteen years ago)

1. Paris Hilton
2. Ritchie Blackmore

Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 00:52 (eighteen years ago)

So Paris Hilton was kind of cheap. Make #1 Pierre Trudeau. I'm actually just curious if the Lex has heard of him. In my experience, people in India are more likely to know of him than people in Buffalo.

Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:01 (eighteen years ago)

Has heard of: Anna Kournikova, Pamela Anderson, Cameron Diaz, Will Ferrell, Jack Black

Has not heard of: Alfred Whitehead, Betrand Russell, Mario Savio, Wavy Gravy, Angie Dickinson, Henry Moore

Aimless (Aimless), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:07 (eighteen years ago)

1. Billy Crystal
2. Millie Jackson

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:11 (eighteen years ago)

1. Emma Bunton
2. Keith Moon

Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:13 (eighteen years ago)

I'm betting he's heard of Bertrand Russell!

Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:13 (eighteen years ago)

I haven't heard of Betrand Russell either! And isn't Mario Savio a little, well, obscure?

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:15 (eighteen years ago)

1. David Schwimmer
2. Michael Schwerner

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:20 (eighteen years ago)

Betrand Russell

I presume anyone familiar with Bertrand Russell would recognize my misspelling of the name for what it was. Mario Savio is certainly no more obscure than, say, Albert DeSalvo.

Aimless (Aimless), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:21 (eighteen years ago)

1 yvette michele
2 gina thompson

rtccc (mwah), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:22 (eighteen years ago)

But has Lex heard of Bing Crosby? There is a puzzler.

Aimless (Aimless), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:24 (eighteen years ago)

1. jacques lu cont
2. michelle kwan

wordy rappinghood (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:24 (eighteen years ago)

1. Wayne Rooney
2. Andy Rooney

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:25 (eighteen years ago)

1. Dirk Benedict
2. George Peppard

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:28 (eighteen years ago)

all i know about the lex is that he lives in gareth's attic.

chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:30 (eighteen years ago)

1. Diamanda Galas
2. John Paul Jones

Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:31 (eighteen years ago)

1. Paul McCartney
2. Sir Paul McCartney

Bobby Ganush (Uri Frendimein), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:36 (eighteen years ago)

1. Karlheinz Stockhausen
2. Karl Rove

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:46 (eighteen years ago)

1. Jerry Seinfeld
2. Jerry Garcia

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:47 (eighteen years ago)

1. Jeffry Ross Hyman
2. John Cummings

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 01:49 (eighteen years ago)

woo loads more!

YES: george s patton, stockard channing, PARIS HILTON, anna kournikova, pamela anderson, cameron diaz, will ferrell, jack black, bertrand russell, angie dickinson, billy crystal (dunno who he is though, i just heard the name somewhere), millie jackson, emma bunton, keith moon, david schwimmer, yvette michele, gina thompson, bing crosby, jacques lu cont, michelle kwan, wayne rooney, diamanda galás, john paul jones (only cos he did an album with diamanda galás!), paul mccartney, karlheinz stockhausen, karl rove, jerry seinfeld

NO: patton oswalt, robert pollard, ritchie blackmore, alfred whitehead, mario savio, wavy gravy (these are made up now, right?), henry moore, michael schwerner (cool name though), andy rooney, dirk benedict, george peppard, jerry garcia, jeffry ross hyman, john cummings

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 08:25 (eighteen years ago)

actually i'm not sure about george s patton. i just now that there was a us general in um ww2 maybe called patton. and there was a film about him. i don't know if this is the same patton.

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 08:26 (eighteen years ago)

every time i see the name michelle kwan i get a bit emotional about the olympic gold she should have had. fucking tara lipinski. brat.

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 08:28 (eighteen years ago)

(these are made up now, right?)

none of these names are fictitious

jeffry ross hyman, john cummings

here's a hint, both are dead rock stars, known better by their stage names.

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 08:36 (eighteen years ago)

dead rock stars is not my forte even by their stage names!

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 08:40 (eighteen years ago)

Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone.

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 08:43 (eighteen years ago)

i don't know who they are, unless they are the band the ramones who people keep talking about.

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 08:48 (eighteen years ago)

what in god's name is there to like about margaret beckett?

benrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 09:22 (eighteen years ago)

the caravans thing is sweet

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 09:29 (eighteen years ago)

Lionel Shriver

Sargent Shriver

Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 09:48 (eighteen years ago)

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i don't know who they are, unless they are the band the ramones who people keep talking about.
-- The Lex (alex.macpherso...) (webmail), Today 8:48 AM. (later) (link)

That counts as "Heard of them"

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 09:54 (eighteen years ago)

yes to lionel shriver

no to sargent shriver

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 10:35 (eighteen years ago)

1. Paul Hindemith
2. Ray Davies

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 10:40 (eighteen years ago)

yes to lionel shriver

no to sargent shriver

I like the ones where I've heard of the one that the Lex hasn't heard of, and vice versa.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:21 (eighteen years ago)

1.Lee Harvey Oswald
2.Jack Ruby

Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:36 (eighteen years ago)

i like the ones where i've heard of the one people think i haven't heard of and vice versa. like matt dc's last.

i don't know who lee harvey oswald OR jack ruby are.

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:42 (eighteen years ago)

i don't know who lee harvey oswald OR jack ruby are

Okay FFS *that's* something most people really should know.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:44 (eighteen years ago)

Lee Harvey Oswald = bloke who shot John F Kennedy
Jack Ruby = bloke who shot Lee Harvey Oswald

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:45 (eighteen years ago)

John F Kennedy = President of the United States in the 50s. Got shot.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:46 (eighteen years ago)

60s, actually.

ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:47 (eighteen years ago)

I feel silly.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:49 (eighteen years ago)

the guy who shot mckinley posts to ilx

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:50 (eighteen years ago)

*rapid shufty through wikipedia*

Leon Czolgosz?

Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:54 (eighteen years ago)

1. Spike Jonze
2. Buzz Aldrin

Fleischhutliebe! like a warm, furry meatloaf (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:54 (eighteen years ago)

he uses a screen name these days

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:54 (eighteen years ago)

i have heard of john f kennedy! why would anyone want to know the name of who shot him?

i have heard of s jonze and b aldrin too

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 14:58 (eighteen years ago)

i have heard of john f kennedy! why would anyone want to know the name of who shot him?

!!!!!!!!!!!

ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:00 (eighteen years ago)

Okay FFS *that's* something most people really should know.

also YOU HADN'T HEARD OF NICOLE RICHIE UNTIL REALLY RECENTLY!!!!!

NICOLE RICHIE!!!

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:01 (eighteen years ago)

1. Spike Lee
2. Spike Nelson

Fleischhutliebe! like a warm, furry meatloaf (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:03 (eighteen years ago)

Why would I care who Nicole Richie is?

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:04 (eighteen years ago)

Wait did she invade Poland or something?

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:04 (eighteen years ago)

1.Samantha Fox
2.Maria Whittaker

Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:05 (eighteen years ago)

because she says things like "nothing tastes as good as thin feels"!!! xp

yes to spike lee & samantha fox, no to spike nelson & maria whittaker

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:06 (eighteen years ago)

lex have you seen:

http://www.ccuart.org/phip/archives/photo/KASPAR%20HAUSER.jpg

benrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:07 (eighteen years ago)

GET IN!

Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:08 (eighteen years ago)

no!

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:09 (eighteen years ago)

1. Nelly
2. Nico

Fleischhutliebe! like a warm, furry meatloaf (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:10 (eighteen years ago)

John F Kennedy = President of the United States in the 50s. Got shot.
-- Matt DC

60s, actually.
-- ailsa

I feel silly.
-- Matt DC

Maybe you thought this because, even though this event occurred in 1963, it is sometimes considered as the watershed moment of The End of Fifties/Beginning of the Sixties, cf. the scene in countless eighties movies of fifties nostalgia in which the greaser gang turns the corner to learn the shocking news of the national catastrophe as it is broadcast from the television(s) in an appliance store window. A month later, Idlewild airport would be renamed Kennedy, just in time for the Beatles arrival early the next year.

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:11 (eighteen years ago)

the lex likes margaret beckett because of her caravan

RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:12 (eighteen years ago)

bah i am at *16* no-knows >:(

that is v.rub

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:14 (eighteen years ago)

speakin of idlewild:
1. Fred Gwynne
2. Joe E. Ross

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:16 (eighteen years ago)

1. Nelly
2. Nico

know AND LOVE both

1. Fred Gwynne
2. Joe E. Ross

neither are familiar to me

is there anyone who hasn't heard of someone that i have?

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:18 (eighteen years ago)

2. Wally Masseur

that's some seedy rentboy; no?


reading this list: i realize i'm more lex than lex is. ;-)

Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:20 (eighteen years ago)

Maybe you thought this because, even though this event occurred in 1963, it is sometimes considered as the watershed moment of The End of Fifties/Beginning of the Sixties

I think you might be right. I'd just assumed 50s without bothering to check the dates - despite knowing the assassination occurred in 1963, TV and films have rammed the 50s into my consciousness to such a level that I assumed Kennedy was President for far longer than he actually was.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:23 (eighteen years ago)

is there anyone who hasn't heard of someone that i have?

you have heard of many people that i haven't.

2 american 4 u (blueski), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:33 (eighteen years ago)

yeah me too. unimportant people though obv.

benrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:34 (eighteen years ago)

Same here, I assume most are Britishers, though.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:35 (eighteen years ago)

Loads of women tennis players, I guess.

Brian Emo (noodle vague), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:36 (eighteen years ago)

gwynne and ross = stars of car 54 where are you?

(gwynne also = herman munster which is why you shd have heard of him)

http://www.space-debris.com/com_gwynne_munst.jpg

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

And the judge in My Cousin Vinny.

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

1. Kenan Thompson
2. Kenan Wynne

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:44 (eighteen years ago)

1. billie jean king
2. oona king

geoff (gcannon), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:45 (eighteen years ago)

Dang, my number 1 should have been Kenan Ivory Wayans

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:47 (eighteen years ago)

1. Uma Thurman
2. Oona Chaplin

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:47 (eighteen years ago)

1. una stubbs
2. una paloma blanca

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:48 (eighteen years ago)

1. chris noth
2. oliver north

geoff (gcannon), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:49 (eighteen years ago)

1. Shaun Ryder
2. H. Rider Haggard

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:52 (eighteen years ago)

1. David Furnish
2. David Duke

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:55 (eighteen years ago)

1 Morgan Freeman
2 Milton Friedman

Bidfurd (Bidfurd), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

1. Lucy Liu
2. Sir Lew Grade

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:03 (eighteen years ago)

1. Guy Ritchie
2. Guy Bolton

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:07 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.kittenrecords.co.uk/slypics/whatsayoot.jpg
few xposts

teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:08 (eighteen years ago)

1. Geoffrey Beene
2. Jeffrey Dahmer

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:08 (eighteen years ago)

i. lala
ii. lulu

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

1. Joe Pesci
2. Marcel Carne

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:10 (eighteen years ago)

1 Lloyd Banks
2 Lloyd George

Bidfurd (Bidfurd), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:12 (eighteen years ago)

1. Indiana Jones
2. Inigo Jones

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

1. Sacha Baron Cohen
2. George M. Cohan

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:18 (eighteen years ago)

Why would I care who Nicole Richie is?

And in one casually tossed off aside, Matt DC vindicates the Lex's entire philosophy.

=== temporary username === (Mark C), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 16:27 (eighteen years ago)

1. Aaron Krickstein
2. Dale Earnhardt

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:15 (eighteen years ago)

1. Simon Bolivar
2. Simon Frith

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:15 (eighteen years ago)

I sort of want to play this from the other side, but I'd probably have to invent the I'm-Not-Sure-Whether-I've-Heard-Of-Them-Or-Not category

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:16 (eighteen years ago)

1. Ms. Dynamite
2. Gloria Steinem

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:22 (eighteen years ago)

x degrees of kevin s = i can connect frith and bolivar via myself!

(i don't know the degrees on the bolivar side as it involves "great great great" etc grandchildren)

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago)

1. Minnie Riperton
2. Shirley Caesar

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:32 (eighteen years ago)

YEAH! billie jean king, oona king, uma thurman, una stubbs, shaun ryder, h rider haggard, david furnish, morgan freeman, milton friedman, lucy liu, guy ritchie, jeffrey dahmer, lulu, lloyd banks, indiana jones, sacha baron cohen, aaron krickstein, ms dynamite, gloria steinem, minnie riperton

NAW! kenan thompson, kenan wynne, kenan ivory wayans, oona chaplin, una paloma blanca (i want to know who this is! AWESOME name), chris noth, oliver north, david duke, sir lew grade, guy bolton, geoffrey beene, joe pesci, marcel carne, inigo jones, george m cohan, dale earnhardt, simon bolivar, simon frith, shirley caesar

POINTS OF ORDER! lala - is this the teletubby? if so it's laa laa. lloyd george - as in the prime minister? if so yes.

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:34 (eighteen years ago)

i don't know how anyone could have not heard of milton friedman or gloria steinem!

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:35 (eighteen years ago)

una paloma blanca (i want to know who this is! AWESOME name)

Don't spoil it for him.

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:36 (eighteen years ago)

all the tellytubby novelisations i oqn and i never cracked the spine :( [/lightweight]

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:37 (eighteen years ago)

i don't know how anyone could have not heard of milton friedman or gloria steinem!

I don't know how anyone could have not heard of Lee Harvey Oswald!

ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:39 (eighteen years ago)

1. Tori Alamaze
2. Torii Hunter

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:39 (eighteen years ago)

3. tory crimes
4. torrey canyon

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:43 (eighteen years ago)

1. George Best
2. George Carlin

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:49 (eighteen years ago)

yes to alamaze, no to hunter/crimes/canyon

yes to best, no to carlin

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:49 (eighteen years ago)

1. Amoco Cadiz
2. Amago Okihisa

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:52 (eighteen years ago)

1. Jemma Jameson
2. Clive James

jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:53 (eighteen years ago)

1. Scatman John
2. Scatman Crothers

2 american 4 u (blueski), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:54 (eighteen years ago)

1. Rivers Cuomo
2. Brett Michaels

jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:57 (eighteen years ago)

(jel yr bein shouted foron the "being single" thread)

i. joaquin phoenix
ii. jimmy "whacko" edwards

mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:00 (eighteen years ago)

Jemma Jameson

hahaha
JEL'S IN YR 'PUTER
MAKING YR PORNSTARS ENGLISH

nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:11 (eighteen years ago)

surely jel didn't intend to misspell Bret

gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:14 (eighteen years ago)

I didn't, sorry Bret :(

jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:16 (eighteen years ago)

1. Julie Doiron
2. Mylene Klass

jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:21 (eighteen years ago)

Are you fucking kidding me with this?

luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:22 (eighteen years ago)

yes - j jameson, c james, scatman j, r cuomo, j phoenix, j doiron, m klass
no - a cadiz, a okihisa, scatman c, b michaels, j "w" edwards

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:23 (eighteen years ago)

How old are you and where are you from?

walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:33 (eighteen years ago)

24
london

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 18:43 (eighteen years ago)

1. Don Ho
2. Don Knotts

researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 19:00 (eighteen years ago)

BREAKING NEWS: Anti-indie English guy who's never heard of LEE HARVEY OSWALD nonetheless keeps tabs on former members of Eric's Trip???

nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 19:02 (eighteen years ago)

(Not that I'm not 100% behind people listening to Julie Doiron! That "Will You Still Love Me in December" EP was fantastic.)

nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 19:03 (eighteen years ago)

1. Del Amitri
2. Don Ameche

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 19:12 (eighteen years ago)

1. Teedra Moses
2. Moses Malone

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 19:26 (eighteen years ago)

Nabs, it's 'cause Julie Doiron is a dos-equis, innit?

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 19:26 (eighteen years ago)

1. Sandra Bernhard
2. Sarah Bernhardt

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 20:01 (eighteen years ago)

1. Christina Milian
2. Milton Berle

jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 20:04 (eighteen years ago)

1. Stan Lee
2. Jerry Schuster & Joel Siegel

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 20:05 (eighteen years ago)

1. Lil Romeo
2. Lil Howlin Wolf

roc u like a § (ex machina), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 20:09 (eighteen years ago)

1. RuPaul
2. Billy Paul

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 20:41 (eighteen years ago)

1. Jack the Ripper
2. John Wayne Gacy

researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 22:18 (eighteen years ago)

1. Teedra Moses
2. Moses

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 23:10 (eighteen years ago)

1 Yannick Noah
2 Noah

Bidfurd (Bidfurd), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 23:27 (eighteen years ago)

1. Donatella Versace
2. Donatello

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 23:46 (eighteen years ago)

1. Liam Gallagher
2. Gallagher

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Thursday, 16 November 2006 02:45 (eighteen years ago)

1. Calvin Klein
2. John Calvin

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Thursday, 16 November 2006 02:45 (eighteen years ago)

(I see we already had Liam Gallagher)

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Thursday, 16 November 2006 03:09 (eighteen years ago)

1. Moby
2. Moondog

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Thursday, 16 November 2006 03:29 (eighteen years ago)

1. Jarvis Cocker
2. Felton Jarvis

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Thursday, 16 November 2006 03:31 (eighteen years ago)

1. Tiger Woods
2. Phil Woods

The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Thursday, 16 November 2006 03:34 (eighteen years ago)

1 Rex the Dog
2 Oedipus Rex

Bidfurd (Bidfurd), Thursday, 16 November 2006 09:15 (eighteen years ago)

yes - del amitri, teedra moses, yannick noah, CHRISTINA MILIAN, lil romeo, rupaul, jack the ripper, john wayne gacy, donatella versace, donatello, calvin klein, john calvin, moby, moondog, jarvis cocker, tiger woods, rex the dog, oedipus rex

no - don ho, don knotts, don ameche, moses malone, milton berle, stan lee, jerry schuster, joel siegel, lil howlin wolf, billy paul, gallagher, felton jarvis, phil woods

please clarify - moses, noah - are these the biblical characters? why would i not have heard of them

confusing - sandra/sarah bernhard(t) - the name rings a bell but i DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE

anyway, YOU ARE ALL PLAYING A BORING RODDICK-LIKE OBVIOUS GAME! 1x famous person + 1x unfamous person/american = not interesting.

MORE MYSKINA-STYLE STRATEGIES PLEASE!

The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 16 November 2006 09:42 (eighteen years ago)

1. abraham lincoln
2. john wilkes booth

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:25 (eighteen years ago)

1. elvis costello
2. lou costello

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:25 (eighteen years ago)

1. jack frost
2. robert frost

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:28 (eighteen years ago)

1. Jenny Frost
2. David Frost

ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:31 (eighteen years ago)

1. Scott Walker
2. Terri Walker

2 american 4 u (blueski), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:32 (eighteen years ago)

1. mohammed
2. muhammed ali

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:32 (eighteen years ago)

1. Olivier Messiaen
2. Oliver Reed

This is risky, I know.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:32 (eighteen years ago)

Haha Justyn wins.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:32 (eighteen years ago)

1. ludwig van beethoven
2. anthony burgess

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:33 (eighteen years ago)

1. thomas hobbes
2. hobbes the stuffed tiger

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:33 (eighteen years ago)

1. Toni Collette
2. Tony Hart

ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:34 (eighteen years ago)

1) Adam Smith
2) John Smith

Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:35 (eighteen years ago)

1. paul mccartney
2. joe mccarthy

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:36 (eighteen years ago)

1. yogi bear
2. yogi berra

J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:36 (eighteen years ago)

1. Jamie Delgado
2. Pedro Delgado

ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:38 (eighteen years ago)

for ailsa's: 2a) The Delgados

Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:39 (eighteen years ago)

3. Junior Delgado

Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 16 November 2006 10:40 (eighteen years ago)

1.Bruce Dickinson
2.Paul Di'Anno

Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 16 November 2006 11:02 (eighteen years ago)

1. Jon Carter
2. Carter USM

Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 16 November 2006 11:09 (eighteen years ago)

1.Cliff Burton
2.Jason Newstead

Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 16 November 2006 11:12 (eighteen years ago)

1.Ringo Starr
2.Richard Starky

Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 16 November 2006 11:14 (eighteen years ago)

1.Marilyn Monroe
2.Norma Jeane Mortenson

Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 16 November 2006 11:14 (eighteen years ago)

1. Ernest and Julio Gallo
2. Bobby and Jack Charlton

ken c (ken c), Thursday, 16 November 2006 11:29 (eighteen years ago)

1. James Watson
2. Francis Crick
3. Rosalind Franklin

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:35 (eighteen years ago)

1 Erwin Rommel
2 Heinz Guderian

Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:39 (eighteen years ago)

1 Peter Gabriel
2 Peter Hammill

Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:48 (eighteen years ago)

1. Charles Foster Kane
2. Harry Lime

kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:49 (eighteen years ago)

worst thread ever

-- (688), Thursday, 16 November 2006 19:39 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

1. Jana Novotna
2. Krist Novoselic

Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Friday, 12 June 2009 16:18 (sixteen years ago)

1. tennis player and/or pop star
2. rock musician

rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 12 June 2009 16:20 (sixteen years ago)

I got yes to a rock musician and no to a pop star upthread.

Matt DC, Friday, 12 June 2009 16:24 (sixteen years ago)

i like how this thread initially ended

Ant Attack.. (Ste), Friday, 12 June 2009 16:36 (sixteen years ago)

one month passes...

(btw who is gazza?)

― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 09:46 (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ledge, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 10:02 (fifteen years ago)

Trying too hard.

Desmond Decca Aitkenhead (Matt DC), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 10:07 (fifteen years ago)

1) John Cleese
2) Graham Chapman
― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Monday, 13 November 2006 11:31 (2 years ago)

hey I hadn't seen this topic before and I was going to do

1. John Cleese
2. Terry Gilliam

Akon/Family (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 10:31 (fifteen years ago)

1. Barbera Windsor
2. Elizabeth Windsor

ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 11:29 (fifteen years ago)


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