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)

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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?)

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― 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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