I just had an idea for an interesting game, one that might be a bit more challenging than the recent games we've had so far.
With any relatively well-known person, be they actors, musicians, athletes, politicians, comedians, performers, or those people who are famous for some reason that we may not know yet, the goal here is to use a celebrity's name, and use it to link it to another's name using first and last names. In other words, the last name of the first celebrity will be the first name of the next. I'll also accept people from the past who are famous/well-known.
So if the first name is, say, Ricky Martin, the next one I could use is Martin Lawrence, and the next one after that would have to have the first name of Lawrence. Honestly, it probably won't go as long as the other games, but I think this much more challenging, and one that makes you really have to think about the name your putting down. For the record, we'll also accept different language versions of the same name. So if someone puts down a name like Juan Pierre (baseball player, outfielder for the Dodgers), I'll accept a name like Peter Jackson, as Pierre is the French form of Peter. A game like this needs some leeway to keep it going. I'll also accept first names that make up the previous last name, and nicknames of a real name. So Don Johnson can become John Williams, which could also become Bill (shortened version of William) Bradley, for instance.
So let's start.
Chris Paul (All-Star Point Guard for the New Orleans Hornets)
Posted by footspy (Member # 2112) on :
Paul Stanley (from the band KISS)
Posted by Maverick Matrix (Member # 2989) on :
Stan Getz (awesome Jazz tenor sax player). I think I just killed this game LOL.
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
And that's why you have think before you type, duh.
But I'll fix it.
Stanley "Tookie" Williams, ex-Crip turned repentant author while in prison.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
William Shatner. (Uh,oh)
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Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
quote:Originally posted by footjoyboy: William Shatner. (Uh,oh)
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You know, you can always delete your posts if you make a mistake. Maybe this is what I get for using an entire paragraph to explain the game.
But I still have faith this'll work. I suppose part of the fun for me will be how many times people will mess up until they finally get it. You've really gotta think about your posts here.
Anyway, it still stands at Stanley "Tookie" Williams.
Posted by A&F_FootDude_05 (Member # 2999) on :
I think what Salvy is getting at is when we pick a celeb's first and last name, to make sure their last name is also someone's first name before we post.
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
quote:Originally posted by A&F_FootDude_05: I think what Salvy is getting at is when we pick a celeb's first and last name, to make sure their last name is also someone's first name before we post.
Exactly!
Will(iam) Rogers
Posted by Mona (Member # 8351) on :
roger waters.....shit
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
No problem, if you read the rules I set, you'll see that you're still in the clear, and very fortunate that I'm a history buff even when I'm drunk off of my ass after several shots of Cuervo Gold because my beloved Lakers lost tonight.
His most famous work... Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Woody Harrelson...have fun with that one fellas! Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Ok .. here goes my try
Well, Harrelson is of Scottish descent. The family name has different spelling variations including: Harold, Harald, Harrell, Hirrell, Hurrell, etc ...
So I will go with ...
Harald Kloser (Composer, Writer, Director) Composer for films such as AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Pulled that one outta your ass eh MD?! I thought the thread would stop after my post! Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Kloser? Shatner was better than that. Where is Salvy_ with the rules update?
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quote:Originally posted by bluetoelover: Pulled that one outta your ass eh MD?! I thought the thread would stop after my post!
he he he - nope, didn't pull it out of my ass ... I read a little up on the Harrelson name and crossed my toes that the reply qualified ... Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
It does qualify, although I have to question bluetoelover's selection of the name when there were other Wood(y) names (WOODY ALLEN!!!!) that would have easily qualified. Anyway, from poking around myself, the last name Kloser is derivative of the German name Klaus, soooooo.
It reaches out the ass though, but we should have an easier time with Barbie than Kloser or Harrelson.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Barbie (the doll)
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Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
As Barbie is a derivative of the name Barbara, then I will go with Barbara Walters.
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Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
Ok I've been scared since I saw the rejections of the first few posts and now I might try it out hoping that I'm right...
Sir Walter Scott (Scottish historical novelist and poet) Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
Scott Adams - creator of Dilbert
Posted by Johnlovesnicefeet (Member # 30146) on :
i'm gonna throw a slow one. adam "the swamp donkey" richards. up and coming heavyweight boxer.
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Richard Nixon
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
Damn, you're really trying to make this hard for me, but here we go nonetheless. Nixon is a Scottish name, derived from the Scottish form of Nicholas, so in effect, Nixon means "son of Nicholas". So knowing that, and using a derivative of Nicholas, I go with:
Nick Charles, one of the main characters of The Thin Man movies with his wife Nora, the two respectively portrayed by William Powell and Myrna Loy.
Had to dig for this one. In the Slavic world, the -sky or -ski at the end of a family name is a bit like the Mac, Mc, or O' of Irish and Scottish names. So in this case, Marinsky means roughly "of Marin". Now, in Slavic countries, Marin means seaman, and the feminine form of Marin is Marina.
Bert Cummings Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
You're an ass bro..... Bert Cummings, are you serious? Whoever the hell he was, he was only in like one silent movie in the 1920s. He doesn't even have an article on Wikipedia.
But that doesn't mean I couldn't get something out of that, oh no. You see, Cummings is merely a branch of the more common Clan Cumming, as seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Cumming
Now, according to that article, the name Cumming derives from the original Comyn, as Cumming or Cummings are merely Anglicized versions of that. And by digging around more, I've come up with this: Comyns Beaumont, a name the man was also known by according to the article, and how I found it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Comyns_Beaumont
And before anyone else can get in here, I'll continue forward. Using the Beau part of the name Beaumont, I thusly go forward to the great 1940s boxer, Beau Jack: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Jack
So there you go. However, trying to sabotage the game isn't cool. Be a sport and keep it going somehow. Don't be an ass for the sake of being an ass.
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
I'll go easy on you all this time
Jack Daniel - creator of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
Posted by Drunk_24-7 (Member # 21781) on :
Daniel Day-Lewis that Actor Dude, he's in a Movie Called "There will be Blood" I watched a bit of earlier tonight.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
Vincent (Vince) Carter---(Sgt. Carter on 'Gomer Pyle')
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Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Mic bro I was just trying to make this a 'challenging' thread...I'm sorry but did you see the Fictional character thread and the other threads?? 50 pages..that's great..but its just stuff being repeated over and over.... I was just trying to spice things up, not to mention give you a little work project
Soooooo...without further ado,
I give you Carter Stanley - one of the Stanley Brothers. Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
Hey, I appreciate a challenge, but there's a difference between challenging and ricockulous...and for awhile, I was getting nothing but ricockulous.
But I digress....Stan Lee, otherwise known as God.
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Lee Harvey Oswald
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Oswald Jones ---(photographer, British. 1929-1998)
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Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Jones M. Moore — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. Still living as of 2000
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
I don't know what's more impressive, that someone's first name is actually Jones, or that MD actually knows of a prominent person named Jones. I don't know if anyone knows this though, but the name Jones is the Welsh equivalent of Johnson. I'm surprised no one took the Jon portion of Jones and went from there.
Right then, taking the Mo from Moore, I go with this:
Did I do something to any of you to have these ricockulously hard names forced on me?
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Touche Mic, Touche!
Ely....hmmm....
Fuck...I got nothing...for Jr though I got Junior Reid... have fun with Reid because I couldn't find anything with that either...
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
Junior doesn't count, as it's only an affixed portion. We still stand at Ely.
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Well all your getting is a castle... or an eel... as that is "Ely's" deriative
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
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Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Martin Lawrence ...
quote:Originally posted by Salvy_Mic: I don't know what's more impressive, that someone's first name is actually Jones, or that MD actually knows of a prominent person named Jones.
and pssst ... why is it soooo impressive I knew who he was?? LOL Everyone knows who the Jones' are!!
(oops - is my brain showing?) Posted by Drunk_24-7 (Member # 21781) on :
Eli Manning for the Giants wouldda been the easy choice on the controversial one. As for Lawrence, how about Comedian Lawrence Alexander.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Alex Trebec (just kidding, just kidding)
Alex Davey (illustrator)
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Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
Dave Murray - lead guitarist for Iron Maiden
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
*hint for next one: NBA*
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Baron Davis Thanks for the lead Mic!
Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
As Davis means "son of David", it's only natural I go with David "The Admiral" Robinson.
No wikipedia link necessary, if you don't The Admiral, you probably just really, really hate all forms of basketball.
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Robin Williams, Actor
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
William Joseph (musician)
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Warren Beatty
Posted by Drunk_24-7 (Member # 21781) on :
Beatty Ford...
Just Kiddin'. Beatty is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. In the Scottish case, it is derived from the name Bartholomew, which can be shortened to Bart...So I'll go with former Packer's Quarterback and winner of the first two Super Bowl MVP's Bart Starr.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Star Carson --- (Pilates and fitness instructor)
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Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Carson Daly
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Jane Austen - writer
Posted by perfectpeds (Member # 29295) on :
quote:Originally posted by Drunk_24-7: Beatty Ford...
Just Kiddin'. Beatty is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. In the Scottish case, it is derived from the name Bartholomew, which can be shortened to Bart...So I'll go with former Packer's Quarterback and winner of the first two Super Bowl MVP's Bart Starr.
And here I thought I had everyone stumped! Nice research and way to keep it going.
And now to pick up at this last one-- OK -- Austen Powers... hahahah -- not the right spelling but sounds the same!
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Powers ???
I am looking but coming up with nothing ... anyone??
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Power Ranger(s)
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Posted by Drunk_24-7 (Member # 21781) on :
Austin Powers & Power Ranger Eh? lol...I was wondering how long it'd take for this game to get crazy...Ok, here we go, from the Yogi Bear Cartoons I'll go with Ranger Smith...and then from Ranger Smith I'll jump to the Simpsons and go with Smithers.
Even though his name is Waylon he goes by Smithers sorta on a one name deal like Madonna or Shakira. Where do you go from Smithers though? How about that Rapper Smitty?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCUG8paVX5w So from Smither's to Smitty, it's tough to get back on track with these single name deals, but Smitty was born Varick D. Smith and Changed his name to Smitty to be hip to the Rap scene. Now we all know a big part of the hip hop scene and successful hip hop videos are a bunch of scantally clad women running around flaunting their assets, and since Smitty rhymes with Titty, and a variation of Titty is Tits, I'll go with Tits McGee.
Now Tit's McGee is just a common slang term that can be used to refer to basically any volumptious and permiscous lady. My plan was to do a google search trying to find a famous person who goes by "Tits McGee" as a sorta stage name and work from there but my search quickly lead me to this little blog type deal where the author refers to Jessica Simpson as Tits McGee. It includes 5 nice pics of Miss Simpson sporting some open toed heels complete with an ad for women's shoes over on the right hand side... http://jesusheartsmusic.com/blog/?p=642
...Simpson I think we can probably work with, so there you go, we took a little detour but hopefully we're back on track...
Jessica Simpson
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Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
Damn, I had to go all obscure for this one, but I found something manageable.
What made this one even tougher is that the name Simpson is derived from an absolutely ancient Scottish name that even I never heard of. Needless to say, I lucked out with this one.
Posted by perfectpeds (Member # 29295) on :
Morgan Fairchild
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
I really had to dig for this one ...
Morgan Fairchild was born Patsy Ann McClenny.
McClenny is Scottish and in medival Scotland names were more often spelled according to sound than any regular set of rules. Common spelling of the name are: Lennie, Leny, Lenay, Lenny and others.
Thanks perfectpeds and MD, I guess we will be digging right through to China after those 'gems'.
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Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Sorry ... I had to get something out of "Fairchild" ... I am sure you can do it
hint: Kravitz is Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name from Slavic kravets ‘tailor’, a derivative of Old Slavic kravati ‘to cut’
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Posted by perfectpeds (Member # 29295) on :
Just think of all the research and history we can learn from these names that we think we can't find anything to follow!
Nice going there MD with the Fairchild -- Let's see what we get now with Kravitz -- Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
This game is starting to make my brain hurt... I'll sit back and wait for someone to follow up the Kravitz...
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
ok ok ... I'll keep it going since I was the one who threw another wrench ...
Kravitz is of Ukrainian Jewish descent ... the occupational name from Slavic Kravets (aka Kravitz) is "tailor" ... Tailor can be offered also as ... Taylor in first name form so ...
Taylor Dayne
hint: born Leslie Wunderman Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Dayne Smith ... (some dude on 'Facebook' from New Zealand)
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P.S. The next time we get a 'Lenny', how 'bout we just go with Lenny Bruce. Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
quote:Originally posted by footjoyboy: Dayne Smith ... (some dude on 'Facebook' from New Zealand)
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P.S. The next time we get a 'Lenny', how 'bout we just go with Lenny Bruce.
Now the rules stated famous people ... is Mr. Smith famous somehow and the rest of the world missed him??
As for the next "Lenny" ... naaaa ... I like giving a challenge and besides I had to follow it up with an "easy" one )
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
quote:Originally posted by Salvy_Mic: With any relatively well-known person, be they actors, musicians, athletes, politicians, comedians, performers, or those people who are famous for some reason that we may not know yet, the goal here is to use a celebrity's name, and use it to link it to another's name using first and last names. In other words, the last name of the first celebrity will be the first name of the next. I'll also accept people from the past who are famous/well-known.
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Dane Cook Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Cookie Johnson (wife of Magic Johnson)
nice try he he he
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Sorry, MD, I forgot about it having to be a famous person. As for the next "Lenny", then, mine will be Lenny Dykstra.
John Roberts -- (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court)
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Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Robert Kennedy
(no probs fjb) All in good fun Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
I see the game seems to have gone swimmingly without me. I'd have cut in sooner, but I drank like a six pack of Red Stripe in about an hour and half last night and was quite out of it.
Damn -- I'm not ready for that one, fjb! Let's see if someone beats me to it before I have a chance here...
Too bad it can't be a thing -- Churchill Downs! LOL
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
From Churchhill ...
The surname Church origin is Locality. A house of Christian worship, derived from the old English chirch, and Scottish Kirk, Latin circus, and this from the Gaelic cearcal, a temple, a round building. The root of Church is from the Gaelic car, roundness, from which we have cirke or kirke.
Another spelling of Kirke is Kirk so ...
Kirk Douglas Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mommie Dearest: From Churchhill ...
The surname Church origin is Locality. A house of Christian worship, derived from the old English chirch, and Scottish Kirk, Latin circus, and this from the Gaelic cearcal, a temple, a round building. The root of Church is from the Gaelic car, roundness, from which we have cirke or kirke.
Another spelling of Kirke is Kirk so ...
Kirk Douglas
You are a genius MD, an absolute genius.
Anyway, the legendary Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Thank you sugar!
Arthur Shawcross (born 1945), American serial killer
And as the shortened form of Reginald is Reggie, than I go with:
Reggie Wayne, wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts. And if you didn't know that, than you probably just don't like football.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Wayne Gretzky is very tempting, but I think I'll go with.......
Wayne Newton.
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Posted by Drunk_24-7 (Member # 21781) on :
Newton Gingrich...might be kind of a toughie but I'm confident between Mic & Mommie they'll come up with somethin'.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
fjb can get the job done too, Drunkie:
Rich Little.
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Posted by Drunk_24-7 (Member # 21781) on :
lol. Right on FJB. He's a funny dude. How About Little Richard?
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Yet another Richard, huh 24-7, well lets toughen it up a little because I think Mommie is holding out for a challenge:
Richard Chamberlain (actor, deceased)
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Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
No sweat.
Chamberlain Russell (Australian astronomist and meteorologist)
And for the next part of the game: Miranda Otto, she who played Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Otto Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Steven Tyler
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Tyler Drumheller -- (former Chief of the CIA Operations in Europe)
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Tyler James Williams (Actor)
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
Awwwwww guess I was out my milliseconds within the same minute Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
The last two answers were submitted in the same minute - can the next poster choose one of the two to continue with? Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Using almost the complete last name as both names in my answer I'll go with Ben Stein. The guy from Win Ben Stein's Money, and Farris Bueller n shit.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
O.K., O.K., since everyone seems to make up their own rules as we go along, and we seem to be stymied on 'Stein', then I'm going to proffer this: Frankenstein or Frank-n-stein; just feel free to choose any syllable you'd like to work with.
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Ooops, sorry folks, I didn't think Stein was that hard. lol. FJB got 'er under control though. Good Stuff, I can actually work with Frank AND Stein...here we go...
Stein is both an Scottish and English surname which derives either from a petform of the personal name Steven (coming from the Greek "Stephanos" and translating as "laurel Wreath"), or from the Norse 'sten'- a stone. Both forms were very popular and it is quite impossible to distinguish between the origins.
So, Steven Frank, not an overly well known guy, but he's rich as fuck and anyone who's a fan of webcomics may be familiar with this fella. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Frank Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Frank Sinatra
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Sinbad -- (the comedian)
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Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
Sinbad doesn't exactly have a last name we can use.
Go with me here: Sinead O'Connor
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Connie Francis. -- (singer, deceased)
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Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Just for a hint if anyone can't figure out Rodriguez, it's an old Spanish name that basically means "son of Rodrigo". Rodrigo is also the Spanish form of the name Roderick, and it's a really old-fashioned name.
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Rod Stewart
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Stewart Cink -- (golfer)
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Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Since Cink is what I had to play with I went to looking and found this ...
McLaglen...McLaglen...McLaglen...McLaglen.....I got nothin'. Ohhh what I'd give for a 'Shatner' now.
_fjb_ Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
This is easy...Glen Robinson, former 1st overall draft pick back in '94 out of Purdue and all-around NBA washout.
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
Robinson Crusoe
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Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Crusoe ... Crusoe ... Crusoe (nice try fjb )
Robinson Crusoe was a novel published in 1719, written about the fictional title character. It is thought that the book is actually based upon the true-life experiences of a Scottish castaway named Alexander Selkirk.
Had to get this one in before FJB put in something stupid, like Carter Pewterschmidt....
Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
"Had to get this one in before FJB put in something stupid, like Carter Pewterschmidt" Comment by Salvy_Mic
No, but I was going to go with Carter Eskew. And for your smart aleck comment, I'll let you play your stupid ass game by yourself you smug asshole.
_fjb_ Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I meant that in jest homey. I didn't think you'd get all upset about it, and we've all been good sports about the ridiculously challenging names you've given us. Seriously, Pewterschmidt is your MO.
Don't take it the wrong way, you know half the shit I say around here is all meant to be humorous in one way or another.
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Manny Fernandez
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
What just happened? I deleted my post because I thought MD had posted before I did, she had Fern Britton, and I came back with Fernando Bryant in response to Manny Fernandez. So where are we? Screw it.
Adam Clayton, the bassist from U2
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
Clay Aiken Posted by Salvy_Mic (Member # 13384) on :
Uh.....Kenny Rogers, dude.
You must try harder to baffle me, muahahahahaha!!!
Posted by Drunk_24-7 (Member # 21781) on :
Roger Clemens
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
quote:Originally posted by Salvy_Mic: What just happened? I deleted my post because I thought MD had posted before I did, she had Fern Britton, and I came back with Fernando Bryant in response to Manny Fernandez.
I had posted first but I saw you in posting too so I went in and deleted my answer I liked yours better Posted by -cfg- (Member # 13863) on :
Okay, Asian names are a bit tricky, as the family name always comes before the first name. For instance, the proper way to say names like Ichiro Suzuki or Chow-Yun Fat is Suzuki Ichiro and Fat Chow-Yun.
Anyway, I go with Nguyen Van Ly, a Vietnamese pro-democracy dissident and Roman Catholic priest who has been imprisoned over 15 different times in his life.
The Roundtree surname comes from the Middle English word "rown" and the Old English word "tree". Together meaning a "rowan tree". Spelling variations include: Rowntree, Rountree, Rowantree and others.
Care to think of one? Posted by -cfg- (Member # 13863) on :
Hey you demanded that I keep playing this one with you! I'll leave the making up new games to the pros Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Ok - I agree with that first statement but come on cfg ....
Phoenix??
Posted by -cfg- (Member # 13863) on :
So if you quit...does that mean I win? Lol, this game died a while back anyways. 'Twas fun while it lasted though.
Posted by Mommie Dearest (Member # 18340) on :
Uncle Uncle ... yes dear, you would win
You got me with Phoenix ... Posted by trevorfeet (Member # 5462) on :
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Shatner was better than that. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Bert Cummings, are you serious? Whoever the hell he was, he was only in like one silent movie in the 1920s. He doesn't even have an article on Wikipedia.![[Cheers]](graemlins/cheers.gif)
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