# A Poll: The Most Famous\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Take II **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 23, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253 "2007-03-23T22:09:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/41 "2007-03-24T17:40:22Z")
1. Candy Bar - Milky Way 2. Hymnal - Hymnal, or hymn? Beats me, if you really mean hymnal. If you mean hymn, then _Amazing Grace_. 3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth 4. Football Player(American) - OJ Simpson 5. Football Player(Soccer) 6. Hockey Player 7. Basketball Player - Magic Johnson 8. Porn Star 9. Serial Killer - Ted Bundy 10. Brand Liquor 11. Brand Beer - Budweiser 12. Board Game - Monopoly 13. Card Game - Poker 14. Actor or Actress - Marilyn Monroe 15. Comedian or Comedienne - Lucille Ball 16. City - New York 17. SDMB Poster - Eve 18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Hitler 19. Drug - penicillin 20. Most Famous Pig - Wilbur ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/42 "2007-03-24T17:46:13Z")
1. Candy Bar: Hershey’s chocolate 2. Hymnal: Don’t know any 3. Baseball Player: Babe Ruth 4. Football Player(American): Joe Namath 5. Football Player(Soccer): Beckman 6. Hockey Player: Maurice Richard 7. Basketball Player: Michael Jordan 8. Porn Star: ?? 9. Serial Killer: ?? 10. Brand Liquor: Johnny Walker 11. Brand Beer: Loewenbraeu 12. Board Game: Monopoly 13. Card Game: Bridge 14. Actor or Actress: Marilyn Monroe 15. Comedian or Comedienne: Woody Allen 16. City: New York 17. SDMB Poster:?? 18. World Leader(Past or Present): Mao 19. Drug: Aspirin 20. Most Famous Pig: Porky ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/43 "2007-03-24T18:00:08Z")
1. Candy Bar–Three Musketeers 2. Hymnal–no clue 3. Baseball Player—Babe Ruth 4. Football Player(American)–Joe Montana 5. Football Player(Soccer)–Pele 6. Hockey Player–Wayne Gretzky 7. Basketball Player–Michael Jordan 8. Porn Star–Linda Lovelace 9. Serial Killer—John W. Gacy 10. Brand Liquor–Jack Daniels 11. Brand Beer–Budweiser 12. Board Game–Monopoly 13. Card Game–Poker 14. Actor or Actress–Tom Cruise, sadly 15. Comedian or Comedienne–Richard Pryor 16. City–New York 17. SDMB Poster–Cecil Adams 18. World Leader(Past or Present)–A. Hitler 19. Drug–Asprin 20. Most Famous Pig–that pig from that book with the spider in it. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/44 "2007-03-24T18:20:44Z")
1. Candy Bar - Snickers 2. Hymnal - I can’t think of one 3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth 4. Football Player(American) - Joe Namath 5. Football Player(Soccer) - David Beckham 6. Hockey Player - Wayne Gretzky 7. Basketball Player - Micheal Jordan 8. Porn Star - Jenna Jameson 9. Serial Killer - Son of Sam 10. Brand Liquor - Absolut vodka 11. Brand Beer - Budweiser 12. Board Game - Chess 13. Card Game - Solitaire 14. Actor or Actress - Clint Eastwood 15. Comedian or Comedienne - Seinfeld 16. City - NYC 17. SDMB Poster - Cecil Adams 18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Hitler 19. Drug - Alcohol 20. Most Famous Pig - Wilburt ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/45 "2007-03-24T18:49:50Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] That much is obvious. What makes things confusing is that for 99.94% of people, there is no such thing as a “famous hymnal”, only famous hymns. [/QUOTE] When I read the OP I thought “famous hymnal? Does he mean hymn?” I couldn’t name a single hymnal, much less guess which one was the most famous. So I concluded that the OP did, in fact, add ‘al’ onto the end of ‘hymn’ by mistake, and so I answered ‘Amazing Grace’. Has \*\*MadTheSwine \*\*come back to let us know whether he actually meant “hymnal” or “hymn”? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/46 "2007-03-24T19:24:54Z")
[QUOTE=Suburban Plankton] When I read the OP I thought “famous hymnal? Does he mean hymn?” I couldn’t name a single hymnal, much less guess which one was the most famous. So I concluded that the OP did, in fact, add ‘al’ onto the end of ‘hymn’ by mistake, and so I answered ‘Amazing Grace’. Has \*\*MadTheSwine \*\*come back to let us know whether he actually meant “hymnal” or “hymn”? [/QUOTE] Whoops, sorry. I meant hymn. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/47 "2007-03-24T19:59:52Z")
1. Candy Bar - Hershey’s 2. Hymnal - ?? A hymnal’s a book, right? I’d say the most famous hymn is “Amazing Grace” 3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth 4. Football Player(American) - Joe Namath 5. Football Player(Soccer) - David Beckham (as the question was posed as Who is and not who was) 6. Hockey Player - Wayne Gretzky 7. Basketball Player - Michael Jordan 8. Porn Star - Jenna Jameson 9. Serial Killer - Charles Manson 10. Brand Liquor - Jack Daniel’s 11. Brand Beer - Budweiser 12. Board Game - Monopoly 13. Card Game - Poker 14. Actor or Actress - Tom Cruise 15. Comedian or Comedienne - Jerry Seinfeld 16. City - Paris 17. SDMB Poster - OpalCat 18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Hitler 19. Drug - Prozac 20. Most Famous Pig - Babe ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/48 "2007-03-24T20:09:45Z")
1. Candy Bar - Hershey’s 2. Hymnal - Hymn- “Amazing Grace” 3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth 4. Football Player(American) - Joe Montana 5. Football Player(Soccer) - Pele 6. Hockey Player - The Great Gretzky 7. Basketball Player - Jordan 8. Porn Star - I don’t know 9. Serial Killer - Charles Manson 10. Brand Liquor - Jack Daniels 11. Brand Beer - Bud 12. Board Game - Monopoly 13. Card Game - Poker 14. Actor or Actress - John Wayne 15. Comedian or Comedienne - Johnny Carson 16. City - NYC 17. SDMB Poster- Opal 18. World Leader(Past or Present): Hitler 19. Drug - Marijuana 20. Most Famous Pig - Miss Piggy ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/49 "2007-03-24T20:27:02Z")
1. Candy Bar - Snickers 2. Hymnal - WTF? 3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth 4. Football Player(American) - A completely non-consensus-able category. I will go with Joe Namath 5. Football Player(Soccer) - Pele 6. Hockey Player - Gretzky 7. Basketball Player - MJ 8. Porn Star - Ron Jeremy 9. Serial Killer - Charles Manson 10. Brand Liquor - Absolut 11. Brand Beer - Bud 12. Board Game - Monopoly 13. Card Game - Poker 14. Actor or Actress - Marilyn Monroe 15. Comedian or Comedienne - Jerry Seinfeld 16. City - New York 17. SDMB Poster - Hi, Opal! 18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Hitler 19. Drug - Pot 20. Most Famous Pig - Porky ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/50 "2007-03-24T20:48:37Z")
1. Candy Bar Mars 2. Hymnal 3. Baseball Player Ichiro Suzuki 4. Football Player(American) 5. Football Player(Soccer) Beckham 6. Hockey Player 7. Basketball Player 8. Porn Star 9. Serial Killer 10. Brand Liquor Jack Daniels 11. Brand Beer Fosters 12. Board Game Chess 13. Card Game Poker 14. Actor or Actress John Wayne 15. Comedian or Comedienne Robin Williams 16. City Tokyo 17. SDMB Poster 18. World Leader(Past or Present) George Bush 19. Drug 20. Most Famous Pig Piglet ( Pooh) ---
**Author:** ![Spiral\_Stairs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Spiral\_Stairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiral_Stairs)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253/51 "2007-03-24T20:51:03Z")
1. Candy Bar: **Snickers** 2. Hymnal: (should this be “hymn”?) I abstain either way. 3. Baseball Player: **Babe Ruth** 4. Football Player(American): **Joe Montana** 5. Football Player(Soccer): **Pele** 6. Hockey Player: **Wayne Gretzky** 7. Basketball Player: **Michael Jordan** 8. Porn Star: **Ron Jeremy** 9. Serial Killer: **Jeffrey Dahmer** 10. Brand Liquor: **Jack Daniels** 11. Brand Beer: **Budweiser** 12. Board Game: **Monopoly** 13. Card Game: **Poker** 14. Actor or Actress: **Robert De Niro** 15. Comedian or Comedienne: **Jerry Seinfeld** 16. City: **New York City** 17. SDMB Poster: **According to Pliny** (I’m new here.) 18. World Leader(Past or Present): **Hitler** 19. Drug: (illegal in US? Pharmaceuticals too?) **Marijuana** 20. Most Famous Pig: **Babe** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous_______-take-ii/397253.md?page=2)