A Poll: The Most Famous_______ Take II

1) Candy Bar
Snickers Bar

2) Hymnal
Amazing Grace

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
Go Fish

14) Actor or Actress
Audrey Hepburn

15) Comedian or Comedienne
16) City
New York City

17) SDMB Poster
What Exit?
18) World Leader(Past or Present)
(Past) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(Present) George W. Bush

19) Drug
Marijuana

20) Most Famous Pig
Wilbur

Just a comment - I’m surprised that there’s a dichotomy here between people looking at #19 (Most Famous Drug) as, either, a potentially abused substance or as a medicine.

Fascinating.

  1. Hershey bar
  2. N/A
  3. Babe Ruth
  4. O.J. Simpson
  5. N/A
  6. Gordie Howe
  7. Kareem Abdul Jabar
  8. John Holmes
  9. Jack the Ripper
  10. Smirnoff
  11. Budweiser
  12. Monopoly
  13. Poker
  14. Marilyn Monroe
  15. Phyllis Diller
  16. Paris
  17. Cecil
  18. John F. Kennedy
  19. Pot, man
  20. Babe
  1. Candy Bar: Hershey
  2. Hymnal: What a Friend we have in Jesus
  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 Jack the Ripper
  10. Brand Liquor Jack Daniels
  11. Brand Beer Budweiser
  12. Board Game Chess
  13. Card Game Blackjack
  14. Actor or Actress Marilyn Monroe (tough choice between her and Chaplin)
  15. Comedian or Comedienne Bob Hope
  16. City: New York
  17. SDMB Poster
  18. World Leader(Past or Present): Julius Caesar
  19. Drug: Aspirin (if we’re talking illegal, heroin)
  20. Most Famous Pig: Henry VIII
  1. Candy Bar - Mars Bar

  2. Hymnal - Onward Christian Soldiers

  3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth

  4. Football Player(American) - **Joe Theismann **

  5. Football Player(Soccer) - Pele

  6. Hockey Player - Wayne Gretzky

  7. Basketball Player - Magic Johnstone?

  8. Porn Star - Ron Jeremy

  9. Serial Killer - Jack the Ripper

  10. Brand Liquor - Johnny Walker

  11. Brand Beer - Budweiser

  12. Board Game - Monopoly

  13. Card Game - Snap

  14. Actor or Actress - Clint Eastwood

  15. Comedian or Comedienne - Billy Connolly

  16. City - Paris

  17. SDMB Poster - don’t know

  18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Hitler

  19. Drug - Marijuana

  20. Most Famous Pig - Babe

NB the American sports people I named are in most cases the only player I’ve heard of - and I almost answered Joe Shlabotnik to the US football one.

  1. Candy Bar: Mars
  2. Hymnal: Amazing Grace
  3. Baseball Player: Babe Ruth
  4. Football Player(American): Joe Montana
  5. Football Player(Soccer): Pelé
  6. Hockey Player: Gretzky
  7. Basketball Player: Michael Jordan
  8. Porn Star: Jenna Jameson
  9. Serial Killer: Bundy
  10. Brand Liquor: Jack Daniel’s
  11. Brand Beer: Guinness
  12. Board Game: Monopoly
  13. Card Game: Poker
  14. Actor or Actress: Tom Cruise
  15. Comedian or Comedienne: Richard Pryor
  16. City: New York
  17. SDMB Poster: …
  18. World Leader: Julius Caeser
  19. Drug: Pot
  20. Most Famous Pig: whatshisface who built his house from straw

I’m good at this game!

  1. Candy Bar - Mars
  2. Hymnal -?
  3. Baseball Player- dimaggio
  4. Football Player(American) - O.J.
  5. Football Player(Soccer) - Cruijf
  6. Hockey Player - Floris Jan Bovenlander
  7. Basketball Player - Jordan
  8. Porn Star - Jenna Jameson
  9. Serial Killer- Mengele
  10. Brand Liquor - J.D.
  11. Brand Beer - Heineken
  12. Board Game - Chess
  13. Card Game - Poker
  14. Actor or Actress - Sean connery
  15. Comedian or Comedienne - John Cleese
  16. City - Rome
  17. SDMB Poster - Cecil Adams
  18. World Leader(Past or Present) - JWB
  19. Drug - Cocaine
  20. Most Famous Pig - Miss Piggy
  1. Candy Bar: Hershey’s
  2. Hymnal: ?
  3. Baseball Player: Joe DiMaggio
  4. Football Player(American): Dan Marino
  5. Football Player(Soccer): Pele (I know nothing about soccer - that just came to me)
  6. Hockey Player: I can’t think of even one name!
  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: Chess
  13. Card Game: Poker
  14. Actor or Actress: I can’t answer this. Way too broad.
  15. Comedian or Comedienne: Same as above. Maybe Chaplin.
  16. City: Rome
  17. SDMB Poster: I don’t post often enough to know, but I always notice WhyNot.
  18. World Leader(Past or Present): Hitler
  19. Drug: Asprin
  20. Most Famous Pig: Babe
  1. Candy Bar – Hershey’s

  2. Hymnal – The Anglican one (I guess the title I’m looking for is The Anglican Hymn Book)

  3. Baseball Player – Babe Ruth

  4. Football Player(American) – O.J. Simpson (if non-athletic notoriety is included)

  5. Football Player(Soccer) – Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pelé

  6. Hockey Player – Wayne Gretzky

  7. Basketball Player – Michael Jordan

  8. Porn Star – Jenna Jameson

  9. Serial Killer – Jack the Ripper (if only actual names are eligible, Jeffrey Dahmer)

  10. Brand Liquor – Smirnoff

  11. Brand Beer – Guinness

  12. Board Game – Monopoly

  13. Card Game – bridge

  14. Actor or Actress – John Wayne (if actress only, Elizabeth Taylor)

  15. Comedian or Comedienne – Charlie Chaplin (if stand-up comedy, Jerry Seinfeld is the first that comes to mind, but I’m aware that’s a USA-specific answer)

  16. City – Paris

  17. SDMB Poster – Eve is the one that I think the most members of this board would recognize. If you mean “person who’s posted here, identified himself, and is most likely to be known by an average person off the street”, then this guy.

  18. World Leader(Past or Present) – Hitler

  19. Drug – Marijuana

  20. Most Famous Pig – Porky of Warner Brothers cartoons

Here’s my vote:

  1. Candy Bar - mars bars are probably eaten everywhere

  2. Hymnal - this is a wild guess, but kumbayah my lord?

  3. Baseball Player - baseball who? Have some mercy for us furriners too

  4. Football Player(American) - these are those sissies running ariund in helmets and body armour isn’t it? Pfft, any rugby union team would eat them foir breakfast

  5. Football Player(Soccer) - Pele

  6. Hockey Player - Wayne Gretzky

  7. Basketball Player - Shakeil Oneil

  8. Porn Star - Linda Lovelace

  9. Serial Killer - Jack the ripper

  10. Brand Liquor - vodka

  11. Brand Beer - the beer that I find anywhere is Heineken

  12. Board Game - darts

  13. Card Game - whist

  14. Actor or Actress - Peter Sellers

  15. Comedian or Comedienne - Carlie Chaplin

  16. City - Rome

  17. SDMB Poster - me of course. But seriously, I would say its Cecil

  18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Elisabeth I

  19. Drug - cocaine

  20. Most Famous Pig - I only know of one, and that is Babe

That said, what do you believe is the Most Famous

  1. Candy Bar - Mars Bar
  2. Hymnal - ?
  3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth maybe
  4. Football Player(American) - OJ Simpson
  5. Football Player(Soccer) - Maradona
  6. Hockey Player - Wayne Gretsky
  7. Basketball Player - Michael Jordon
  8. Porn Star - That guy - Ron Jeremy
  9. Serial Killer - Jack the Ripper
  10. Brand Liquor - Absolute Vodka
  11. Brand Beer - Heineken
  12. Board Game - Monopoly
  13. Card Game - Fish
  14. Actor or Actress - Amitab Batchun (sp)
  15. Comedian or Comedienne - Bill Cosby
  16. City - London
  17. SDMB Poster - ?
  18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Hitler
  19. Drug - Cocaine
  20. Most Famous Pig - ?

Sounds like one of those Flintstones characters whose names were created by “petrifying” celebrity monikers (“Ann-Margrock”, “Stony Curtis”, etc.)! You’re thinking of Magic Johnson.

Joe Shlabotnik is a (fictional) baseball player – he’s Charlie Brown’s favorite in the Peanuts strip.

Yeah I know he’s fictional, that was kinda the point. Got the sports mixed up though - US sports register very little over here.

  1. Candy Bar - M&Ms
  2. Hymnal - No idea
  3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth
  4. Football Player(American) - Peyton Manning
  5. Football Player(Soccer) - Pele
  6. Hockey Player - Wayne Gretzky
  7. Basketball Player - Michael Jordan
  8. Porn Star - Ron Jeremy
  9. Serial Killer - Jack the Ripper
  10. Brand Liquor - Jack Daniels
  11. Brand Beer - Guinness
  12. Board Game - Chess
  13. Card Game - Poker
  14. Actor or Actress - Tom Cruise
  15. Comedian or Comedienne -
  16. City - London
  17. SDMB Poster -
  18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Adolf Hitler
  19. Drug - Opium
  20. Most Famous Pig - Porky
  1. Candy Bar – Snickers
  2. Hymnal – Amazing Grace
  3. Baseball Player – Babe Ruth
  4. Football Player(American) – Brett Favre
  5. Football Player(Soccer) – David Beckham
  6. Hockey Player – Wayne Gretzky
  7. Basketball Player – Michael Jordan
  8. Porn Star – Pamela Anderson, and if she doesn’t count since she’s primarily an actress…Ron Jeremy
  9. Serial Killer – Jack the Ripper
  10. Brand Liquor – Jack Daniels
  11. Brand Beer – Budweiser
  12. Board Game – Monopoly
  13. Card Game – Poker
  14. Actor or Actress – Tom Cruise
  15. Comedian or Comedienne – Robin Williams
  16. City – NYC
  17. SDMB Poster – Sampiro
  18. World Leader(Past or Present) – Hitler
  19. Drug – Marijuana
  20. Most Famous Pig – Babe

It’s like beating your head against a brick wall, isn’t it?

  1. Candy Bar…Hershey Bar
  2. Hymnal…?
  3. Baseball Player…Babe Ruth
  4. Football Player(American)…Joe Namath
  5. Football Player(Soccer)…Pele
  6. Hockey Player…Gretzky (sp?)
  7. Basketball Player…Michael Jordan
  8. Porn Star…Jenna Jamerson
  9. Serial Killer…Ted Bundy
  10. Brand Liquor…Jack Daniels
  11. Brand Beer…Budweiser
  12. Board Game…Monopoly
  13. Card Game…Poker
  14. Actor or Actress…Deniro
  15. Comedian or Comedienne…Seifeld
  16. City…NYC
  17. SDMB Poster…Someone here must be famous in the real world.
  18. World Leader(Past or Present)…GWB
  19. Drug…Weed
  20. Most Famous Pig…Arnold Ziffle

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.

Right. At least in the US, if you stop 100 people on the street and ask them what the most famous hymnal is, the great majority would stop and wonder why you added an extra syllable, then proceed to answer “Amazing Grace” or “The Old Rugged Cross” or what have you.

  1. Candy Bar - Hershey’s chocolate bar
  2. Hymnal - You mean hymn? Joy To The World
  3. Baseball Player - Babe Ruth
  4. Football Player(American) - Johnny Unitas
  5. Football Player(Soccer) - David Beckham
  6. Hockey Player - Wayne Gretzky
  7. Basketball Player - Michael Jordan
  8. Porn Star - John Holmes
  9. Serial Killer - Jack the Ripper
  10. Brand Liquor - Stoli
  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 - NYC
  17. SDMB Poster - uhm…Cecil?
  18. World Leader(Past or Present) - Hitler
  19. Drug - Marijuana
  20. Most Famous Pig - Babe