# Any of you Straight Dopers a bona fide celebrity? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641 "2003-11-11T18:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/61 "2003-11-12T16:13:03Z")
I was on an episode of “The New Detectives” on TLC. I went to Matt Damon’s birthday party at his apartment in NY. Ben was trying to score blow the whole time. Actually my last 2 girlfriends were producers so I’ve met a lot of movie stars. I was on CNBC once to talk about futures trading. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/62 "2003-11-12T16:24:14Z")
My sister was on a regional news program about breast-feeding working mothers. My older brother is a postal inpector for the mid-west and gets to say a blurb on TV everytime a post office gets robbed. My younger brother once produced a famous regional sports radio show and was on the air quite often. I’m huge in state government. OK OK so I mean girth not importance. BUT HUGE I TELL YA!! ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/63 "2003-11-12T16:39:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enola Straight \* > \*\*My great Grandfather invented the 1920s style death ray…does that count? \*\* You great Grandfather is **Max Carnage**? Cool! ---
**Author:** ![Robbbbb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@Robbbbb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robbbbb)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/64 "2003-11-12T16:55:13Z")
I was an extra on the TV show “Family Matters.” Yes, that show with Urkel. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/65 "2003-11-12T16:56:13Z")
My cat thinks I’m god. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/66 "2003-11-12T17:14:09Z")
I once shared an elevator with Ben Wicks, and at another time spent an afternoon at Nash the Slash’s apartment in the company of a mutual acquaintance. That’s it for celebrities in my life. As for myself? I’m not even well-known in my _hobbies_, let alone anything professional. Although I hope that will change with my efforts at cartooning and video. ---
**Author:** ![paperbackwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/67 "2003-11-12T17:21:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chefguy \* > \*\*My cat thinks I’m god. \*\* No, I’m sorry. Your cat thinks you think _it_ is a god. That’s the way all cats think. I got you all beat though. I once worked as a stock clerk in a grocery storewhere I heard Willard Scott talking to my co-workers from two aisles over! Top that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hyjyljyj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/0ea827/32.png) [@hyjyljyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyjyljyj)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/68 "2003-11-12T17:29:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zardoz \* > \*\*You know, a movie star, politician, athelete, whatever. Someone who would be recognizable if you gave your real name. > > If you qualify as a celebrity, and don’t want to reveal your real identity, at least give a hint as to who you are. It’ll be everyone else’s job to sift out the BS. 😃 \*\* Why? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/69 "2003-11-12T17:33:45Z")
I was the professor responsible for Pepper’s ultimate success in the medical field. That’s all the glory I’ll ever need. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/70 "2003-11-12T17:43:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chefguy \* > \*\*My cat thinks I’m god. \*\* No, your cat thinks you’re a disciple. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![the\_duke\_69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@the\_duke\_69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_duke_69)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/71 "2003-11-12T17:47:42Z")
I am only famous on a local level if that… and if not then in my group of friends. My claim to fame, one of them: I streaked in the local walmart that my mother works at. Localy thats the biggest thing someone could do in my tiny town I call home. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Nothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/72 "2003-11-12T17:47:51Z")
A certain sybling of mine smoked a certain illegal plant with a certain youngest daughter of a certain current POTUS, but I won’t tell you which one. ---
**Author:** ![tramp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/73 "2003-11-12T18:14:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by I\_Know\_Nothing \* > \*\*A certain sybling of mine smoked a certain illegal plant with a certain youngest daughter of a certain current POTUS, but I won’t tell you which one. \*\* I have also done the same (no, really)… am I your sister? ---
**Author:** ![bayonet1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bayonet1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bayonet1976)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/74 "2003-11-12T18:26:39Z")
Not sure I should reveal this…, what the hell, my wife does voice recordings for several companies, both in English and Spanish, so if you’re annoyed by some company calling in the middle of dinner and it’s a sexy female voice asking you to consider Dish Network or some other product, then you can thank, or curse her. Also, if when you call some company’s customer service a woman’s voice says “Para Español marque el numero 2”, that’s probably her too. ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/75 "2003-11-12T18:33:12Z")
Well at home I am a celebrity, being that I was the first one of my people to cross interstellar distances sucessfully. ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/76 "2003-11-12T18:44:28Z")
But does it count if I’m not famous here? ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/77 "2003-11-12T18:48:12Z")
My Erdos number is 3. Howzzat? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/78 "2003-11-12T19:53:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by paperbackwriter \* > \*\* > I got you all beat though. I once worked as a stock clerk in a grocery storewhere I heard Willard Scott talking to my co-workers from two aisles over! Top that! 😃 \*\* Piffle! Pshaw, even! When I worked for the Department of State, it seemed I was always assigned as the Baggage Handling Officer for any CODEL or presidential visits. While directing cargo activities under the belly of the plane, I saw the shoes and cuffs of many dignitaries including Jesse Jackson, Bill and Hillary, the CIA director, etc. Lifestyles of the scuffed and famous! I actually was able to shake hands with ol’ Bill in a meet and greet line and had to look at his shoes to confirm his identity. I guess you could call me ‘well-heeled’. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/79 "2003-11-12T20:18:33Z")
**Chefguy** , are you the one who has an online comic strip, or am I thinking of someone else? ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/80 "2003-11-12T20:23:32Z")
I had dinner once with Gene Roddenbery and drinks once with George Takei. Yeah, I’m a Trekker. Wanna make something of it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641.md?page=5)