# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/81 "2003-11-12T20:38:46Z")
Uhh… I was the 2003 Region 1 Champion of the Texas UIL Academic Accounting competition. That covers just about all of northwest Texas and I was NUMBER ONE. ---
**Author:** ![KerriB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47c2d/32.png) [@KerriB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KerriB)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/82 "2003-11-12T21:24:07Z")
I’ve had 15 megabytes of fame… on Livejournal. ---
**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, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/83 "2003-11-12T21:26:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\ ***Chefguy** , are you the one who has an online comic strip, or am I thinking of someone else? \*\* Nope, not me. My life is somewhat of a comic strip, but of limited appeal to anyone but me. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/84 "2003-11-12T21:26:23Z")
My (half) cousin is a well known Bad Boy of British Art. I’ve never met him. I could probably get him a deal on used eyeballs or something. (This statement has been classified “BJ” – “Bad Joke” by the Straight Dope Rating Board, so quit yer kvetching). ---
**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, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/85 "2003-11-12T21:38:08Z")
What about infamous I could be considered infamous also… Are there any infamous dopers out there? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/86 "2003-11-12T21:40:17Z")
(IANAC) [hijack] I read and enjoyed **The Bad Astronomer’s** book some time ago. As a result of this thread, I now have **Eve’s** biography of Anna Held coming from the library. **Cal Meacham** , I’d be happy to read yours too, but my library doesn’t have it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/87 "2003-11-12T21:44:10Z")
I’m probably best known as the guy who did the thing with the thing. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/88 "2003-11-12T22:03:23Z")
I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV. ---
**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, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/89 "2003-11-12T22:28:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by the\_duke\_69 \* > \*\*What about infamous I could be considered infamous also… > > Are there any infamous dopers out there? \*\* [Three Amigos] He’s not just famous, he’s _in_-famous![/Three Amigos} ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/90 "2003-11-12T22:40:52Z")
Seriously, given his praise for the Straight Dope and endorsement of the books, I wonder if Terry Pratchett might lurk here. Probably never give himself away, seeing that there are many fans of Pterry here, but who knows? Not even mods or admins, I bet. ---
**Author:** ![confessorknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@confessorknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/confessorknight)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/91 "2003-11-12T22:55:40Z")
> [@](#): > > given his praise for the Straight Dope and endorsement of the books Really!!! What praise is this? And apparently **ianzin** did feature on Channel four’s recent _Hundred Greatest Magic Tricks_ expressing his admiration for one of the entries. ---
**Author:** ![vd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@vd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vd)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/92 "2003-11-12T23:12:34Z")
I’ve heard that someone named Cecil Adams, who writes a syndicated column called _The Straight Dope_, is a member of this board. Does that count as famous? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/93 "2003-11-12T23:42:12Z")
Quoth **Sattua** : > [@](#): > > My Erdos number is 3. Howzzat? Out of curiousity, by what path? I keep meaning to figure out mine, but I’m not sure where to start… ---
**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 13, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/94 "2003-11-13T00:02:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chefguy \* > \*\*Nope, not me. My life is somewhat of a comic strip, but of limited appeal to anyone but me. \*\* Sorry for the hijack… this was bugging the poop outta me. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2506107&highlight=online+AND+comic#post2506107](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2506107&highlight=online+AND+comic#post2506107) It was **Chef Troy** - I was close, though. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/95 "2003-11-13T00:15:00Z")
> [@](#): > > No one here doubts you, Ilsa. But everyone knows that the coal skink mates in winter and early spring in Georgia, lays a clutch of about 6-11 eggs in April-June; the eggs hatch in about 5 weeks; and the female attends eggs during incubation. In Georgia, the skink is sexually mature in 2 years, and first reproduces at 30-32 months (Hotchkin et al. 2001). Hotchkin and _Camp_, 2001. I go to his school where he did the study, Camp is my major professor, I used some of Hotchkin’s data, and I know him. Pul doesn’t know shit about their mating. I am the only person in the world who has any authority on their mating behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/96 "2003-11-13T00:16:13Z")
Make that _Paul_ doesn’t know shit. ---
**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 13, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/97 "2003-11-13T00:21:26Z")
I’m a world-class conjugator: **Skink, skank, skunk**. ---
**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 13, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/98 "2003-11-13T00:40:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*Quoth **Sattua** :Out of curiousity, by what path? I keep meaning to figure out mine, but I’m not sure where to start… \*\* Ohhhh. Details. I know #2, obviously, but I do not know #1–I just took it on #2’s word. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/99 "2003-11-13T01:08:38Z")
My Dad arrested the Libertarian candidate during a California gubernatorial debate, a couple of years back. (She’d rushed the stage.) ---
**Author:** ![Doc\_Nickel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@Doc\_Nickel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doc_Nickel)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641/100 "2003-11-13T02:00:16Z")
Amongst the group of people that know me, I’m extremely well known. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-you-straight-dopers-a-bona-fide-celebrity/212641.md?page=6)