# Aphabetic Pairs -- interesting facts **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 6, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877 "2017-04-06T12:40:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/401 "2018-01-11T21:17:54Z")
PA – Paul Anka Among the Canadian-American’s output are the theme for _The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson_, the music and lyrics for the Tom Jones hit “She’s a Lady”, and the English-language lyrics of the Frank Sinatra standard “My Way”. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/402 "2018-01-13T15:29:55Z")
PB - peanut butter. During the whole ritual child sex abuse hysteria, Kelly Michaels of Wee Care Preschool was accused of unspeakable things, including having the children lick peanut butter off her genitals. The investigators found a jar of peanut butter in the Wee Care refrigerator, which they felt proved the allegation. Despite there being no physical evidence of any abuse, Michaels was found guilty and sentenced to prison. The conviction was later overturned, and most every body now agrees the whole thing was a crock of…peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/403 "2018-01-15T21:44:46Z")
PC – Powel Crosley Although his 1907 attempt to build a car he dubbed the Marathon Six failed, the Cincinnatian had more success with the automobile he named after himself. From 1939 to 1952 (with a World War II break), about 75,000 Crosleys were sold. In 1934, Crosley bought the Cincinnati Reds, whose stadium was subsequently renamed Crosley Field. In 1935, Cincinnati hosted the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball’s first night game. Crosley was also the first owner to have regularly scheduled radio play-by-play broadcasts of his team’s contests. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/404 "2018-01-30T08:59:05Z")
> [@](#): > > The cause of **Parkinson’s Disease** remains largely unknown. Although there is no cure, treatment options vary and include medications and surgery. While Parkinson’s itself is not fatal, disease complications can be serious. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rated complications from PD as the 14th cause of death in the United States. > > Currently, all therapies used for PD improve symptoms without slowing or halting the disease progression. [Source.](http://www.parkinson.org) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/405 "2018-01-30T21:59:12Z")
PE – Paul Erdős Because the Hungarian mathematician collaborated on over 1500 papers during his prolific career, he inspired his discipline’s version of “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”. The Erdős number represents the fewest possible steps required to link Erdős with anyone from Albert Einstein (2) to Danica McKellar (4). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/406 "2018-01-31T05:50:52Z")
PF - P.F. Chang’s The upscale Chinese restaurant chain is named after founders Paul Fleming (“P.F.”) and Philip Chiang (whose surname was simplified to “Chang”). The first restaurant in the chain opened in 1993 in Scottsdale, Ariz. It now has over 200 restaurants. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/407 "2018-02-01T16:24:53Z")
PG – Phyllis George The native Texan was Miss America 1971, worked on the CBS football pre-game show _The NFL Today_, and served as First Lady of Kentucky during Governor John Y. Brown’s 1979-83 administration. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Zox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Mr\_Zox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Zox)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/408 "2018-02-02T03:02:09Z")
**pH** — **p** otential of **h** ydrogen) is a numeric scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. It is approximately the negative of the base 10 logarithm of the molar concentration, measured in units of moles per liter, of hydrogen ions. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/409 "2018-02-03T14:44:04Z")
P.I. actually stands for Private Investigator, but it has been informally changed to “private eye.” ---
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PJ: Short for Pyjama(s), a type of night/bed clothing. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/411 "2018-02-05T16:10:38Z")
PK – Patricia Kotero Better known as Apollonia, the Prince protégé replaced Denise “Vanity” Matthews as the leader of the group Vanity 6, which was subsequently renamed Apollonia 6 for its appearance in the film _Purple Rain_. About a year later, Kotero played a character named Apollonia on the CBS drama series _Falcon Crest_. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/412 "2018-02-07T20:24:38Z")
PL - Paul Lipson was part of the original cast in the original Broadway production of \*\*\*Fiddler on the Roof, \*\*\*and remained a member of the cast for the entire run from 1964-1972. During that time, he played several roles, including Avram the bookseller, Lazar Wulf, and Tevye himself, whom he played more than 2,000 times (as both an understudy and as star). ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/413 "2018-02-07T21:10:17Z")
PM – Peter Marshall The longtime _Hollywood Squares_ host, originally named Ralph Pierre LaCock, is the father of former Major League Baseball player Pete LaCock. Marshall’s sister, Joan, became known under the name Joanne Dru as an actress in such films as _All the King’s Men_ (1949) and the 1952 Dizzy Dean biopic _The Pride of St. Louis_. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Zox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Mr\_Zox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Zox)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/414 "2018-02-08T01:30:27Z")
PN – the chemical formula for Phorphorus mononitride, the first compound containing phosphorus identified in the interstellar region. ---
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Peter O’Toole holds a dubious distinction: he has the most Best Actor nominations without ever actually winning the Oscar as Best Actor. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/416 "2018-02-08T16:34:36Z")
PP – Pat Pending Driver of the Convert-a-Car, a vehicle which “normally” combined elements of a boat, wagon, and airplane, but could become just about any mode of transportation – or even a basketball – during an episode of the _Wacky Races_ cartoon series. His name is a pun on the phrase “patent pending”, which is often shortened to “pat. pending” on product packaging. ---
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PQ - Province de Québec or Province of Quebec, the francophone province of Canada. ---
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PR - Puerto Rico. El Yunque in Puerto Rico is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. Parks System. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877/419 "2018-02-09T22:22:27Z")
PS – Pontiac Safari Originally based on the Chevrolet Nomad, the Safari was introduced as Pontiac’s station wagon model for 1955. The last year for Safari as a wagon model was officially 1989, but the designation was used as late as 1991 for the Pontiac 6000 LE Safari. The name was then applied to minivans until 2005, five years before the Pontiac nameplate was discontinued. ---
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Physical Therapy. The median annual salary of a physical therapist in the U.S. is around $85,000. There are about a quarter of a million physical therapists is the U.S. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-pairs-interesting-facts/783877.md?page=22)