# Famous Pairs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [November 23, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823 "2016-11-23T17:41:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 3

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**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:** [November 26, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/41 "2016-11-26T16:44:10Z")

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Ass

Law &

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/42 "2016-11-26T20:04:33Z")

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Order

Mortar &

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/43 "2016-11-26T21:10:56Z")

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Pestle (Or, arguably, bricks)

Hammer and

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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/44 "2016-11-26T22:02:11Z")

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Anvil.

Romulus and

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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/45 "2016-11-26T22:06:02Z")

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Nails

Tom and

Batman and

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/46 "2016-11-26T23:33:16Z")

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Can you guys help me figure out if this game is feasible? Again, participation is voluntary so I’d only be giving cards to people who are interested. But the key is that I have to give out pairs, but scrambled enough that groups who arrive or sit together don’t get pairs or are a lot less likely to. It’s supposed to be casual and at the moment so I don’t want people to have to choose ahead of time to play.

But if I scramble all the cards, start giving them out, and then don’t have enough people playing, there will be orphan cards and frustrated people. Help!

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/47 "2016-11-28T13:20:38Z")

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Robin

right and

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/48 "2016-11-28T14:01:45Z")

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left.

Simon and

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**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:** [November 28, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/49 "2016-11-28T14:03:36Z")

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Garfunkel

Kate &

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/50 "2016-11-28T14:28:57Z")

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Allie

black and

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**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:** [November 28, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/51 "2016-11-28T14:34:16Z")

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blue

backwards &

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/52 "2016-11-28T16:26:51Z")

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forward

Abbott &

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/53 "2016-11-28T18:36:32Z")

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Costello

high and

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/54 "2016-11-28T21:53:59Z")

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mighty

Laurel &

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/55 "2016-12-01T04:59:39Z")

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Hardy

No one knew the famous Laurel and Hardy comedy team? See  
[https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=laurel+and+hardy](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=laurel+and+hardy)

macaroni and

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**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:** [December 1, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/56 "2016-12-01T14:16:37Z")

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cheese

The Mamas &

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/57 "2016-12-01T15:58:37Z")

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the Papas

Bert and

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/58 "2016-12-01T16:11:26Z")

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Ernie

Charlie and

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/59 "2016-12-01T17:57:03Z")

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the Chocolate Factory (Or the Great Glass Elevator)

Tristan and

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**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:** [December 3, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-pairs/772823/60 "2016-12-03T15:53:09Z")

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Isolde

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