# Fun Wilford Brimley Facts!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-wilford-brimley-facts/352469>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 13, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-wilford-brimley-facts/352469 "2006-04-13T01:31:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-wilford-brimley-facts/352469/101 "2008-01-07T00:56:54Z")

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[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi]  
Wilford Brimley’s career did not take off until after the death of Euell Gibbons. Strangely, this fact has never been brought before a grand jury.  
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[QUOTE=lieu]  
Many parts of Wilford Brimley are not edible.  
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Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

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**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-wilford-brimley-facts/352469/102 "2008-01-07T02:40:35Z")

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Wilford Brimley once came in fourth in a Wilford Brimley lookalike contest.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-wilford-brimley-facts/352469/103 "2008-01-07T02:59:22Z")

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Zombie Wilford Brimley wants BRAAAAAAIIINSSSS, but only those of Rhodes Scholars, Phi Beta Kappas and MacArthur grant recipients.

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**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:** [January 7, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-wilford-brimley-facts/352469/104 "2008-01-07T04:22:12Z")

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Closing zombie thread. Anyone interested in continuing the discussion is welcome to start a new thread and link to this older one.

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