# Iconic self-identifications

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 12, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446 "2024-02-12T01:06:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 9

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**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/161 "2024-02-14T01:40:50Z")

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My name, Jose Jimenez.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/162 "2024-02-14T01:48:04Z")

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_“Flash Gordon: Quarterback, New York Jets.”_

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/163 "2024-02-14T01:59:15Z")

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“Are we not men? We are Devo.”

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/164 "2024-02-14T02:00:55Z")

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“Fred Garvin. Male Prostitute.”

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**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:** [February 14, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/165 "2024-02-14T02:03:27Z")

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I’m a man, yes I am  
And I can’t help  
But love you so

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**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:** [February 14, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/166 "2024-02-14T02:05:04Z")

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I’m a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world

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**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:** [February 14, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/167 "2024-02-14T02:06:31Z")

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I’m a rocket man, burnin’ out my fuse up here alone.

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**Author:** ![ZamboniAce1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f19dbf/32.png) [@ZamboniAce1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZamboniAce1000)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/168 "2024-02-14T02:27:51Z")

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This is my favorite Buffy scene of all-time.

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/169 "2024-02-14T03:23:17Z")

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That, and “Want to see my impression of Gandhi?”

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/170 "2024-02-14T03:35:07Z")

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In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey

I’m a fleabit peanut monkey  
All my friends are junkies  
That’s not really true…

Well I am just a monkey man  
I’m glad you are a monkey, monkey woman too, babe

I’m a monkey  
I’m a monkey  
I’m a monkey man  
I’m a monkey man  
I’m a monkey…

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/171 "2024-02-14T03:46:41Z")

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“This is Carlton, your doorman.”

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/172 "2024-02-14T03:47:46Z")

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“God, schmod, I want my monkey-man!”

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/173 "2024-02-14T04:02:41Z")

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“They call me MISTER TIBBS!”

“My partner is Bill Gannon. My name is Friday.”

“Steve McGarrett. Hawaii 5-0, State police.”

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/174 "2024-02-14T04:11:52Z")

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Good one.

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**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/175 "2024-02-14T04:42:21Z")

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> [@Jack\_Burden](#):
>
> “Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman, damn glad to meet you.”

I’m a zit.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/176 "2024-02-14T04:45:02Z")

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“Just who in the hell do you think you are?”  
“Jacob McCandles”  
“Oh, I thought you were dead Mr McCandles.”  
“Not hardly”

> **[I thought you were dead - Not Hardly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkj4WufTFYk%2F)**
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> Big Jake

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/177 "2024-02-14T06:05:46Z")

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“My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk.”

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/178 "2024-02-14T06:12:39Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tWYCS6k1IOA/hqdefault.jpg "Voltaire - When You're Evil OFFICIAL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWYCS6k1IOA)

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/179 "2024-02-14T11:30:48Z")

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> [@saucywench](#):
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> In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey
> 
> I’m a fleabit peanut monkey  
> All my friends are junkies  
> That’s not really true…
> 
> Well I am just a monkey man  
> I’m glad you are a monkey, monkey woman too, babe
> 
> I’m a monkey  
> I’m a monkey  
> I’m a monkey man  
> I’m a monkey man  
> I’m a monkey…

I’m an apeman, I’m an ape, apeman, oh I’m an apeman  
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a voodoo man, oh I’m an apeman

(The Kinks)

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446/180 "2024-02-14T12:50:57Z")

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“I am Hans.”  
“And I am Franz.”  
“And we want to pump [clap!] you up.”

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