# Made-Up, False and Flat-out Wrong Trivia Dominoes **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 21, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580 "2014-04-21T03:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 85
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1681 "2014-07-30T21:09:58Z")
The idea to place Halley Mills in an iron mask was obviously taken from the well known French story _L’Homme au Coq au vin_. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1682 "2014-07-30T21:19:11Z")
Little Golden Books translated the French story _L’Homme au Coq au vin_ as “The Man Who Put His Cock in Wine”. It tells the story of a chicken farmer who turned to drink after marrying a harridan and drowned his prize rooster instead of his sorrows. There was a moral to the story but it was omitted because no one could agree on the proper illustration to accompany it. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1683 "2014-07-31T06:43:25Z")
If you play backwards the recording of the rooster crowing from the original Mattel \*The Farmer Says \*: See 'n Say, you clearly hear a voice saying “Buy more toys, little punks.” ---
**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:** [July 31, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1684 "2014-07-31T14:02:13Z")
^ And if you play the recording of the cow backwards, it says, “Eat more chik’n.” ---
**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:** [July 31, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1685 "2014-07-31T14:32:47Z")
Satanist’s have claimed that the cow is actually saying “Eat more children,” leading to the well known and totally authenticated day care practices of sexually abusing and cannibalizing the attendees of the Jeffrey Dahmer Pre-School for Wee Folks. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1686 "2014-07-31T14:39:09Z")
Jeffrey Dahmer, using the pen name “The Swedish Chef”, wrote the best-selling Little Golden Recipe Book titled _Smoky Little Puppy_. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1687 "2014-07-31T14:43:11Z")
While some practices of the Jeffrey Dahmer Pre-School for Wee Folks have been called into question, the parents of the attendees always praised the lovely stews, casseroles, and tacos that were served at lunchtime. And the children thought the meat pizza was “to die for.” (I admit it: I’m mentally deranged). ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1688 "2014-07-31T14:44:51Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > (I admit it: I’m mentally deranged). [same here, sister 😃] ---
**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:** [July 31, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1689 "2014-07-31T15:19:36Z")
A study in the prestigious _Cambridge Journal of Psychological Stuff_ indicates that mentally deranged people lead fuller and happier lives than those burdened with normalcy. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1690 "2014-07-31T15:27:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > A study in the prestigious _Cambridge Journal of Psychological Stuff_ indicates that mentally deranged people lead fuller and happier lives than those burdened with normalcy. I thought this was “Made-Up, False and Flat-our Wrong Trivia Dominoes” 😃 BIP: However, those burdened with normalcy have whiter teeth, longer fingers and toes, and paint faster than the mentally deranged. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1691 "2014-07-31T15:34:33Z")
The Mentally Deranged are a superior race from the planet We’reSmarterThanEveryoneElse who visit Earth on alternate Tuesdays to laugh at _Jeopardy_. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1692 "2014-07-31T15:47:32Z")
And on Thursday to watch The Big Bang Theory and laugh at all of its mistakes, including the viewers thinking Sheldon Cooper is a mentally deranged Earthling. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1693 "2014-08-01T02:47:20Z")
Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter are named after the scientist/teacher Sheldon Hofstadter and the comedian Leonard Cooper. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1694 "2014-08-01T04:10:14Z")
The name “Leonard” comes from the Latin _Leo_ meaning “lion” and _nardum_ meaning “wimp” or “nerd.” Linguistic scholars debate whether this name was originally an insult or not. Lions were highly regarded for their strength in Roman times, while nerdism was generally frowned upon. Pontilius in his famous _Dialogues_ uses the taunt “nardo” several times in a debate to score points against Pledicious, who was known as the “Big Cat” in some circles, and it is possible this is where the name first took hold. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1695 "2014-08-01T13:00:13Z")
The words \*nardo \*and \*nards \*have the same Latin root. It has been scientifically proven that werewolves have nards. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1696 "2014-08-01T13:17:40Z")
The only documented appearance of a werewolf in the 20th century was Sir Alayne Nardo, who was often sighted driving a cab in New York City dressed as a woman. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1697 "2014-08-01T13:45:36Z")
The Hungarian section of _Die Hohenzollern Fragments_ lists a number of American television celebrities of the time who were suspected of lycanthropy, the most notable examples being Alan Ladd, Barbara Stanwyck and Morey Amsterdam. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1698 "2014-08-01T14:11:58Z")
Alan Ladd, Barbara Stanwyck and Morey Amsterdam were once considered to be the leads in a remake of The Three Musketeers. Orson Bean was scheduled to play D’Artagnan, but the project was shelved when the director came down with dysentery after eating a lunch consisting of a Ham Sandwich and Cobb Salad, which maybe have led to Bean’s lifelong fear of both deli sandwiches and salad. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1699 "2014-08-01T16:49:11Z")
If not for the weight of the wrapper, a Three Musketeers candy bar would actually float away, just like in the commercials. The balancing act of bar to wrapper was computer calculated to 0.00005 drams. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/1700 "2014-08-01T16:53:59Z")
A unique twist on the game Twister is to glue the mat to the ceiling, dye four cats in different colors and then feed them Three Musketeers. The first person to have their cat hit the matching color is the winner. Protective gear is required. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=86)