# Mangle a celebrity's name

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-celebritys-name/634749>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 15, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-celebritys-name/634749 "2012-09-15T01:31:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-celebritys-name/634749/1 "2012-09-15T01:31:14Z")

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Surely you’ve known those people who can’t quite remember the name of somebody famous and will come out with an approximation that leaves you in doubt as to who they mean.

Let’s see how many we can come up with that stump others.

Here’s the name that made me think of this thread’s concept:

Clark Eastman

Surely you can guess that one and come up with a better one yourself.

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**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-celebritys-name/634749/2 "2012-09-15T03:01:49Z")

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Clint Eastwood?

Here’s one courtesy of _SNL_: Bork.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-celebritys-name/634749/3 "2012-09-15T03:06:55Z")

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> [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](#):
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> Clint Eastwood?
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> Here’s one courtesy of _SNL_: Bork.

Yes on Clint. My only guess would be Bjork but something tells me I should know better.

Here’s another: Velma Whitt

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangle-a-celebritys-name/634749/4 "2012-09-16T03:52:40Z")

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There’s Hoobert Heever, for Herbert Hoover