# News Flash -- Diddy Drops "P."!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 17, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459 "2005-08-17T18:12:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/21 "2005-08-18T03:11:30Z")

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I didn’t know [Diddy](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Drizzt240/diddy.jpg) was still such a hot star.

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**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/22 "2005-08-18T03:44:53Z")

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He has undoubtedly misjudged society as possibly giving a crap

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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:** [August 18, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/23 "2005-08-18T14:49:29Z")

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> [@flickster](#):
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> He has undoubtedly misjudged society as possibly giving a crap

I don’t give a crap. I don’t even give a “P”

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/24 "2005-08-18T16:50:51Z")

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I still think he should be called Piddle.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/25 "2005-08-19T08:14:48Z")

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> [@spiralscratch](#):
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> F\*ck I hate that tool.
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> Who else saw the Today show thing with him? “I felt the ‘P’ was getting between me and my fans.” or some similar bull. IT was highlighted on last night’s Daily Show, which will rerun today.

He thinks he has fans?

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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/26 "2005-08-19T14:27:20Z")

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**Diddy** --the rapper with the silent “P”. 😛

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/27 "2005-08-19T14:46:38Z")

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“Diddy” dropped the ‘P.’? OhthankGod. The fate of the free world is now safer. :rolleyes:

T. Ripler

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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/28 "2005-08-19T14:57:38Z")

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I once went to 7-eleven, drank a big gulp, then took a master-p.  
Now isn’t that a diddy?

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**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-diddy-drops-p/317459/29 "2005-08-19T23:04:22Z")

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He’s going Chinese next, with Doo Wah Diddy. Bank on it.

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