# Omar **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 3, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415 "2010-07-03T12:16:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/21 "2010-07-03T16:51:00Z")
“Omar comin’”. 😃 Before _The Wire_ I might have thought of Omar Sharif or Omar Khayam. Michael K. Williams has a major role in _Boardwalk Empire_, the new HBO series. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/22 "2010-07-03T17:04:45Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > “Omar comin’”. 😃 > > Before _The Wire_ I might have thought of Omar Sharif or Omar Khayam. > > Michael K. Williams has a major role in _Boardwalk Empire_, the new HBO series. The guy has a magical quality that goes beyond just acting. That court scene where he cuts Levy’s balls off and tosses them back to him is one of my all-time favorites. I’ll definitely check out BE. I was hoping you’d play along with this thread and had zero doubt you’d be on Little’s team. I wonder how many more to expect. I think there are at least two others from discussions of _The Wire_ who sound at least as into MKW as I am. We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/23 "2010-07-03T17:11:16Z")
[Omar Hakim](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdijsvPnyoc), [jazz fusion drummer supreme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e3RhuZKSxg). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/24 "2010-07-03T17:25:54Z")
[Minaya](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Minaya). But I’m a passionate Mets fan. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/25 "2010-07-03T17:27:40Z")
Zeldar, see post #5, 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/26 "2010-07-03T17:28:48Z")
> [@MTCicero](#): > > [Omar Hakim](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdijsvPnyoc), [jazz fusion drummer supreme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e3RhuZKSxg). Excellent! We saw him live in Murfreesboro (TN) with Dizzy Gillespie not too long before Diz died. I was as impressed with Omar as with any drummer since Joe Morello. If it hadn’t been for Omar Little, I think Omar Hakim would have been my first shot at an answer here. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/27 "2010-07-03T17:29:23Z")
Panadería Omar, the neighborhood grocery market and bakery in my mom’s town. Seriously, it wasn’t until I left home and went to college that I realized names like Omar and Yamil were NOT uncommon but perfectly normal Spanish given names. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/28 "2010-07-03T17:31:04Z")
Of course as soon as I saw the username/thread title, I thought of Omar Little (just didn’t post). I wanted to finish my Noo-Pote first. There’s also Omar Gooding, Cuba’s brother and fellow thespian. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/29 "2010-07-03T19:26:16Z")
The _rubaiyat of omar khayyam._ ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/30 "2010-07-03T19:44:12Z")
The Ruby Yacht of Omar Khayyam, the famous macguffin from “Rocky and Bullwinkle.” ---
**Author:** ![Obeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@Obeseus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obeseus)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/31 "2010-07-03T20:05:24Z")
Omar Moreno – a fast-running but light- hitting centerfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the late 1970s. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/32 "2010-07-03T20:13:28Z")
My favorite Omar: Vizquel. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/33 "2010-07-03T20:16:37Z")
Omar Epps. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/34 "2010-07-03T20:19:38Z")
> [@Peanut\_Gallery](#): > > Omar Little,_The Wire_ Ditto, and I only really watched the first season. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/35 "2010-07-03T20:20:06Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Zeldar, see post #5, 😃 I’m just now seeing this post which I missed the first time for the same reason I missed commenting on the posts that came in while I was responding to **SkeptiJess**. I didn’t check preview to see that yours and the two Sharif posts made my “not mentioned yet” invalid. I’ll check preview now to see what else I’m saying is wrong! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MsChilePepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MsChilePepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsChilePepper)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/36 "2010-07-04T01:09:44Z")
My ex-husband. That’s the ratbastard’s first name. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/37 "2010-07-04T01:11:47Z")
My favorite character in _The Wire_. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/38 "2010-07-04T01:26:02Z")
Omar Little for me too. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/39 "2010-07-04T01:28:19Z")
A wizard named Omar, from some story or other. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415/40 "2010-07-04T01:31:19Z")
Omar Sharif. I had to wiki his career, since I was too young to see any of the movies, but I was always aware of him as being an actor my parents respected. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415.md?page=3)