# Pick the odd one **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2005, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023 "2005-09-23T08:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/1 "2005-09-23T08:25:35Z")
This should be rather easy. For example: A. Sandy Koufax, Steve Carlton, Yogi Berra, Randy Johnson Berra–not a pitcher. B. Pete Wilson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Kuchel, Jerry Brown Kuchel–never a governor of California. 1. George Sand, Georges Bizet, Georges Clemenceau, George Washington 2. _Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, Tortilla Flat, Grapes of Wrath_ 3. Argentina, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Mexico 4. _12 Angry Men, E.T., Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jaws_ 5. Pork chop, hamburger, sausage, bacon 6. daisies, florins, buttercups, dahlias 7. Douglas Edwards, Tom Brokaw, Westbrook Pegler, John Chancellor 8. sideline marker, face guard, rosin bag, whistle 9. panther, mamba snake, crow, bullfrog 10. Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Diego, St. Louis ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/2 "2005-09-23T12:24:27Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > 1. daisies, florins, buttercups, dahlias A Wag: Dahlias are not mentioned in “The Princess Bride”? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/3 "2005-09-23T12:45:00Z")
1. George Sand is female 2. Catcher in the Rye. By Salinger; the rest by Steinbeck 3. Equitorial Guinea. In the Eastern hemisphere 4. Hamburger. Beef, not pork. 5. Pegler. Newspaper columnist, not an anchorman 6. rosin bag. Baseball equipment, not football 7. Crow. Only one that has feathers. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2005, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/4 "2005-09-23T12:54:52Z")
[Sesame Street] _One of these things is not like the others One of these things just doesn’t belong…_ [/Sesame Street] 1. _12 Angry Men_ was not directed by Steven Spielberg 2. A florin is not a flower. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/5 "2005-09-23T13:10:42Z")
1. Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Diego, St. Louis St. Louis. The other cities host NFL teams in the AFC; St. Loius is an NFC team. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/6 "2005-09-23T13:12:57Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > 1. Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Diego, St. Louis Indianapolis does not have a major league baseball team. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/7 "2005-09-23T13:13:28Z")
1. panther, mamba snake, crow, bullfrog I think a better answer is mamba snake. Only one not indigenous to the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/8 "2005-09-23T13:14:15Z")
This is gonna be one of those where there are multiple methods of choosing the “odd one out”, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/9 "2005-09-23T13:15:55Z")
1. panther, mamba snake, crow, bullfrog How’s about the panther does not lay eggs? ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/10 "2005-09-23T13:18:50Z")
1. Rosin bag is baseball, all others are football. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/11 "2005-09-23T13:39:10Z")
1. The bullfrog is the only one that is not black. (Yeah, not all panthers are black, but I’ve heard of “black panthers,” “black mambas,” and “black crows.”) ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/12 "2005-09-23T13:49:33Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > 1. A florin is not a flower. Yeah, this is most likely it. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/13 "2005-09-23T16:38:04Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > 1. Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Diego, St. Louis San Diego. The other three were all relocated there from somewhere else. Indianapolis Colts formerly Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Ravens formerly Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams formerly L.A. Rams. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/14 "2005-09-23T16:44:02Z")
#9: The panther, bullfrog, and mamba have all been chosen, I say the crow because it’s the only one that is not exclusively carnivorous/predatory. So _all four_ animals don’t belong. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/15 "2005-09-23T16:45:41Z")
1. George Sand, Georges Bizet, Georges Clemenceau, George Washington Sand was a woman 2. Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, Tortilla Flat, Grapes of Wrath Tortilla Flat wasn’t a book first (was it?) 3. Argentina, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Mexico Argentina doesn’t stradle the equator 4. 12 Angry Men, E.T., Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jaws 12 Angry Men, not produced by Speilberg 5. Pork chop, hamburger, sausage, bacon hamburger not from pig 6. daisies, florins, buttercups, dahlias i’d have to guess florins, but couldn’t tell you why 7. Douglas Edwards, Tom Brokaw, Westbrook Pegler, John Chancellor absolutely no freakin’ idea 8. sideline marker, face guard, rosin bag, whistle I can’t even tell you how many innings there are in a football game 😃 9. panther, mamba snake, crow, bullfrog panther - the other three aren’t Mac OS’s :D:D:D 10. Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Diego, St. Louis San Diego is not the capitol of it’s state So, how’d I do? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/16 "2005-09-23T16:47:29Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > A Wag: Dahlias are not mentioned in “The Princess Bride”? i was going to say “oooh! good one” but I can’t remember “daisies” being mentioned at all ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/17 "2005-09-23T22:52:31Z")
1. Yes, the bullfrog is the odd one out; the others are (usually) black. : ) 2. George Washington was not French. 3. The people of Haiti don’t speak Spanish. 4. Indianapolis is the only one of the four that is not on navigable water. Ten more: 5. Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Mark McGwire. 6. John Mitchell, John Dean, John Sirica, Charles Colson (and it’s not the name! 😛 ) 7. “Two Little Pups,” “Duck! Rabbit! Duck!,” “Feed the Kitty,” “Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century” 8. Basenji, Abyssinian, Lhasa Apso, Puli 9. Rabindranath Tagore, Jean-Paul Sartre, Knut Hamsun, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 10. Ishmael, Queequeeg, Molly, Father Mapple 11. Wine into water; sacrifice at Mt. Carmel; feeding the five thousand; healing the ear of the high priest’s servant 12. Kings, Richmond, Tooele, Bronx 13. Incus, trapezius, malleus, stapes 14. Diadem, fedora, peplum, bowler ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/18 "2005-09-23T23:16:13Z")
1. Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Mark McGwire. Musial - never broke 60 HRs in a season 1. John Mitchell, John Dean, John Sirica, Charles Colson (and it’s not the name! ) One of them didn’t go to law school, but I don’t know which one 1. “Two Little Pups,” “Duck! Rabbit! Duck!,” “Feed the Kitty,” “Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century” “Two Little Pups” did not feature Daffy (it may not even have been WB) 1. Basenji, Abyssinian, Lhasa Apso, Puli a Puli isn’t a dog (?) 1. Rabindranath Tagore, Jean-Paul Sartre, Knut Hamsun, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn heh? que? quoi? wha? 1. Ishmael, Queequeeg, Molly, Father Mapple Molly isn’t a character in Moby Dick 1. Wine into water; sacrifice at Mt. Carmel; feeding the five thousand; healing the ear of the high priest’s servant Mt Carmel 1. Kings, Richmond, Tooele, Bronx Tooele is not a county in NYC (and this one I _KNOW_ I have right) 1. Incus, trapezius, malleus, stapes metals of sorts, i think, but I don’t know which one is different 1. Diadem, fedora, peplum, bowle peplum is a fabric but not a style of hat of the first 10, did i get the other 6 right? ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/19 "2005-09-23T23:20:49Z")
I didn’t look at anyone else’s answers – This was pretty difficult. I’m still not happy with my answers for #6 and #8. 1. George Sand, Georges Bizet, Georges Clemenceau, George Washington Sand - not male Bizet - not involved in politics Washington - not French Answer : **Clemenceau** 1. Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, Tortilla Flat, Grapes of Wrath Catcher - not by John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men - doesn’t contain food in the title Tortilla Flat - title not from a poem Answer : \*\*Grapes of Wrath \*\* 1. Argentina, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Mexico Argentina - not in the Northern Hemisphere Equatorial Guinea - not in the Western Hemisphere Haiti - did not gain independence from Spain Answer : **Mexico** 4. 12 Angry Men, E.T., Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jaws 12 Angry Men - movie version not rated PG Temple of Doom - not set in the period in which it was filmed Jaws - not originally a dramatic work Answer : **E.T.** 1. Pork chop, hamburger, sausage, bacon Pork chop - not sold as a meatless product hamburger - not made from a magical, wonderful animal (aka pig) bacon - not available from freshly butchered animals Answer : **sausage** 1. daisies, florins, buttercups, dahlias florin - not the name of a flower buttercup - no association with death (um … Black Dahlia, coins on the eyes?) dahlia - not used in movie The Princess Bride (I think she wears daisies in one of the ‘wedding’ scenes) (or, not native to Europe) Answer : daisy 1. Douglas Edwards, Tom Brokaw, Westbrook Pegler, John Chancellor Edwards - not raised in the Midwest Brokaw - not deceased Pegler - not a televison journalist Answer: \*\*John Chancellor \*\* 1. sideline marker, face guard, rosin bag, whistle sideline marker - not worn/carried on the body face guard - provided by the player/team (rosin bag might fit in some sports, though) rosin bag - not normally part of Am. Football Answer : whistle 9. panther, mamba snake, crow, bullfrog mamba snake - not native to North America crow - (adult animals) not solely carnivorous bullfrog - not the title of a movie (though “Mamba” on its own and _The_ Crow are a little off) Answer: **panther** 1. Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Diego, St. Louis Indianapolis - not named after an individual San Diego - not east of the Continental Divide St. Louis - not located near a large body of water Answer : **Baltimore** ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023/20 "2005-09-23T23:29:47Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > 1. John Mitchell, John Dean, John Sirica, Charles Colson (and it’s not the name! ) > > One of them didn’t go to law school, but I don’t know which one Judge Sirica was not one of the Watergate conspirators. > [@anyrose](#): > > 1. Incus, trapezius, malleus, stapes > > metals of sorts, i think, but I don’t know which one is different Not metals. Trapezius is the odd one–it’s a muscle, while the other three are the bones in the ear. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-odd-one/323023.md?page=2)