# Revive someone's 15 minutes of fame **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 12, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227 "2003-04-12T07:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [April 13, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/41 "2003-04-13T22:16:03Z")
Soupy Sales Wolfman Jack Max Headroom Tripler The above name was just me ‘signing off’. I’ve never been famous. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/42 "2003-04-13T22:56:11Z")
Laughing: thing is, he’s still respected. I just can’t seem to place Bobby McFerrin in the same category as Kato Kaelin. Most of the others mentioned have tried to comeback, while McFerrin just doesn’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/43 "2003-04-13T23:20:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KarlGrenze \* > \*\*…Most of the others mentioned have tried to comeback, while McFerrin just doesn’t care. \*\* A distinction the relevance of which escapes me. Either a person is famous, or they aren’t. When McFerrin had a song in the top 40 (top 10?) with a video in heavy rotation on MTV, I suspect he wasn’t biding his time for the day when he could headline in Gainesville. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/44 "2003-04-13T23:39:04Z")
Penelope Cruz? ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/45 "2003-04-13T23:54:20Z")
Matt Young is one of the few pitchers to ever pitch a no-hitter and lose. Cleveland won, 2-1. Young walked Kenny Lofton twice, who stole second twice, was advanced to third twice, and sacrificed home, twice. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/46 "2003-04-14T02:27:17Z")
Humpty Hump. Joey Buttafuoco. Right Said Fred. In a few years, we’ll be adding “Steve the ‘Dude, yer gettin’ a Dell’ Guy”. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/47 "2003-04-14T03:52:44Z")
Jimmy “DY-NO-MITE!” Walker ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/48 "2003-04-14T04:22:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tripler \* > \*\*Wolfman Jack \*\* Uh-uh, **Tripler** , no way no how. The Wolfman rocked for a good thirty years that I know of and somewhere he’s still crankin’ ‘em up, spinnin’ ‘em out and howlin’ loud. If there’s a party in Heaven, Wolfman brought the tunes. Oh yeah, and my contribution, That guy who’s wife cut off his pecker. I think he want on the become a porn star. Guess you could say it was a “short” career! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![j\_kat\_251](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@j\_kat\_251](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_kat_251)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/49 "2003-04-14T04:40:02Z")
Remember that Jesus fella, caused a ruckus down Bethlehem way some years back. Ain’t been hearin’ too much 'bout him of late. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/50 "2003-04-14T04:45:29Z")
Khrystyne Haje. I admit it, I’ve stayed up late and caught a few “Head of the Class” reruns on Nick at Night. Remember her? She played Simone, the ultra-hot redhead who unfortunately sat at the back of the class, so you didn’t see her nearly often enough. Mmmm, seeing her again has rekindled that old high-school crush o’ mine… ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/51 "2003-04-14T07:20:18Z")
Satan. (I mean, _you_ try to get your neighbor’s cow to give curdled milk these days, let alone sell your soul for material wealth!) Mithra. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/52 "2003-04-14T14:03:27Z")
Paulie Shore! Thank Og, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![AmbushBug](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ambushbug/32/4600_2.png) [@AmbushBug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmbushBug)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/53 "2003-04-15T21:47:37Z")
The time: Late '70s. The man: Raymond J. Johnson Jr. (played by Billy Seluga) **Hey, JOHNSON!** > [@](#): > > … Oh, you doesn’t have to call me Johnson. > You can call me Ray, > or you can call me Jay, > or you can call me Johnny, > or you can call me Sonny, > or you can call me RayJay, > or you can call me RJ, > or you can call me RJJ, > or you can call me RJJ Jr., > but you doesn’t have to call me Johnson! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/54 "2003-04-16T00:55:02Z")
Not exactly in the spirit of this thread, but [Arland Williams](http://www.citadel.edu/pao/newsreleases/archives/sy00-01/arlandwilliams.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Zenham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a5b964/32.png) [@Zenham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenham)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/55 "2003-04-16T01:25:13Z")
Sheena Easton. Jessica Hahn. Grace Jones. Arsenio Hall. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revive-someones-15-minutes-of-fame/168227/56 "2003-04-16T01:52:50Z")
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