# Silly Game: Guess the Surname and Post Another **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 26, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097 "2010-07-26T20:52:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/21 "2010-07-28T14:29:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > George > Harold > Walter > Booker Washington. Washington Julius David ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/22 "2010-07-28T14:41:23Z")
Irving. Thomas Louise Arthur ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/23 "2010-07-28T15:21:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Irving. > > Thomas > Louise > Arthur I’m not 100% sure, but I’m going with **Jefferson** (not sure about Arthur). Sean Snap Mister ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/24 "2010-07-28T15:40:09Z")
Bean. And yes, mine was “Jefferson.” Abigail Cecil John Sam Maud ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/25 "2010-07-28T16:04:20Z")
Adams. Alice Andy Henry Chuck ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/26 "2010-07-28T16:15:48Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Adams. > > Alice > Andy > Henry > Chuck Jones? George Roger William ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/27 "2010-07-28T16:36:14Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Jones? Not the one I was looking for. The first and last names are the most well known ones, second and third are more fillers. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/28 "2010-07-28T16:43:16Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > … > George > Roger > William Allen. Dean Steve Don ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/29 "2010-07-28T16:45:12Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > > > Jones? > > Not the one I was looking for. The first and last names are the most well known ones, second and third are more fillers. Norris? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > > > … > > George > > Roger > > William > > Allen. > > Dean > Steve > Don No, not the one I was looking for. If I added: Hillary Chelsea would that make it easier? 😃 Yours I feel certain is Martin. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/30 "2010-07-28T16:53:52Z")
Well, they were all Allens, but Clinton would work, too. 😉 Yes, Martin is right. How about these: William Wayne Fred ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/31 "2010-07-28T16:57:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > How about these: > > William > Wayne > Fred I was just thinking about my next batch which would have included Roy. Rogers? In any case: Jesse Boney Frank Elmore ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/32 "2010-07-28T17:19:08Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Jesse > Boney > Frank > Elmore James Jim i Light ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/33 "2010-07-28T17:28:19Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > Jim > i > Light Beam Ulysses Foster Federal Amy Gogi ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/34 "2010-07-28T17:29:08Z")
Grant Les Saint Ru ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/35 "2010-07-28T17:35:52Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Grant > > Les > Saint > Ru Paul Robert Chi Chi Bender ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/36 "2010-07-28T18:35:21Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Norris? Still not quite the one I was looking for…the first one was the real life inspiration for a famous literary character, and the last one is a famous modern day athlete. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/37 "2010-07-28T18:39:11Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > Robert > Chi Chi > Bender Rodriguez. 🙂 Charles Shirley Marilyn ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/38 "2010-07-28T18:44:27Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Charles > Shirley > Marilyn Manson Henry Harry Sherman ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/39 "2010-07-28T18:45:45Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > Henry > Harry > Sherman Potter Al Ted Kelly ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097/40 "2010-07-28T18:50:03Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > > > Norris? > > Still not quite the one I was looking for…the first one was the real life inspiration for a famous literary character, and the last one is a famous modern day athlete. That wouldn’t be “Cooper”, then, though it works with {Alice, Henry, Andy, Chuck} moderately well. Ah. Liddell. I do not know from UFC. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-game-guess-the-surname-and-post-another/548097.md?page=3)