# Spot the outlier -- silly game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 9, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892 "2014-02-09T15:06:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/61 "2014-02-15T19:40:36Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > George W. Bush is the only one on the list who isn’t a Junior. Also correct! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/62 "2014-02-15T19:49:21Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > President George Washington > British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli > Songwriter George M. Cohan > England’s King Henry VIII All were married to widows? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/63 "2014-02-15T19:58:02Z")
Louis CK Natalie Portman Angelina Jolie Ricky Martin Pierce Brosnan Benicio Del Toro Kirstin Dunst Michael Buble Salma Hayak ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/64 "2014-02-15T20:05:19Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Cy Young Award winner Jim Lonborg > Irish statesman Eamonn da Valera > Edgar Buchanan, who played “Uncle Joe” on sitcom _ **Petticoat Junction** _ > Western novelist Zane Grey All were dentists. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/65 "2014-02-15T20:26:42Z")
Bob Hope Nelson Mandela Billy Joel Idi Amin James Brown Ryan O’Neal John Boehner ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/66 "2014-02-15T20:29:40Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > All were married to widows? :facepalm: I seem to have forgotten the premise of the game. All but Cohan were married to widows. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/67 "2014-02-15T20:36:05Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > All were dentists. I mean, all but De Valera were dentists. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/68 "2014-02-15T20:48:16Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Louis CK > Natalie Portman > Angelina Jolie > Ricky Martin > Pierce Brosnan > Benicio Del Toro > Kirstin Dunst > Michael Buble > Salma Hayak This one is probably too hard, so if you want a hint I’ll tell you that the outlier is: Michael Buble …and see if anyone can tell why. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/69 "2014-02-16T01:19:41Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > All were dentists. All but Eamonn da Valeria, yes. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/70 "2014-02-16T01:51:56Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > All were married to widows? Possibly true but not what I was after. Let’s expand the list. George Washington George M. Cohan King Henry VIII Benjamin Disraeli Ray Charles Alvin York George Patton ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892/71 "2014-02-16T04:23:44Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Possibly true but not what I was after. Darn, I was sure I had it. 😃 Washington, Disraeli and Henry VIII all were married to widows. I’ll take another look. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-outlier-silly-game/680892.md?page=3)