# The Dick Appreciation Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816 "2014-04-10T19:12:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/1 "2014-04-10T19:12:48Z")
No Richards, Ricks or Rickys allowed. Dickeys are acceptable. Who’s your favorite Dick? I like Butkus. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/2 "2014-04-10T19:18:58Z")
Philip K.? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/3 "2014-04-10T19:24:59Z")
Currently? Dick from the _Looking For Group_ webcomic. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/4 "2014-04-10T19:25:47Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > Philip K.? Is that a question? Be confident in your Dick! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/5 "2014-04-10T19:29:08Z")
Dale ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/6 "2014-04-10T19:29:26Z")
Tall, slender, handsome and remarkably flexible, give it up for the long enduring and popular Van Dyke. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/7 "2014-04-10T19:35:42Z")
Trickle. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/8 "2014-04-10T19:37:48Z")
C’mon. It has to be [Dick Assman.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Assman) ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/9 "2014-04-10T19:41:35Z")
[Dick Valentine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Six) ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/10 "2014-04-10T19:48:10Z")
He might be a little smelly and sticky from time to time, but there’s few better than [Dick Swett](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Swett), in my book. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/11 "2014-04-10T19:48:19Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Dale +1 ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/12 "2014-04-10T19:51:36Z")
Me! ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/13 "2014-04-10T19:58:42Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Is that a question? Be confident in your Dick! Just questioning if he counts. I’m also a fan of DeBartolo (Mad’s maddest writer). ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/14 "2014-04-10T20:09:41Z")
Dick Cavett was good. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/15 "2014-04-10T20:11:50Z")
Dick Fosbury is a very under-appreciated Dick. But it’s hard (heh, heh) to top Dick Cavett. Honorable mention to R.A. Dickey. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/16 "2014-04-10T20:13:38Z")
[Dicky Barrett](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicky_Barrett), from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He’ll be 50 this summer! ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/17 "2014-04-10T20:15:54Z")
Bruiser ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/18 "2014-04-10T20:17:44Z")
[Durbin!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Durbin) ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/19 "2014-04-10T21:16:14Z")
There is a urologist in San Diego named **Dick Tapper**. His future was all mapped out when his parents named him that! ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/20 "2014-04-10T23:02:33Z")
My uncle. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816.md?page=2)