# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/21 "2014-04-10T23:43:02Z")
I cast another vote for Dick Dale. But I think Dick Gregory and Handsome Dick Manitoba also deserve some recognition here. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/22 "2014-04-10T23:44:17Z")
Wad. Dickwad. Good friend of mine, true story! ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/23 "2014-04-10T23:52:54Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Dale That Dick shreds! ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/24 "2014-04-10T23:55:29Z")
Cheney’s a Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/25 "2014-04-10T23:58:23Z")
Dickweed! ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/26 "2014-04-11T00:05:53Z")
Cheney is the biggest dick I can think of. A friend of mine worked for a guy named Dick Skinner. OUCH! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/27 "2014-04-11T00:16:21Z")
Dick’s Sporting Goods True story: pic of shopping center entrance–sign says: Kohl’s Staple’s Dick’s OUCH! ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/28 "2014-04-11T00:32:04Z")
Derek W. Wick, [aka Fish](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_%28singer%29). ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/29 "2014-04-11T00:41:31Z")
Always been partial to [Spotted Dick](http://carlindustries.com/ciwp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/spotted_dick-640x480.jpeg). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/30 "2014-04-11T00:54:19Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Always been partial to [Spotted Dick](http://carlindustries.com/ciwp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/spotted_dick-640x480.jpeg). > > 😃 Well, thank Christ it’s microwaveable! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/31 "2014-04-11T00:59:23Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Well, thank Christ it’s microwaveable! I’m unsure that [He](http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/files/2011/12/jesus-christ-king-02052-400x288.jpg) had anything to do with the temperature !!! ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/32 "2014-04-11T14:47:42Z")
[Dickey Betts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_Betts) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/33 "2014-04-11T14:51:01Z")
I couldn’t think of anyone for this thread. I don’t know dick. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/34 "2014-04-11T14:59:16Z")
I once saw a jazz pianist (haha, pianist) named Dick Hyman. Yes, that’s actually his name. He’s very well-known too. Whenever we have a thread here on the Dope about unusual names, I like to sit back and wit how long it takes for someone to mention him. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/35 "2014-04-11T15:03:13Z")
I worked with guys named Dick Tate, Dick Peters, and Dick Lipp over the years. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/36 "2014-04-11T15:32:19Z")
Sargent York, the two Dicks who played Darrin on _Bewitched._ ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/37 "2014-04-11T15:35:39Z")
My FIL. But I can’t bring myself to call him Dick, so I roll with Richard. Is that bad? ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/38 "2014-04-11T15:45:05Z")
From the world of cricket there’s [Dickie Bird](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickie_Bird) ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/39 "2014-04-11T15:56:08Z")
My favorite lower-case dick is Sam Spade. My favorite upper-case Dick is former pitcher and pitching coach Dick Pole. ---
**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 11, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816/40 "2014-04-11T15:56:53Z")
When I was stationed at Chanute A.F.B. one of the people I trained with was named Dick Raper. I think his father was involved with the Raper RUV company that’s in the Indiana/Ohio area. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dick-appreciation-thread/685816.md?page=3)