I cast another vote for Dick Dale. But I think Dick Gregory and Handsome Dick Manitoba also deserve some recognition here.
Wad.
Dickwad. Good friend of mine, true story!
That Dick shreds!
Cheney’s a Dick.
Dickweed!
Cheney is the biggest dick I can think of.
A friend of mine worked for a guy named Dick Skinner. OUCH!
Dick’s Sporting Goods
True story: pic of shopping center entrance–sign says:
Kohl’s
Staple’s
Dick’s
OUCH!
Derek W. Wick, aka Fish.
Always been partial to Spotted Dick.
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Well, thank Christ it’s microwaveable!
I’m unsure that He had anything to do with the temperature !!!
I couldn’t think of anyone for this thread. I don’t know dick.
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.
I worked with guys named Dick Tate, Dick Peters, and Dick Lipp over the years.
Sargent York, the two Dicks who played Darrin on Bewitched.
My FIL. But I can’t bring myself to call him Dick, so I roll with Richard. Is that bad?
From the world of cricket there’s Dickie Bird
My favorite lower-case dick is Sam Spade. My favorite upper-case Dick is former pitcher and pitching coach Dick Pole.
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.