# The Night Time Feud: Excluding the Obvious by RickJay \[Closed\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 7, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111 "2008-08-07T02:01:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/1 "2008-08-07T02:01:52Z")

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If any of you have ideas for Feuds -_and would like me to score them_- PM me and I’ll get you on The List.

**DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS**

Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points.

_ **FORMATTING OF ANSWERS IS IMPORTANT!** _

**Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks.  
JUST LIKE THIS:

**1. answer \<\<—There is a space after the period!  
2. response  
3. rejoinder**

The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at **4:00 PM Central** on Thursday, 8/07/08 whichever comes first.

Good luck!

1. Name a city in California that is neither Los Angeles nor San Francisco.
2. Name a famous basketball player who is not black.
3. Name an object you would typically have in a bedroom that is not a bed or part of a bed or bedding.
4. Name a trademarked name that has become a common name for that type of product, like “aspirin.” But not “aspirin.”
5. Name an actor who died very young, but not Heath Ledger.
6. Name someone who was President before 1900, but not Washington or Lincoln.
7. Name someone who is, right now, the leader of any country in the world, but not any country where English is the most commonly spoken language.
8. Name a food that could cost a lot of money in a restaurant, but not steak or prime rib.
9. Name a famous German who is not largely associated with either the First or Second World Wars.
10. Name something you might carry in your wallet that is not money or a debit or credit card of any kind.

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**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/2 "2008-08-07T02:08:35Z")

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1. Sacramento
2. Larry Bird
3. Dresser
4. Kleenex
5. James Dean
6. Andrew Jackson
7. Angela Merkel
8. lobster
9. Konrad Adenauer
10. Driver’s license

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**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/3 "2008-08-07T02:08:35Z")

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1. San Diego
2. Larry Bird
3. chest of drawers
4. kleenex
5. James Dean
6. Thomas Jefferson
7. Calderon
8. lobster
9. Martin Luther
10. driver’s license

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/4 "2008-08-07T02:14:47Z")

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1. Sacremento
2. Larry Byrd
3. Nightstand
4. Kleenex
5. James Dean
6. John Adams
7. President Hu Jintao of China
8. Lobster
9. Beethoven
10. Business card

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**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/5 "2008-08-07T02:16:46Z")

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1. Name a city in California that is neither Los Angeles nor San Francisco.

2. Name a famous basketball player who is not black.

3. Name an object you would typically have in a bedroom that is not a bed or part of a bed or bedding.

4. Name a trademarked name that has become a common name for that type of product, like “aspirin.” But not “aspirin.”

5. Name an actor who died very young, but not Heath Ledger.

6. Name someone who was President before 1900, but not Washington or Lincoln.

7. Name someone who is, right now, the leader of any country in the world, but not any country where English is the most commonly spoken language.

8. Name a food that could cost a lot of money in a restaurant, but not steak or prime rib.

9. Name a famous German who is not largely associated with either the First or Second World Wars.

10. Name something you might carry in your wallet that is not money or a debit or credit card of any kind.

11. San Diego

12. Larry Bird

13. dresser/chest of drawers

14. Tylenol

15. James Dean

16. Jefferson

17. French President Sarkozy

18. Lobster

19. Bach

20. drivers license/non-driver’s ID

I keep trying … 🙂

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**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/6 "2008-08-07T02:18:26Z")

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1. San Diego
2. Larry Bird
3. Dresser
4. Kleenex
5. James Dean
6. Thomas Jefferson
7. Francois Fillon
8. Lobster
9. Friedrich Nietzsche
10. Driver’s License

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**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/7 "2008-08-07T02:20:50Z")

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1. San Diego
2. Larry Bird
3. Nightstand
4. Kleenex
5. River Phoenix
6. Jefferson
7. Kim Jong Il
8. Lobster
9. Albert Einstein
10. Picture

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/8 "2008-08-07T02:21:17Z")

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1. Sacremento
2. Larry Bird
3. Chest of drawers
4. Kleenex
5. River Phoenix
6. John Adams
7. Hugo Chavez
8. Kobe beef
9. Otto Bismarck
10. Photos

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**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/9 "2008-08-07T02:25:09Z")

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1. San Diego
2. Larry Bird
3. nightstand
4. xerox
5. River Phoenix
6. Thomas Jefferson
7. Nicolas Sarkozy
8. Lobster
9. Otto von Bismarck
10. Driver’s license  
#2 = conch?  
#5 = I’ll probably kick myself for not saying James Dean…

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/10 "2008-08-07T02:30:10Z")

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1. Sacramento
2. Larry Bird
3. Nightstand
4. Band-aid
5. River Phoenix
6. Jefferson
7. Chavez
8. Lobster
9. Bors Becker
10. Driver’s Lic.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/11 "2008-08-07T02:36:39Z")

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1. San Diego
2. Larry Bird
3. Night Stand
4. Band-Aid
5. James Dean
6. John Adams
7. Hugo Chavez
8. Lobster
9. Heidi Klum
10. Driver’s License

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**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/12 "2008-08-07T02:41:00Z")

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1. San Diego
2. 
3. Bureau
4. Kleenex
5. James Dean
6. Jefferson
7. Vladimir Putin
8. Lobster
9. Marlene Dietrich
10. Driver’s license

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/13 "2008-08-07T02:45:07Z")

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1. San Diego
2. Larry Bird
3. Side table
4. Kleenex
5. Brandon Lee
6. Andrew Jackson
7. Nicolas Sarkozy
8. Lobster
9. Beethoven
10. Driver’s license

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/14 "2008-08-07T02:49:55Z")

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1. Sacramento
2. Larry Bird
3. nightstand
4. Kleenex
5. James Dean
6. U.S. Grant
7. Sarkozy
8. Lobster
9. Bismark
10. Drivers licence

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/15 "2008-08-07T02:51:17Z")

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1. Sacremento
2. Bird
3. Dresser
4. Thermos
5. James Dean
6. Adams
7. Sarkozy
8. Lobster
9. Von Braun
10. Dr. License

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/16 "2008-08-07T02:51:55Z")

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1. San Diego
2. Larry Bird
3. Night table
4. Xerox
5. Brandon Lee
6. US Grant
7. Yasuo Fukuda
8. Lobster
9. Richard Wagner
10. Driver’s Licence

So people can laugh at me, if my second guessing cost me:

1. Discarded answer: Fresno
2. Discarded answer: Kleenex
3. Discarded answers: Karl Jung, Karl Marx

Other commentary:  
3. Might not be what other people call them. You know, those bedside tables with lamps and before bed reading books on them… And sometimes naughty items inside. \>\_\>  
7. The Prime Minister of Japan, of course.

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**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/17 "2008-08-07T02:53:26Z")

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1. Monterey
2. Larry Bird
3. Dresser
4. Kleenex
5. River Phoenix
6. John Adams
7. Felipe Calderon
8. Lobster
9. Albert Einstein
10. Pictures

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/18 "2008-08-07T02:54:52Z")

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Commentary after reading other answers: Holy crap, River Phoenix is popular…

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**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/19 "2008-08-07T02:58:35Z")

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1. San Diego
2. Larry Bird
3. Dresser
4. Bandaid
5. James Dean
6. Jefferson
7. Nicolas Sarkozy
8. Lobster
9. Bismarck
10. Drivers license

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-time-feud-excluding-the-obvious-by-rickjay-closed/459111/20 "2008-08-07T03:06:04Z")

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1. San Deigo
2. Larry Bird
3. Dresser
4. Band-aid
5. River Pheonix
6. Jefferson
7. Sarkozy
8. Lobster
9. Wagner
10. Photo

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