# The Secret to Becoming Governor...

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**Created:** [August 10, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-becoming-governor/368201 "2006-08-10T19:55:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-becoming-governor/368201/1 "2006-08-10T19:55:16Z")

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… if you’re an actor is to

1.) Be in **Predator**

2.) Be a Big Guy

and one of the following:

3a.) Be in **The Running Man**

3b.) Be in **Batman and Robin**

3c.) Use a Mini-gun in a movie

Arnold and Jesse did all three and succeeded. I just learned that Sonny Landham ran for Governor of Kentucky in 2003 and lost, so I figure of of the third choices is required, and you can’t get into office on the strength of **Predator** alone.

(My thanks to the Doper who pointed out the mini0-gun thing. I’d missed that.)

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-becoming-governor/368201/2 "2006-08-10T22:26:03Z")

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Bill Duke:

1. Check.
2. 6’ 4" Check.  
3c) Check. Do you have to hit anything with it to be Governor?

What state does he live in these days?