# Too many similar names, it gets confusing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-similar-names-it-gets-confusing/65961>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 20, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-similar-names-it-gets-confusing/65961 "2001-05-20T02:42:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![missdavis102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@missdavis102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missdavis102)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-similar-names-it-gets-confusing/65961/41 "2001-06-01T19:28:42Z")

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Of course, I’ll be really embarassed when someone points out that it WAS Jerry Lewis who married his cousin…

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**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-similar-names-it-gets-confusing/65961/42 "2001-06-06T00:30:52Z")

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> Of course, I’ll be really embarassed when someone points out that it WAS Jerry Lewis who  
> married his cousin…

No, it was definitely Jerry Lee Lewis. 🙂

**Gary Lewis (son of Jerry Lewis) and the Playboys** and **Jerry and the Pacemakers** gets me everytime!  
🙂

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-similar-names-it-gets-confusing/65961/43 "2001-06-15T00:25:18Z")

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Today when I saw “The Rock” on the cover of the latest _Ebony_ magazine, I was astonished! He was actually wearing a NORMAL FACE!!! He was smiling. This proves he’s capable of having a normal face. I’d had my doubts.

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-similar-names-it-gets-confusing/65961/44 "2001-06-15T04:54:50Z")

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from an old Shelley Berman routine:

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> “_Trees_ wasn’t written by James Joyce. _Trees_ was written by Joyce Kilmer.”  
> “Who is she?”

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