# Trivia questions that future generations will think about
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 28, 2003, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441 "2003-01-28T08:43:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtar)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2003, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/1 "2003-01-28T08:43:04Z")
Condoleeza Rice: White House Staffmember, or exotic spanish cuisine?
Hans Blix: U.N. Weapons inspector, or children’s breakfast cereal?
Colin Powell: Gulf War general, or medical device used in the field of proctology?
Add your own!
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### Author:  [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2003, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/2 "2003-01-28T08:50:03Z")
Boutros Boutros-Ghali : UN Secretary-General or trade-marked name of a closet organizer for footwear?
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### Author:  [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/3 "2003-01-28T12:11:18Z")
**George W Bush** : US President or someone thick-headed, …oh wait
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/4 "2003-01-28T13:46:43Z")
Charo: Entertainer or chain of fast-food restaurants?
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### Author:  [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/5 "2003-01-30T02:07:09Z")
Osama bin Laden - International terrorist or a type of cloth?
Kuwait - Persian Gulf country or battery size?
Dick Cheney - Vice president or VD?
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### Author:  [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/6 "2003-01-30T03:33:42Z")
World Wide Web – Home to race of giant spiders?
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### Author:  [@1ofthegulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1ofthegulls)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/7 "2003-01-30T03:42:00Z")
Dick Cheney = VD 😃 HAhAhaHa! Love it!!!
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### Author:  [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/8 "2003-01-30T03:48:58Z")
Stockwell Day: failed Canadian Alliance chief or office party?
Bernard Landry: Quebec premier or cleaning service?
Bush & Dick: US administration or gay porn website?
José Aznar: Spanish prime minister or puerile insult?
Jack Straw: UK foreign minister or wheat cultivar?
Operation Infinite Justice: military operation or shonen manga?
Sheila Copps: Canadian culture minister or Australian police force?
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### Author:  [@j\_kat\_251](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_kat_251)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/9 "2003-01-30T03:57:38Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*\* Bush \*\* & Dick: US administration or \*\* gay \*\*porn website
I doubt it.
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### Author:  [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/10 "2003-01-30T04:09:47Z")
Boys have bush too, you know.
_happy thoughts of **Potter** ’s_
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### Author:  [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/11 "2003-01-30T04:20:10Z")
Paradigm: Buzzword or 20 cents?
Vanilla Ice: Musical performer or frozen dessert?
Linux: Open source software or facial tissue?
Iraq: Middle east nation or larger-than-a-pebble-but-smaller-than-a-boulder?
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### Author:  [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/12 "2003-01-30T05:26:18Z")
Bush and Gore: Presidential contenders or erotic thriller collection?
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### Author:  [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/13 "2003-01-30T12:03:37Z")
Al Gore: Former vice president or horror movie.
Gennifer Flowers: sex scandal spark or plant.
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### Author:  [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/14 "2003-01-30T14:49:40Z")
Dick Trickle: Race car driver, or slang term for gonorrhea?
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### Author:  [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/15 "2003-01-30T15:54:04Z")
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> \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \*
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> Operation Infinite Justice: military operation or shonen manga?
> \*\*
Good thing I only drink water while at the computer… 😃
Jack Chick – fanatical preacher or female rap act?
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### Author:  [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/16 "2003-01-30T16:38:25Z")
Dick Armey: Congressional Republican or gay porn militia?
Wolfgang Puck: Chef or hockey innovation?
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### Author:  [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-questions-that-future-generations-will-think-about/151441/17 "2003-01-30T17:28:32Z")
Straight Dope: Newspaper column or slang for really good weed?
Enrique Iglesias: Pop singer or relief pitcher for the Dodgers?
Motorola: Communications company or Sunday morning gearhead show on TNN?
Compact Disc: Data storage medium or back injury?
Ari Fleischer: White House spokesperson or brand of deli meat?
Kinko’s: Chain of copy shops or chain of BDSM supply shops?
Aerosmith: Rock band or supplier of military aircraft?
Pokemon: Child’s toy or Asian porn genre?