# What am I named? **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 24, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104 "2018-03-24T02:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/101 "2018-04-05T04:44:46Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Edward woodward (Sounds like a fart in a bathtub) Yes! The person behind the door is Mr Edward Woodward. - “the horse that speaks” refers to Mister Ed, the talking horse. - “knock on” (the door) refers to the song “Knock on Wood” and “three times” means tripling it. - “balancing things” refers to _The Equalizer_, and the “Burning Man festival” refers to _The Wicker Man_. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/102 "2018-04-05T05:02:43Z")
I was bestowed the crown at birth, but was already a ruler by virtue of my family. From the beginning, my work was to carry a new story into the chapters of history. What is my name? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/103 "2018-04-05T11:06:42Z")
Stephen King? ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/104 "2018-04-05T11:11:46Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Stephen King? Yes! crown = Stephen ruler by virtue of my family = King surname From the beginning, my work was to carry = First book was Carrie a new story into the chapters = literary ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/105 "2018-04-05T17:13:53Z")
I was trying to fit Martin Luther King into that clue, because of the date. Good clue. We need a new one. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/106 "2018-04-05T20:06:16Z")
In the grasslands of southern Africa, I found a red flower and a cuddly bear. Who am I? ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/107 "2018-04-05T21:15:56Z")
In the grasslands of southern Africa could be savannah. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/108 "2018-04-05T21:19:39Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > In the grasslands of southern Africa, I found a red flower and a cuddly bear. Who am I? Teddy Roosevelt. (Teddy bear, rose, veldt) Why, yes, I have seen _Arsenic and Old Lace_ recently. If you want a deal on dirt cheap microphones, I’m your man. What’s my name? ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/109 "2018-04-06T02:38:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > If you want a deal on dirt cheap microphones, I’m your man. What’s my name? Mike Sale? ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/110 "2018-04-06T05:09:04Z")
Michael Cohen? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/111 "2018-04-06T15:50:29Z")
Mike Myers microphone + mire/dirt In all candor, I’m a singer whose vice is a specific kind of razor. Who am I? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/112 "2018-04-06T16:40:49Z")
Frank Sinatra? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/113 "2018-04-06T16:43:55Z")
Mike is right. So far, no one’s got the last name (think money). ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/114 "2018-04-06T16:45:25Z")
Nm, clue didn’t work out. Someone else can do one. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/115 "2018-04-06T16:51:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Mike is right. So far, no one’s got the last name (think money). Mike Nichols ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/116 "2018-04-06T17:09:38Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Mike Nichols Wow. That works, but wasn’t the guy I had in mind. Think even cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/117 "2018-04-06T17:13:06Z")
Mike Pence? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/118 "2018-04-06T18:37:25Z")
Ah yes. Anyone know/think Frank Sinatra was right? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/119 "2018-04-06T19:31:11Z")
Yes, Frank Sinatra is correct. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-named/811104/120 "2018-04-06T19:42:04Z")
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