# What do the following have in common? (game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927 "2005-05-15T12:31:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/1 "2005-05-15T12:31:28Z")
I didn’t see any game threads on the first page, so I hope this one is acceptable. The game is “What do the following have in common?”. If you think you know, say so and then post your own question. So, I’ll start: Frodo Baggins, James Doohan, Mickey Mouse, Boris Yeltsin. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/2 "2005-05-15T13:05:17Z")
Does Darryl Hannah also belong on that list? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/3 "2005-05-15T13:06:50Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > Does Darryl Hannah also belong on that list? Why yes she does! Didn’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/4 "2005-05-15T13:41:42Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > The game is “What do the following have in common?”. I > So, I’ll start: Frodo Baggins, James Doohan, Mickey Mouse, Boris Yeltsin. They’re in the same sentence. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/5 "2005-05-15T13:48:34Z")
People who have never been in my kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/6 "2005-05-15T13:52:07Z")
I have a feeling that you guys are not taking my little game thread seriously… sniff. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/7 "2005-05-15T14:01:36Z")
See, this is why I only like to play Scrabble or solitaire. I never seem to get this kind of stuff… ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/8 "2005-05-15T14:05:28Z")
They’re all missing a finger. (I didn’t know Darryl Hannah either.) I can’t think of one though… ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/9 "2005-05-15T14:08:43Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > They’re all missing a finger. Well, strictly speaking Mickey Mouse isn’t missing any fingers, so let’s just say that they all have fewer than ten fingers. > [@](#): > > I can’t think of one though… Got your back. How about: Luke Skywalker, Elton John, The Phantom, King Arthur. ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/10 "2005-05-15T14:13:11Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Well, strictly speaking Mickey Mouse isn’t missing any fingers, so let’s just say that they all have fewer than ten fingers. > > Got your back. How about: Luke Skywalker, Elton John, The Phantom, King Arthur. Hmm … they all wear costumes? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/11 "2005-05-15T14:21:35Z")
> [@Arwin](#): > > Hmm … they all wear costumes? Good one, but not the one I was thinking. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/12 "2005-05-15T14:27:13Z")
They are all the spawn of Satan? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/13 "2005-05-15T16:16:35Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Good one, but not the one I was thinking. Is it capes? They all wear capes? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/14 "2005-05-15T16:27:22Z")
> [@Captain Amazing](#): > > Is it capes? They all wear capes? No… avoid the whole garment area entirely, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/15 "2005-05-15T16:32:51Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > No… avoid the whole garment area entirely, I think. They all have big ears? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/16 "2005-05-15T16:45:28Z")
They all have musicals written about them, except for Elton John, who’s written musicals? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/17 "2005-05-15T16:46:31Z")
> [@Captain Amazing](#): > > They all have musicals written about them, except for Elton John, who’s written musicals? “The Phantom” is the comic book character, not the Phantom of the Opera. ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/18 "2005-05-15T16:57:48Z")
> [@Arwin](#): > > They all have big ears? Actually scrap this post, I somehow looked at the first set of names this time, which was already solved. My excuse is that I’m recovering from the flu.\* - in no way do I claim that is a valid excuse. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/19 "2005-05-15T17:18:54Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Got your back. How about: Luke Skywalker, Elton John, The Phantom, King Arthur. Um, just guessing (I don’t know enough about the middle choices to confirm the pattern), but would Eric Clapton and Jack Nickelson fit into this catagory, too? Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/20 "2005-05-15T17:28:59Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > Um, just guessing (I don’t know enough about the middle choices to confirm the pattern), but would Eric Clapton and Jack Nickelson fit into this catagory, too? No. Were you going for “didn’t know their real parents”? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927.md?page=2)