# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/21 "2005-05-15T17:47:29Z")
Their real names are all Reggie? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/22 "2005-05-15T18:00:38Z")
They are all knights? Luke - Jedi Knight Elton John - Knighted King Arthur - Obviously The Phantom - Just guessing on that one ---
**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, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/23 "2005-05-15T18:02:41Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > No. Were you going for “didn’t know their real parents”? Yep. Damn. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/24 "2005-05-15T18:05:59Z")
I wanna play! I wanna play! What do the following have in common: Andrew Jackson, Rutherford B. Hayes, Bill Clinton, David Copperfield (the literary character, not the magician) and Mary Queen of Scots (the most famous beheaded one) all have in common? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/25 "2005-05-15T18:09:48Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I wanna play! I wanna play! > > What do the following have in common: Andrew Jackson, Rutherford B. Hayes, Bill Clinton, David Copperfield (the literary character, not the magician) and Mary Queen of Scots (the most famous beheaded one) all have in common? :smack: Remove Mary from the list above. You can replace her with filmmaker and Hyannisport clan member Rory Kennedy. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/26 "2005-05-15T18:15:20Z")
**Sampiro** I thought you had to correcly guess the most recent one in order to ask a new one. I’m not sure if I answered the Luke Skywalker, Elton John, etc correctly but let’s wait and see. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/27 "2005-05-15T18:25:05Z")
I thought the answer was “they all got incestuous kisses from their sister” (or that might just be Luke and Arthur). ---
**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, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/28 "2005-05-15T18:28:47Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > They are all knights? > Luke - Jedi Knight Elton John - Knighted King Arthur - Obviously > The Phantom - Just guessing on that one Correct! The first Phantom was a knight of the Joanitsorder. > [@](#): > > I thought you had to correcly guess the most recent one in order to ask a new one. Nah, let’s not be so rigid. Ask as much as you like. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/29 "2005-05-15T19:15:26Z")
Sorry **Priceguy** and **Sampiro** Well then let’s have everyone ask away. But I guess I’ve “earned” my asking privilige (sp?). By the way Priceguy, this is a great game and one of the few to use **inductive reasoning** - (formulating a general rule when given a group of specific items. Heck, it’s the scientific method). Okay what do these 4 have in common?\*\* 1. Bill Clinton 2) Ross Perot 3) George Bush Senior 4) Jay Leno\*\* I’ll rule out the obvious answers: - They are all male, US citizens, born in the 20th century. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/30 "2005-05-15T19:21:10Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > Sorry **Priceguy** and **Sampiro** > Well then let’s have everyone ask away. But I guess I’ve “earned” my asking privilige (sp?). By the way Priceguy, this is a great game and one of the few to use **inductive reasoning** - (formulating a general rule when given a group of specific items. Heck, it’s the scientific method). > > Okay what do these 4 have in common?\*\* > > 1. Bill Clinton 2) Ross Perot 3) George Bush Senior 4) Jay Leno\*\* > > I’ll rule out the obvious answers: > > - They are all male, US citizens, born in the 20th century. All Harley owners? ---
**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, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/31 "2005-05-15T19:29:47Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > Okay what do these 4 have in common?\*\* > > 1. Bill Clinton 2) Ross Perot 3) George Bush Senior 4) Jay Leno\*\* > > I’ll rule out the obvious answers: > > - They are all male, US citizens, born in the 20th century. They’re also all Greek fraternity brothers, but I don’t think that’s it. Does it have anything to do with languages? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/32 "2005-05-15T20:00:58Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > Sorry **Priceguy** and **Sampiro** > Well then let’s have everyone ask away. But I guess I’ve “earned” my asking privilige (sp?). By the way Priceguy, this is a great game and one of the few to use **inductive reasoning** - (formulating a general rule when given a group of specific items. Heck, it’s the scientific method). > > Okay what do these 4 have in common?\*\* > > 1. Bill Clinton 2) Ross Perot 3) George Bush Senior 4) Jay Leno\*\* > > I’ll rule out the obvious answers: > > - They are all male, US citizens, born in the 20th century. They were all parodied on SNL during the 1992 season? (The Clinton, Hayes, Jackson, Copperfield and Rory Kennedy answer is they were all born after their father died incidentally.) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/33 "2005-05-15T20:49:18Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > Okay what do these 4 have in common?\*\* > > 1. Bill Clinton 2) Ross Perot 3) George Bush Senior 4) Jay Leno\*\* > > I’ll rule out the obvious answers: > > - They are all male, US citizens, born in the 20th century. All left-handed? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/34 "2005-05-15T21:00:50Z")
**Twickster** has it !!! All 4 are left-handed !!! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/35 "2005-05-15T21:06:40Z")
😃 Okay, here’s one – Louis Armstrong, Hedy Lamarr, Norman Mailer, Gloria Swanson. **devilish smile** Let me know if y’all want me to add a few more names to the list as a hint… ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/36 "2005-05-16T02:19:14Z")
Married 4 or more times. I think Gloria Swanson, Norman Mailer and Heddy Lamarr were married 6 times - not to each other of course. Louis Armstrong a mere four. Of course, there may be something else they have in common that you were thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/37 "2005-05-16T02:29:44Z")
That’s _HEADLEY_! Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/38 "2005-05-16T02:34:16Z")
What the hell are you worried about? This is 1874. You’ll be able to sue _her_ !!! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/39 "2005-05-16T02:37:20Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > Married 4 or more times. > I think Gloria Swanson, Norman Mailer and Heddy Lamarr were married 6 times - not to each other of course. > Louis Armstrong a mere four. > > Of course, there may be something else they have in common that you were thinking of. Nope – and my source has Satchmo as six, also. Doesn’t list 'em, though, so let’s not call that an actual cite. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927/40 "2005-05-16T02:38:26Z")
In case that wasn’t clear, the “nope” was to “there might be something else.” The much-married guess was correct. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-following-have-in-common-game/303927.md?page=3)