# What does the C.K stand for in "C. K. Dexter Haven"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612 "2005-01-13T22:41:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/41 "2005-01-14T15:16:00Z")
Aha! Our own **Dex** is secretly the villianous [Condiment King](http://rocinante.colorado.edu/~mnowak/BATMAN/condking.jpg) ! ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/42 "2005-01-14T16:17:34Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > stupid idea. Curse you for beating me to it. A pox on you and your progeny. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/43 "2005-01-14T16:37:37Z")
Cosmo Kramer? ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/44 "2005-01-14T16:38:26Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > What kind of name is C K Dexter Haven? Shouldn’t that be in quotes? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/45 "2005-01-14T17:06:45Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > And, natch, I know what the C K stands for in my case, it being my name and all, but I don’t know about all the others. **C** isco **K** id? ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/46 "2005-01-14T19:04:32Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > It’s **C** arnal **K** nowledge, of course. No, no, no…wouldn’t it be **C** ommon **K** nowledge? ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/47 "2005-01-14T19:25:16Z")
**C** razy **K** entukian? ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/48 "2005-01-14T19:52:18Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > No, it doesn’t stand for “Calvin Klein”, and I’m gonna write down **Greywolf** ’s name in my little book, then draw a line through it. :eek: I’m in **The Book**. Now I’m scared. I’m waiting for a couple of SDMB thugs carrying baseball bats to knock on my door. If I never post again, you all will know what has happened. I bequeath all my SD posts to my fellow Cafe Societites. I still think it’s Calvin Klein though. I guess we’ll know for sure if he starts hawking his new cologne on the boards. ::d & r:: ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/49 "2005-01-14T21:03:48Z")
His father’s name was “Sea” and his mother’s name was “Kay”, so they named him C K. I got nuthin’ ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/50 "2005-01-15T02:47:21Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Another [murder]? You’re forgetting the little matter of the UN building? Apparently the only performance that’ll satisfy you is when I play dead. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/51 "2005-01-15T08:41:58Z")
Dude, why they call you “Cock Knocker” anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/52 "2005-01-15T13:59:58Z")
Chaim Keller, of course – he was named after him! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/53 "2005-01-15T14:24:49Z")
There’s a Pit thread devoted to probably every Mod, but I’m the only one with a Cafe Society Thread. And two pages, no less. I’m quietly proud. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/54 "2005-01-15T17:49:50Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > There’s a Pit thread devoted to probably every Mod, but I’m the only one with a Cafe Society Thread. And two pages, no less. I’m quietly proud. Yes, you should feel special **C** hris **K** line. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/55 "2005-01-15T17:52:50Z")
Can I call you Cuddlesome Kook now, **Dex**? ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/56 "2005-01-16T18:43:48Z")
Candy Kane? Charles Kuralt? Chicken Knees? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/57 "2005-01-17T00:25:22Z")
\*\*Chicken King Coonta Kinte \*\* \*\* Curious Kitty Cuddly Kumquat Crusty Krab Crusty Kangaroo C_ck Kn_cker\*\* Deserves repeating again. \*\*Cogswell Kog \*\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/58 "2005-01-17T00:31:38Z")
**Certianly Kosher** ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/59 "2005-01-17T00:49:25Z")
Chicken Kiev. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612/60 "2005-01-27T07:26:59Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > **C** isco **K** id? We already have one of those here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-c-k-stand-for-in-c-k-dexter-haven/284612.md?page=2)