# What they have in common... **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 23, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835 "2014-07-23T14:54:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/21 "2014-07-23T16:44:40Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > While we’re in a silly area: > > Alexander The Great > Kermit The Frog > Smokey The Bear > Attila The Hun Winnie the Pooh? ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/22 "2014-07-23T16:47:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > People featured on the cover of _Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band_ > > Next: > > Bed > Pin > Ship > Corporation They all have heads? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/23 "2014-07-23T16:52:48Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Winnie the Pooh? Mack the Knife! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/24 "2014-07-23T16:55:20Z")
Lou Gehrig Ezzard Charles Catfish Hunter Kevin Tjrner ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/25 "2014-07-23T17:03:05Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Lou Gehrig > Ezzard Charles > Catfish Hunter > Kevin Tjrner Professional athletes? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/26 "2014-07-23T17:06:04Z")
Leaffan: more specifically, thinkn about the end of their lives. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/27 "2014-07-23T17:19:12Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Leaffan: more specifically, thinkn about the end of their lives. Oh. I guess they all died of ALS too. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/28 "2014-07-23T17:20:51Z")
Banjo, Bloodsucker, and Bartok “Those are my attorneys.” ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/29 "2014-07-23T17:48:15Z")
Yup. Turner is alive but has the disease. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/30 "2014-07-23T17:58:07Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Banjo, Bloodsucker, and Bartok > “Those are my attorneys.” I’m going out on a limb here: names start with B? ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/31 "2014-07-23T18:12:04Z")
All are known for their smiles. (only because nobody said it outright yet) ---
**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:** [July 23, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/32 "2014-07-23T18:42:50Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > They all have heads? You hit it on the… head. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/33 "2014-07-23T18:47:28Z")
None of these people have been in my kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/34 "2014-07-23T18:58:45Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > You get to pick a group, if you wish… Oh, right! An easy one, then: Batman Superman Simeon Stylites Alexis Stewart ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/35 "2014-07-23T19:05:52Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > little critters? Yes- their last names are all baby animals. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/36 "2014-07-23T19:06:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > People featured on the cover of _Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band_ Yes! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/37 "2014-07-23T19:09:50Z")
Songwriter George M. Cohan British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli Writer Truman Capote General George Patton ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/38 "2014-07-23T19:15:46Z")
Writer Michael Crichton Monty Python co-founder Graham Chapman Scott “Santini” Powell of Sha Na Na Roger Bannister, first man to run a 4 minute mile ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/39 "2014-07-23T19:32:51Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Writer Michael Crichton > Monty Python co-founder Graham Chapman > Scott “Santini” Powell of Sha Na Na > Roger Bannister, first man to run a 4 minute mile All trained as medical doctors. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/40 "2014-07-23T21:22:20Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > All trained as medical doctors. Yup- Bannister and Powell actually practiced medicine (Powell is an orthopedic surgeon and Bannister is a retired neurologist) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835.md?page=3)