# What YOU can do for Ukulele Ike **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496 "2000-04-27T19:44:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/1 "2000-04-27T19:44:00Z")
Many of us SDMB devotees have profited from the generosity of Ukulele Ike in two recent threads, book recommendations and cocktails. (I personally received the following, free of charge: Books > [@](#): > > … look for the brilliant western Pa. regional crime novels of K.C. Constantine, the greatest crime novelist no one’s heard of. Blood Mud is the most recent. > … > If you can get your hands on the SECOND book in the series, THE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN (1935), trust me, you will be hooked on Nero Wolfe FOREVER. The other 1930s books are very good, too…THE RED BOX, THE RUBBER BAND, SOME BURIED CAESAR, and especially TOO MANY COOKS. Cocktail: > [@](#): > > The **Arnold Winkelreid** > _Here’s your cherry, plus some brandy to class things up_ > 1 oz Kirschwasser > 1 oz Cognac > 1 oz Coffee > Stir with ice and strain into an old-fasioned glass over ice cubes. I think it would behoove us to do something for Ukulele Ike in return. Therefore: In my modest capacities as DBA, in the next (Oracle) database I design, I will include a table called “ukulele\_ike”. ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/2 "2000-04-27T19:47:00Z")
In my next outdoor adventure in grass mowing, I shall mow Ukulele Ike in my grass. Won’t my neighbors be impressed? * * * \*\* _Sigh_. So many men, so few who can afford me \*\* _Original by Wally_ _I’ve learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it._ Homepage: [www.superlativeandsassy.com](http://www.superlativeandsassy.com) Occupation: Temptress Location: Ultra, California Interests: surpluses, excesses, abundances, extras, lagniappes _profile by UncleBeer_ ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/3 "2000-04-27T19:47:00Z")
Well, I have already mentioned Ike once in my “Movieline” column (by the way, there will be a lot of SD in-jokes in the Sept. “Scooby-Doo” column). And I’ve loaned him some good books, videos and cassettes . . . I think I’m off the hook. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/4 "2000-04-27T19:51:00Z")
I shall shave the words “Ukulele Ike” into my chest hair as a tribute to this good man. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/5 "2000-04-27T19:53:00Z")
I shall stop smashing ukuleles on sight. * * * ~~Sunshine Patron Saint of Newbies Who Don’t Expect Too Much Of the Rest of Us. Also Patron Saint of The Crappy Weather that’s been Sticking Around Swimmy’s Area Lately. (Canonization courtesy of SwimmingRiddles) “It’s not death I fear so much as leaving something so beautiful as life.” ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/6 "2000-04-27T19:57:00Z")
Ahem: We love you Ukule(le) Oh yes, we doooo We don’t love anyUke As much as yooooo When you’re away from us We’re bloooo Oh Ukeleleike We love yoooooooo! It’ll sound better after I’ve had one of those cocktails. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/7 "2000-04-27T19:59:00Z")
If I ever make it to a NYC Doperfest, I will NOT say he looks like Jerry Springer, and if others bring it up, I will defend him. * * * “I go on guilt trips a couple of time a year. Mom books them for me.” A custom made Wally .sig! ```auto My iguana's sick. He's all floppy. Could he have Reptile dysfunction? -Chef Troy, Haiku Master ``` ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/8 "2000-04-27T19:59:00Z")
Next time I have sex with my husband, I promise to call out Ukulele Ike’s name. Might be a while though… * * * Cristi, Slayer of Peeps I made my husband join a bridge club. He jumps next Tuesday. (title & sig courtesy of UncleBeer and WallyM7!) ---
**Author:** ![Procrutes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Procrutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrutes)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/9 "2000-04-27T20:01:00Z")
While I have yet to partake in the yummy goodness that is Ike, I shall from this moment on, in Ike’s honor, drop to my knees and bow like a coolie to anyone I personally witness playing a Ukelele. ## “Blessed be the music from the tiny stringed instrument!” If knowledge is power, then just call me PEPCO. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/10 "2000-04-27T20:02:00Z")
Since I don’t have any kids yet, I promise to name the first one Ukelele Ike, regardless of gender. * * * Well, honey just tastes better when it comes from a bear’s head. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/11 "2000-04-27T20:03:00Z")
“Pipe the new fish!” [brazenly eyeing AwesomeCosmicPowers, obviously a great new addition despite the unwieldy moniker] ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/12 "2000-04-27T20:04:00Z")
My next test machine’s network name will be Ukelele Ike, getting away from the Salinger theme I usually use (Bananafish, Phoebe, Zooey). All my coworkers are too illiterate to get the Salinger theme anyway… * * * There’s a pork chop in every beer. ---
**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/13 "2000-04-27T20:06:00Z")
I shall name a duckling in his honor…and said duckling will live out it’s life on the farm, never to be eaten, as a reminder of all that is good and holy - Ukulele Ike ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/14 "2000-04-27T20:08:00Z")
The next time I see a hot guy in a bar, I will assume his name is Ukelele Ike. I will then buy him a drink and make wild, passionate love to him. 😉 Esprix * * * Evidently, I rock. [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) ---
**Author:** ![GolfWidow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GolfWidow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GolfWidow)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/15 "2000-04-27T20:14:00Z")
I will quit my job and walk cross-country wearing a sandwich board witnessing to everyone I see and every reporter that interviews me about “The Great Ukulele Ike.” * * * ~Never got a Wally sig~ ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/16 "2000-04-27T21:50:00Z")
I will rename my bike, presently known as “Wally’s Folly,” to the “Uke Machine.” ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/17 "2000-04-27T21:56:00Z")
I will, over the course of the next several doper IRL’s, buy for **Ukulele Ike** one of each and every drink he placed in the _Ask the Uke guy_ thread. And as an added bonus for our fellow dopers, we will toast to the long life and health of each drink’s namesake. And our livers. I think that’s pretty nice, considering he invented a girlie drink for me. [Edited by manhattan on 04-30-2000 at 02:03 PM] ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/18 "2000-04-27T22:02:00Z")
Heck, I’ll give Uke my firstborn, whenever that happens. Would you prefer a boy or a girl, Uke? * * * I have all the answers, it’s just that most of them aren’t right. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/19 "2000-04-27T22:14:00Z")
I promise to write the name Ukelele Ike in every bathroom stall between Memphis & New Orleans, and then all over New Orleans. Long may his hallowed name ring out through the land! * * * The ride is short and the thrills are cheap- Men and rollercoasters. - - -Courtesy of Wally, that Signifying Guy. ---
**Author:** ![Valerieblaise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Valerieblaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valerieblaise)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496/20 "2000-04-27T22:29:00Z")
I just finished performing an interpretive dance in Uke’s honor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-can-do-for-ukulele-ike/16496.md?page=2)