# Whatever Happened to Ukelele Ike?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ukelele-ike/7560>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 8, 1999, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ukelele-ike/7560 "1999-09-08T16:16:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 1999, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ukelele-ike/7560/1 "1999-09-08T16:16:00Z")

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Did you drown during the Great New York floods of Sept. 2?

Did you meet a Ukelele Lady on your vacation and run off to Honolulu with her?

Did you drop off the board in mourning for Melin and My Quadell?

Hmmmm?

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**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 1999, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ukelele-ike/7560/2 "1999-09-08T16:53:00Z")

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Didn’t he say he was going on vacation? I can’t remember.

Ike, come out, come out, wherever you are!

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**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 1999, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ukelele-ike/7560/3 "1999-09-08T20:23:00Z")

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Yeah! Ike! Oh Ikey!

Where ARRRRRRRE You?

I haven’t had my recommended daily allowance of obscure cultural references from the '20s and '30s. I mean, Flora’s trying and all, but she just can’t do it all by herself.

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“Owls will deafen us with their incessant hooting!” W. Smithers

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 1999, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ukelele-ike/7560/4 "1999-09-08T20:53:00Z")

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Helen Kane. Lyda Roberti. Noel & Gertie. Peaches & Daddy.

The Boswell Sisters. The Duncan Sisters. The Dolly Sisters. The Gish Sisters. The Hilton Sisters.

Feelin’ better, Frankie?

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**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 1999, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ukelele-ike/7560/5 "1999-09-09T14:20:00Z")

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How about the Cherry Sisters – Boom de aye

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“Owls will deafen us with their incessant hooting!” W. Smithers

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 1999, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ukelele-ike/7560/6 "1999-09-09T14:36:00Z")

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The Cherry sisters? Well, goodness, Frank, if you want to go back to the 1890s, I can Anna Held and Weber & Fields you to death!