# What's the difference between Mickey Rooney and Andy Rooney? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2005, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870 "2005-12-16T05:27:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [December 16, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/21 "2005-12-16T21:31:24Z")
**don’t ask** As **Fat Bald Guy** “asked”, what the heck is: GDB:5885441 GDB:11511944 GDB:11511844 GDB:11511636 ??? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/22 "2005-12-16T21:51:17Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > Andy Rooney claims to get mail intended for Art Rooney, who owned a pro football team. And dead. Very dead. I found this disturbing: > [@](#): > > In 2005, Rooney filmed a commercial for a cold remedy, in which Rooney’s towel slipped off in a sauna, exposing his 84-year-old buttocks for about two seconds. The ad, scheduled to premiere during the Super Bowl, was rejected by network censors. Rooney angrily described the commercial as “a fun spot,” and said “the public deserves to see it.” For once, I thank the censors. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/23 "2005-12-16T21:54:34Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I found this disturbing: I find it even more disturbing that you don’t specify which Rooney is involved. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/24 "2005-12-16T22:03:34Z")
Sorry. It’s from the page linked above, it’s Mickey. _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/25 "2005-12-16T22:35:49Z")
One is an annoying washed-up troll and the other one was in movies with Judy Garland. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/26 "2005-12-16T22:38:47Z")
Mickey worked with Robert Blake, who was accusing of killing his wife. Andy’s wife Marge was a teacher at the same exclusive girls’ school as Jean Harris, who was convicted of killing her lover. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/27 "2005-12-17T00:32:46Z")
Mickey Rooney once fell off stage and landed in my mom’s lap. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/28 "2005-12-17T02:02:04Z")
Andy Rooney once fell out of his mom’s lap and landed on his head. (Or maybe that was staged.) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/29 "2005-12-17T03:28:34Z")
**Mr. Blue Sky** > [@](#): > > One is an annoying washed-up troll Mr Blue Sky said the ‘t’ word !!! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/30 "2005-12-17T03:36:42Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > Andy Rooney claims to get mail intended for Art Rooney, who owned a pro football team. The Pittsburgh Steelers, to be exact! I remember growing up under the long shadow of the Stillers and always mixing up Andy, Mickey and Art Rooney… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870/31 "2005-12-17T04:04:11Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > **Mr. Blue Sky** > > Mr Blue Sky said the ‘t’ word !!! :eek: :smack: Andy Rooney is a Doper? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-mickey-rooney-and-andy-rooney/335870.md?page=1)