# When I say "Paul" who's the first person you think of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 6, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694 "2013-12-06T18:18:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/101 "2013-12-07T15:36:40Z")
Angela Lansbury ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/102 "2013-12-07T16:16:23Z")
My friend, Paul. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/103 "2013-12-07T16:17:59Z")
> [@dracoi](#): > > Paul the Apostle is definitely my first association. > > My second is “Pol” - a friend who goes by Pollux (neither is his real name), but everyone shortens it. It’s complicated. :rolleyes: I thought you were going to say “Pol Pot”. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/104 "2013-12-07T16:20:07Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > Angela Lansbury I love this one, even though I can’t see the connection. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/105 "2013-12-07T16:35:50Z")
1. The Apostle 2. The Beatles member ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/106 "2013-12-07T16:41:50Z")
Paul Heyman Followed immediately by PAAAWWWWWL Finebaum (What can I say, I watched wrasslin last night, and GameDay this morning) Then maybe the Beatle ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/107 "2013-12-07T16:44:25Z")
Gotta say, when my daughter mentioned “Paul” the other night in the context of a project she was working on for her class in Popular Culture, I thought she was talking about the Apostle. Then she reminded me her project was on the Beatles. \*\* D’oh!\*\* :smack: ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/108 "2013-12-07T18:17:46Z")
my brains spins right to Dirac. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/109 "2013-12-08T04:51:08Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I love this one, even though I can’t see the connection. do we have a picture of Paul McCartney? [http://www.google.com/search?q=paul+mccartney+angela+lansbury&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xfmjUrbLGMGOrQep34GwCQ&ved=0CAkQ\_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=676](http://www.google.com/search?q=paul+mccartney+angela+lansbury&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xfmjUrbLGMGOrQep34GwCQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=676) * * * it’s an old, old running gag on Craig Ferguson’s. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/110 "2013-12-08T05:26:05Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > do we have a picture of Paul McCartney? > > [paul mccartney angela lansbury - Google Search](http://www.google.com/search?q=paul+mccartney+angela+lansbury&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xfmjUrbLGMGOrQep34GwCQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=676) > > * * * > > it’s an old, old running gag on Craig Ferguson’s. Beautiful! And new to me. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/111 "2013-12-08T08:49:43Z")
Les. I own a couple. _shrugs_ ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/112 "2013-12-08T17:34:41Z")
Sir Paul McCartney. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/113 "2013-12-08T21:07:05Z")
First: Les Paul, even though I don’t play guitar Second: McCartney Third: the lightstruck on the road to Damascus guy (Why didn’t Bob and Bing make a pic about that one?) ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/114 "2013-12-08T21:50:23Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > McCartney !!! Me too! ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/115 "2013-12-08T21:52:54Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > (The Edge’s real name is Dave, so your next threads should be Adam and Larry.) Mr. Ant and Mr. Summers. Or the First Man and that guy on _Three’s Company._ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/116 "2013-12-09T02:39:40Z")
I gotta go with Atreides (Muad’Dib) as well. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/117 "2013-12-09T04:18:56Z")
If you type “Paul” to Wikipedia search, it gives you McCartney first, then the Apostle and third is Paul Simon. Google gives Walker first, not very surprisingly. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/118 "2013-12-09T05:19:24Z")
Paul the guy from the new Testament that started the early churches. 2nd was Paul McCartney. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/119 "2013-12-09T06:32:01Z")
When I say “[Paul Simon](http://snltranscripts.jt.org/87/87hmono.phtml),” who’s the first person you think of? ---
**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:** [December 9, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/120 "2013-12-09T07:19:33Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > McCartney, with an [alien](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) coming in a close 2nd. Hah! This was me as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694.md?page=7)