# Which thing on the list doesn't belong? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 15, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360 "2008-05-15T00:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/41 "2008-05-15T22:36:53Z")
[QUOTE=Silver Tyger Girl] Jaguar is the only one that isn’t a name for _Puma concolor_ [/QUOTE] Yep. 🙂 I included Jaguar to eliminate “New World v. Old World.” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/42 "2008-05-15T23:56:40Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] You see, that’s the problem with these things. It’s easy to find things that don’t belong. [/QUOTE] Very true…if you require the “ **right** ” answer! I knew that people would see different patterns in the lists, and figured we might have some fun with it. What the heck, it’s just a game. I asked the question in the OP to people at work today. Three people got the “right” answer, but only one got the “pet store” answer. One guy said, “A Wolverine! It’s a marsupial, right?” Should we include hints and/or answer spoilers in our posts? James Mason Wavy Gravy Henry Fonda Joseph Cotton George Bret Hint:answer can be discovered with one click from wikipedia’s home page today Answer: All were born on May 15th, except for Henry Fonda ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/43 "2008-05-16T00:17:02Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Traditionally, chartreuse is a shade of yellow, not green. [/QUOTE] Nope. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/44 "2008-05-16T03:08:23Z")
ack! I can’t keep up! btw - 'not" Fosse was what I was going for ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/45 "2008-05-16T20:40:04Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Chartreuse Jade Kelly Lime Olive Teal [/QUOTE] I was going to guess that “kelly” can’t be legitimately played in Scrabble, but I was [apparently wrong.](http://www.answers.com/topic/kelly-petroleum-engineering?cat=technology) ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/46 "2008-05-16T21:39:22Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Chartreuse Jade Kelly Lime Olive Teal [/QUOTE] “Kelly” is the only one not commonly used as a stage name by topless dancers. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/47 "2008-05-16T22:59:19Z")
Both interesting guesses, but neither was what I was thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/48 "2008-05-16T23:11:33Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Chartreuse Jade Kelly Lime Olive Teal [/QUOTE] Chartreuse is the only one not named for something that occurs in nature. (One understands that Irishmen are a natural occurance.) ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/49 "2008-05-16T23:23:42Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Chartreuse Jade Kelly Lime Olive Teal [/QUOTE] First thought: kelly’s properly “kelly green” while the others are often used by themselves as color names. Or, teal’s commonly seen as a shade of blue, while the others are commonly seen as shades of green. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/50 "2008-05-16T23:24:34Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Chartreuse Jade Kelly Lime Olive Teal [/QUOTE] Teal is the only word in scrabble with only one point tiles 😉 …SWAP! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/51 "2008-05-16T23:33:34Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Chartreuse is the only one not named for something that occurs in nature. (One understands that Irishmen are a natural occurance.) [/QUOTE] You’re kind of on the right track, but this isn’t the answer I was looking for. And **Mad** – 😛 ---
**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:** [May 16, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/52 "2008-05-16T23:55:12Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] George Lazenby Pope Pius XII Hugh Downs Benjamin Harrison [/quote] Hint:No other president could be substituted in the list and have the question still work. The wikipedia entry for Benjamin Harrison has the information you need.Answer:[spoiler]Pope Pius XII is the odd man out. The others all had jobs where their predecessor was also their successor. George Lazenby took the role of James Bond for one movie, and then Sean Connery came back. Hugh Downs hosted the _Tonight Show_ for a month when Jack Paar walked off suddenly to protest censorship of one of his jokes, and then returned. Benjamin Harrison was president between the two terms of Grover Cleveland.[/spoiler] > [@](#): > > Polyester > Centipede > Two-by-four > Dark side of the moon > > (Two possible answers for this, neither one easy, I hope.) Hint:There’s a member here who should get this right away. She just bought a new car.Alternate answer:[spoiler]Two-by-four is the odd man out. The others are all entertainment titles. _Polyester_ is a 1981 John Waters movie. _Centipede_ is a video game. _The Dark Side of the Moon_ is a Pink Floyd album.[/spoiler]Real answer:[spoiler]Polyester is the odd man out. The others are all misnomers. A centipede does not have 100 feet. After drying, a typical two-by-four is smaller than two inches by four inches. The dark side of the moon faces away from the Earth, but still gets as much sunlight as the side that faces us. Polyester is made up of chains of compounds called ‘esters’.[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/53 "2008-05-17T10:52:31Z")
Barrel Dram Gill Minim Noggin Peck Pint ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/54 "2008-05-17T21:09:44Z")
Barrel is the only one that can be used as a measurement for monkeys. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-thing-on-the-list-doesnt-belong/449360/55 "2008-05-18T16:19:59Z")
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