# Who is this well-known person? clues, but no name **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 1999, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024 "1999-12-14T00:29:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 1999, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/21 "1999-12-14T17:02:00Z")
Well, it’s clear she isn’t Madeline Kahn… OW! HEY! QUIT THROWING STUFF! * * * Plunging like stones from a slingshot on Mars. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 1999, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/22 "1999-12-14T17:09:00Z")
She would be recognized, huh? She doesn’t wear an “encounter suit,” does she? (B5 fans will understand.) ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/23 "1999-12-15T06:10:00Z")
[gravely] Wendell, NONE of those were jokes. Except the “butt-ugly” one. Manhattan actually has a kisser like John Barrymore. * * * Uke ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/24 "1999-12-15T06:28:00Z")
Hmm, This explains Manhattan’s choice for liquid refreshment. pat ---
**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:** [December 15, 1999, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/25 "1999-12-15T06:44:00Z")
Well, I hate to put a stop to all this detective work, but Ms. McF herself communicated with me via e-mail! (insert reverential bow here) She has permitted me to divulge the following facts: “I write the Bottom Shelf column in Movieline, and have written biographies of Jean Harlow, Theda Bara and (to be released in March) Anna Held. Since I write for a lot of magazines, I wanted to keep my name private, in case I said something to offend a reader or potential editor.” and also “I have smothered Flora with a pillow, and will not be at any of the future NY meetings or on the MB.” We’re sorry to see her go. Flora McFlimsey will be missed for her sharp wit, and her masterful way of intimidating the uncouth by peering sternly through her lorgnettes. But be sure and get her book on Anna Held, the famous musical-comedy star and first wife of Flo Ziegfeld. (my words, she did not ask me to “plug” her book.) ---
**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 14, 1999, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/26 "1999-12-14T19:04:00Z")
Is she bigger than a breadbox? ---
**Author:** ![Frankie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@Frankie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankie)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 1999, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/27 "1999-12-14T19:20:00Z")
Was Flora on her way out? Or did the investigation into her life make her leave? ## Anyone know? Uke?? -Frankie I’m not a shrimp, I’m a King Prawn. -Pepe the Prawn ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/28 "1999-12-15T01:44:00Z")
And now, thanks to the miracle of the Internet, I know her name. But personally, if I had known it beforehand, I would not have guessed her profession… * * * -PIGEONMAN- Hero For A New Millennium! [The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - updates every Wed & Sat. If I can be bothered. ---
**Author:** ![RTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@RTA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTA)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/29 "1999-12-15T01:50:00Z")
The bottom what to the where? BO-RING! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/30 "1999-12-15T04:58:00Z")
No kidding. I love _Movieline_ and the Bottom Shelf column. Nice work, Flora. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/31 "1999-12-15T05:09:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Alpha the scientist is developing germ > warfare products for the Pentagon Also very true. Thanks to my controversial work with viral vectors that target the nervous system, millions of people will soon start feeling penile discomfort following manual stimulation of the upper-ass-crackian region. * * * If I wanted smoke blown up my ass, I’d be at home with a pack of cigarettes and a short length of hose. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/32 "1999-12-15T07:11:00Z")
_ouch_ ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/33 "1999-12-15T07:26:00Z")
Hey, stop that! ---
**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/34 "1999-12-15T07:38:00Z")
Flora? Please tell us that you’re not leaving. You’re one of my favorite posters and would be sorely, sorely missed. trisha ---
**Author:** ![JoeBlank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@JoeBlank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeBlank)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/35 "1999-12-15T13:35:00Z")
Nice work Arnie. She indicated she wanted privacy, but you just had to know. You worked long and hard, finally outed her, and now she is gone. Next time one of the Teeming Millions asks for a little privacy lets respect their wishes, eh? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/36 "1999-12-15T15:06:00Z")
Aw for pete’s sakes. OK, several very nice people have sent me lovely E-mails asking me not to leave, so I have asked the SD to kill Flora for me so I can just come back as myself; I’ll have to be a little more circumspect and demure in what I say, do and who I say and do it to. Don’t blame Arnold, I gave him the OK to out me. Nemo, glad you like my work–when I come back as me, I can shamelessly plug my books! Sorry if y’all think I’m being coy and playing peek-a-boo, I really didn’t mean to. Just discovering that the differences between being a real person and being a User Name are too annoying for me to deal with, so it’s time for me to be “real.” –the artist formerly known as Flora ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/37 "1999-12-15T15:20:00Z")
Ooooh! Ooooooooh! Come back on as “Penny Dreadful” ! I’ve been thinking that was the coolest user name EVER since you mentioned it a couple of weeks back! * * * Uke ---
**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:** [December 15, 1999, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/38 "1999-12-15T16:37:00Z")
Well I for one am very glad that our friend will continue to occasionally grace our board with her presence. I appreciate her generosity in not condemning my actions. But **JoeBlank** has a point, if someone chooses a username designed to hide their identity, they might have a very good point for it. I have come to think that my original post was ill-advised, and I apologize for any discomfort I may have caused. I won’t do it again. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/39 "1999-12-15T16:52:00Z")
Does that mean you’re not sending me the ten bucks? – Judas Iscariot ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024/40 "1999-12-15T17:01:00Z")
**TAFKAF** has a nice ring to it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-well-known-person-clues-but-no-name/12024.md?page=3)