# Who is (well, was) The Boss **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027 "2010-07-17T13:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [July 17, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/1 "2010-07-17T13:13:40Z")
Springsteen or Steinbrenner? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/2 "2010-07-17T13:28:44Z")
[Jos the Boss](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos_Verstappen) was the first name to come into my head. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/3 "2010-07-17T14:25:41Z")
Alyssa Milano? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/4 "2010-07-17T14:33:43Z")
Big Jim Walker was “Boss”, just because. Rumor has it he was also a pool shooting son of a gun. Unfortunately, he fan afoul of a South Alabama country boy, known as Willie McCoy. Didn’t end well for Big Jim. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/5 "2010-07-17T15:12:17Z")
Judith Light, of course. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/6 "2010-07-17T18:08:12Z")
Bruce, obviously. He was appointed by Sinatra (The Chairman of the Board). ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/7 "2010-07-17T18:08:22Z")
Tony Danza. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/8 "2010-07-17T18:17:24Z")
Bruce is The Boss everywhere. George was The Boss only in Yankee Stadium, or at the most in baseball. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/9 "2010-07-17T18:19:55Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > Tony Danza. Elton John. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/10 "2010-07-17T18:20:29Z")
So many bosses, so few parameters. Clarence Clemmons says it’s Bruce. But that’s just because Bruce kissed him in the mouth. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/11 "2010-07-17T18:25:12Z")
I guess I have to go with Danny Pintauro. ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/12 "2010-07-17T19:08:10Z")
Springsteen sucks so it must be Steinbrenner… ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/13 "2010-07-17T20:04:46Z")
> [@luv2draw](#): > > Springsteen sucks so it must be Steinbrenner… Again, I’m having a problem finding a common measure by which to compare these very different people. Both were _called_ The Boss. So am I, sometimes. Without the “The”. I love music, but I’m _filled_ with ennui towards professional baseball. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-well-was-the-boss/547027/14 "2010-07-17T20:14:16Z")
Not a fan of either, really, but if pressed I would say Bruce.