# Yes! His name is the same of the singer!!! STFU\*#%#&@ **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 13, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260 "2005-07-13T00:42:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/41 "2005-07-14T02:03:15Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > I wouldn’t go around admitting that you look like a dork if I were you. It’s the white hair and the white beard that do it. And I might add that I, sir, do not look like a dork. I look like a nerd. Somebody actually checked yesterday to see if I had a pocket protector. So there. ---
**Author:** ![rwhbyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rwhbyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwhbyu)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/42 "2005-07-14T05:28:48Z")
My last name happens to be the name of the famous guy who lives in the Vatican. And no… no relation. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/43 "2005-07-14T06:05:40Z")
I once had a Bell South customer rep answer with, “Thank you for calling Bell South, this is Bruce Wayne, how may I help you today.” I’d been on hold for some time, and my first thought was that he was surely kidding (he wasn’t). So, I say, “As in…_Batman_???” :smack: He wasn’t very amused, though he was polite. And I _did_ apologize for making a remark that he’d probably already heard thousands of times. I also remember Paul Simon the Politician and Paul Simon the Singer–whenever the former was mentioned in the news, I always had to forcibly squelch the image of this guy singing _Bridge Over Troubled Water_. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/44 "2005-07-14T06:16:49Z")
- Actually, I would of went to Monty Python. - My friend is cooler than the one refrenced above because she is a Stoner. - Who the hell is Kenny Rogers? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/45 "2005-07-14T11:43:48Z")
> [@surrotobeinMD](#): > > Maybe I should have noted it’s the name of a less famous star. Not really as hot as Sharon Stone. I’m gonna guess Linda Fiorentino. (No need to answer if you value your anonymity.) In 7th grade I brought a book about my then musical hero, Glenn Miller, to school for quiet reading time. A girl in my homeroom commented that her mother’s boyfriend was named Glenn Miller. The girl’s name was Laura Bush. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/46 "2005-07-14T12:48:13Z")
> [@corncobpipe](#): > > Another funny thing to see is people wondering about the parents, like how could they name their son after a famous singer. Like anyone knew who Kenny Rogers (the singer) was in 1965 (birth year of baseball pitcher) Now here was a mistake on my part. Not being a huge baize-uh-bawl fan, I did not know the pitcher’s DOB, assuming he was much younger. He certainly looks younger than 40. Let this be a lesson to you: Stripes and polka dots shoud never be worn together. And put the seat down when you’re done! ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/47 "2005-07-14T18:03:07Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > Apropos of nothing, I am frequently told I look like Kenny Rogers the singer. That is all. [http://www.menwholooklikekennyrogers.com/](http://www.menwholooklikekennyrogers.com/) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/48 "2005-07-14T18:07:48Z")
> [@](#): > > I also remember Paul Simon the Politician and Paul Simon the Singer–whenever the former was mentioned in the news, I always had to forcibly squelch the image of this guy singing Bridge Over Troubled Water. SNL once had an opening where both Paul Simons showed up to be the guest host. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/49 "2005-07-14T18:17:18Z")
> [@Pashnish Ewing](#): > > [http://www.menwholooklikekennyrogers.com/](http://www.menwholooklikekennyrogers.com/) That’s pretty good. I guess I’m not as unique as I thought! ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/50 "2005-07-14T18:34:13Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > You know, he (the ballplayer) could just call himself “Kenneth”] Fool! For famous people, that option is only available to British Actors. All other famous Ken/Kenny/Kenneth’s must be ‘Kenny’. I wanted to be a Ken when my fame grew to world-wide proportions, but it still hasn’t reached that yet. Maybe if I sold out… ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/51 "2005-07-14T18:34:46Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > In 7th grade I brought a book about my then musical hero, Glenn Miller, to school for quiet reading time. A girl in my homeroom commented that her mother’s boyfriend was named Glenn Miller. > > The girl’s name was Laura Bush. [Paul Harvey]And Now You Know… …The Rest Of The Story![/PH] 😃 ---
**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 14, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/52 "2005-07-14T19:51:13Z")
In the course of my travels, I have met three different guys all named Michael Jackson. I feel sorry for them these days. I also talked to Lisa Simpson on the phone once. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/53 "2005-07-14T19:52:29Z")
I’m an Eddie Murphy (well, my father is Eddie, I’m just Ed, or Ted [though I HATE Ted] around the family.) Working in a supermarket, with your name being paged regularly, during the 80s was certainly interesting. I’d be happy to have just a few of his paychecks. My best man is Matt LeBlanc. Matt is ironically from the same town as the famous one, and they had some friends in common. Folks got considerably more excited about the “other” Matt arriving to a party. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260/54 "2005-07-15T01:25:51Z")
> [@Chanteuse](#): > > I once had a Bell South customer rep answer with, “Thank you for calling Bell South, this is Bruce Wayne, how may I help you today.” I’d been on hold for some time, and my first thought was that he was surely kidding (he wasn’t). So, I say, “As in…_Batman_???” :smack: He wasn’t very amused, though he was polite. And I _did_ apologize for making a remark that he’d probably already heard thousands of times.\*. Yes, as always, he was prepared 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-his-name-is-the-same-of-the-singer-stfu/312260.md?page=2)