# You're So Vain **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 13, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830 "2006-01-13T15:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/1 "2006-01-13T15:49:49Z")
I bet you think this thread is about you, don’t you? Don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/2 "2006-01-13T15:51:31Z")
Nah. I just flew my Learjet to Nova Scotia, to see the total eclipse of the sun. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/3 "2006-01-13T15:52:41Z")
But has anyone _really_ seen clowns in their coffee? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/4 "2006-01-13T15:54:59Z")
> [@Daithi Lacha](#): > > But has anyone _really_ seen clowns in their coffee? 😛 I hope you’re joking, because that would be _really_ frightening! It’s “clou **d** s in my coffee” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/5 "2006-01-13T15:57:55Z")
> [@Daithi Lacha](#): > > But has anyone _really_ seen clowns in their coffee? 😛 Well, the best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup… ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/6 "2006-01-13T15:59:56Z")
> [@Ellen Cherry](#): > > Nah. I just flew my Learjet to Nova Scotia, to see the total eclipse of the sun. Cool! I went up to Saratoga, where my horse naturally won. ---
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/7 "2006-01-13T16:15:39Z")
I have the most lovely apricot scarf which I wear whilst strategically dipping the side of my hat below one eye. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/8 "2006-01-13T16:25:38Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > I bet you think this thread is about you, don’t you? Don’t you? If it’s not, it should be! ---
**Author:** ![Seren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Seren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seren)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/9 "2006-01-13T16:29:35Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > I hope you’re joking, because that would be _really_ frightening! It’s “clou **d** s in my coffee” It’s really not clowns? Suddenly the song just isn’t as fun… ---
**Author:** ![Tevildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Tevildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tevildo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/10 "2006-01-13T16:35:20Z")
- sips his Napoleon brandy, but never gets his lips wet. No he doesn’t. \* ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/11 "2006-01-13T16:37:10Z")
> [@Seren](#): > > It’s really not clowns? Suddenly the song just isn’t as fun… Quick, won’t somebody “Send in the Clowns” we need to cheer Seren up. **Hal** : Was their hat strategically dipped below one eye? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/12 "2006-01-13T16:41:28Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > I bet you think this thread is about you, don’t you? Don’t you? Are you suggesting that it’s not? Clowns in the coffee? Eek! ---
**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:** [January 13, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/13 "2006-01-13T16:41:48Z")
I wonder if Warren Beatty will post here. Or Mick Jagger. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/14 "2006-01-13T16:42:02Z")
I wasn’t sure, but I took the bait to see if my name had come up yet. I see I was punked. Does anybody but Warren Beatty have a claim to Carly’s mystery guest? I know somebody bought the secret but must keep the secret. Who else was in the running? Mick Jagger, Jose Canseco, Merv Griffin and Joe Namath are the only ones I can recall being considered. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/15 "2006-01-13T16:47:16Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I wasn’t sure, but I took the bait to see if my name had come up yet. I see I was punked. > > Does anybody but Warren Beatty have a claim to Carly’s mystery guest? I know somebody bought the secret but must keep the secret. Who else was in the running? Mick Jagger, Jose Canseco, Merv Griffin and Joe Namath are the only ones I can recall being considered. I think James Taylor is a contender as well, if memory serves. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/16 "2006-01-13T16:48:41Z")
> [@honeydewgrrl](#): > > I think James Taylor is a contender as well, if memory serves. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![kaiwik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaiwik/32/3978_2.png) [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/17 "2006-01-13T16:50:42Z")
It’s the guy who walks into parties like he was walking onto a yacht, and he keeps an eye on the miror. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/18 "2006-01-13T16:57:55Z")
I think this is an Urban Legend just as in “Ode To Billy Joe” about something being thrown off the Tallahachee Bridge. If I might hazard a guess I think the song might be about **Frank Sinatra**. The song fits him better than anyone else: Lear Jet (yes he did own one), race horses, underworld spies, etc. Plus he did like younger women. (Mia Farrow for example). Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/19 "2006-01-13T16:58:52Z")
You said we made such a pretty pair! You said you would never leave!! :wally ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830/20 "2006-01-13T17:08:52Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > I think this is an Urban Legend just as in “Ode To Billy Joe” about something being thrown off the Tallahachee Bridge. > …snip… Don’t you mean Ode to Bill Joel? 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain/339830.md?page=2)