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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 02:09 AM
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Name someone who succeeded....
in spite of his/her name.

I go with Cloris Leachman:






who is, by the way, a very pretty woman.
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alphafemale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 02:14 AM
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1. Right off hand. Worst name ever. Dick Trickle.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 07:59 AM
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2. I got a case of
the dick trickle back in college but the student health center cleared it right up.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:00 AM
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3. Dick Butkus
:shrug:
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:16 AM
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4. Andy Dick
Although I'm not sure I would call him "successful," but his name hasn't seemed to hinder whatever success he has had.

And I totally agree on Cloris Leachman, she's absolutely beautiful.

Frau Blucher!
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:20 AM
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5.  Engelbert Humperdinck (n/t)
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:23 AM
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6. Oddly enough
that was his stage name. He chose to work under that name. his real name is Arnold Dorsey, so some might say stage name was an improvement.

He named himself after a German composer from the 19th Century.
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:29 AM
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7. Learn something new everyday...
I feel shmarter already.

:silly:
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:36 AM
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8. another fun fact
Cloris Leachman used to be Sharon Stone's mother-in-law.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:38 AM
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9. Schwarzenegger.
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dropkickpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:51 AM
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10. I love her!
She is so consistently funny, I wish she were better recognized for her work.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 08:56 AM
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11. I adore her...
but she DOES have an Oscar and 8 Emmys, so I'd say she's been recognized.
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dropkickpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 10:28 AM
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14. But so many pople on the street go
Huh? When you mention her name. I think she is far and away one of the BEST comedic actresses out there, but people don't seem to recognize her name. She needs to have her name in big giant flashing letters in the opening credits of everything she does!!
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 10:34 AM
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16. I know what you mean
every other Thursday, I go downtown and approach strangers and yell "CLORIS LEACHMAN!!!".

They always disrespect me.
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dropkickpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 10:55 AM
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18. EXACTLY!!
You SO get where I am coming from on this.
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Courtesy Flush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 09:02 AM
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12. Carrot Top
:rofl:
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 09:04 AM
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13. Dick Van Dyke
mikey_the_rat
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 10:30 AM
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15. Peter O'Toole
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 10:44 AM
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17. Robert Plant
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slj0101 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 10:56 AM
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19. Minnie Driver.
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 11:02 AM
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20. Michael Gross
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sammythecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 12:37 PM
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21. Sting
I can't imagine seriously addressing someone as "Sting".
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 12:54 PM
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23. Gordon Sumner just doesn't fit him though.
"Mr. Sting, Mr. Sting! Wakey-wakey!"
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sammythecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 01:09 PM
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26. Funny you should say that
Edited on Tue Mar-27-07 01:10 PM by sammythecat
Maybe because it's his real name, but, for me, Gordon Sumner seems to fit him. Although it would also be a good fit for someone with a more imposing physical presence. :) Someone like Fred Thompson could play a Gordon Sumner.
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 01:28 PM
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28. That is his real name. He just doesn't look like a Gordon to me.
I can't think of what name does fit him, but it's not Gordon.
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Joe Fields Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 12:46 PM
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22. Homer Simpson
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idgiehkt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 12:55 PM
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24. Mandy Pantinkin
Only man named "Mandy" that I ever heard of...wonder how he even made it out of grade school.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 12:58 PM
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25. Jack Mehoffer
He had his email read on The Factor.
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KiraBS Donating Member (195 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 01:25 PM
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27. Dick Van Dyke
N/t
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formerrepuke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-27-07 01:38 PM
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29. Stockard Channing... sounds like a defunct automobile company.
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