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What do the following people have in common?

Bing Crosby
Harlan Sanders
Mae West
Muhammad Ali
Pope John Paul II

 

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Somebody claiming to be Jim Ward <tomcatpolka@NyOaShPoAoM.com> wrote in
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> What do the following people have in common?
>
> Bing Crosby
> Harlan Sanders
> Mae West
> Muhammad Ali
> Pope John Paul II
>

They've all had foods/drinks named after them?

The Bing cherry, Col. Sander's secret recipe, the Mae West alcoholic
drink, and two others.

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Jim Ward writes:
> What do the following people have in common?
>
> Bing Crosby
> Harlan Sanders
> Mae West
> Muhammad Ali
> Pope John Paul II

Well, if "Harlan" is a mistake for "Harland", then none of those is
the name they were born with. However, I don't think a spelling
error quite fits in with the rest. Sanders was also famously known
by the title Colonel when he wasn't really a colonel, but it was a
legitimate honorary title, so I guess we're going after something
else altogether.
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 04:44:21 -0000, msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:

>Well, if "Harlan" is a mistake for "Harland", then none of those is
>the name they were born with. However, I don't think a spelling
>error quite fits in with the rest. Sanders was also famously known
>by the title Colonel when he wasn't really a colonel, but it was a
>legitimate honorary title, so I guess we're going after something
>else altogether.

Sorry about the typo ... Harlan Sanders got more Google hits than
Harland Sanders! You were on the right track - they all were honorary
Kentucky Colonels.

 

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Ted Schuerzinger schrieb:
> Somebody claiming to be Jim Ward <tomcatpolka@NyOaShPoAoM.com> wrote in
> > What do the following people have in common?
> >
> > Bing Crosby
> > Harlan Sanders
> > Mae West
> > Muhammad Ali
> > Pope John Paul II
>
> They've all had foods/drinks named after them?
>
> The Bing cherry, Col. Sander's secret recipe, the Mae West alcoholic
> drink, and two others.

Muhammed Ali -> knockout drops? 😉

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Mark Brader:
> > Sanders was also famously known
> > by the title Colonel when he wasn't really a colonel, but it was a
> > legitimate honorary title, so I guess we're going after something
> > else altogether.

Jim Ward:
> You were on the right track - they all were honorary Kentucky Colonels.

No I wasn't! It never occurred to me that any of the others might be.
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