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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Mar 4, 2023 18:41:01 GMT -5
Like how Jimmy Hoffa was the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Some people probably here don’t know who he is, but for those who do can you name any other folks who had that position?
It’s true Jimmy Hoffa is mostly known by people my age or younger just because he went missing. But according to The Irishman (2019) he was way more famous at the time he went missing and that’s good enough for me.
I wish I had a contemporary example but the closest one I can think of is C. Everett Koop. If you ask most people to name a US surgeon general they’ll probably either name C. Everett Koop or be unable to name one.
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Post by Spider2024 on Mar 4, 2023 19:11:14 GMT -5
Jerry Springer being mayor of Cincinnati still amazes me. It wouldn't be surprising to see a former mayor go on to achieve higher success in political office, but to see a mayor succeed in daytime talk?
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 4, 2023 19:14:59 GMT -5
Took me a bit to get what you’re asking, but I caught on.
I’ll select Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Former Secretary-General of the United Nations
I just know him because his name was something of a Letterman punchline.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Mar 4, 2023 19:36:27 GMT -5
Even before the war, Volodymyr Zelensky was definitely the best known President of Ukraine, due to his unusual career before holding the office, and then for... Other reasons while he did...
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 4, 2023 20:05:02 GMT -5
OJ Simpson played for the Bills, even as a non-football fan, I know that was a dubious distinction before he became famous for probably but legally not murdering people.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Mar 4, 2023 21:14:16 GMT -5
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was a professional wrestler before becoming an actor
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Post by ace on Mar 4, 2023 21:17:29 GMT -5
I wish I had a contemporary example but the closest one I can think of is C. Everett Koop. If you ask most people to name a US surgeon general they’ll probably either name C. Everett Koop or be unable to name one. Joycelyn Elders is weeping somewhere |
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Post by ace on Mar 4, 2023 21:17:29 GMT -5
Double post
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Monica Lewinsky was an intern
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2023 21:22:42 GMT -5
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Mar 4, 2023 21:41:07 GMT -5
I wish I had a contemporary example but the closest one I can think of is C. Everett Koop. If you ask most people to name a US surgeon general they’ll probably either name C. Everett Koop or be unable to name one. Joycelyn Elders is weeping somewhere I wouldn’t be surprised if she was the number 2 most recognizable given her being the fist African-American to serve in the role (not only African-American woman). But honestly I had to look her up to know that. I’m sure at some point in my life her name has come up but I blanked on it. I remembered C. Everett Koop just because I listened to a podcast about the AIDs virus recently. The host mentioned he was the only surgeon general he could picture and I had to agree. It helps that he has a resemblance to a certain Kentucky colonel. |
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Post by ace on Mar 4, 2023 21:48:58 GMT -5
Those are the only two I know.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Mar 4, 2023 22:06:19 GMT -5
So, let's see if I understand: (person) who is famous (or infamous) for (A) was also (B)... right?  Marjoe Gortner, actor who appeared in movies and TV shows through the 70s and 80s, like "Earthquake" and "StarCrash", lots of credits, recognizable guy. Before becoming an actor, Marjoe was also America's youngest ordained minister. He was 4. |
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Post by bob on Mar 4, 2023 22:15:42 GMT -5
while most people first knew about OJ Simpson due to being football player, my introduction to the man was The Naked Gun movies
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Post by Milkman Norm on Mar 4, 2023 22:43:11 GMT -5
Shirley Temple went from being one of the biggest stars of the 1930s to a US Ambassador and failed Congressional Candidate in the 1960s.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Mar 5, 2023 4:28:40 GMT -5
There is a local sitting politician near me. He serves a small Victorian district on the Mornington Peninsula.
His name is Paul Mercurio and was once the lead in a Baz Luhrmann movie “Strictly Ballroom’
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Mar 5, 2023 7:46:50 GMT -5
Steve Buscemi was a firefighter in the 80s, got famous in the 90s then returned to duty in New York after 9/11 when they needed all the help they could get, snd protested firehouse closures through the 2000s.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Mar 6, 2023 9:44:49 GMT -5
A lot of people have heard of Alan Greenspan at least once, but how many other Chairmen of the Federal Reserve would they know by name?
Hell, how many could name the current one without Googling it?
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Post by salz4life on Mar 6, 2023 10:52:21 GMT -5
Even rich guys want discounts on their fancy electronics! I can relate (at least to wanting discounts)... LOL |
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Mar 6, 2023 11:00:22 GMT -5
Even rich guys want discounts on their fancy electronics! I can relate (at least to wanting discounts)... LOL It’s part of how the rich stay rich. Some of the wealthiest people I’ve met have also been the cheapest. |
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Mar 7, 2023 18:07:07 GMT -5
Willard Scott was the first person to ever portray Ronald McDonald.
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