Pop culture quiz. What do these guys have in common?

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[itsmesgd]

1. they are all ugly dudes? Janis too

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2. Uh, no...

moving right along...

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12. Although I'll add...

that physical appearance has a lot to do with the connection, especially person's #3 and #5.

[dysfunctional press]

3. deceased?

nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Nope. The first one's still alive.

But there's a deeper more pop culturally significant connection among them. It's very specific to those five.

OK, maybe it's not "significant" but it's amusing.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. They all have a "j" or a "j"-sound in their name

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. No.

Although clues can be found by identifying their names.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. All did heroin

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8. Probably.

But no.

[itsmesgd]

9. who the bloody hell are the last two guys?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. That could be a give away clue.

The first three are popular musicians from the sixties and seventies.

The fourth is a famous jazz saxophonist.

The fifth is a film actor.

Will give names in a bit if nobody can identify them.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. OK, since nobody's guessing...

The fourth is John Sims, the fifth is Robert Strauss.

[TheBaldyMan]

15. all had the same surname as composers?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Nope.

Although names are important clues with #1, #2, #4, and #5.

There's a name involved with #3, but it's not "George Harrison." It's George Harrison in the picture, yeah, but that's not the name involved with the clue. If you can picture that.

[TheBaldyMan]

23. Streetnames or district names?

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24. Nicknames and song names.

[TheBaldyMan]

27. my brain just exploded

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

28. Alright, first, identify the five people pictured.

Including their nicknames.

If they haven't got nicknames, think of famous names associated with their work.

[TheBaldyMan]

31. Dr. John, The Voice, Fab Fourth, dunno, Bluto

my head exploded again :shrug:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

33. Alright, nicknames aren't important for all of them.

#1 and #4 definitely. Not #2 at all. Song name and character for #3. And Notmypresident's got #5 in the bag.

[TheBaldyMan]

37. Statler,Waldorf,Ms. Piggy, Fozzie and Bunsen Honeydew

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38. Nope.

But you're damn close.

[TheBaldyMan]

39. can't get the middle one - dangnabbit muppets

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40. Shall I go ahead an answer?

The band name will suffice.

[TheBaldyMan]

46. ok

I would have said Scooter for the middle one but I think that's wrong.

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47. Somebody got it.

Below.

[ForrestGump]

13. The middle three have in common,

with me, that they don't know who the dudes at top and bottom are.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. The guy on top...

Is Malcolm "Dr. John" Rebbenack. Popular singer/songwriter/pianist, did some work with Carly Simon, James Taylor, The Band, etc. Also wrote the jingle for "Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits" commercial. Was involved with a Katrina relief charity in 2005, playing "Walking to New Orleans" with Fats Domino.

The guy on bottom is Robert Strauss. Arguably best known for a small but colorful role in Stalag 17, the comedy about a nazi prison camp.

[Tikki]

14. They all either were born or died or....

did something significant on the 19th?



Tikki

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Nope.

[bigwillq]

19. They were all at Woodstock?

:shrug:

I got nuthin.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. Nope.

Unless they were in the audience.

Nor was the connection that I'm looking for at woodstock. Neither in the audience, nor on stage.

[bigwillq]

21. They're all human?

:shrug:

That has to be it! :P

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. The last one's humanity is questionable.

And especially his connection to the final answer.

That's not a slur on Strauss. That's an important clue.

[Tikki]

25. They all have some kind of physical feature...

in common. Like ahh..

false teeth
scoliosis
extra toe
chicken breast
arms longer than legs
lisp
red beard or arm pit hair
deviated septum
extra nipple

Tikki

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

26. Inadvertantly...

your first guess is a very important clue.

[CBGLuthier]

29. Isn't the last guy

Robert Strauss>

Character actor mostly famous for playing animal in Stalag 17?

And 3 looks like George Harrison in his heavy beard days.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

30. Yes, indeed.

Eh, you're getting warm, Doc!

[darkstar]

32. Fact: They all met Elvis

Ok. Maybe more like a wild guess....

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35. No.

And neither did the final connection. Although he was still around when they formed, they never made an appearance together.

Although that would have been a heck of a show.

[Tikki]

34. Muppets?

Tikki

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36. You're burning up, Tikki.

[Aristus]

42. They inspired Doctor Teeth and the Electric Mayhem?

:shrug:

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44. Ding Ding Ding Ding!

Starting from the upper left going clockwise, we have...

Janice, female vocalist
Dr. Teeth, jazz piano
Animal, drummer/womanizer
Zoot, jazz saxophone
and Sgt. Floyd Pepper, lead guitar

[hippywife]

43. They are all parodied

in the Muppets Rock Band. Can't think of the actual name of it right now.

On edit: Dr. Teeth and the Electic Mayhem:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Teeth_and_The_Electric_Mayhem

[Tikki]

45. They all have muppet characters based on them:

Dr Teeth
Janice
Sgt Floyd Pepper
Zoot Sims
Animal



Tikki

[darkstar]

41. They all sat in w/ The Band at some point

and played the muppets theme??