Let’s play a game called Who The Hell Am I? In this game, you get 10 clues to guess the name of a famous person. These clues are numbered countdown-style, 10 to 1, with the first clue numbered 10. Your score is determined by the highest numbered clue that evokes the correct answer.
At the end of the list you can click a link for the answer. However this link is numbered zero, so if you haven’t figured out the answer by the time you click it, you get no points. For as they say, cheaters never prosper.
And by the way, No Googling!
Note: The final clue provides the real name. But your task is to guess the name for which this person was commonly known.
10: I’m celebrating my 140th birthday next Wednesday, January 29th. Please send your cards and gifts (preferably cash) to Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
9: I was called a great actor by my confreres, yet none of the bastards ever nominated me for an Oscar.
8: My wife’s name was Harriet. We separated after 7 years of bad luck, but never divorced. When I died, we had been married for 46 years.
7: I’ve written screenplays under the pseudonyms Charles Bogle, Otis Criblecoblis, and Mahatma Kane Jeeves.
6: I died of cirrhosis of the liver on Christmas Day, 1946. I always hated Christmas.
5: I spent the last 13 years of my life dallying with a young actress named Carlotta Monti.
4: I was a world class juggler, and could juggle most everything, including as many as six tennis balls at a time. But sadly, I could never juggle my income taxes.
3: I’m reputed to hate dogs and children. But that’s not true. If broiled and seasoned properly, they are delicious.
2: I was once engaged in a running feud with a wooden puppet named Charlie. It gives me slivers every time I remember it.
1: I have a hypocoristic stage name. My birth name is William Claude Dukenfield.
0: For the correct answer, click this link.
Categories: Biography
Nothing rings a bell, as I have never known anything about actors. And as expected, even when I clicked on the link, I’d still not heard of them. But he sounds like an interesting character, and this is a fun post.
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Thanks. So you never heard of W.C. Fields? Damn, this post is aging me.
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Well, I’ve also not heard of most famous actors making films today.
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I take it you’re no fan of the silver screen.
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I got one point! LOL! Good idea! I didn’t know much about him before, but this was entertaining. 🙂
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Well congratulations. At least you’ve heard of him. So far, I think you’re the winner of this contest.
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I feel so proud!
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But what do you get for winning?!
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Good point!! Yes, what is fhe prize? A signed blank check would be fine. I am not picky!
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The day’s not over, you greedy one. Someone might top you yet. You’re only at half a point.
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I feel confident! 🙂
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Well you could be right…but I know 2 people that probably won’t beat me…Jason said he is just a “half wit” on my blog today, so he probably won’t get it and Colin …. Nah!
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Colin is from England. And I think the day is over now, in England. So I am declaring you the winner. Your prize will be awarded tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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Ummm….I am happy to be the winner but…perhaps feeling a tad wary about staying tuned for my “prize”. No need to make a big deal about it, really! 🙂
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You got far more points than anybody else. I think this is cause for a grand celebration.
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Oooh gosh! Yeah, that wary feeling has just grown bigger now Frank…I mean Tippy!
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Think nothing of it. All will goo weeslll.
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…mmm…!!
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Its a conspiracy of the 3 stooges isn’t it, that’s why the other 2 stooges didn’t guess! Ha Ha ! Just make sure the prize isn’t a can of Spam, ok!
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Oh. Well. Alright. Hmm, I wonder what else is in my cupboard?
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I don’t need anything in your cupboard, really! Just a blank check from your checkbook! 😝
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Bad news. I checked my cupboard, but couldn’t find any blank checks.
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Dang! Well guess there is no prize than, so sad! Perhaps you should look in your checkbook!
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My wife hides it from me.
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That sounds like a perfect idea!
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Great minds do think alike!
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We are great minds aren’t we?!
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Totally!!🙂
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Hope Tippy can handle that.
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It may be a challenge for him!
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It’s okay. I haven’t eaten breakfast yet.
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He may not even believe it.
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I think you’re right.
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That’s okay we’ll make a believer out of you yet..
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Yes, great self-delusional minds.
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No not delusional. Just great.
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Yeah, yeah. Keep telling yourself that.
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Okay!
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I do, all the time! 🙂
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As long as the check is signed, “Cranky Pants”.
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Well it could be since it’s not my real name.
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How about an emoticon trophy?
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I like the signed blank check idea!
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You would.
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I really would.
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I have a confession to make though…..I may have accidentally seen your comment about W.C.Fields ummm….before I took the quiz! BUT I do think I would have got it when reading the Number 1 fact. Really! 🙂
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Sigh. Well I’m going to have to dock you of your point. But I’ll add back a half point for your honesty.
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So that still makes me a winner. 🙂
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So far.
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I had to go to zero. But now I know.
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At least now you don’t have to toss and turn in bed, wondering about the correct answer.
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Close call. You saved the day on that one!
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