What Do The Following Celebrities Have In Common?

[arwalden]

Woody Allen
Clive Barker
Dave Barry
Ingmar Bergman
Marlon Brando
George Carlin
John Carpenter
David Cross
Micky Dolenz
Amanda Donohoe
Patrick Duffy
Dean Edell
Harvey Fierstein
Larry Flynt
Jodie Foster
Janeane Garofalo
Bill Gates
Bob Geldof
Spalding Gray
Seth Green
Rachel Griffiths
Katharine Hepburn
Penn Jillette
Angelina Jolie
Paul Kurtz
John Malkovich
Barry Manilow
Sir Ian McKellen
Butterfly McQueen
Arthur Miller
Desmond Morris
Randy Newman
Jack Nicholson
Gary Numan
Paula Poundstone
Vladimir Pozner
Ted Rall
James Randi
Ron Reagan Jr.
Christopher Reeve
Salman Rushdie
Howard Stern
Julia Sweeney
Matthew Sweet
Raymond Teller
Studs Terkel
Linus Torvalds
Ted Turner
Gore Vidal
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Steve Wozniak

[terrya]

1. They're in alphabetical order!

No?

[arwalden]

3. Sometimes I Wonder About You.

:-)

[terrya]

4. Sometimes I wonder about me, also.

:-)

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

2. Are they somehow associated with

Kevin Bacon?

I am guessing they are Democrat celebs

DBDB

[arwalden]

5. No... But That's A Good Guess

However, I'm certain that somewhere along the line most of them could be connected (6-removed) to Kevin Bacon.

[eSTIV]

7. OCD ??

All have OCD??

[arwalden]

9. It's Possible That Some Of Them Do...

... but I have no evidence that suggests that they ALL do.

[saltpoint]

6. These people ARE --

-- the Trilateral Commission!

[arwalden]

8. Clever answer... but incorrect.

:-)

[terrya]

10. A lot of these people have appeared on the stage.

Or been involved in a stage production.

I'm trying to redeem myself from that stupid first answer, Allen. :-)

This is tough.

[arwalden]

15. Nope... their celebrity status has little (if anything) to do with

the one thing that they all have in common.

(I thought your first answer was damned clever.)

[terrya]

23. I'm going to go with another potentially stupid guess....

They don't share the same birthday, do they?

That's the ONLY other thing I can think of. :-)

[arwalden]

28. Good Answer... I Would Have Never Thought Of That

but it's still wrong.

[redqueen]

11. I dunno...

what?

[drdon326]

12. All have published books?

.

[arwalden]

16. It has nothing to do with their occupations... but that's a good guess.

[Mika]

13. They put their pants on..

.. one leg at a time? :shrug:

[JVS]

14. They were all charged with sex-crimes

[arwalden]

22. No.. The Thing They Have In Common Isn't A Crime...

...although some folks might like to make it a crime.

[Beware the Beast Man]

17. They've never been in my kitchen

:shrug:

[Richardo]

24. BBM took my Cliff Claven answer...

:(

[JVS]

18. Scientology?

[JVS]

19. Residents of the USA

[Midlodemocrat]

20. Not one of them knows me personally!!!!

...and I must say, it is their loss.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

21. All of 'em are atheists

or were

[arwalden]

25. ****** And WE HAVE A WINNER! ******

Yes... They are all atheists. Congratulations!!!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

29. I'd like to thank Al Hedges.

Thanks Al

[terrya]

32. WHAT???!!! You had help????

And here I was coming up with idiotic suggestions...

:-)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

40. No - I just wanted to thank him.

He's the bestest

[redqueen]

31. Is Raymond Teller the "Teller" from Penn & Teller?

I never knew his first name.

[arwalden]

Yes, that is he.

[redqueen]

35. Ooooooh, neat!

I feel like I'm part of a secret club, now. :)

[SOteric]

37. Erm... Correction:

I'm pretty sure Marlon Brando is no longer an Athiest. :hi:

[arwalden]

41. Ya Nut! --- I also forgot to add Marion Lorne ('Aunt Clara')

:hi:

... she's no longer an atheist... and neither is Butterfly McQueen.

[thom1102]

53. Nor Chris Reeves or Spalding Grey...

If we are going to be picky, but I, for one would NEVER be picky, God no.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

42. Its my personal belief that all the dead ones are no longer atheists - see

I believe in God. And I believe they do to now.

[demosincebirth]

50. Very True!

[SOteric]

58. I'd agree, Mr. CST, and yet, perfectly...

Either they're just deceased atheists, and they're correct; or they've met their maker and revised their opinions. Either way, they're no longer Atheists.

[terrya]

44. Neither is Katharine Hepburn, for that matter.

:-)

[gollygee]

26. Are they all left-handed?

:shrug:

[gollygee]

27. Oooh if I'd been a little slower I'd have seen the right answer first

:)

[Phillycat]

30. Christopher Reeve surprises me.

[arwalden]

33. Why Would That Surprise You?

Reeve was in Minneapolis October 27, 1996 speaking at the Courage Center, a support organization for the disabled.

According to David Peterson's story in the October 29 Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the following exchange took place:

Q: Do you believe in the Lord?

A: Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.

Peterson writes the audience responded with "Huge applause for a moment that was typical for its simplicity and candor."

[Phillycat]

36. Is this statement the basis for his being included on the list?

Because this statement, stand alone, is not enough to conclude he is an athiest. He might believe in Buddha, or a goddess figure.

[arwalden]

38. Of course anyone could take anything to the extremes...

... for example, he also didn't say that he didn't belive in the tooth fairy or invisible unicorns.

He was asked a direct question and he gave a direct answer. His open nature and honesty leads me to conclude that if he did believe in some OTHER deity, he would have used that opportunity to let it be known.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

39. self delete

[Phillycat]

43. I don't think believing in Buddha is comparable to believing in the

tooth fairy.

He gave an answer about the Lord. If I had been asked a question about "the Lord", which I associate with a Christian deity, I would have said no. However, I am not an athiest. I don't think I'm taking anything to extremes, I was just asking a question.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

45. Proof that flame wars can happen anywhere

[arwalden]

46. Point Taken.

Even if I overstated my case, I'm guessing (hoping) that you (probably) understood the point I was trying to make too.

[Phillycat]

47. I do, and you may be right.

Too bad we'll never get to ask him. He was a terrific man, regardless of his religious status. :(

[terrya]

34. I'm not a bit surprised that Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak are.

I imagine a lot of techinical people are athiests.

[Deja Q]

48. They all had sex with children?

:shrug:

[ghostsofgiants]

49. http://www.celebatheists.com/

http://www.celebatheists.com/

[thom1102]

55. Bet the Rapture Right would be surprised to see Lance Armstrong..

on the "Ambiguous" list

[CO Liberal]

51. And What Do THESE People Have in Common??

Adolf Hitler
Jeffrey Daumer
Timothy McVeigh
Reggie White

They're all dead Christians.

Food for thought.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

52. What are you getting at with that?

[CO Liberal]

56. There are Good and Bad in All Groups of People

Good and bad athiests, good and bad Christians.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

57. gotcha

just checkin'

[jonnyblitz]

54. LMFAO

uh oh. :)