Comments on: He Said She Said: Is Rudy Ruettiger an athlete beginning with R?

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:30:26 +0000

So I join this debate almost a year to the day later. I have less problems with the Donkey and the dual points for “R” than his inference that Ruettiger was a “wannabe”. More guts, more determination, and more willpower than fifty thousand overweight genetic mutants (or maybe steroid suckers) that call themselves athletes, drink themselves silly, and think the world owes them a living because they can carry a leather bag of air.

By: Philip

Philip — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:35:00 +0000

Oh, btw an article of clothing starting with “R” Royal Robe! Do I get two points?

By: Karen Rich

Karen Rich — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:33:00 +0000

The Wife was robbed. If you have played for Notre Dame football you’re an athlete. And if he introduces himself as Rudy I say that’s his name. And for some reason I think that if the donkey was the one who thought of Rudy Ruettiger this wouldn’t even be a debate.

By: Karlmalone

Karlmalone — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:07:00 +0000

I think you should go by Clarky Clark because it has a nice ring to it. I would like two points for using it in the game but I am not sure what the category would be…

By: Karlmalone

Karlmalone — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:11:00 +0000

0 points.

1. Rudy was not an athlete. He was in for 10 seconds of 1 game because he was pitied. Simply aspiring to be an athlete does not make one so. Otherwise you could have written down any human who has ever engaged in a pickup game of basketball.

2. Even if you then agreed that any human to participate in an athletic event is an athlete then the points would only equal 1, for Reuttiger. Using nicknames is double dipping and should not be allowed in conventional scattegories matches. What if I was to say "Rowdy Roddy Piper?" Do I get two points? I wouldn't expect it. Nicknames are made up.

Still I wouldn't call him an athlete so the point is moot.

ZERO points.

By: The Donkey

The Donkey — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:27:00 +0000

I think Marky Mark is different because that was a band name. I would give that 2 points. However, I don’t know if people actually called him Marky. I know they don’t these days. I would actually give Rudy Ruettiger 2 points if the category was motivational speaker because he has been going by this name since the making of the movie. Way to capitalize on a stupid name.

By: phil

phil — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:05:00 +0000

better mindless than hairless

By: Lord Baldemort

Lord Baldemort — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:47:00 +0000

I also hate when mindless minions fall subject to the Donkey’s powers. Rudy was an athlete, not a very good one, but still an athlete. Give the points. But why stop at two? In a seperate game I also put Rudy as my ‘R’ athlete. Yep, I’ll never forget the time good ol’ Rudy Rudes Rude Rud Rudester Rudski Rudimantary Rudalski Ruettiger hepled me win the round with an amazing 9 points for answer.

By: phil

phil — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:16:00 +0000

Oh boy!!!! This is crazy the examples people are coming up with are not relateable. Marky Mark was an officially licensed name. Mitt and Bill are some generally accepted versions of the person’s first name. Rudy was a shortened version of his last name. So putting Rudy Rutteger is using the a different version of the same name twice. If his first name had been Rudolf and his last name Rutteger then you could use Rudy Rutteger and get double points. The donkey is 100% correct wife should have received 1 point, but she got greedy. since there were manyof us, myself and my brothers were often referred to by some form of our last name. i would never try and make a claim that since one of my common nicknames was a form of my last name it was seperate from my last name.

By: Philly B.

Philly B. — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:12:00 +0000

If he got to play on ND’s football team – then he’s an athlete…especially if they made a movie about him. So certainly he warrants the athlete tag. Obviously, his last name starts with an “R”, so there’s no argument about giving at least 1 point. And since he went by Rudy his whole life – you’ve got to go 2 points there. If the movie was called “Frank” and he only occasionally went by Rudy, then I could see where you would have an argument. Would you tell Mitt Romney that his name isn’t Mitt? I would tell him that he’s completely full of it, but that’s another story. 2 points, Wife. Congrats!