publication date: Thursday, March 31, 2011 (part of Spring 2011)

category: Controversy

clue: famous baseball players aren't living on the street offering to pronounce things

explanation: Homeless radio announcer Williams became an online sensation in 2011, not to be confused with athlete Ted Williams. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Ryan Dunn, and Jon Berry

The Other Guys: Even in the age of blogs and reality shows, we still can't all be famous. These five people have done their best, but they'll never outshine their better-known namesakes.

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