Omar Epps

What I do to relax are crossword puzzles. I do at least one a day, usually in the morning when my brain is fresh, and sometimes up to four. This averages out to, let’s say, 50 a month.

And at least once a month, one of the answers is Omar Epps.

I find this odd. Don’t get me wrong, I am an Omar Epps fan. I especially love him in the medical drama House, but why do I see again and again Omar Epps, but never Hugh Laurie?

Another name I encounter a lot in crosswords is Bobby Orr. If you don’t know, Bobby Orr is a Boston Bruins hockey great.

Why Epps and Orr?

Another name I see alot is Leno.

I’m detecting a pattern: short names, usually with repeating letters. Could this be the reason I never see Hugh Laurie, Johnny Carson, and Wayne Gretzky?

I don’t know if Omar Epps is his real name or his acting name, but I’m thinking if you wanna go into show business, you would do well to pick a name conducive to crossword puzzles. I had never heard of Omar Epps before crossword puzzles and actually looked him up because of crossword puzzles. I even checked out his work because of crossword puzzles, and now here I am a fan of Omar Epps, because of crossword puzzles.

Hell of a thing.