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The third entry under "Real Life Nicknames" seems to be more of an advertisement than a valid entry: "There is a sandwich shop in Fort Collins, Colorado, just outside the campus of Colorado State University named "Eliot's Mess" in his honor. www.eliotsmess.com" The entry has been removed. The original entry was posted as followed: *There is a sandwich shop in Fort Collins, Colorado, just outside the campus of Colorado State University named "Eliot's Mess" in his honor. www.eliotsmess.com. Destrolennox (talk) 06:48, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

is it not ironic that there is a beer now named after a man who worked so hard to maintain prohibition?

Response from DD90: I suppose it's ironic, but not as much so as you think. Ness was not against drinking, only for upholding the law, so once the prohibition ended he had no trouble having a drink named after him. In fact he was in a drunken car accident not many years later.

Is his first name spelled Eliot or Elliott?

Eliot with one "l" and one "t."

Rumour has it that Ness committed suicide, which contradicts the heart attack portion of this entry. Uncorroborated at this time, but possible sources include several books on Capone as well as a Ness biography. Has anyone else heard this theory?

No, I never heard of that. I don't think Eliot Ness committed suicide. One year before Eliot's death, his doctor was concerned about a slight heart murmur. Maybe you confuse it with FBI ace Melvin Purvis, he killed himself with a pearl-handled Colt .45 in 1960.

Elliott Ness is also a rapper or something: www.enessonline.com - 149.152.23.23 20:14, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

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Contents 1 Parodies 2 Norway? 3 I'm untouchable like Eliot Ness... 4 Vandalism 5 Bad Ass 6 WikiProject class rating 7 Eliot P. Ness? 8 loook

[edit] Parodies

What about the Bugs Bunny parody, Elegant Mess? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.5.145.74 (talk) 17:53, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Norway?

I added the bio and LE project tags, but also removed the WikiProject Norway tag. Nothing I saw in the article hints at a Norway connection. If there is one, feel free to restore the tag, but maybe incorporate something into the article as well. Bobanny 00:18, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

From the article: "Ness was born in Chicago, the youngest of five, to Norwegian bakers Peter and Emma Ness." But that might still not merit a Norway-project tag. What do you think? It was added because the article is in the category Norwegian-Americans. That category holds Norwegians who moved to (or stayed a long time in) the US and US-born people with Norwegian roots.Inge 13:28, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I'm untouchable like Eliot Ness...

I just think it's funny how many musicians think they were the first to think of that line.The Manchurian Candidate 05:44, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

I think this page had suffered some vandalism

The second topic says (PIGS) which I think is wrong, I dont know what is the correct title I think someone has to go back in the page history to find out

Salam

[edit] Bad Ass

I like this entry: Great Lakes Brewing Company makes a beer in his honor, 'The Eliot Ness', because he is a bad ass.

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 11:27, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eliot P. Ness?

What is the meaning of the initial P.? Ness' father's name was Peter Ness, but I never heard that Eliot Ness had a second name. I think it's wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.64.56.113 (talk) 10:23, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

someone put it in as a joke, P.ness, sounds the same as the word for a male persons private part, we should have it removed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.201.62.36 (talk) 13:41, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] loook

this is awesome —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.62.86.36 (talk) 14:40, 6 February 2008 (UTC)