Nicest person in MFW?

On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:16:01 -0600, Hobbes <khobman800.DeleteThis@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>In article <v1Gdh.8201$1s6.4991@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> "David Cohen" <sammiesdad.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> "Hobbes" <khobman800.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote
>> > "geek_girl" <sarah.brilliant.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Pete wrote:
>> >> > This is going to be extremely difficult, since most of you guys are so
>> >> > nice
>> >> > and pleasant to talk to.
>> >> >
>> >> > But who is the nicest, warmest person in MFW?
>> >>
>> >> I can't decide between Cohen and Hobman. They're both very pleasant,
>> >> although in different ways. And I readily admit that my opinion of
>> >> Cohen may be biased. Cold margaritas can make a person seem warmer.
>> >
>> > [mental note to myself - re: SJ and cold margaritas...]
>>
>> Bring the high limit credit card. The girl can hold her liquor!
>>
>> She must be part Canadiarianite.
>>
>
>Bad news. If I drink a pint for her cold margarita I'm under the table
>before her.
>
>Erm. Which is okay if she is wearing a skirt and...
>
>Oh. Wait. I'm too nice to go there.
>
>:^)
Dammit! There's a Canadian here?

As I was reading through this I was composing the post in which I
state I should win as I'm from the Midwest United States and how
'nice' is the one thing we've got going for us.

I'd almost worked out how I should be picked over John Williams --
we're both Ohioans -- when I came to the Canadian.

I can't compete. None of us can.

Some of the Brits might come close, after Midwesterners, but they can
go either way. They're either all proper, distinguished and helpful
(Mr. French from Family Affair, Jeeves from Ask Jeeves, Jean Luc
Picard) or they're kicking-your-ass whack jobs (Vinnie Jones, those
cops from Life on Mars, Doug and Dinsdale Piranha). There seems to be
no middle ground and you may not know what you're getting until its
too late.

So, it would have to be Canadians, Midwesterners, some Brits (well, I
guess all of them ... you don't want to piss off the whack jobs) then
the rest of the world.

Or:
1.Hobbes,
2.Wells/Williams,
3.Bully, Charles, etc.
4.Everybody else

Of course, if it happens that Hobbes is French Canadian, we all move
up one.

(I know, I know. Self-nomination might suggest a certain lack of
*niceness.* However, Midwesterners are so FULL of niceness that we
have a fair amount to spare. Almost as much as the Canadians.)

On Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:43:46 -0500, d wells wrote:

>On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:16:01 -0600, Hobbes <khobman800 RemoveThis @yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>
>>In article <v1Gdh.8201$1s6.4991@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
>> "David Cohen" <sammiesdad RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> "Hobbes" <khobman800 RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote
>>> > "geek_girl" <sarah.brilliant RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> Pete wrote:
>>> >> > This is going to be extremely difficult, since most of you guys are so
>>> >> > nice
>>> >> > and pleasant to talk to.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > But who is the nicest, warmest person in MFW?
>>> >>
>>> >> I can't decide between Cohen and Hobman. They're both very pleasant,
>>> >> although in different ways. And I readily admit that my opinion of
>>> >> Cohen may be biased. Cold margaritas can make a person seem warmer.
>>> >
>>> > [mental note to myself - re: SJ and cold margaritas...]
>>>
>>> Bring the high limit credit card. The girl can hold her liquor!
>>>
>>> She must be part Canadiarianite.
>>>
>>
>>Bad news. If I drink a pint for her cold margarita I'm under the table
>>before her.
>>
>>Erm. Which is okay if she is wearing a skirt and...
>>
>>Oh. Wait. I'm too nice to go there.
>>
>>:^)
>Dammit! There's a Canadian here?
>
>As I was reading through this I was composing the post in which I
>state I should win as I'm from the Midwest United States and how
>'nice' is the one thing we've got going for us.
>
>I'd almost worked out how I should be picked over John Williams --
>we're both Ohioans -- when I came to the Canadian.
>
>I can't compete. None of us can.
>
>Some of the Brits might come close, after Midwesterners, but they can
>go either way. They're either all proper, distinguished and helpful
>(Mr. French from Family Affair, Jeeves from Ask Jeeves, Jean Luc
>Picard) or they're kicking-your-ass whack jobs (Vinnie Jones, those
>cops from Life on Mars, Doug and Dinsdale Piranha). There seems to be
>no middle ground and you may not know what you're getting until its
>too late.
>
>So, it would have to be Canadians, Midwesterners, some Brits (well, I
>guess all of them ... you don't want to piss off the whack jobs) then
>the rest of the world.
>
>Or:
>1.Hobbes,
>2.Wells/Williams,
>3.Bully, Charles, etc.

Being an English nomination it is absolutely necessary to further
divide the "Brit" selection to:

Upper middle class (Posh) - Charles
Working class (Oik) - Bully

While it is perfectly acceptable to nominate both, we do like to
separate out the Wardroom from the Lower Deck! ;o)

HTH! ;o)

Have a great weekend - I am! ;o)


>4.Everybody else