# Cool or not cool **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110 **Category:** Thread Games **Created:** [May 29, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110 "2015-05-29T13:15:03Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/1 "2015-05-29T13:15:03Z")
Here’s your chance to define, once and for all, if it’s cool or not cool. I’ll start… Freddy Mercury/Queen. Cool. Next… Crocs ---
### Author: ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/2 "2015-05-29T13:37:57Z")
Crocs Not.Cool. Next: Kardashians ---
### Author: ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/3 "2015-05-29T14:28:43Z")
That’s like shooting fish in a barrel. Not cool. Next: Legos. ---
### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/4 "2015-05-29T14:30:25Z")
I have an 11 year old son, so I happen to know that on rainy days, Legos are VERY cool. Sushi ---
### Author: ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/5 "2015-05-29T14:31:01Z")
nm ---
### Author: ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/6 "2015-05-29T14:35:34Z")
Like shooting fish in a barrel, then not cooking it. Cool. Willie Nelson. ---
### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/7 "2015-05-29T14:46:20Z")
Musically, I can take Willie Nelson or leave him- but he’s still undeniably cool. The Eiffel Tower ---
### Author: ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/8 "2015-05-29T16:42:51Z")
It survived Team America (Fuck, yeah!), so, cool. Major Don West (TV/movie) ---
### Author: ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/9 "2015-05-29T16:48:44Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > It survived Team America (Fuck, yeah!), so, cool. > > Major Don West (TV/movie) Once cool, not anymore. Smoking ---
### Author: ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/10 "2015-05-29T17:45:03Z")
Cool. I love smoking Boston butt for pulled pork. American Indians. ---
### Author: ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/11 "2015-05-29T18:22:27Z")
Willie? No question. Cool. Next: Craft Cocktails / Mixology ---
### Author: ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/12 "2015-05-29T18:34:10Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Willie? No question. > > Cool. > > Next: > > Craft Cocktails / Mixology Thinks it’s cool, but it really isn’t. Cool people take their liquor straight, or with a simple mixer like soda. So, not cool. Natalie Portman. ---
### Author: ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/13 "2015-05-29T18:35:57Z")
Still cool. Kevin Bacon. ---
### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/14 "2015-05-29T19:14:04Z")
A perfectly okay actor, but not cool, and never has been. (“Remain calm! All is weeeeeelllllll!!!”) Harley Davidsons ---
### Author: ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf) #### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/15 "2015-05-29T19:41:28Z")
Not cool socks? ---
### Author: ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/16 "2015-05-30T04:40:07Z")
They’re necessary, but since they make my feet sweat like a mad bastard, not at all cool. Khaki shorts with pockets. ---
### Author: ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/17 "2015-05-30T13:22:55Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Cool. > I love smoking Boston butt for pulled pork. > > American Indians. jimbuff314 got skipped, so… American Indians: cool And to bring us fully up-to-date Khaki shorts with pockets: also cool (provided they are knee-length; anything shorter is just weird) Next Drive-through liquor stores ---
### Author: ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/18 "2015-05-30T13:38:41Z")
Drive-through liquor stores: Not cool. Fauxhawks ---
### Author: ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle) #### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/19 "2015-05-30T13:40:00Z")
nm ---
### Author: ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt) #### Post date: [May 31, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/20 "2015-05-31T04:02:01Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Fauxhawks Only cool if you’re Astro-boy. John Denver [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110.md?page=2)