# Cool or not cool **URL:** \ **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:** 5
**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:** [June 12, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/81 "2015-06-12T14:51:08Z")
Not cool a bit. Sorry. Climate change denial. ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/82 "2015-06-14T12:40:17Z")
Uncool and dumb. Use of the term “curated”. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/83 "2015-06-15T00:53:16Z")
> [@CGav8r](#): > > Use of the term “curated”. Cool if you are some kind of museum administrator, otherwise no. Sangria (red OR white) ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/84 "2015-06-15T01:02:08Z")
Cool! Steely Dan (band) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/85 "2015-06-15T02:39:05Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Steely Dan (band) Cool. Pabst Blue Ribbon ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/86 "2015-06-15T12:21:11Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Cool. > > Pabst Blue Ribbon Drinking PBR to prove how hip thou art–no. But the drink itself? It’s unpretentious and isn’t trying to fool anyone. It is what it is. So yes, PBR, you are cool. Vibram Five Finger Shoes ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/87 "2015-06-15T17:45:05Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Vibram Five Finger Shoes Definitely way Un-cool! 1. I have 3 kids, and I’ve never heard of them, so I Googled them. 2. They are ridiculously pointless 3. Anyone wearing them would look like a tool. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/88 "2015-06-15T17:49:07Z")
Got one for the next person? ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/89 "2015-06-16T11:21:09Z")
Sorry… String ties? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/90 "2015-06-16T11:35:10Z")
Not cool. Cheesecake ---
**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:** [June 16, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/91 "2015-06-16T11:38:34Z")
Not cool 3-D printing ---
**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:** [June 16, 2015, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/92 "2015-06-16T11:53:57Z")
Oh, so cool. Hot Topics ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/93 "2015-06-16T12:14:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Hot Topics Corporate operation attempting to define, then sell “cool” = not cool, in the most not cool possible way. Bowling shirts ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/94 "2015-06-17T01:14:32Z")
Not cool. Next scheduled to beome cool again in (let’s see, 50s, 90s…) 2030. Karate! ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/95 "2015-06-17T15:05:59Z")
Cool, but not as cool as Tai Kwan Do. Cards Against Humanity. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/96 "2015-06-17T15:26:02Z")
Polar! Tamarind Margaritas. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/97 "2015-06-17T19:26:34Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > Polar! > > Tamarind Margaritas. The first 2 are cool, after that you’re pushing it. Mexican Wrestling Masks? ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/98 "2015-06-17T20:24:56Z")
Cool on Mexican wrestlers, not so cool on just about anything else. The Stanley Cup ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/99 "2015-06-17T20:35:58Z")
The Stanley Cup is the greatest trophy in sports. VERY cool. Golf ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110/100 "2015-06-17T21:37:22Z")
Golf – hella cool. Pugs? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-or-not-cool/721110.md?page=6)