Cool by not being cool
Tom Cruise
Cool
Banjos
Not cool, which is what makes them cool.
Marc Maron
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Marc Maron’s still cool, but not as cool as he was on Air America radio.
Conan O’Brien?
Nerd cool
Jay Leno?
Not Cool
Emmanuel Macron
Not as cool as he used to be - actual governance will do that to a politician - but still cool.
Angela Merkel.
Not only cool but also kickass. Doctorate in quantum chemistry and the de facto head of Europe? Don’t get much cooler than that.
Christine Lagarde?
Definitely cool.
Mayor Pete.
The coolest.
Benjamin Netanyahu?
NOT cool.
Cory Booker.
Reasonably cool.
Little Golden books
Cool.
Iced coffee
not cool (not a coffee drinker here)
Plant-based fast food
Not cool, never will be. Healthy-ish, but not cool.
Using “ish” as a modifier?
Coolish
Italian Ices
So cool they’re literally frozen. Loves me some Italian ices. Always makes me think of my hometown.
(links provided as a courtesy, because you likely won’t be familiar …) Scacciata? Like maybe this one?
Cool even if served piping hot.
Bernie Sanders
Cool.
Elizabeth Warren?