# Does Paul Ryan remind you of Rob Lowe's character on Wayne's World? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 5, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711 "2012-09-05T04:29:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/1 "2012-09-05T04:29:50Z")
Seriously, he kind of looks like him and his manerisms remind me of Rob Lowe’s character on Wayne’s World. douchebagsayswhat? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/2 "2012-09-05T04:58:23Z")
Does that mean if he wins, Ben and Jerry’s will release a new ice cream flavor called “Pralines and Dick”? ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/3 "2012-09-06T04:17:29Z")
With all of his grunting during the RNC speech he reminded me of a much more talkative but only slightly more articulate version of Butt-head. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/4 "2012-09-06T05:37:55Z")
Reminds me of DA Mike Powers from _Reno 911!_ (Also a Dick) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/5 "2012-09-06T05:42:07Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > Does Paul Ryan remind you of Rob Lowe’s character on Wayne’s World? No. He’s fiscally responsible. Articulate. Obama’s in trouble this November. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/6 "2012-09-06T06:58:26Z")
He looks like Eddie Munster and appears to be about as competent as Gilligan. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/7 "2012-09-06T07:11:01Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Reminds me of DA Mike Powers from _Reno 911!_ (Also a Dick) Dick doesn’t really cover it if a person is a serial killer. But hmm, California Lt. Gov. and former SF mayor Gavin Newsom reminds me of Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. I mainly read the news not watch it, so I’m not 100% sure what Ryan sounds like. His looks remind me of someone I can’t place my finger on yet. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/8 "2012-09-06T16:00:29Z")
Just watched a video of him speaking: that thing he does with his lips, he looks like a muppet. Statler, I think. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-paul-ryan-remind-you-of-rob-lowes-character-on-waynes-world/633711/9 "2012-09-06T18:21:29Z")
Not to me. Rob Lowe’s character exuded 80’s movie MBA sleaze (I know it wasn’t an 80’s movie, but he still fits the archetype). I don’t get that vibe from Ryan.