# Sweet! Apparently "Dude, be cool" is a compelling argument.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-apparently-dude-be-cool-is-a-compelling-argument/634425>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 11, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-apparently-dude-be-cool-is-a-compelling-argument/634425 "2012-09-11T19:50:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-apparently-dude-be-cool-is-a-compelling-argument/634425/21 "2012-09-12T16:27:32Z")

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> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> Dude, I’m from California; we’re all dudes

Guess it’s the vibe.

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-apparently-dude-be-cool-is-a-compelling-argument/634425/22 "2012-09-12T17:00:11Z")

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> [@Wheelz](#):
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> Be careful, or you might have to drop the “ **Mean** ” from your username. You did a seriously cool thing there, **OldLady**!

I’m only mean to jerks. Fortunately for me and my user name, there is no shortage of jerks in the universe.

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