# The most interesting man in the world **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691 "2011-12-01T12:18:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/1 "2011-12-01T12:18:58Z")
He lives vicariosly through himself. He once had an awkward moment, just to see what it felt like. Ghosts haunt his house just to be near him. Both time and tide have waited for him. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/2 "2011-12-01T13:08:19Z")
Both sides of his pillow are cool. His name precedes him the way lightning precedes the thunder. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/3 "2011-12-01T13:12:13Z")
Birds _and_ marsupials suddenly appear, everytime, he is near. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/4 "2011-12-01T14:09:22Z")
He’s a lover, not a fighter. But he’s also a fighter, so don’t get any ideas. ---
**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/5 "2011-12-01T14:18:45Z")
His mother has a tattoo that says ‘son’. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/6 "2011-12-01T14:24:17Z")
He can speak French … in Russian. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/7 "2011-12-01T14:32:27Z")
If he slaps you on your back, you can add that to your resume. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/8 "2011-12-01T14:34:14Z")
He is a private citizen, yet he receives fan mail. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/9 "2011-12-01T14:38:34Z")
He doesn’t drink beer often but when he does… ---
**Author:** ![Walther\_Ego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Walther\_Ego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walther_Ego)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/10 "2011-12-01T14:43:01Z")
When he logs in, even the God of Spam falls silent. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/11 "2011-12-01T14:57:44Z")
He doesn’t always discuss paradoxes, but when he does, he doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/12 "2011-12-01T15:04:46Z")
Chuck Norris quakes in his shadow. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/13 "2011-12-01T15:04:47Z")
His words carry weight that would break an ordinary man’s jaw. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/14 "2011-12-01T15:10:40Z")
I’m nowhere near clever enough to top these, but I love them. My favorite line from the actual ads is “he bowls overhand.” That one stopped me in my tracks the first time I heard it… I had to sit and laugh for a decent time span. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/15 "2011-12-01T15:19:54Z")
Ships have been _re_named after him. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/16 "2011-12-01T15:28:51Z")
When he jumps in the water, the water gets interesting. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/17 "2011-12-01T15:30:47Z")
in 1967 he came in first on the New York Marathon, and gave the crowd a victory lap. during the spanish civil war he was awarded honors by both sides. last week he caused a bit of a scene during mass by turning the wine into actual blood ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/18 "2011-12-01T15:49:59Z")
He invented the Internet by time-traveling and virgin-birthing Al Gore. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/19 "2011-12-01T15:51:04Z")
I can’t find the previous thread we had on this, but someone there posted something to the effect of: “he once held an auditorium full of teenage ADD suffers in attentive silence for a full six hours simply by standing on the stage, appearing as if he were about to speak” Apologies to whomever I’m stealing that from. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691/20 "2011-12-01T15:51:30Z")
invented Google, Napster and facebook in 1952, but did not care for royalties stood model for The Cerne Abbas Giant (the scale is correct) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/604691.md?page=2)