# The next person **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894 "2015-01-26T00:49:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/1 "2015-01-26T00:49:33Z")
does anyone ever consider who “the next person” is when using that phrase? “I like boobs as much as the next guy” - What if the next guy is Russ Meyer? Or “I can be as big an a-hole as the next guy” - The next guy could be Dick Cheney. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/2 "2015-01-26T00:54:33Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > does anyone ever consider who “the next person” is when using that phrase? > > “I like boobs as much as the next guy” - **What if the next guy is Russ Meyer**? > > Or > > “I can be as big an a-hole as the next guy” - The next guy could be Dick Cheney. Then that would be really weird as he’s dead. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/3 "2015-01-26T01:05:59Z")
Or “I can be as pedantic as the next guy” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/4 "2015-01-26T02:48:32Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Or “I can be as pedantic as the next guy” > > 😃 It would be, ‘Or, “I can be as pedantic as the next guy.”’ ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/5 "2015-01-26T04:41:38Z")
:smack:😃 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/6 "2015-01-26T05:59:23Z")
I can be as :smack: as the next guy. Or perhaps one person should be designated as everyone’s “next guy.” ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/7 "2015-01-26T06:15:32Z")
Waves hand… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/8 "2015-01-26T07:43:16Z")
You know, when I read the OT about the next guy, I was reminded of an old Arlo Guthrie monologue/song intro where he talked about “the last guy”, who has it a lot worse than “the next guy”. I did a quick check and it’s on YouTube. Some of the references are a bit dated and may fly over the head of some of you youngsters, here, but still, give the monologue/intro a listen. You can ignore the song part if you care to, or listen to it if you care to. It’s up to you. [The Last Guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOEvS8awmb4) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2015, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/9 "2015-01-26T08:08:43Z")
Is the Next guy the same guy that’s with stupid? (Points finger) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/10 "2015-01-26T11:09:26Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > does anyone ever consider who “the next person” is when using that phrase? This was used as a joke in Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-person/710894/11 "2015-01-26T23:58:55Z")
I didn’t know that. They made a sequel to _Temple of Doom_?