# The Single Coolest Living Individual in the World **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 29, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686 "2000-12-29T18:14:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 30, 2000, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/41 "2000-12-30T16:14:15Z")
Hello? **Jack Nicholson**! Nobody mentioned him? Did I miss a meeting (or a post)? And Buddha was way cooler than Jesus. [sub]I was going to say Brad Pitt, he is my sexual preference cross over guy, and I just got the **Fight Club** DVD, but that would have been too cliche.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/42 "2000-12-30T16:18:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Mighty Tiki God \* > \*\*\ Oh yeah not to mention she has a nice rack and a very fine ass. \*\* And reads these boards? As for the OP: Tom Jones. ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/43 "2000-12-30T16:19:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jack Batty \* > \*\* > And Buddha was way cooler than Jesus. > \*\* Wait a minute, what about Zoroaster? Anyone whose name begins with a _Z_ is _automatically_ cool. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/44 "2000-12-30T16:35:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max the Immortal \* > \*\*…or Henry Rollins. \*\* Nahhhhhh…SONNY Rollins. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Pinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dr.Pinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Pinky)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/45 "2000-12-30T16:43:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Alessan \* > \*\*Ray Charles. \*\* Oooh, look; she got it in one! Max, Henry _continues_ to refuse to return my emails; I’m afraid that disqualifies him. I will award the Thin White Duke Miss Congeniality (he hasn’t dissed me in public, like Hank has), but really: he’s thin, he’s white, he’s a duke. The Genius has none of these handicaps. I saw him in America about 15 years ago, at the height of his cowboy phase. I’ve heard he’s recovered. The only person that comes close is that short fat bald Irish elf… wasshisname… Van Morrison. Saw him sing “Send in the Clowns” (the second worst song in history, after MacArthur Park) and make it work. If that ain’t cool, somebody update my dictionary. ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/46 "2000-12-30T19:52:37Z")
Here’s a few names: Jesse Ventura David Bowie Sting David Duchnovy Pat Croce Steve Jobs The Rock Phil Jackson ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/47 "2000-12-30T20:44:04Z")
My friend Natan (aka Omnithetical Bob) Andrew Dice Clay ---
**Author:** ![SallySimpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@SallySimpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallySimpson)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/48 "2000-12-30T20:45:52Z")
Pete Townshend, just because he is. ``` ~AND~ ``` Nicholas Cage, who has absolutely ruled in every single movie he’s ever done. ---
**Author:** ![slackergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@slackergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slackergirl)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/49 "2000-12-31T03:53:36Z")
I think I already nominated Jack Batty for the title in the crush thread. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/50 "2000-12-31T03:56:06Z")
James Randi Penn Jillette Harlan Ellison Spider Robinson ---
**Author:** ![Wozzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@Wozzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wozzo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/51 "2000-12-31T04:10:32Z")
slythe and slythe’s list ---
**Author:** ![sly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@sly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/52 "2000-12-31T04:13:36Z")
Sean Connery ---
**Author:** ![McKenna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@McKenna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McKenna)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/53 "2000-12-31T04:15:42Z")
Female: Eliza Dushku Male and all-around winnah: James Marsters. ---
**Author:** ![Fredge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@Fredge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fredge)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/54 "2000-12-31T04:40:56Z")
Sting? David Bowie? Noah Gallagher? No. Coolest man alive is Samuel L. Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![HannibalV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@HannibalV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HannibalV)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/55 "2000-12-31T06:52:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by slythe \* > \*\*James Randi > Penn Jillette > Harlan Ellison > Spider Robinson > \*\* Slythe, who is Spider Robinson? I recognize and am a fan of the others on your list, but I don’t know Spider. As to the OP, I’ll agree with bup and say Tony Bennett, who had been number one since the death of the coolest human ever, Francis Albert Sinatra. ---
**Author:** ![Lux\_Fiat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/56 "2000-12-31T07:29:40Z")
Bah. I say thee **bah**! The baddest, coolest, grab-your-notebook-'cause-school’s-in-session-est man in the world is John Lee Hooker. ---
**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 31, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/57 "2000-12-31T16:16:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by slackergirl \* > \*\*I think I already nominated Jack Batty for the title in the crush thread. \*\* Jeez, you’re making me blush over here. (Do cool guys blush?) I guess I should run out and buy some shades to seal the deal. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/58 "2000-12-31T17:39:00Z")
Alantus wrote: > [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Alessan \* > > **So what level Cleric do you have to be to Turn a Jesus?** > > I think if you got a cleric that high, your gonna win. Might as well start a new game No no no! Jesus died after 29 lashes with a whip, 3 nails being driven into his hands and feet, and a spear stuck in his side. Right? Well, according to the 2nd Edition Player’s Handbook, a whip does 1d2 damage, a spear does 1d6 damage, and large nails are probably the equivalent of a dagger or a dirk, which does 1d4 damage. So that means the whip would have done at most 58 damage points, the nails would have done at most 12 damage points, and the spear would have done at most 6 damage points. We know this was enough to kill Jesus. Therefore, Jesus _could not_ have had more than 76 hit points! This means he was probably around 17 hit dice or so. According to the Turning Undead chart on page 103 of the Player’s Handbook, any undead creature with 11 or more hit dice can be turned by a cleric of 14th level or higher on a d20 roll of 10 or more. “But wait!” I hear you cry. “Surely, Jesus qualifies as a ‘special’ undead, due to the fact that there was only one of him!” Okay, point taken. But _even against special undead_, the table clearly shows that a 14th-or-higher level cleric can _still_ turn them on a d20 roll of 13 or more. In fact, even a lowly 9th-level cleric has a 1-in-20 chance of turning special undead! So, no, a cleric that can turn a Jesus wouldn’t have to be of unthinkably high level. ---
**Author:** ![Anake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@Anake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anake)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/59 "2000-12-31T17:44:52Z")
Steve Martin. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686/60 "2000-12-31T17:46:04Z")
HannibalV, go to your local bookstore and pick up _Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon_. Then read the rest of the books in the series. Then read the rest of his books. Then send praise and Godiva chocolates to [ishmael57@yahoo.com](mailto:ishmael57@yahoo.com)🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-coolest-living-individual-in-the-world/47686.md?page=4)