# Which celebrity do you think you would have a chance with? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452 "2014-05-01T18:01:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/1 "2014-05-01T18:01:58Z")
Okay, take out the social/economic implications and pretend you are in Fantasyland for a minute. Let’s say there was a celebrity you happen to find yourself in the same room with and the conversation flowed and there was a genuine connection between the two of you with romantic implications. Who might that celebrity be? I was once tending bar for a catering company at a celebrity event and as she came to my bar, **Patricia Arquette** and I locked eye contact – and it held there for a legitimate few seconds. She tipped me $10 for a scotch & water at the complimentary bar and remains one of only three celebs that ever tipped me in a no-cash setup (Jimmy Walker & Steve van Zant being the others). Then real life set in and I didn’t see her again that night. I oggled her once more at another party, but without interaction. And as I think about it, Arquette and I could have really hit it off. Close in age, similar political and (loopy) spiritual views, both on the kinky side in the bedroom and, of course, both think the other is adorable. 😃 Plus, she’s a pretty open-minded person, could be the type to go outside the entertainment world for the right person. Of course, in reality, it’s _very_ unlikely it could have worked over time because our different social worlds and backgrounds (and financial statii). But so what. Let’s not ruin the thread. Also for me: Sarah Silverman. Our quirks and senses of humor would match and I _think_ I could put up with her. You? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/2 "2014-05-01T18:36:18Z")
Note that the word celebrity is not limited to the rich, famous, beautiful… “A celebrity is a person who has a prominent profile and commands some degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media.” > **[Celebrity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity)** > > Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even from their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and... So ask yourself if someone like Jody Arias (who killed her ex-boyfriend) or Lorena Bobbit (who cut off her husband’s penis) would go for you. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/3 "2014-05-01T18:41:03Z")
Lee Anne Womack. Similar backgrounds, political leanings, and ages…I seem to be close to her type…and she’s DEFINITELY my type…those eyes… But I digress. I honestly think, were timing and situations workable, that there would be chemistry… ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/4 "2014-05-01T18:41:46Z")
My penis probably isn’t big enough to be worth Lorena Bobbit’s time (or cutlery). ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/5 "2014-05-01T18:42:31Z")
I probably fit the profile to be one of Dahmer’s victims, although he’d have to catch me at a straight bar and I usually don’t accept drinks from guys unless they’re expensive drinks. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/6 "2014-05-01T18:47:35Z")
Miss Piggy. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/7 "2014-05-01T18:48:27Z")
Courtney Cox… since I knew her and hung out with her at many Friday happy hours when she attended Mt. Vernon College in the 80’s. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/8 "2014-05-01T18:48:29Z")
Let’s see: Ellen Pompeo Eliza Dushku Lisa Lampanelli( Yuck…before she killed her entire comedy routine by marrying a White guy) A number of Black actresses (not the hot ones; just the average ones…LOL) Khloe Kardashian ( yeah…the big one) ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/9 "2014-05-01T18:57:49Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > So ask yourself if someone like Jody Arias (who killed her ex-boyfriend) or Lorena Bobbit (who cut off her husband’s penis) would go for you. With my luck… ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/10 "2014-05-01T19:21:47Z")
Aisha Tyler. She’s from San Francisco, she’s a gamer, and she married a white guy, so I know she doesn’t have a problem on that score. She’d probably kick my ass in Halo, though, like the song says. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/11 "2014-05-01T19:58:38Z")
Cyndi Lauper. Long story short, we met and talked once. There was definitely something going on. Regrets, I’ve had a few. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/12 "2014-05-01T20:43:18Z")
Realistically I wouldn’t have a prayer, but when I first saw[this interview with Natasha Henstridge](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3bD7427Nqc) I thought she and I might have fun hanging out. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/13 "2014-05-01T20:50:37Z")
Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but one of the qualities that makes a person a celebrity is the ability to project the sense that you could have a chance with them. For every value of “you”. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/14 "2014-05-01T20:52:35Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but one of the qualities that makes a person a celebrity is the ability to project the sense that you could have a chance with them. For every value of “you”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/15 "2014-05-01T21:16:44Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Realistically I wouldn’t have a prayer, but when I first saw[this interview with Natasha Henstridge](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3bD7427Nqc) I thought she and I might have fun hanging out. I think I might have a chance with the fish. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/16 "2014-05-01T21:26:06Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but one of the qualities that makes a person a celebrity is the ability to project the sense that you could have a chance with them. For every value of “you”. Yeah, sure. So I’m over here, and ScarJo is over there in a negligee, and looking _right at me_ with a gaze that would set Mt. Rushmore on fire, and you’re saying it’s just 'cuz she’s an actress or something? I mean, it’s not like she was on stage or anything. Oh. Wait. N’mind. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/17 "2014-05-01T22:12:33Z")
Fuckit, why fight the hypothetical. I’m demisexual tho, so it would just be hanging out until and unless an actual friendship developed (haha). I’m a gamer girl, I have a weird-ass sense of humor, and a deep love of dystopian sci-fi and anti-heroes. If circumstances permitted, Vin Deisel and I could easily manage some enjoyable times shooting the shit, even if we just threw some dice. I’m also a stage manager and theatre geek, big on Shakespeare (before it was cool, and while it was cool) and I love critical discussions about literature, dancing (badly, but I love it) and activism/volunteering. In a dream universe, I imagine that Tom Hiddleston or Patrick Stewart would be great fun to hang out with and have meandering literary and theatrical discussions that would bore everyone else to fucking tears. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/18 "2014-05-01T22:45:29Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m also a stage manager and theatre geek, big on Shakespeare (before it was cool, and while it was cool) Funny, you don’t look a day over 400. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/19 "2014-05-01T22:46:28Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but one of the qualities that makes a person a celebrity is the ability to project the sense that you could have a chance with them. For every value of “you”. So I was right when I thought they all want me? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452/20 "2014-05-01T23:03:29Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Funny, you don’t look a day over 400. Shame on you, with such a sig! 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-do-you-think-you-would-have-a-chance-with/687452.md?page=2)