# Who Would You Choose as Your Best Friend? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968 "2008-02-24T17:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/41 "2008-02-27T15:40:15Z")
Tyrion Lannister. Super-smart, witty, self-aware and possesing one of the most devious minds ever created, which he’d be happy to put at my disposal. He enjoys the fine things in life - food, drink and women (especially the latter) - and despite his supremely twisted family heritage, is actually a decent, honorable human being. So long as you treat him with respect, he’ll be loyal to you to the end. And he’s rich. Best of all, with him around, I’ll always be the handsome one. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/42 "2008-02-27T18:00:53Z")
Being the next-door-neighbor to the Parr Family might be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/43 "2008-02-27T18:22:38Z")
I think F’nor would be a great friend to have. Bright, industrious, loyal, courageous, and, by the way, has a very large fire breathing, teleporting dragon. I would try hard to be Canth’s friend, too. Or Manual O’Kelley Garcia Davis. Even if he didn’t introduce me to his pal Mike. Tris ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/44 "2008-02-27T18:34:09Z")
Stephen King always seems to come up with characters I’d love to hang out with: **Eddie Dean** , **Larry Underwood** and **Roland Deschain** all come to mind right away. A sprinkling of others: **Remus Lupin** (J.K. Rowling) **Odd Thomas** (Dean Koontz) **Duncan Idaho** (Frank Herbert) ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/45 "2008-02-27T18:41:08Z")
Al Bundy. I foresee many nights at the Nudie Bar. Heck, I’ve been trying to get Mrs. D\_Odds to dye her hair red! ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/46 "2008-02-27T19:26:41Z")
Barliman Butterbur, because it would be great to hang out at _The Prancing Pony_, drinking, singing, putting the moves on any hot Rangers who drop in for the night. I’ll serve beer when he’s short of wait staff. I can pour a mean pint. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/47 "2008-02-27T19:55:47Z")
[QUOTE=N9IWP] What no votes for Richie Rich/Scrooge McDuck? Brian [/QUOTE] Thurston Howelll - After being declared dead when he went missing with the rest of the passengers on Gilligan’s “Three Hour Tour” special, they read his will and …well looky that, Thurston left all of his wealth to his best buddy, Bubbadog. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/48 "2008-02-27T20:20:35Z")
Eye-gor from Young Frankenstein would be the ultimate best buddy. He’d always keep me on my toes with his unpredictability but would always be there for me when I needed a lever pulled. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/49 "2008-02-27T21:09:08Z")
Come to think of it, I’d love to hang out with the gangs from _Friends_ or _Frasier_, although I’m afraid I’d never be able to supply a perfectly-timed quip when it was my turn. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/50 "2008-02-27T22:33:27Z")
I think Willy Wonka as played by Gene Wilder in \*Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory \* would be a kickass best friend. Also, Peter Falk when he played _Columbo_ would be cool. Oh yeah, and Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher in _Murder, She Wrote_. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/51 "2008-02-27T22:36:12Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] I’d go with Dr. Leah Brahms. Smart, sexy, and helps you with your work. What’s not to like? If she gets tiresome, you can just leave the holodeck, heh. [/QUOTE] Well, later she became Dana Whitaker’s lesbian lover, so if you’re a guy that might be discouraging. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/52 "2008-02-27T22:41:45Z")
Either Chewbacca or R2D2. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968/53 "2008-02-27T22:44:27Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] Either Chewbacca or R2D2. [/QUOTE] Can’t see either. Artoo is going to come with Threepio included, which is going to grow wearisome in 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001 second. Chewie is likely to rip your arms off if you beat him playing chess. The obvious answer is Han. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-your-best-friend/438968.md?page=2)