# Your favorite Beatle **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 23, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687 "2003-06-23T03:14:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/1 "2003-06-23T03:14:37Z")
Yeah, I know the whole idea of having a “favorite Beatle” is nearly 40 years out of date, but maybe there are people who remember what that was like. Or can “Imagine.” Yeah, my favorite Beatle is totally **John Lennon.** Let’s take a poll. ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/2 "2003-06-23T03:20:39Z")
**George**. Krishna rest his soul. Or reincarnate it, whatever. It’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/3 "2003-06-23T03:22:23Z")
The quiet Beatle, **George Harrison**. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/4 "2003-06-23T03:27:20Z")
Oh, well, I certainly liked Johm. and Paul was, at the time, an innovative bassist. Goerge was always underappreciated, but some guys have to bear the brunt of change and, well, I don’t know, maybe I _do_ have a favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/5 "2003-06-23T03:33:14Z")
Paul. I was born in 1964 (the year the Beatles came to America) and my name is Paula (shhh, don’t tell anyone). I’ve told my kids that I was named after Paul. Complete lie, of course - my parents weren’t into the rock scene. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/6 "2003-06-23T03:45:25Z")
I think John comes in slightly ahead of George for me. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/7 "2003-06-23T04:25:45Z")
I’ve always been a little contrary to the crowd and George was my favorite too. ---
**Author:** ![Eggles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d9b06d/32.png) [@Eggles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eggles)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/8 "2003-06-23T04:31:32Z")
Paul. ---
**Author:** ![CzechHistory411](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@CzechHistory411](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CzechHistory411)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/9 "2003-06-23T04:54:35Z")
George is way out ahead. Then Ringo [sic]. Then Paul. And that’s all of them, right? – CH ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/10 "2003-06-23T05:10:17Z")
Paul is to proper and normal. Ringo is too stupid. George is too quiet. Johm seems like he could ba an asshols sometimes. I would have to pick George or John. I can’t decide between the two. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/11 "2003-06-23T05:16:34Z")
Mine is definitely Paul. He just seems the most musicianly to me besides George, and that’s something I readily identify with. Plus, I like Wings, if later influences count (and I hope they do, since I was born in 1980). ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/12 "2003-06-23T05:23:30Z")
George. Happy ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/13 "2003-06-23T05:28:35Z")
Definitely [John](http://www.jinwicked.com/en/art/paintings/lennongrey.html). Definitely. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/14 "2003-06-23T05:44:02Z")
I mean, John rules but George was always a very close second in my view. He got me started on Indian music and all. ---
**Author:** ![Cynical\_Rants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cynical\_Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cynical_Rants)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/15 "2003-06-23T05:54:19Z")
Probably Paul…no it’s definitley John…then again, I’ll just go with George…you know what, Ringo, Ringo’s the one…but… Must I really just choose one? ---
**Author:** ![benson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@benson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benson)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/16 "2003-06-23T05:59:57Z")
Paul. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/17 "2003-06-23T06:14:40Z")
John - the smart one 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pixelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pixelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixelle)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/18 "2003-06-23T07:12:16Z")
Pete and Stewart rock 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Audrey\_Levins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/19 "2003-06-23T09:47:02Z")
It’s a close one, but I’m gonna say John. **Jin,** you already know that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![knome\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@knome\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knome_hell)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687/20 "2003-06-23T10:50:42Z")
John… Although he does have terrible posture. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatle/183687.md?page=2)