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NFT: Who is your vote for the coolest dude in the last 100 years

Moondawg : 8/22/2016 11:52 am
So many to choose from, including actors, athletes, businessmen, etc.

I thought of a few great choices, including a quiet gun slinging actor turned director.

But I would vote for Dean Martin. Smooth and graceful(even when performing goofy physical comedy). Great singer (I prefer him to Sinatra, but I admit this is personal taste and not objective). Can dance, with impeccable comic timing.

And the dude just had crazy charisma. Goldie Hawn said that she cracked up in the clip below because she was so nervous to be in the presence of man she found so attractive.

So, who is your choice? And only give 1!
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Steve McQueen  
Greg from LI : 8/22/2016 11:52 am : link
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Paul Newman.  
yatqb : 8/22/2016 11:53 am : link
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very sexist thread.  
BrettNYG10 : 8/22/2016 11:54 am : link
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Steve McQueen.  
drkenneth : 8/22/2016 11:54 am : link
Keith Richards.
RE: Steve McQueen.  
Moondawg : 8/22/2016 11:55 am : link
In comment 13081258 drkenneth said:
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Keith Richards.


You broke the rule! But good choices.
I agree, it's Dino.  
Victor in CT : 8/22/2016 11:55 am : link
Completely comfortable in his own skin, always at ease with himself and put everyone around him at ease.
RE: very sexist thread.  
Victor in CT : 8/22/2016 11:56 am : link
In comment 13081256 BrettNYG10 said:
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what are you, a Princeton trustee? :-)
RE: very sexist thread.  
Moondawg : 8/22/2016 11:56 am : link
In comment 13081256 BrettNYG10 said:
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Don't worry, the hottest chick of the last 100 years thread will be posted tomorrow.
John Wayne  
spike : 8/22/2016 11:57 am : link
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Jack Nicholson  
Vin R : 8/22/2016 11:57 am : link
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Did they look the part or not look the part?  
Bold Ruler : Mod : 8/22/2016 11:57 am : link
?
Stone Cold  
Old Dirty Beckham : 8/22/2016 11:58 am : link
Steve Austin
Bob Marley  
dpinzow : 8/22/2016 11:59 am : link
has to be up there
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mattlawson : 8/22/2016 12:03 pm : link
William Holden...  
okiegiant : 8/22/2016 12:04 pm : link
Or Robert Reed...I also suspected he and Alice had something going on.
Ali and Bill Gates  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 8/22/2016 12:12 pm : link
are the first two that come to mind.
but in terms of  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 8/22/2016 12:14 pm : link
"You get to hang with him for one Friday night/Sat morn"... Eddie Murphy in his prime out in LA during the 80s.
RE: Paul Newman.  
Sec 103 : 8/22/2016 12:15 pm : link
In comment 13081254 yatqb said:
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+1
The Bieb  
Deej : 8/22/2016 12:16 pm : link
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MAB  
MetsAreBack : 8/22/2016 12:16 pm : link
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Even at 86 yo  
redwhiteandbigblue : 8/22/2016 12:16 pm : link
Clint Eastwood. Get off my lawn!
Elvis  
RicFlair : 8/22/2016 12:17 pm : link
or Teddy Roosevelt.
Muhammad Ali is an incredibly good answer.  
aquidneck : 8/22/2016 12:18 pm : link
But how about Nelson Mandela?
easy  
Rocky369 : 8/22/2016 12:19 pm : link
RE: Jack Nicholson  
I Love Clams Casino : 8/22/2016 12:19 pm : link
In comment 13081268 Vin R said:
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+1
Derek Jeter  
Taggart : 8/22/2016 12:22 pm : link
and i hate the yankees.
RE: Elvis  
Rob in CT/NYC : 8/22/2016 12:22 pm : link
In comment 13081320 RicFlair said:
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or Teddy Roosevelt.


I read this quickly as "Eleanor or Teddy Roosevelt" and thought that this guy was on to something...
RE: easy  
mattlawson : 8/22/2016 12:23 pm : link
In comment 13081323 Rocky369 said:
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what a sycophant
Tom Waits  
wonderback : 8/22/2016 12:24 pm : link
Kool dude.
prince or Bill Murray  
mirwin : 8/22/2016 12:29 pm : link
both just had that charisma
There are too many for just one.  
PeterinAtlanta : 8/22/2016 12:29 pm : link
Sean Connery
Clark Gable
Cary Grant
And then there's:

Begins and ends with...  
shelovesnycsports : 8/22/2016 12:29 pm : link
Brad Pitt.
Some additional names for consideration:  
Mike from SI : 8/22/2016 12:30 pm : link
Bill Murray
Hov
The Rock
Clint Eastwood (again)
Steffon from SNL
Jon Snow (book version, not emo show version)
Lady Mormont (come at me bro)

Least cool dudes (somewhat lighthearted version):
Brian Williams
Tony Romo
Michael Irvin
Dez Bryant
Greg Hardy
etc.
Darren Sharper
Winston  
Joey in VA : 8/22/2016 12:31 pm : link
Churchill, hands down.
Duke Ellington  
Enoch : 8/22/2016 12:31 pm : link
Of others mentioned, I also like the Paul Newman choice. Of the actors/singers with that classic "cool" appeal, he's the one with the strongest case for also being a fundamentally kind and humane person. With apologies to Frank and Miles, "not being an asshole" is a pretty big part of being "cool" in my book.

Jay Z  
DennyInDenville : 8/22/2016 12:33 pm : link
Denzel and Chris Pratt also
RE: Some additional names for consideration:  
Moondawg : 8/22/2016 12:38 pm : link
In comment 13081347 Mike from SI said:
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Bill Murray
Hov
The Rock
Clint Eastwood (again)
Steffon from SNL
Jon Snow (book version, not emo show version)
Lady Mormont (come at me bro)

Least cool dudes (somewhat lighthearted version):
Brian Williams
Tony Romo
Michael Irvin
Dez Bryant
Greg Hardy
etc.
Darren Sharper


Did you read the OP? Only put one!
Michael Jordan  
Les in TO : 8/22/2016 12:38 pm : link
or cary grant.
RE: Duke Ellington  
yatqb : 8/22/2016 12:39 pm : link
In comment 13081349 Enoch said:
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Of others mentioned, I also like the Paul Newman choice. Of the actors/singers with that classic "cool" appeal, he's the one with the strongest case for also being a fundamentally kind and humane person. With apologies to Frank and Miles, "not being an asshole" is a pretty big part of being "cool" in my book.


The "fundamentally kind and humane" characteristics were what had me put him first. If I had another pick I'd have said Gregory Peck for the same reason.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr  
Ben in Tampa : 8/22/2016 12:39 pm : link
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How about The Man who gave us The Birth of the Cool...  
richynyc : 8/22/2016 12:42 pm : link
....Miles Davis?
the last guy to win an NBA title in NYC  
djm : 8/22/2016 12:42 pm : link
not only was he one of the coolest BBALL players in NBA history, he can pull this look off...



easy....Marlon Brando  
BCD : 8/22/2016 12:42 pm : link
.......ask David Bowie
Easy one for me  
FranknWeezer : 8/22/2016 12:43 pm : link
Oops. sorry Enoch...  
richynyc : 8/22/2016 12:43 pm : link
...didn't see you were Miles Ahead of me.
Derek Jeter.  
Mike in Long Beach : 8/22/2016 12:44 pm : link
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Shemp Howard...  
BMac : 8/22/2016 12:46 pm : link
.../eot.
Don Cherry  
AP in Halfmoon : 8/22/2016 12:48 pm : link
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Question: Why is it harder to find famous people from younger  
Mike from SI : 8/22/2016 12:48 pm : link
generations cool? I get why people love Clint, Bill Murray, Clyde, etc.

But I suspect older folks don't understand why people from my generation think Jay-Z belongs on the list. And, quite frankly, my younger brothers would put Drake on this list but I think he's a total cornball. Why is that? Or am I just over-generalizing? (I guess I've become a little bit of a Belieber recently.)

Also add Usher and Justin Timberlake to the list.
Joe Strummer  
10thAve : 8/22/2016 12:49 pm : link
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