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Aristus

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95. No. I'm kneeling behind his chair as he signs copies of his books.

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 02:09 AM

Jan 2012

He was very generous to his fans. People would come in with entire stacks of his books, and he would sign each book that every fan had. In fountain pen, carefully signed and then blotted. Old school...

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Are there any arrogant/obnoxious people that you admire? [View all] Wait Wut Jan 2012 OP

Alas, no. But I certainly know/know of a lot of them! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2012 #1

Um...you don't know ME, right? Wait Wut Jan 2012 #2

Christopher Hitchens Taverner Jan 2012 #3

I think we'd have to give him a pass... Wait Wut Jan 2012 #21

yay! stuntcat Feb 2012 #126

Stephen Colbert. Neoma Jan 2012 #4

Ah, yes... Wait Wut Jan 2012 #22

His arrogance is delicious because it is both over-the-top and faux. No one does it better! nt MADem Jan 2012 #65

Put me down for Colbert, as well. Shankapotomus Jan 2012 #90

Liam Neeson. arbusto_baboso Jan 2012 #5

Hmmmm... Wait Wut Jan 2012 #26

To be fair, it could also have been the circumstances in which I met him. arbusto_baboso Jan 2012 #28

Weird. I met him once, too Nevernose Jan 2012 #104

Musta just been the circumstances, then. arbusto_baboso Jan 2012 #106

Ricky Gervais geardaddy Jan 2012 #6

Same here! graywarrior Jan 2012 #7

Goddamn, he was hilarious in Extras. geardaddy Jan 2012 #8

I didn't see that. graywarrior Jan 2012 #9

You gotta rent it on Netflix or whatever. geardaddy Jan 2012 #10

Okee dokee! graywarrior Jan 2012 #12

Here... geardaddy Jan 2012 #13

Oh, is that the one with episodes that is on weekly sometimes? graywarrior Jan 2012 #15

Yep, that's the one. geardaddy Jan 2012 #16

All he needs to do is grin and I'm done. graywarrior Jan 2012 #17

And that cackling laugh! geardaddy Jan 2012 #18

This vid cracks me up because it sounds just like Gervais graywarrior Jan 2012 #19

Bookmarking for when I get home. geardaddy Jan 2012 #29

Totally! geardaddy Jan 2012 #73

"The Invention of Lying" KamaAina Jan 2012 #112

That was a good movie. geardaddy Feb 2012 #113

Love him! Wait Wut Jan 2012 #23

yay <3 stuntcat Feb 2012 #128

Charles Barkley ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #11

He's also the most honest commentator hifiguy Jan 2012 #20

For me, Ted Turner - hands down BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #14

I'm not sure I would call Ted arrogant and obnoxious. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #24

MIL might have a pretty good handle on his character BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #33

I'll never forgive him for selling CNN. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #55

i always thought he got one of those mopinko Feb 2012 #119

He didn't need the money. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #124

that, of course, was the point. mopinko Feb 2012 #130

read the title OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #25

Finally, I can respond to this! Wait Wut Jan 2012 #82

There was a character on the soap opera "Santa Barbara" who was arrogant: Mason. I had a applegrove Jan 2012 #27

In my sig line I have the phrase: AsahinaKimi Jan 2012 #30

I like that painting. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #56

Roseanne Barr Enrique Jan 2012 #31

She is awesome! GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #39

She's kind of crazy now UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #57

Dennis Leary n/t yankeepants Jan 2012 #32

Jack Black Neoma Jan 2012 #34

Michael Weatherly Doc Holliday Jan 2012 #35

Harlan Ellison. Aristus Jan 2012 #36

It's cool that you had dinner with him. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #58

...um. Is he sitting on your lap? alphafemale Jan 2012 #92

No. I'm kneeling behind his chair as he signs copies of his books. Aristus Jan 2012 #95

Hugh Laurie's Dr. Gregory House kentauros Jan 2012 #37

As long as we're talking about fictitious TV doctors... GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #41

How about Dr. Cox on Scrubs? kentauros Jan 2012 #43

Becker is a more likeable version of House. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #44

Okay, here's one of Dr. Cox's sarcastic bits: kentauros Jan 2012 #46

Me, dammit! RiffRandell Jan 2012 #38

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I don't think so hyphenate Jan 2012 #42

Louie, from Taxi... Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #45

I used to love Don Rickles... mzteris Jan 2012 #47

He could be pretty cruel--he managed to make me cringe more than once. nt MADem Jan 2012 #88

I met Bourdain and he's nothing like his public persona. 6000eliot Jan 2012 #48

If you don't mind me (my?) asking, Suich Jan 2012 #49

After a performance at a book signing. 6000eliot Jan 2012 #53

I get that impression from him. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #77

The episode I saw him in about food in Haiti showed me a very humble side of him deutsey Jan 2012 #108

Oh yes, Hands down, it is Barney Frank. He is one arrogant obnoxious person. And when the yellowcanine Jan 2012 #50

He's awesome. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #59

He's only arrogant when suffering fools. Otherwise, he's a really nice guy. Very compassionate. nt MADem Jan 2012 #66

Arrogance is a virtue when dealing with aggressive ignorance. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #86

Yep. I will always love his "Pardon me for speaking while you were interrupting me" smackdown! nt MADem Jan 2012 #87

OK. I have to ask: to whom did Mr. Frank say that? CottonBear Feb 2012 #116

He says it all the time--it's a reflex with him; he got good at it when the GOP was employing their MADem Feb 2012 #117

Muhammad Ali. It ain't braggin' if it's true. MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #51

+1 (for the truth) Tom Ripley Jan 2012 #64

He's a sweetheart. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #78

Agreed. I think his PERSONA was arrogant, not him. MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #83

I suspect Gene Hackman is an asshole. MGKrebs Jan 2012 #52

I admire Gingrich's mastery of dickishness. Deep13 Jan 2012 #54

Huh? UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #60

No, she's just an idiot. Deep13 Jan 2012 #68

He's a man devoid of scruples. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #74

Oh yeah, total sociopath. nt Deep13 Jan 2012 #76

"Gimme sumthin' to think about besides Newt's dumb ass." Wait Wut Jan 2012 #81

Kathy Griffin. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #61

John Force, Shirley Muldowney Mopar151 Jan 2012 #62

Miles Davis, Lou Reed, Wm Faulkner, Truman Capote, Patricia Highsmith, Jerry Lee Lewis Tom Ripley Jan 2012 #63

I know you like her writing but you like Patricia Highsmith's UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #69

Tough call. Highsmith's behavior wasn't the typical combination of arrogance and indifference found Tom Ripley Jan 2012 #97

I was reading about her in Wikipedia. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #98

I like the way you think. nolabear Jan 2012 #110

Stewie Griffin? MADem Jan 2012 #67

+1 topped with Cool Hwip!!! Wait Wut Jan 2012 #79

Ha ha ha...you're eating HAIR! MADem Jan 2012 #85

John Lennon. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #70

John Cleese. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #71

I wonder how much of that is real. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #80

He is married to a shrink, you know. nolabear Jan 2012 #111

A few people from my personal life that I have mixed feelings about Nikia Jan 2012 #72

Sarah Silverman comes to mind. Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #75

Here? A bit of a crush. MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #84

LBJ, Hunter S. Thompson eppur_se_muova Jan 2012 #89

I can imagine an America without a Vietnam War. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #93

That is a really profound pairing there Tom Ripley Jan 2012 #96

Al Pacino as Roy Cohn in Angels in America. alphafemale Jan 2012 #91

Chef Ramsey can be a hoot. . n/t annabanana Jan 2012 #94

He is so foul-mouthed, but I love him. n/y RebelOne Jan 2012 #102

Bourdain, Gervais, Leary! HappyMe Jan 2012 #99

Myself, you moran..... Burma Jones Jan 2012 #100

Jack is at the top of my list Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #101

I wish I hadn't seen that. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #127

Jack Nicholson is smiling Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #129

I guess Olbermann is a bit arrogant, but.. mvd Jan 2012 #103

Alec Baldwin undeterred Jan 2012 #105

That's like asking if there is any crap that smells good LynneSin Jan 2012 #107

Frank Zappa deutsey Jan 2012 #109

Agree.... Doc Holliday Feb 2012 #120

Howard Cosell Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #114

Was going to say pipi_k Feb 2012 #115

Henry Rollins is considered INTENSE..not necessarily arrogant.. Tikki Feb 2012 #118

rahm mopinko Feb 2012 #121

Nope. Wait Wut Feb 2012 #122

I don't hate you but I couldn't disagree with you more. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #125

I never thought of Anthony Bourdain as arrogant in the least. 2 I can think of are Bill Maher and helderheid Feb 2012 #123