Yeah, but that cool loner always has a private passion, be it painting, blowing his horn on the fire escape, taking care of his crippled little sister because mom drinks or tending pigeons on the roof. He just keeps what moves him private and presents a cool exterior to the outside world. So you can be a Disney geek and still be cool.

And why, if I wore it, I would not cool at all
;)
(oink)

I am actually stunned that you know of him.



That's totally cool!

And there ends my football knowledge. ;)

I doubt that. Which supermodel recently denied being pregnant with Tom Brady's child?

I have no idea.

this is going to be so gay that I know this (but since I am) i might as well answer it..

isnt it Gisele Bunchen,,(Dicaprio's x)???

Oh, my, yes.

Yep. Much better to stop worrying about it. That was my senior year of high school and I wish I'd learned the secret earlier.

What? I think you're cool. :)

Being cool is not something I worry about. I've been "other" for long enough that it doesn't matter anymore. It's really hilarious that at 37 I'm more "mainstream" or "normal" in appearance than I've ever been with some trepidation. My life appears normal until you get to know me. I used to wear my oddities on my sleeve and lately I play it closer to home. I'm not sure if I like this better or not.

I think someone who doesn't think themselves cool and doesn't try to act cool, is typically cool. Anyone who *knows* that they are cool, definitely isn't.

Or did somebody already say that? I'm too cool to go back and look.

Eh, there's a total duality to the word "cool." There's the side that's all about acting cool, looking cool, getting attention and being the cool kid, often at the expense of having sympathy for (and from) others. And I think that's more what the wiki entry is about. Whether you like it or not, there are invariable aspects of any society which divide the in from the out. That's not to say that being "in" is the best choice, but it's there.

Then there's the other side of "cool" which falls in line with what you're getting at. It's an internal definition and changes from person to person.