Thursday, October 4, 2007

I have a profound and inexplicable love for John Green

Well, and Michael Palin. Oh, it's just so hard to choose so today I'm going to comment on the respective pros and cons of both inimitably delicious men.



John Green vs. Michael Palin : Who's the Most Delicious Man Alive?



First, a brief biography of each for those of you who aren't aware:



John Green: Mr. John Green was born in Indianapolis, the city in which he now resides, and moved away a mere three weeks later. He attended a boarding school for high school and moved on to do a number of uninteresting and mundane things between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine when he and his brother, Hank Green, nerdfighter and ecogeek extraordinaire, decided to set aside the textual communication and conduct an alternation series of video blogs available at brotherhood2.com and youtube.com/vlogbrothers. I heartily recommend them both. Mr. Green is the author of both wondrous young adult novels Looking For Alaska, and An Abundance of Katherines, and his next book, Paper Towns, is released to the general public next year in September. We are waiting anxiously, I assure you.



Michael Palin: Born on May 5 in Sheffield in 1943, Michael Palin was the youngest of the Monty Python troupe, acclaimed comedic force of the twentieth century and all-around hysterical guys. (by the by, he was the best) Michael Palin swiftly rose to the forefront of the favorites as he went on romping about and contributing to all manner of wondrous cinematic delights such as Brazil and Life of Brian. Then, in 1988, the BBC offered him the opportunity to go traipsing around the globe in eighty days, launching his lucrative and prolific career as England's favorite travel personality. He has been married to the same woman for 41 years and they have three grown children: Thomas (Tom), William, and Rachel. Michael Palin probably has over one hundred tributes floating about youtube in his honor, and he is overwhelmingly delicious even in his older age.



Point Number One - Religion:

I know, with a certain amount of certainty, that the aforementioned Mr. Palin is not, in fact, a Christian follower, which contrasts sharply with my merry self, as I, you see, am. I am Anglican (though I'd like to think I'm openminded enough about the religion thing...) and not likely to give that up any time soon. However, Mr. John Green is, indeed, Epicopalian (that is, a practising member of the Episcopalian church which is, essentially, America's take on Anglicanism) which is a point to him for religious compatiability.



Point Number Two - Profession:

This is a hard point to discuss as length because I'm profoundly in love with both the work of Michal Palin and John Green. You see, I've watched all of the cinematic treasures featuring our English gem available through the Lexington Public library, and I've read most of his corresponding books. However, I have also read and reread both of Mr. Green's glimmering glimpses into the teenage psyche and the teenage life. They are, quite honestly, some of the best young adult novels available to the general public. However, Michael Palin was a member of the Monty Python group, and was, indeed, the glue that held them all sanely together. So, point to Palin.


Point Number Three - Humour:

One would think, with Michael Palin's near inimitable contributions to comedy in the twentieth century (he was a part of Monty Python - I really think that's pretty self-explanatory), that he would take the Comedic Crown, but John Green is rather a clever fellow. Both of them are witty, reasonably random, glorious in their idiosyncracy and endlessly optimistic (it would seem, though for John Green the optimism would actually be like more of a distorted pessimism). However, that extra push from Python just tips the scales in Michael's favor on this one, so. Point to Palin.

Point Number Four - Nationality:

Well, much as I love John Green, he's just rather stubbornly American born and bred. Michael Palin, by way of contrast, is rather gloriously English. Point to Palin, irrevocable point to Palin.

So, that comes out to John Green: 1 and Michael Palin: 3

It was close, but ultimately, Michael Palin is the most delicious man alive to 14-year-old, anglophile, Python-loving, hetereosexual, nerdy girls.


13 comments:

fake name said...

You sure narrowed it down a lot with that last sentence. Seems to me like that narrowed it down to...pretty much...you. And... nobody else. NOBODY. In the entire planet. And I am in no way exaggerating at all.

Rebekah Ruth said...

There have to be at least three other strange and Python-crazy Palin fans who are fourteen and nerdy and female.

I can't be the ONLY one. I'm absolutely positive there are others.

fake name said...

I know. Hence the sarcasm in the last sentence of my previous post.

Though, there's probably not that many more.

Rebekah Ruth said...

WELL. FINE. I've been a-workin' on my untitled story.


...


I reaaaaaaaaaaaally need a title.

fake name said...

Don't ask me...I REALLY suck at thinking of titles. And you never answered that one question...on that one post...where I was asking if you critique my terrible piece, seeing as you're a better writer than me.

Rebekah Ruth said...

I answered it, I'm not, but sure.

fake name said...

What?! Are you really thinking that I'M a better writer? C'mon...be reasonable.

Rebekah Ruth said...

I didn't say that, I merely said I wasn't better than you. We're equally poor.

fake name said...

As if. If anyone sucks, I do. Though I'll probably just email my piece to you and demand that you read it. I'll force you to somehow. I don't know how. Maybe it'll involve you sitting out in the sunlight if you don't.

Rebekah Ruth said...

NOOOO! ANYTHING BUT THE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regardless, I've been a-readin' Uglies and it's AWESOME

fake name said...

Yes. The fierce, burning sun. IT WILL MELT YOUR FLESH!

...and, if you have ice cream, it'll melt that too. Just sayin'.

Rebekah Ruth said...

I actually did eat ice cream earlier today. It tasted like cake.

fake name said...

I ate cherry pie today. It was actually pretty good, though apple is the ultimate type of pie.