"That guy" list in Details

[Roikins]

Originally Posted by Sigmatic

it says i'm 'cool' but then it shows a pic of matthew perry so i'm sorta confused...

I got the same... is that some kind of backhanded compliment?

 

[thinman]

I'm "that guy", but only 10% of the time.

 

[bearlydavid]

Originally Posted by appolyon

I apparently am the guy that answered the first 10 questions and said f'ck it and closed it

No **** right...

 

[Fortysomething]

Originally Posted by James Gatz

The most annoying thing about that quiz, and Details in general, is that they've been guilty of helping to spread a ton of the exact annoying behavior they're attempting to poke fun at. Apologies if there are any Details fans out there, but any time I picked one up to look through, the pages seemed to be jammed with douchebags who no doubt would answer yes to 95% of those questions.

And to answer the OP's question, they definitely don't all belong in the same group, and yes, some are definitely a hell of a lot cheesier than others.


Thanks. Some things are just using the latest technologies, whereas others are rather condescending and/or cheesy.

 

[Dewey]

This sort of quiz is a good example of the relationship details & gq appear to have with their readers. The readers, I would guess, are not for the most part regular readers, but people who subscribe for one year or who buy two issues in two months when they are freaking out about needing a suit for their brother's wedding. These guys do not really like clothes or style or fashion, so they want a sparknotes version of the same. As long as it's said in short, snappy, unambiguous sentences, with a cooler-than-your-co-workers, confidential tone, readers eat it up. And think they are getting what they paid for. It gives them confidence to pull the trigger on some purchases. So one month it's like, brass buttons are in, then four months later, it's cool to replace your brass buttons. Most of it is all formula. You could probably write a computer program to generate GQ-worthy advice by randomly selecting parts of a sentence from four tables. group 1: Never, Always group 2: Wear, Buy, Give Away group 3: New, Worn-Out, Tight-fitting, Loose-fitting group 4: Hip, Classic group 5: Shoes, Socks, Jackets, Shirts, Stuff That said, not all of it is by formula. They print some off-the-wall **** in there. My favorite-ever GQ gem was a short feature on how to roll up your sleeves. Tired of rolling up your sleeves the regular old way? Add some pizzazz to your look by rolling them up to your bicep! Stuff like that is beyond parody. Thank god someone noticed the latest fashion in rolling up your sleeves! I don't think they are jerking the same guys around. No one can be reading these magazines month after month for years and years.

 

[supercarl]

Scorching.

The shame...!

 

[EL72]

Originally Posted by Sigmatic

it says i'm 'cool' but then it shows a pic of matthew perry so i'm sorta confused...

Same here. But **** that quiz: Hayden Panettiere is hot!!

 

[Agnacious]

I think a better classification would be "if you're over 30 and do these things you are "That guy".
Most of the things listed I would say are not "that guyish" if done by an appropriate age group.

For instance, I know people (under 30) that say "My bad" and it barely registers because it fits them, but when someone older, even older than me (40+) says it, I just want to smack them. In the latter case, they are definitely that guy.

Of course if someone wants to be known for something, like the guy I knew who had to order off menu every time, or the people that make an ordeal about their wine, then that would qualify as a that guy event on matter the age.

I am on the other side of 40, so I only answered yes to one, and admittedly I only do it because I know it annoys the people who hear it, so I am that guy occasionally. But I do wish people would stop pretending to like country music, then maybe it would go away.

 

[supercarl]

Originally Posted by Dewey

This sort of quiz is a good example of the relationship details & gq appear to have with their readers. The readers, I would guess, are not for the most part regular readers, but people who subscribe for one year or who buy two issues in two months when they are freaking out about needing a suit for their brother's wedding. These guys do not really like clothes or style or fashion, so they want a sparknotes version of the same. As long as it's said in short, snappy, unambiguous sentences, with a cooler-than-your-co-workers, confidential tone, readers eat it up. And think they are getting what they paid for. It gives them confidence to pull the trigger on some purchases.

So one month it's like, brass buttons are in, then four months later, it's cool to replace your brass buttons. Most of it is all formula. You could probably write a computer program to generate GQ-worthy advice by randomly selecting parts of a sentence from four tables.

group 1: Never, Always
group 2: Wear, Buy, Give Away
group 3: New, Worn-Out, Tight-fitting, Loose-fitting
group 4: Hip, Classic
group 5: Shoes, Socks, Jackets, Shirts, Stuff

That said, not all of it is by formula. They print some off-the-wall **** in there. My favorite-ever GQ gem was a short feature on how to roll up your sleeves. Tired of rolling up your sleeves the regular old way? Add some pizzazz to your look by rolling them up to your bicep! Stuff like that is beyond parody. Thank god someone noticed the latest fashion in rolling up your sleeves!

I don't think they are jerking the same guys around. No one can be reading these magazines month after month for years and years.

Agree completely, and would also comment that the majority of magazines (here in England at least) appear to recycle articles after 12 months.

No disrespect intended to any resident journalists!

 

[juicemakesugar]

I yes'd the one about Office Space. My subscription to Details is evident in the skyscraper of magazines steadily gathering dust and bacteria on my bathroom floor.

 

[rdawson808]

Originally Posted by Agnacious

For instance, I know people (under 30) that say "My bad" and it barely registers because it fits them, but when someone older, even older than me (40+) says it, I just want to smack them. In the latter case, they are definitely that guy.

To make it worse, I think, for your example, it is actually dependent on the situation. Let me be Mr. Manners for a second. No matter the age, in some situations one ought to say "I apologize" or "I'm sorry." "My bad," is flippant and cannot be taken as a true apology. So no matter the age "My bad," can be a sign of That Guy. But because it's contextual, this survey is even more useless.

b

 

[daveboxster]

Originally Posted by Fortysomething

Do some of the items mentioned in this list (paper copy) or quiz (see link) definitely not belong in the same grouping, that is, some of these definitely seem a lot cheesier than others?

http://men.style.com/details/quizzes/thatguy/thatguy/

Just didn't seem like they were all on equal footing as being bad.

This is hysterical. I LMAO reading it!

Even funnier: The reactions on this thread! Come on, can't you take a little humor???

And one thing about GQ, Vogue, etc: Probably a topic within itself, but don't you think the content in these magazines are HEAVILY influenced by their advertisers???

Cheers, Ciao, or whatever

PS - My bad for the spelling/grammatical errors.

 

[thinman]

Originally Posted by rdawson808

To make it worse, I think, for your example, it is actually dependent on the situation. Let me be Mr. Manners for a second. No matter the age, in some situations one ought to say "I apologize" or "I'm sorry." "My bad," is flippant and cannot be taken as a true apology. So no matter the age "My bad," can be a sign of That Guy. But because it's contextual, this survey is even more useless.

b

I'm one of those guys over 40 who says "My bad". But I only do it on the dance floor, when I'm counting the beat of the music and can't spare the brainwaves to say something like "I apologize for the late lead that made you trip over my foot so both of us looked bad". The longer apology comes after the dance is over.

And no matter what anyone says, Hayden Panettiere is hot. I can appreciate beauty no matter what the age, but looking doesn't mean I want to touch.

 

[rolex]

Originally Posted by Sigmatic

it says i'm 'cool' but then it shows a pic of matthew perry so i'm sorta confused...

lol.

 

[life_interrupts]

Boy, was that depressing. Matt Perry? Just because I used Evite? My god. . . .