The Most Interesting Man in the World, Issue 1

(As originally titled and first published to a “chatroom”—otherwise known as the

UltraList—on February 24, 2010; and nearly a full year before that to a different

chatroom, known as The Barkley Listserv. Notice at the bottom the links to the

actual Dos Equis beer commercials, which this series parodied.

Note finally: The absence of WOMEN, a defect that was later corrected—by this

website’s author, but NOT by Dos Equis itself. Hmmm…)

[My thanks to Lora Mantelman, who sided recently with those who’ve
apparently encouraged me to write more positively, although, of course,
neither she nor anyone else seems to remember my posting of the following
*positivity* almost one year ago. Alas, it had only limited distribution.]

It was written, and posted, in honor of Andrew Thompson’s triumph at last
year’s Barkley.

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Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:36 PM
Subject: The Most Interesting Man in the World

There is, fellow Barkleyites, a whole ‘nuther side to “beer humor,”
completely contravening those REAL MEN OF GENIUS. Instead of
laughter-by-sarcasm, this method is called (and I am being, um, serious)
respectful hyperbole.

To wit:
He shaved off his beard, and its thatch has roofed half of all the huts in
Africa.

He once went for a hike, and ended up a day later in Tierra del Fuego.

His text messages make up The New York Times Bestseller List.

At sportswear modeling shoots, cameras snap his picture all by themselves.

In his maple orchard called New Hampshire, trees beg him to take their sap.

His hallucinations become hit Broadway musicals.

When he swings tree limbs at sawbriars, Boston wins the World Series.

He has been known to dip his hiking stick twice in a mud puddle, and it
became the Sugar River.

He once showed up at the impossible Barkley Marathons without crew, food,
water, a marked path, or extra clothes… and finished five of them in a row.

He is The Most Interesting Man in the World.

“I don’t always drink syrup; but when I do, I prefer Thompsoniac. Stay
sweet, my friends.”
Here.
See some originals:

http://dosequis.com/
(this site has been changed; it now features a very different “Most
Interesting Man in the World”)

(this site features the original advertising)

(this is essentially a compilation of most all original ads)

(this is more of the same, with a few differences)
My mark:

XX
Barkley scRitch
(aka Rich Limacher,
The TroubleDoer)
[And the following is also re-posted so y’all can actually see who I’m
talking about—check out the model for the Mens Patagonia
Outwear Style called HEN PHILS FLEECE (now unavailable).]

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From: andrew thompson
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10:31 PM
To: barkleylist
Subject: Patagonia–how they found us

…(The clothes won’t make Barkley any easier, but you’ll look cool while
you’re out there.)

[original link, showing Andrew modeling sportswear, is now unavailable]

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