A Thought of Either Great or No Consequence

This is a list of quotations that have been said about me. I know this is a fairly narcissistic and self-indulgent exercise, but it's my blog, so, tough rocks.




"Ben, you're like a younger, less alcoholic version of me...who's better looking." - friend

"Benjo, I knew...from the second day I knew you...that I loved you." - fraternity brother

"You're an awful human being. Proof? You nearly killed Rock Raines." - former employer

"This is why we can't have nice things." - former roommate

"Jojo is all business over there." - former employer

"Ben's problem is he can't take anything seriously." - fraternity brother

"I bet you don't recycle." - girl at a party

"One day we're gonna see a picture Benjo on the locale news with the headline: 'Local 20-something found face down in Tennessee Scramble.'" - fraternity brother

"You treat me so well, you're the best boyfriend I could ask for." - ex-girlfirend

"You probably shouldn't call me." - ex-hookup

"You're also wildly charismatic and likeable." - friend

"Benjo...man if only I was gay." - fraternity brother

"You're my Sancho Panza." - friend

"Ben, you win the award for most brain activity with the least amount of production." - brother

"Benjo, what you need is a girl who gives as little a fuck as you do." - friend

"Ben runs the world." - friend

"NCAA Football came out 2 weeks ago...has Benjo left the couch?" - former roommate

"Ben likes to talk and visit other classmates, if he spent that time focusing on his school work there is no telling how successful he could be." - every elementary school report card I ever received

"Decency is a lost art...but you're doing your best to keep it alive." - brother

"Being mean to Benjo is like being mean to a nun...a big, sexy nun." - fraternity brother

"I think Benjo is overrated." - fraternity brother

"Benjo is one of my favorite people." - same fraternity brother as above

"Johannes, you're either going to be a billionaire or homeless." - high school teacher

"Who's Ben?" - mother

"You're such a pretty mixed-race boy." - random girl at the beach

"I knew you guys were playing beer pong because I could hear Benjo yelling at his partner from down the block." - friend

"You're a battered soul." - fraternity brother

"Ben will work in the clergy." - high school teacher

"I think Ben will be a high-end pimp." - other high school teacher, same conversation

"Ben is the most generous guy I know, too bad he doesn't have anything to give." - friend

"You're a slut." - friend