If you meet Jimmy

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » March 29, 2008 10:10 am

I know this has been posted somewhere but I can't seem to find it.
If you meet Jimmy, does he really liked to be called "Mr Buffett" or is "Jimmy" OK? Frankly, if I get this opportunity that I'm hoping to get I'll call him anything he wants, but I wouldn't want to offend.

Can someone point me to the thread or tell me what the real story is?

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » March 29, 2008 10:28 am

i'd call him sir!!!

cocotel · Post by **cocotel** » March 29, 2008 10:30 am

Call him Jimmy.............trust me.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » March 29, 2008 10:53 am

I've met a few "stars" in my life. I've always called them Mr or Ms whenever I first meet them as a matter of respect, courtesy and because "stars" can be kinda quirky. Usually after I address them with the Mr/Ms they tell me to call them by their first name but sometimes they don't.

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » March 29, 2008 11:39 am

ph4ever wrote:I've met a few "stars" in my life. I've always called them Mr or Ms whenever I first meet them as a matter of respect, courtesy and because "stars" can be kinda quirky. Usually after I address them with the Mr/Ms they tell me to call them by their first name but sometimes they don't.

That is what I was going to say, I agree. By calling him Mr. Buffett, you are showing you respect him very much. By calling him Jimmy, you are showing you are just a fan who likes his music. I think the "Mr." throws in a huge respect factor. Plus the guy is almost 40 years older than me, I HAVE to call him Mr.

dnw · Post by **dnw** » March 29, 2008 12:35 pm

I would call him Jimmy, because he's only a few years older than me.

hloon · Post by **hloon** » March 29, 2008 1:48 pm

I think I`d be speechless!!

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » March 29, 2008 1:52 pm

When i met him i called him Jimmy and he seemed fine with it!

dawgfan · Post by **dawgfan** » March 29, 2008 3:04 pm

Me and my wife both called him Mr. Buffett and he told us to please call him Jimmy. So Jimmy it was from then on.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 29, 2008 3:11 pm

You can't go wrong with "Mr. Buffett"....

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » March 29, 2008 3:27 pm

how about King Parrothead!!!...j/k

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » March 29, 2008 3:38 pm

Thanks everyone, I don't know if it will happen or not but my friend and I don't want to look like "Lucy and Ethel meet Jimmy Buffett" if it does.

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » March 29, 2008 3:47 pm

ScarletB wrote:Thanks everyone, I don't know if it will happen or not but my friend and I don't want to look like "Lucy and Ethel meet Jimmy Buffett" if it does.

you could go with....Which do you prefer?!?!? Mr.Buffett or Jimmy? Im betting it would be the latter!

Migration Michelle · Post by **Migration Michelle** » March 29, 2008 5:37 pm

I thought about it and I usually don't address him. I just say, "hi"!!

There isn't really much of a time in your conversation to address him, as with most conversations.

You wouldn't say, "Hi, Mr. Buffett." You would just say, "Hi!"

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » March 29, 2008 6:06 pm

I'm afraid I'll mostly be trying to avoid

"Hamana hamana hamana!"

HULA GIRL^ · Post by **HULA GIRL^** » March 29, 2008 6:40 pm

TommyBahama wrote:how about King Parrothead!!!...j/k

Just King...parrothead or somewhere hot.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 29, 2008 6:49 pm

I heard His Secret Desire is to be called Kenny..

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 29, 2008 6:50 pm

ragtopW wrote:I heard His Secret Desire is to be called Kenny..

Santa you get over here right this minute and clean the diet coke off my monitor!!!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 29, 2008 7:03 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
ragtopW wrote:I heard His Secret Desire is to be called Kenny..
Santa you get over here right this minute and clean the diet coke off my monitor!!!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » March 29, 2008 7:09 pm

Kenny...

just call him Kenny.

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