Yikes. Sorry. I didn't mean to stir things up.

The article Katie linked to is much with the funny.

Excerpt;

So beloved is Dr. Daniel Jackson that male fans in "Stargate" newsgroup discussions tend to tiptoe around the character in deference to women's feelings. In one recent online discussion, a young man made the mistake of "dissing the geek" but was quickly brought into line by other men in the group. One, called "Unbeliever," warned the Daniel-disser he would be "so dead" when women read his post. Another male respondent said he was retiring to a bunker for a few weeks in hopes that when he emerged there might be "a couple of cities still standing." A third, called "DeathBunny," explained: "You miss his appeal. From listening to the female-types around here, he has one of the most appealing of attributes in a non-significant-other person: A cute guy that needs mothering. Because of it, he's a babe-magnet and therefore it's taboo to rag on him."

"I love those expressive blue eyes that light up with the thrill of discovery."

"We had Gilgamesh, Ulysses, Beowulf, Don Quixote, David Copperfield and now Daniel Jackson,"

I mean, I like Daniel A LOT, but duuuude. The thought of someone writing that last bit in complete seriousness cracks me the hell up.

The article Katie linked to is much with the funny.

I didn't realize Dr. Daniel Jackson was such a woobie. He's got many of the Wesley traits. Did Ple put Woobie into Gus' wiki yet?

Heh. Must send that last sentence to erinaceous.

I have no idea how anyone can like Daniel better than Jack, so they're all smoking the long pipe.

Oh, Daniel is such a woobie. I mean, with the dead wife, and being orphaned at a young age when his parents were crushed under a museum display (no, really), and the rejection by his peers, and the glasses, and the bad haircut, and the dying, and the trying to throw himself off a balcony...

I printed the article ... hee, hee, can't wait to read it. Also?

Yikes. Sorry. I didn't mean to stir things up.

Hey, I'm the one who asked ... I should learn. "Kerfluffle? There was a Kerfluffle? What was it about? Huh? C'mon ... what????"

I have no idea how anyone can like Daniel better than Jack, so they're all smoking the long pipe.

Because Daniel is geeky, wears glasses, has an adorable smile which he breaks out from time to time, and doesn't have that irritating flippancy.

I mean, I like Jack. Don't get me wrong. But a lot of the reason is RDA appeal, instead of Jack.

I can't tell the difference between RDA appeal and Jack appeal, since McGyver reduces me to fits of giggles. I just can't do the show.

Jack does smile, and his flippancy is hiding his wounded core. He's total TheWoobie. He's just not flashy, like Daniel.

He may not have glasses, but he has tuques.

circumlocutous (of b.org) ((sorry))

You great big geek. Heh.

For me, a lot of the appeal Jack and Daniel has a lot to do with the way they interact with each other.

Jack does smile, and his flippancy is hiding his wounded core.

He'd laugh at you if you mentioned "wounded core" in his presence.

Plus, why is he wounded? Charlie's death, yeah, but he seems to be dealing with that at this point.

Daniel gets whomped on way more.