"Dad," Noah asked, "what's a buddy?" Good question.
I don't have children, but may I tell my buddy what a brat his son is becoming?Will, Westchester County, N.Y.
If your hair stylist gave you $10 every time you sent one of your friends her way, you might be more tempted to tell all of your buddies what a fabulous stylist she was–or you might even try to make new friends to refer.
"Leave it there, buddy" is probably what a rational person would have thought next.
What could have been a buddy cop style exploration of how the greatest mateship in pop-culture came to be, is instead a contrived series of mishaps where Chewie becomes another of Han's accessories, to be labeled, boxed and shelved.
Imagine how unsettling it is to see extra skin on the boss or cubicle buddy, or what an unprofessional lasting image those jeans left behind.
Getting an idea of what the friend wants may give you a better idea of what your buddy would like.
During the entry-level, early stages of a career, or when "on-boarding" to a new job, what really benefits someone is a "buddy" or peer-based mentor who can help one get up the learning curve faster.
So, when word got out last week that Smith was going to be directing what appeared to be to a buddy cop movie with Diehard's Willis and 30 Rock's Morgan, it set small, predictable choruses into motion, with questions about whether he'd sold out, given up, or had run out of ideas.
Find out what your buddy likes to do and make an adventure out of it.
