Alex Trebek is the Greatest Man that Ever Lived

The following is a list of sorts I have devised to make the argument (which makes itself really) that Alex Trebek is the greatest man that ever lived.  Who has given more to society?  Who is more revered?  Who displays more class, poise, and refined elegance?  I can't think of anyone that even compares.

1) Being the longest tenured host of Jeopardy! is unto itself a major notch in his belt.  It is a beautifully crafted game show with the entire show's premise being to mess with you.  I mean giving you the answer then demanding the question?  Baller.  Classic Trebek.  And don't think for a SECOND he doesn't relish each and every opportunity to admonish a  novice for their blunder:  In this clip for instance, Trebek laughs maniacally at a contestant's (in his eyes) particularly egregious response:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIiirQrZRrQ

And don't think for a second Trebek won't call you a pussy in more or less words if you don't wager at least half of your stash for a daily double.  He will carefully total up the exact amount you would need to surpass a competitor/double an opponent's score and basically question the integrity of your character as a human if you don't wager said amount.  Watch an episode and observe his mastery in this technique--
 (Another aside)--And heaven help you if you goof a Shakespeare question.  Trebek will make you wish you had never agreed to be on national television if you suggest King Lear when it was OBVIOUSLY Hamlet.  Get a clue

Sample this subtle/tasty Trebek  dig:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cMb1YTw-8

Only Trebek can so poignantly call you out in front of millions.

2) The dude speaks French....beautifully.  Imagine a flower that only blooms once every 1000 years, and when it does it radiates such color and beauty that communicating this beauty is unimaginable.  That is the feeling you get every time he snaps of a word of French.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxeDtb0uuPA

The video is labeled "over pronouncing" but what they meant was "swagging out of control".  Seriously, you know Trebek has MAD street cred.  Just saying.

3) Trebek is Canadian-- and damn proud of it.  He will drop a province on you so fast your head will spin.  Think you know Toronto?  You wouldn't know Toronto if was about to punch you in the face, which Trebek just might do if you cross him...leading me to my next point.

4) Alex Trebek at the age of 71 chased robber out of his hotel room in the middle of the night (granted it was  a 56 year old woman named Lucinda) doing so with such fervor that he tore his Achilles, but unlike Kobe Bryant he didn't beg for a phantom foul from the refs, he instead helped bring a criminal to justice.  --White Mamba--

5)This alluring, angelic, sublime, perfectly trimmed and meticulously maintained mustache:



'Nuff Said.