40 People You Wish You Knew In Real Life

By Sam Heard /

10. This Kid's Parents

... to tell them that we want to be friends with their child in 20 years time.

9. This Meat Head's Nan

... to tell her she shouldn't feel obliged to do this for her grandson.

8. This Dog's Owner

... for forcing us to invent the phrase animal cool-ty.

7. Andrea The Cleaner

... for giving the world the gift of cake
... when there are people like this around.

6. This Old Man

... to teach us how to prevent your age getting in the way of you grabbing life by the horns.

5. This Aspiring Sprinter

... to advice him that there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

4. This Cunning Prankster

... to marvel at their ingenuity and smugly turn down their offer of toffee apples.

3. P. Ennis

... to praise him for graduating despite the curve-ball thrown at him at birth by his parents.

2. Marlon Brando

... to impart his knowledge on how to look so suave despite being so very, very dirty.

1. This Persistent Hurdler

... because nothing will ever dampen his spirits.