![]() He is very courteous and apologetic and his faux pas embarrass him, but he tries to laugh off his errors. ![]() If he does something particularly stupid he is ready to laugh at himself after it all finally dawns on him. If he is a victim of a catastrophe, he makes the best of it immediately and his chagrin or anger melts very quickly into a broad grin. He laughs at his own jokes because he can't understand any others. He is a good-natured dumbbell that thinks he is pretty smart. Yet the Goof is not the type of half-wit that is to be pitied. Any little distraction can throw him off his train of thought and it is extremely difficult for the Goof to keep to his purpose. His brain being rather vapory, it is difficult for him to concentrate on any one subject. He very seldom, if ever, reaches his objective or completes what he has started. He is willing to help anyone and offers his assistance even when it is not needed and just creates confusion. No matter what happens, he accepts it finally at being for the best or at least amusing. He is a philosopher of the barber shop variety. He can move fast if he has to, but would rather avoid any overexertion, so he takes what seems the easiest way. note He is loose-jointed and gangly, but not rubbery. Think of the Goof as a composite of an everlasting optimist, a gullible Good Samaritan, a half-wit, a shiftless, good-natured coloured boy and a hick. Therefore it will probably be best to mention everything all at once. "It is difficult to classify the characteristics of the Goof into columns of the physical and mental, because they interweave, reflect, and enhance one another.
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