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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-04-07 12:53 PM
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15. So explain me this then
why do I fancy the arse off you? :P

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  -Here's a stunner: Men tend to choose women based on looks NNN0LHI  Sep-04-07 08:19 AM   #0 
  - Who funded this study? I have few things...  TreasonousBastard   Sep-04-07 08:36 AM   #1 
  - Series!  MorningGlow   Sep-04-07 11:59 AM   #7 
  - pfffttt  jasonc   Sep-04-07 03:31 PM   #66 
     - Good for you, sir!  MorningGlow   Sep-04-07 03:40 PM   #70 
        - Meh  jasonc   Sep-04-07 03:40 PM   #72 
           - No shit--god? Are we related?  MorningGlow   Sep-04-07 04:00 PM   #76 
              - You may be  jasonc   Sep-04-07 04:02 PM   #80 
                 - Once again, and with gusto...  MorningGlow   Sep-04-07 04:07 PM   #81 
                    - thats nothing  jasonc   Sep-04-07 05:11 PM   #83 
                       - Yes a lot of men go after women who look attractive minmally to high level  liberaldemocrat7   Sep-04-07 06:06 PM   #90 
  - My favorite survey  NewJeffCT   Sep-04-07 12:26 PM   #12 
     - Years ago a focus group told my stone fruit client that peaches were  Winebrat   Sep-04-07 03:31 PM   #67 
  - Honestly, it was depressing  supernova   Sep-04-07 08:42 AM   #2 
  - yup... that's why i just give up!  redqueen   Sep-04-07 11:36 AM   #5 
  - But, But.... you're beautiful!!  supernova   Sep-04-07 12:02 PM   #9 
  - you're far too kind  redqueen   Sep-04-07 12:52 PM   #14 
  - So explain me this then  billyskank   Sep-04-07 12:53 PM   #15 
     - Ummmmmm...  redqueen   Sep-04-07 01:03 PM   #20 
        - Undoubtedly, but also irrelevant.  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:04 PM   #21 
  - I feel the same way  alarimer   Sep-04-07 12:17 PM   #11 
  - Don't give up, alarimer. There are keepers out there.  Disorganized   Sep-04-07 05:40 PM   #86 
  - Oh I know  alarimer   Sep-04-07 05:49 PM   #88 
  - why not get a make-over?  pitohui   Sep-05-07 08:59 PM   #106 
     - Well I have never been into that  alarimer   Sep-05-07 11:30 PM   #111 
     - I actually prefer women who don't wear makeup.  DarkTirade   Sep-06-07 12:40 AM   #119 
  - But but but  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:10 PM   #27 
  - That wasn't as depressing as the "scientific" study about obesity being "contagious"  grace0418   Sep-04-07 01:10 PM   #30 
  - But wait a minute...  GoddessOfGuinness   Sep-04-07 05:23 PM   #84 
  - Using "speed dating" seems to be a questionable way of measuring this  LSdemocrat   Sep-04-07 10:03 AM   #3 
  - Misleading story.  Orsino   Sep-04-07 02:11 PM   #52 
  - Betcha Ted Bundy could've created a good impression in 3-7 minutes! nt  raccoon   Sep-06-07 08:05 AM   #120 
  - It's biological  skygazer   Sep-04-07 10:07 AM   #4 
  - But  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:12 PM   #32 
  - But  pokerfan   Sep-05-07 07:21 PM   #98 
     - that isn't biology, that's sociology  pitohui   Sep-05-07 09:03 PM   #107 
     - That's subjective. To some, they look quite healthy.  RandomKoolzip   Sep-05-07 11:24 PM   #110 
        - The biological argument was that we are hardwired  pokerfan   Sep-05-07 11:51 PM   #113 
           - Well, it seems as though your assumption is that skinny women  RandomKoolzip   Sep-06-07 12:09 AM   #116 
              - Well  pokerfan   Sep-06-07 12:19 AM   #117 
                 - There's a galaxy of difference between skinny and anorexic.  RandomKoolzip   Sep-06-07 12:31 AM   #118 
  - NO WAY!!!!  LSK   Sep-04-07 11:55 AM   #6 
  - I have the proof right here.  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:17 PM   #36 
  - Goodnight!!!  LSK   Sep-04-07 01:33 PM   #42 
     - Both of you crack me up  XemaSab   Sep-05-07 07:31 PM   #100 
  - for real  idgiehkt   Sep-04-07 03:01 PM   #60 
  - this part is interesting  grasswire   Sep-04-07 12:00 PM   #8 
  - So, the attractiveness  supernova   Sep-04-07 12:12 PM   #10 
     - yes, that is what they are saying  NewJeffCT   Sep-04-07 12:54 PM   #16 
     - Yes who could understand what Anna Nicole saw in that 90 year old guy.  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:18 PM   #37 
        - I know  NewJeffCT   Sep-04-07 01:24 PM   #38 
     - Then my wife must think that she's unbelievably stunning!  Orrex   Sep-04-07 12:57 PM   #18 
     - LOL!  supernova   Sep-04-07 01:05 PM   #23 
     - I've always known that  idgiehkt   Sep-04-07 03:05 PM   #61 
     - Sure as hell I'm that way with women  TheFriendlyAnarchist   Sep-04-07 04:02 PM   #79 
  - ummm --  wildhorses   Sep-04-07 12:39 PM   #13 
  - So what do women choose men based on?  billyskank   Sep-04-07 12:54 PM   #17 
  - not speaking for myself  redqueen   Sep-04-07 01:05 PM   #22 
  - Amen.  Starbucks Anarchist   Sep-04-07 01:07 PM   #24 
  - Not that I am suggesting I am the sensitive, thoughtful, considerate type*, but  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:08 PM   #26 
  - hehehehehe  redqueen   Sep-04-07 01:13 PM   #33 
     - Oh good  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:14 PM   #34 
  - You know,  SarahBelle   Sep-04-07 02:49 PM   #53 
  - I try to understand it like this  billyskank   Sep-04-07 02:52 PM   #55 
  - Sounds logical - maybe you should get funding for your own study - OR  The Straight Story   Sep-04-07 03:58 PM   #75 
  - self confidence is attractive  pokerfan   Sep-05-07 07:40 PM   #102 
     - And the men who are attracted to psycho shrews  Lydia Leftcoast   Sep-06-07 12:05 AM   #114 
  - Yes.. just skip the macho creeps!  redqueen   Sep-04-07 02:55 PM   #56 
  - Personally, I find all the macho bullshit to be a HUGE turn-off.  Cabcere   Sep-04-07 03:40 PM   #71 
     - I have a great personality, too.  redqueen   Sep-04-07 03:44 PM   #73 
     - I like the way you hold a straw.  billyskank   Sep-04-07 03:53 PM   #74 
     - ...  Cabcere   Sep-05-07 05:55 PM   #94 
     - I have NEVER liked the macho bad boys  Lydia Leftcoast   Sep-06-07 12:06 AM   #115 
  - The size of their package  skygazer   Sep-04-07 01:27 PM   #40 
  - We--yulll....  supernova   Sep-04-07 01:39 PM   #44 
     - Ahhhhh  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:40 PM   #45 
        - Not solely of course  supernova   Sep-04-07 01:50 PM   #48 
  - Money/Success/Power  kwassa   Sep-04-07 03:39 PM   #69 
  - The stereotype is that women choose men based on his earning ability/financial status. nt  raccoon   Sep-06-07 08:08 AM   #121 
  - Yeah, I saw that one, too, and laughed. Duh, thanks for the newsflash!  Shine   Sep-04-07 01:03 PM   #19 
  - Yo Guys! Here's your chance  supernova   Sep-04-07 01:07 PM   #25 
     - Already done.  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:10 PM   #28 
     - Thank you, billyskank.  supernova   Sep-04-07 01:46 PM   #46 
     - Not only gorgeous  NewJeffCT   Sep-04-07 01:34 PM   #43 
        - Thank you Jeff,  supernova   Sep-04-07 01:47 PM   #47 
           - any time  NewJeffCT   Sep-04-07 01:52 PM   #50 
  - Not me  GoPsUx   Sep-04-07 01:10 PM   #29 
  - I do  billyskank   Sep-04-07 01:11 PM   #31 
     - Sometimes when you stop looking  GoPsUx   Sep-04-07 01:15 PM   #35 
  - I really hate "evolutionary psychology"  WildEyedLiberal   Sep-04-07 01:25 PM   #39 
  - Popular evo-psych is just the latest shiny coat of paint  Ellen Forradalom   Sep-04-07 03:35 PM   #68 
  - I sure didn't mean to hurt any feelings by posting this  NNN0LHI   Sep-04-07 01:28 PM   #41 
  - Nothing like the smell of a flamewar in the morning...  XemaSab   Sep-05-07 07:37 PM   #101 
  - I don't entirely agree with that conclusion - however  NewJeffCT   Sep-04-07 01:51 PM   #49 
  - But what "evolutionary psychology" totally ignores is that....  WildEyedLiberal   Sep-04-07 06:42 PM   #92 
  - Wow. Nice "study" they "reported" on there. Not.  BlueIris   Sep-04-07 02:08 PM   #51 
  - Of course we do  DS1   Sep-04-07 02:51 PM   #54 
  - Can anyone translate?  idgiehkt   Sep-04-07 02:59 PM   #57 
  - "Women who think they're ugly only try it with ugly guys".  billyskank   Sep-04-07 03:00 PM   #59 
     - it's rather vague, it says 'overall qualities' for the male  idgiehkt   Sep-04-07 03:08 PM   #62 
     - Yup I think you nailed it.  billyskank   Sep-04-07 03:12 PM   #64 
     - Actually, I don't think that's what it's trying to suggest.  SOteric   Sep-04-07 05:50 PM   #89 
        - yeah, I think that's a good delineation  idgiehkt   Sep-05-07 07:02 PM   #96 
  - What other conclusion could that study come up with?  cobalt1999   Sep-04-07 02:59 PM   #58 
  - I agree  Nikia   Sep-04-07 06:33 PM   #91 
  - Bingo.  WildEyedLiberal   Sep-04-07 06:44 PM   #93 
  - Then how the hell do I explain my SiL?  supernova   Sep-04-07 03:09 PM   #63 
  - OK, after spending some useless time obsessing over this piece  supernova   Sep-04-07 03:12 PM   #65 
  - I have known some drop dead gorgeous women that I couldn't stand being around  NNN0LHI   Sep-04-07 04:00 PM   #77 
  - You got it.  cobalt1999   Sep-04-07 04:00 PM   #78 
  - I'm fainting with shock.  Brigid   Sep-04-07 05:08 PM   #82 
  - Breaking: Whales do it in the oceans. Film at eleven.  sarge43   Sep-04-07 05:27 PM   #85 
  - Duh.  SOteric   Sep-04-07 05:41 PM   #87 
  - Oh, horseshit. I'll take anyone who'll have me, so long as she's smart, and not hideous.  seawolf   Sep-05-07 06:45 PM   #95 
  - One man's plain,  Xipe Totec   Sep-05-07 08:57 PM   #105 
  - No shit, Sherlock.  crim son   Sep-05-07 07:08 PM   #97 
  - This is pretty much a no brainer, yeah  XemaSab   Sep-05-07 07:28 PM   #99 
  - An in-depth report on this is in this month's issue of DUH! Magazine  KamaAina   Sep-05-07 08:49 PM   #103 
  - By Captain Obvious  Ellen Forradalom   Sep-05-07 11:32 PM   #112 
  - Best scientific paper since "A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown" n/t  Xipe Totec   Sep-05-07 08:55 PM   #104 
  - Not I..............in fact, I like a good sense of humor over anything  TK421   Sep-05-07 09:05 PM   #108 
  - I won't deny it.  MiniMandaRuth   Sep-05-07 11:14 PM   #109 
 

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