http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5951979&page=1
The only time women are not attracted to intelligent men is when they have the option of a good looking guy who is dumber than pants on fish. Still, it's comforting to know that given the choice of two ugly guys, women usually prefer the one who is not a moron. And obviously many women will still pick the guy who is both ugly and stupid if he has lots of money, good hair, is tall, or plays in a band. I did my own study to reach that conclusion. It's titled "Duh."
In my vast experience as an unattractive smart guy who was not always a syndicated cartoonist, there are in fact women who have fetishes for smart men. Not many, but they exist. My guess is that about 3% of the female public is in that group. That's probably good enough to keep the inventions flowing for a few more evolutionary steps.
The only risk to the future of humanity is that nerds will invent a technology that is better than sex with another human being. I'll try to keep this next part rated PG-13, so please be patient with the indirectness.
I assume some entrepreneur is already working on creating a business where guys will be able to buy a lifelike female body part that plugs into a standard USB port, and can be controlled by someone else across the Internet. That artificial body part could mimic a hand, mouth, or woo-woo. In the short run, the business model would involve paying women, in countries where such things are legal, to control the device and appear on a web cam chat. In the long run, artificial intelligence and CGI women will be controlling the action, so the whole system would only cost $100, with no recurring fees. And that will be the end of humanity because nerds will stop mating, their genes will die out, humanity will revert to the Bronze Age, and all the attractive, dumb people will be eaten by wild dogs.
I like to end on a positive note, so let's take a moment to be happy for the wild dogs.
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we are not so wrapped up in our computers that we would resort o that level. Yes we may be over protective of them and name them , but non of my friends would ever do that. You underestimate the primal urge of homo sapien to go and find a mate or companion of the opposite sex.
"All really great lovers are articulate,
and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction."
~Marya Mannes
i adore brainy guys!
BTW, I married a smart guy. I guess you can say, I 'married' up.
My first crush from the age of about 7 was Mr. Spock - and it was in the 80s so most girls my age where into Westley Crusher if they were in Trekkie households at all. I totally wanted to grow up, marry Spock and have super smart, pointy eared babies. I also loved Dr. Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters, just to prove it's not a fluke.
To this day, I like tall and good at math, science and spelling. My husband fits to a tee. Now if only he has pointy ears.
Studies like this don't take the intelligence of the woman into account. I'm (not being vain) above average in the brain department myself. In relationships the benefits of being with a smart guy are obvious, but I would argue even in a strictly for fun affair. Creativity and ability to learn are traits the big hunk who cares more about building muscles then reading books.
The lesson: Look to the women as geeky and smart as you.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirehead
2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/mar/31/medicalresearch.neuroscience
At least no one here stooped so low as to make a "moist robot" reference.
trying to figure out which senator you are.
regardless - when you are in need of a strategist/staffer, shoot me an email:
charlesfunnish@gmail.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2284783.stm
Yul Brynner (ok, he's dead)
Mitch Pileggi
Nicolas Cage
Sean Connery
Patrick Stewart (and a Starship captain has to be smart, unlike presidents)
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Homer Simpson
-- Dennis Miller
OK, someone's gotta say it; Scott, you are NOT unattractive. Tom Cruise isn't feeling threatened by your looks, certainly, but that's because you're an AVERAGE-LOOKING middle aged guy, not because you scare babies.
Yes, you're balding and bespectacled, but so are the vast majority of men your age, and 10-20 years younger than you as well, so that STILL makes you average.
UNLIKE the vast majority of American men over 25, thanks to your diet and tennis playing you're neither overweight nor out of shape... which, since bodies are important in calculating attraction, makes you ABOVE average in overall physical appeal, doubly so in your age group. Not so far above average that bodybuilders feel inadequate next to you, but still.
It's ok to be pretty much average physically; you're in good, not to mention plentiful, company.
Top blogs, Costco Connection, BNet... Crap. You're like Full House big now.
PS: please bring Topper back, and start a bubble with something like: "That's nothing, my uncle knows so and so and they hang out all the time..." It's either that or I have to punch myself in the grill the next time I hear it here.
So, keep being funny or I stop paying.
