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Helping uglies find love since dawn of time
By BECK ELEVEN - The Press | Wednesday, 13 August 2008
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If you have never gone to bed with an ugly person but woken up with quite a few, then academic research into beer-goggles might explain the mystery.
"Beer-goggles" refers to vision that has been altered by booze usually meaning the more a person drinks, the more attractive a potential partner becomes.
New research has shown that wearers of beer-goggles, or rose-tinted spectacles are being seduced by false perceptions of beauty.
Watched by scientists, vodka-fuelled human guinea pigs at Bristol University in England were asked to rate the attractiveness of men and women on a seven-point scale.
The same faces were then shown to volunteers who had consumed only soft drinks.
Those who had been drinking alcohol scored the faces about 10 per cent higher than the non-drinkers.
Both groups imbibers and abstainers were tested again the following day and the men who had drunk alcohol still rated pictures of women higher.
Dr Marcus Munafo, an experimental psychologist who led the study, said the findings were important because of the role drink plays in unsafe sex.
"It is thought alcohol stimulates the striatum, an area of the brain important in attraction," he said.
Family Planning chief executive Jackie Edmond said although the study was clearly tongue-in-cheek, it supported the fact that alcohol caused drinkers to lose inhibitions.
"It's not Einstein stuff alcohol blurs people's decision-making capacity," she said. "People need to keep themselves safe and use contraception and condoms but that becomes increasingly hard to do the more you've been drinking."
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How do I get government funding to run a study like this?
Why run it. Just join one![]()
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and if you ever think you dont have a bottle opener, you do
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It was run by Poms. What do you expect![]()
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Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Perhaps with the standard "out of 10" rating system 3 points are dedicated to teeth, hence the Poms can only score a "perfect 7".
Or can only count to seven
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Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Is that before or after a beer ?
61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
Yes
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...0-1248,00.html
Ugly girls welcome, says beer goggle capital
By Jessican Johnston
Mount Isa has a shortage of women
Mayor says: 'Ship in the ugly ones, we'll take 'em'
They'll be transformed into swans, he predicts
"May I suggest if there are five blokes to every girl, we should find out where there are beauty-disadvantaged women and ask them to proceed to Mount Isa," Cr Molony said.
"Quite often you will see walking down the street a lass who is not so attractive with a wide smile on her face. Whether it is recollection of something previous or anticipation for the next evening, there is a degree of happiness.
"Often those who are beauty-disadvantaged are uphappy with their lot.
"Some, in other places in Australia, need to proceed to Mount Isa where happiness awaits.
"And, really, beauty is only skin deep. Isn't there a fairy tale about an ugly duckling that evolves into a beautiful swan?"
Yep, that's got the makings of a fairy tale ALL over it....
They'd wow 'em in Parraburdoo then.Mount Isa has a shortage of women
Mayor says: 'Ship in the ugly ones, we'll take 'em'
They'll be transformed into swans, he predicts![]()
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
beauty-disadvantaged
I just love P/C talk.
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