# Allegedly hot chicks/studs whose appeal escapes you **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 19, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630 "2009-04-19T16:48:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/141 "2009-04-20T21:07:40Z")
> [@Katriona](#): > > Brad Pitt. Something about him just says “caveman” to me. I think it’s his forehead, now that I think about it. Right! He is not good looking! I think people are more into his overall look than his face, or maybe I’m wrong about everything, and he actually is a good looking man. He looks like the accountants I work with, but with a crapload of make up and better clothes. The whole damn Brangelina debacle isn’t attractive to me. Someone else said George Clooney, and I used to agree (especially in his mulletted days), but he’s getting better looking as he gets older. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/142 "2009-04-20T21:38:22Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Julia Roberts – skeletal body, ordinary face, can’t act, no sex appeal, smiles like the Joker. Her success is a mystery to me. I’m insulted that Hollywood expects me to think she’s hot. Thaaaaaannnnnnnk you. I’ll add: Rachel Ray, her voice kills any kind of sex appeal she could have. (see also Fran Drescher) ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/143 "2009-04-20T22:11:31Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I havent seen Garofolo in a while, but I have always thought she has a certain something that really draws me in. I used to think she was cute, but her high-def close-ups on “24” lately are extremely unkind. Maybe it was her curiously rapid weight loss, but now she looks like a feral bulldog. My vote goes to Justin Timberlake. I’ve developed an admiration for his comic skills in SNL appearances, but he looks like a generic dorky kid to me. I can’t picture anyone over 12 swooning over him. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/144 "2009-04-20T22:14:09Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Oh, that’s easy. It’s all about the smile. See, I like a nice smile. Hers looks like the fake sort of smile you get from people working in the service industry. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/145 "2009-04-20T22:21:25Z")
Lindsay Lohan – I don’t mean Voluptuous Redhead Lindsay, I mean Skeletor Blonde Lindsay. (Which is she lately?) ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/146 "2009-04-20T23:21:03Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > See, I like a nice smile. Hers looks like the fake sort of smile you get from people working in the service industry. Any time I see Rachel Ray on TV, I start to wonder what kind of upper she is on. Or she’s an undiagnosed mania pt. Or something. Her perkiness is just nasty (worse than Katie Couric’s). I don’t see the appeal, not even as a girl next door, MaryAnn kind of thing. Luckily, I don’t have to see it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/147 "2009-04-21T00:29:48Z")
She’s not a traditional hottie, but she gets a lot of love around these parts: Alyson Hannigan. She was about the only girl in the Buffyverse I didn’t lust after. And a pet peeve of mine, even though I don’t find her very hot, is that she spells her name Rachael Ray, not Rachel Ray. I think that the reason it bothers me is that I really like the spelling Rachael and it has stuck with me. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/148 "2009-04-21T00:36:16Z")
Interestingly I have never actually seen Rachel Ray on TV or in any other context when I could observe her speech, her mannerisms, the sound of her voice, or anything else. I’ve only seen her picture on packaging at the supermarket and stuff, so my opinion of her is based entirely on her appearance. From what you guys are saying, I probably would hate her if I had any other knowledge of her. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/149 "2009-04-21T00:49:19Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I used to think she was cute, but her high-def close-ups on “24” lately are extremely unkind. Maybe it was her curiously rapid weight loss, but now she looks like a feral bulldog. > > My vote goes to Justin Timberlake. I’ve developed an admiration for his comic skills in SNL appearances, but he looks like a generic dorky kid to me. I can’t picture anyone over 12 swooning over him. I have never watched “24” and did not know she was on the show… I dont think I have seen a photo of JG in a few years, its too bad that she is apparently not as attractive as when she was in “Truth About Cats and Dogs” with Uma Thurman, because she really looked great to me then. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/150 "2009-04-21T01:16:29Z")
> [@Coup\_Fourre](#): > > I honestly don’t get the Matthew McCaughnahay (sp?) appeal. He looks like he stinks. I just think, “Ew.” So many females think he’s hot. ??? I don’t think he’s entirely unattractive, considering Josh Lucas resembles him and is attractive enough, but there’s something about the perennial look in MM’s eyes that makes him look like he’s seconds away from a psychotic break. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/151 "2009-04-21T01:33:10Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > …Agree about Sharon Stone. She is one leg-cross away from Hollywood oblivion. She’s a bad actress, and she does nothing for me… I just watched **Casino** (1995) recently and must say that Sharon Stone looked great and did a great acting job, IMHO. I think that was her peak. ---
**Author:** ![groo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/152 "2009-04-21T03:34:11Z")
This thread is in danger of concentrating too much negativity in one place, which might lead to a singularity, which may destroy all matter in the universe. You all can continue dumping on various actors & actresses, but here’s a brief interlude of sunshine: [Alessandra Ambrosio](http://media.photobucket.com/image/alessandra%20ambrosio/kian999/a-ambrosio_04.jpg?o=32). Okay; as you were. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/153 "2009-04-21T04:17:04Z")
I don’t get the appeal of Orlando Bloom. Other than that I get why most of the people mentioned in this thread, men and women, are sex symbols (esp. Clive Owen). It’s not exactly not being hot…but Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek being BFFs and all are frequently photographed next to one another and Salma just blows her out of the water. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/154 "2009-04-21T04:42:23Z")
> [@groo](#): > > [Alessandra Ambrosio](http://media.photobucket.com/image/alessandra%20ambrosio/kian999/a-ambrosio_04.jpg?o=32). > > Okay; as you were. Yeah… I’m not seeing it. I lie. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/155 "2009-04-21T09:47:17Z")
> [@anu-la1979](#): > > It’s not exactly not being hot…but Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek being BFFs and all are frequently photographed next to one another and Salma just blows her out of the water. I think Penelope Cruz is attractive but certainly not beautiful or hot. Nose is too big, something weird with the eyes. Salma is amazingly beautiful and hot. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/156 "2009-04-21T15:01:43Z")
> [@Ataraxy](#): > > She’s not a traditional hottie, but she gets a lot of love around these parts: Alyson Hannigan. She was about the only girl in the Buffyverse I didn’t lust after. I am tesseracting you a flame-retardant suit and a fire extinguisher. They burn heretics around these parts. ---
**Author:** ![groo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/157 "2009-04-21T15:17:21Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Yeah… I’m not seeing it. > > I lie. Whew! That would have upset my perception of reality. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/158 "2009-04-21T15:20:01Z")
Keira Knightley, also known as “the woman whose lips never sealed”. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/159 "2009-04-21T16:26:08Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Keira Knightley, also known as “the woman whose lips never sealed”. Good one! I’d also like to mention Michelle Obama. I know her looks aren’t the main thing she’s known for but there sure were a lot of people drooling over her and I have to assume that was overflow from all the love for Barack. From the very first time I saw her I’ve thought she bares a striking resemblance to Tamara Tunie’s monster character in The Devil’s Advocate (you know, the scene where the women go shopping and Charlize Theron get’s a glimpse of her morphed monster face in the dressing room). ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630/160 "2009-04-21T18:48:29Z")
Katharine Heigl. Does nothing for me. Sarah Michelle Gellar. Nope. No signal from down below. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allegedly-hot-chicks-studs-whose-appeal-escapes-you/493630.md?page=9)