# Anna Kournikova Fans

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 27, 2002, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237 "2002-12-27T21:49:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/1 "2002-12-27T21:49:36Z")

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Gentlemen, start your VCRs! ESPN’s running a special called [“A Date With Anna”](http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tvlistings/index?date=20021230), on Monday, Dec. 30 at 9 PM EST. Looks like it’s going to have scenes from her calendar photo shoots, and might even profile what she does in her other job. 😉

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**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/2 "2002-12-27T22:15:56Z")

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What other job?

😃

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/3 "2002-12-27T22:28:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Tuckerfan \*  
> \*\*Gentlemen, start your VCRs! \*\*

_Gentlemen??_ What about us lesbians?

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/4 "2002-12-27T23:15:58Z")

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> \*Originally posted by EJsGirl \*  
> What other job?
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> 😃 \*\*

It’s something to do with handling balls.

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**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/5 "2002-12-27T23:35:08Z")

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> \*Originally posted by msmith537 \*  
> \*\*It’s something to do with handling balls. \*\*

Love means “nothing” when she’s handling balls.

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**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/6 "2002-12-27T23:50:58Z")

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Y’know, I’m in the middle of watching this damn James Bond fest.

I don’t think I’m gonna have enough tissues for this.

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**Author:** ![raisinbread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/7 "2002-12-28T00:27:25Z")

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Who the fuck is this and why do I always receive scores of emails about seeing her naked? She’s not particularly attractive.

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**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/8 "2002-12-28T00:35:05Z")

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Well, the Russians make great bread too…

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**Author:** ![scablet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@scablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scablet)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/9 "2002-12-28T01:05:15Z")

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I will never understand Kournikova attraction. She looks to me like a perfectly average European chick who just happens to play tennis (there are plenty of these).

Yet when her white shirt gets a little wet, or when 1/16" of her right labium “accidentally” pokes out of her itty-bitty tennis shorts as she bends down to tie her shoe, men go into a hormonal frenzy and start poppin’ boners left and right. What gives?

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/10 "2002-12-28T01:14:13Z")

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> \*Originally posted by scablet \*  
> \*\*I will never understand Kournikova attraction… Yet when her white shirt gets a little wet, or when 1/16" of her right labium “accidentally” pokes out of her itty-bitty tennis shorts as she bends down to tie her shoe, men go into a hormonal frenzy … What gives? \*\*

I’m not quite sure. Could ya provide an example of the labium incident, so that I might judge for myself? 😉 😉

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/11 "2002-12-28T01:20:26Z")

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WHERE’S THAT LABIUM PIC?? It’s been, like, 20 minutes already! Don’t leave us hanging! :pant: :pant:

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**Author:** ![scablet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@scablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scablet)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/12 "2002-12-28T01:24:44Z")

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NO LIP FOR YOU. :eek:

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**Author:** ![scablet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@scablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scablet)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/13 "2002-12-28T01:26:44Z")

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I was referring, of course, to the numerous .jpgs of her floating around the net that reveal miniscule amounts of skin as a sweaty, tomato-faced Kournikova does something decidedly un-sexy. Then there’s those mega closeups of her tantalizing tennis camel-toe. Yumm! :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/14 "2002-12-28T11:46:39Z")

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You speak of camel toe as if it’s a bad thing.

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/15 "2002-12-28T13:04:00Z")

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> \*Originally posted by scablet \*  
> \*\*men go into a hormonal frenzy and start poppin’ boners left and right. \*\*

Those guys must be _really_ special. Left and right?? :eek:

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/16 "2002-12-28T13:44:30Z")

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> \*Originally posted by notcynical \*  
> \*\*_Gentlemen??_ What about us lesbians? \*\*

Yeah, I guess you ladies can start your’s as well. 😉

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/17 "2002-12-28T20:32:12Z")

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Am I the only one who thinks Martina Hingis is not only a better tennis player, but is also better looking than Anna Kournikova?

Seriously folks, check this chick out.

[http://www.datacomm.ch/~beep/martina.htm](http://www.datacomm.ch/~beep/martina.htm)

Granted, I’ve got nothing against Anna. After all, she is Martina’s double’s partner.

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/18 "2002-12-28T20:38:44Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mahaloth \*  
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> After all, she is Martina’s double’s partner. \*\*

you wish;)

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**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/19 "2002-12-29T01:52:15Z")

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Posted by **Mahaloth** : “Am I the only one who thinks Martina Hingis is not only a better tennis player, but is also better looking than Anna Kournikova?”

Nothing against Martina, but she, Sir, is no Anna Kournikova. 😛

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anna-kournikova-fans/145237/20 "2002-12-29T02:00:22Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Mahaloth \*  
> \*\*Am I the only one who thinks Martina Hingis is not only a better tennis player, but is also better looking than Anna Kournikova?
> 
> Seriously folks, check this chick out.
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> [http://www.datacomm.ch/~beep/martina.htm](http://www.datacomm.ch/~beep/martina.htm)
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> Granted, I’ve got nothing against Anna. After all, she is Martina’s double’s partner. \*\*

Anna _plays tennis_? You mean, as a hobby, right? Not professionally or anything, though, right?

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