# Celebrities you find strangely attractive **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367 "2004-07-29T02:22:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/181 "2004-12-27T21:18:31Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > And she’ll encourage you to get it done in 30 minutes! 😉 I thought she was the ‘under 40 dollars’ woman. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/182 "2004-12-27T21:20:50Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > I thought she was the ‘under 40 dollars’ woman. She’s both. Cheap _and_ fast. What more can you ask for? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/183 "2004-12-27T21:24:04Z")
Get back to work. Isn’t a doper lunch enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/184 "2004-12-27T21:25:20Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Get back to work. Isn’t a doper lunch enough for you? ::slinks off guiltily:: I don’t know why I came back to the office at all; it’s just absolutely dead here this week. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/185 "2004-12-28T00:09:56Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > She’s both. > Cheap _and_ fast. What more can you ask for? hey now, ms. ray is an elegant and sophistocated lady. her _frugality_ and _efficiency_ significantly add to her appeal. just think of the breakfast she could make me, even with the meager scraps in my refrigerator! ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/186 "2004-12-28T01:55:43Z")
> [@wolf in second hand clothing](#): > > hey now, ms. ray is an elegant and sophistocated lady. her _frugality_ and _efficiency_ significantly add to her appeal. just think of the breakfast she could make me, even with the meager scraps in my refrigerator! Now you’re confusing her with “Doorknock Dinners” 😉 (I used to love Doorknock Dinners!) ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/187 "2004-12-28T05:33:14Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > Now you’re confusing her with “Doorknock Dinners” > 😉 > > (I used to love Doorknock Dinners!) Well then, she could regale me with the historical significance and the chemical proccesses behind the dish she is making. Oh wait, damnit… ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/188 "2004-12-28T05:46:21Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > As **Lisa-go-Blind** mentioned, _Sliding Doors_ is definitely worth it; I am not a big fan of Gwyneth Paltrow, but the story is good enough and John Hannah in this movie is to _die_ for. > > _The Mummy_ is worth it in an “any chance to see John Hannah” way – and it’s good if you like Brendan Fraser, which I kind of do. Hannah’s character is not attractive at all (IMO), but it’s an ok action/fantasy flick. I don’t like Gwyneth Paltrow, which is why I never made the effort to see the movie, lol, but I definitely will now. > [@](#): > > I made the same amazingly stupid mistake: I didn’t tape any of the _Rebus_ airings (though I watched them all) _or_ his _Jekyll & Hyde_ (which **Eyebrows of Doom** rightly praises). :smack: I didn’t even know he did _Jekyll & Hyde_! > [@](#): > > I cancelled my digital cable a while back and haven’t been able to get BBC America ever since: is _Rebus_ being shown now? I have a friend who gets that channel _and_ has TiVo, and I’m wondering if I could get him to record it and then dub it to a tape for me . . . can’t tell him how much I want it, though, or I’d owe him for the rest of his life. 😉 Well, they just played the last movie in the series last week. I’ve been desperately checking the website to see if they were going to replay it so I could catch the first one, but so far, no luck. I’ll keep an eye for it though–maybe post a general announcement if they ever air it again. > [@](#): > > It’s nice to come across other Hannah fans, btw: so few of my friends even know who he is, let alone have the ability to understand my lust for him. Trust me, I know the feeling! ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/189 "2004-12-28T06:42:30Z")
> [@carlb](#): > > But there is nothing on the surface that would characterize Samantha Bee as attractive. She just is. Honestly. Isn’t being cute and funny and having a great haircut enough to characterize someone as attractive in this workaday world? \ I’m strangely attracted to Horatio Sanz and what’s worse is that it has something to do with his lips ☹ I upset myself sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/190 "2004-12-28T11:28:26Z")
> [@wolf in second hand clothing](#): > > Well then, she could regale me with the historical significance and the chemical proccesses behind the dish she is making. Oh wait, damnit… Ahhh, I’m so glad you said this. Because Alton Brown is definitely someone I find strangely attractive. So geeky, so smart, so cool… ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/191 "2004-12-28T14:00:58Z")
Giovanni Ribisi. I’ll see anything he’s in, even all the way back to _My Two Dads_. Well, maybe not - he’d be a little young in that and it’d be weird. Kind of like Fred Savage in _The Princess Bride_. But he’s my age now, and that’s what counts. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/192 "2004-12-28T14:52:43Z")
My Food Network babe is Sarah Moulton. But she is pretty. Probably my strange attractions would be for various cartoon characters. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/193 "2004-12-28T15:01:35Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > My Food Network babe is Sarah Moulton. But she is pretty. > Probably my strange attractions would be for various cartoon characters. \ Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played girl bunny? \ ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/194 "2004-12-28T17:44:31Z")
NO But Kim Possible? Oh BABY! ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/195 "2004-12-28T17:46:39Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > NO > But Kim Possible? Oh BABY! I had a crush on Race from Jonny Quest so I guess I can’t say too much… ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/196 "2004-12-28T21:14:02Z")
Ashlee Simpson’s nose makes me swoon. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/197 "2004-12-29T00:40:54Z")
Sarah Silverman, Anna Paquin, and Rachel Weisz are all conventionally attractive, so I’m not sure why they were mentioned. If they qualify, I second all three. I must second a couple that I feel fit the OP much better. Paige Davis, absolutely. Joanne (JoJo) Leibler from HomeTime has always got me going. I remember a buddy of mine confessing his desire for her to me and laughing because I had to agree. Also the handywoman from Trading Spaces is simply yummy. That’s my big three from the fix-it shows. As far as actual actors go, I would say **Maggie Gyllenhal** won me over (by a mile) in _Secretary_. **Patricia Arquette** got me in _True Romance_, and I still dig her even though in virtually every other movie she’s decidedly not hot. (Beyond Rangoon? Little Nicki?) ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/198 "2004-12-29T02:21:52Z")
Rivers Cuomo. He’s the best lookin’ nerd on the block and always will be. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/199 "2004-12-29T08:47:54Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > True, true. He actually seems quite bright, well-read, and has wide-ranging interests – all in all, a lot higher up on the intelligence scale than one might guess. The “loathsome, offensive brute” line was a quote from **Seinfeld** (about Kramer), and I may or may not have meant it. I don’t know. 😉 My daughter worked with the Iggster on a TV show. I was never on the set at the time, but my wife was, and he’s called “that nice man” in our house. 🙂 He hung out with the crew, and when someone asked him not to smoke in the school where the show was being filmed, the guy who has probably done every drug known to man was embarrassed and apologetic. Adam West, on the other hand, is an asshole. As for me, Barbara Hershey 30 years ago does something for me. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/257367/200 "2004-12-29T16:32:04Z")
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