# How hot do YOU think you are? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393 "2006-07-13T22:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/81 "2006-07-14T20:44:17Z")
[QUOTE=malkavia] According to me? Ten. I’ve seen myself from about every angle I can and I’m not tired of me yet. So yeah, ten. Other people think I’m a 6.5, but eff them. 😉 [/QUOTE] Now _that’s_ a healthy self-esteem! ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/82 "2006-07-14T20:46:47Z")
I’m probably about a 6.5, maybe a 7 with makeup. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/83 "2006-07-14T21:01:23Z")
I’ve seen to many great works of art, and it has taught me to see beauty everywhere. It is really hard for me to find anyone ugly. Borign maybe, but not ugly. From Rubenesque fullfigured women to cubistic faces, medieval scrawnyness, vikingish blondness… If your face has something special of odd, there’s a big chance I think you’re beautiful. Currently I’ve put on a bit more weight, but [HotorNot says I’m a 9.](http://wwww.hotornot.com/login/?r=7559) Nice. Now what? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/84 "2006-07-14T21:02:32Z")
[QUOTE=Bambi Hassenpfeffer] A solid 0, maybe a 1 on i good day. I’d honestly be floored and might in fact pass out if someone were to find me attractive. [/QUOTE] C’mon, **Bambi** , this is the internet. Be a sport and rate yourself a 6-7 like everyone else. 😉 Seriously, you’re such a nice, intelligent man and you have pretty eyes. I think you’re being way hard on yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/85 "2006-07-14T21:02:46Z")
[Fixed linky.](http://hotornot.com/r/?eid=OLHRAUG-RAY) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/86 "2006-07-14T21:04:54Z")
[QUOTE=Maastricht] [Fixed linky.](http://hotornot.com/r/?eid=OLHRAUG-RAY) [/QUOTE] Nine? Right. You’re an 8.8, maybe 8.9 tops. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/87 "2006-07-14T21:12:04Z")
[QUOTE=Maastricht] Currently I’ve put on a bit more weight, but [HotorNot says I’m a 9.](http://wwww.hotornot.com/login/?r=7559) Nice. Now what? [/QUOTE] Now we concur. But what do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/88 "2006-07-14T21:13:10Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] Nine? Right. You’re an 8.8, maybe 8.9 tops. [/QUOTE] It’s that double-a in her username. It ups **Maastricht** ’s hotness quotient by at least 0.4. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/89 "2006-07-14T21:50:03Z")
[QUOTE=justcallmeDave] Can anybody say, [Lake Wobegon Effect](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wobegon_effect)? [/QUOTE] The problem is, we’re using a linear scale and the correct device is probably a bell curve. Where most people should be between 3.5 and 7.5 and and 1’s and 10’s should be incredibly rare and even 2’s and 9’s will be quite uncommon. But for beauty or handsomeness or attractiveness or whatever, it’s such a completely subjective measure. And for self-esteem purposes I hope that in reality most people truly believe that they are over a five, at least to people that they are likely to interact with. I could be a nonagenarian, and extremely unattractive to women under the age of 70, but I hope at that age I can still charm the hotties in that important 70-100 demographic. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/90 "2006-07-14T21:53:59Z")
Occasionally I’ve gotten attention that I’ve found completely baffling. Other times, I’ve gotten precisely the kind of attention I expected. It’s really tough to say. I’ve never been thrilled with my appearance, and whenever I comment on it, my wife tells me I’m out of my mind. I really don’t know how hot I am. My personal ranking is about a 5. I’m guessing I’m one of those folks who can look pretty good to some minority of ladies out there, and to the rest, you wouldn’t give me a second thought. ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/91 "2006-07-14T22:37:25Z")
[QUOTE=Maastricht] Currently I’ve put on a bit more weight, but [HotorNot says I’m a 9.](http://wwww.hotornot.com/login/?r=7559) Nice. Now what? [/QUOTE] I’m an eye man, so I can rate you at all based on that photo. Sorry. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/92 "2006-07-14T22:38:30Z")
Can’t. Can’t rate you. Because you’re eyes are closed in the photo. Man, I need coffee. Anyway, I’m a 10+ for sure. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/93 "2006-07-14T22:49:16Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] Zaftig? Around 40? Around 40? Did you miss the “well over” part??? [sub]You _knew_ it was going to happen eventually…[/sub] [/QUOTE] Knew it? I was fishing for it! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/94 "2006-07-14T22:50:25Z")
Sorry, Sunspace. I screwed up and included part of my response in your quote. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/95 "2006-07-15T01:26:00Z")
> [@Lissa](#): > > Unless scrawny, dorky, clumsy girls are your thing, I’m not hot. How _you_ doin’? 😃 (FWIW, I too went through HS without a single date.) > [@Khadaji](#): > > A woman just last week said: “I like you. You’re funny. You have … something. I like you.” The word she was looking for was probably [kavorka](http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheConversion.htm). > [@Maastricht](#): > > Fixed linky. Wow! How _you_ doin’?! (Plus you live in Holland! How cool is that?) ---
**Author:** ![Blanche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blanche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blanche)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/96 "2006-07-15T01:32:51Z")
I think I’m a 5, maybe a 6, though everybody tells me I’m a 10. They haven’t seen me naked, though! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/97 "2006-07-15T01:55:47Z")
About 309 Kelvins. What? (re-reads OP) Oh, sorry. I’m probably about one standard deviation below average, looks-wise. I know that I’m significantly below average, but I don’t think I’m far enough below that people would stop and say “Look at that hideous freak!”. On a scale of 0-10, 1 SD below probably translates to around 3. If we’re talking about more than just looks, then I’ll need a definition of the figure of merit. What goes into the final score, and with what weights? ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/98 "2006-07-15T02:00:24Z")
Eh, maybe a six. I get points for being a reasonable weight but I’m pretty average otherwise. I do have decent hair but it only appeals to red head freaks. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/99 "2006-07-15T03:04:36Z")
Eh, I guess a 6 or so. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/100 "2006-07-15T03:17:51Z")
I’m about a 5. “Dolled up,” I look exactly the same or worse. Sometimes I can reach a 6 or a 7, though. I’m fat, and kind of weird-looking facially anyway. I too have a big nose and bad teeth (I’m only partly English, though 😃 ). Sometimes I catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror and think, “Looking good!” Other times, though, I think, “What the hell?” Sometimes both in the space of a few minutes. I get points for having pretty eyes and good legs, but that’s all I have going for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393.md?page=6)