# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/161 "2006-07-18T15:15:27Z")
Hmm. Maybe a 5.5 in the flesh? But I dress _really_ well, and that seems to add a good two points to my score in the eyes of a lot of women. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/162 "2006-07-18T16:08:53Z")
Depends on how you feel about Santa Claus. For children age 3 - 7, I am a definite 9, maybe a 10. For most other folks, a 4ish sort of 5. Triskadecaclaus ---
**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 18, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/163 "2006-07-18T23:15:25Z")
> [@Argent Towers](#): > > fetus, I meant no ill will. I was just saying that in terms of drug stereotypes, I have never encountered the idea that pot makes unattractive women look prettier in the eyes of the affected. This is an extremely common stereotype about alcohol and a huge part of pop culture: ā€œBeer - Helping Ugly People Get Laid.ā€ ā€œShe looks better with every beer you drink,ā€ et cetera ad naeuseauem. I have never, ever, ever heard marijuana described in this way. I am genuinely curious as to why you would even think that was a stereotype associated with pot use. Pot is definitely stereotyped as making things weirder, trippier, and bringing on elaborate discussions over seemingly meaningless things. And Hugh Hefner claims that it enhances his sex life. But Iā€™ve never heard anyone say something like, ā€œlet me smoke another bowl, then maybe Iā€™ll want to sleep with her.ā€ This has always been alcoholā€™s territory in the world of stereotypes. > > I am NOT trying to condemn or argue with you, Iā€™m motivated only by the curiosity to hear othersā€™ perspectives. I understand what youā€™re saying, and I donā€™t mean to accuse you of being incendiary. Marijuana certainly has no reputation for making ugly women prettier, and IME itā€™s never had that effect. The general stereotype among anti-drug sortsā€“of which I am certainly not one, though I havenā€™t partaken in a good whileā€“is that marijuana obscures oneā€™s judgement and thinking in general. Also not true IME, but thatā€™s what I was shooting for in a quick response. I think crack is more often the stereotype involved (ā€œthe guy who wrote this book must be smoking crackā€, etc.) but that seemed like it would be offensive when used in connection to an underweight person. > [@Triskadecamus](#): > > For children age 3 - 7, I am a definite 9, maybe a 10. :eek: I wouldnā€™t have admitted that. [quote=featherlou] You really would like Calgary. People walk around downtown smoking joints if theyā€™re so inclined. [/qoute] :eek: Sorry guys, gotta go. I have a plane to catch! šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜‰ ---
**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:** [July 18, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/164 "2006-07-18T23:49:41Z")
[QUOTE=fetus] I think crack is more often the stereotype involved (ā€œthe guy who wrote this book must be smoking crackā€, etc.) but that seemed like it would be offensive when used in connection to an underweight person. [/QUOTE] I really donā€™t think anyone would have made the connection between crack and weight loss in this context, and even if they did, I donā€™t think they would be offended by it. Iā€™m very intrigued that you would feel this way. Most people have no reservations about discussing the weights of female celebrities and even fewer worries that someone will be offended by doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/165 "2006-07-19T03:02:18Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] I really donā€™t think anyone would have made the connection between crack and weight loss in this context, and even if they did, I donā€™t think they would be offended by it. Iā€™m very intrigued that you would feel this way. Most people have no reservations about discussing the weights of female celebrities and even fewer worries that someone will be offended by doing so. [/QUOTE] Dude, either youā€™re taking the piss out of **fetus** , youā€™re deliberately being a jerk, or you take people _way_ too literally. Whatever the case, let the guy off the hook already, would ya? šŸ™‚ ---
**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 20, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/166 "2006-07-20T07:21:32Z")
> [@Argent Towers](#): > > I really donā€™t think anyone would have made the connection between crack and weight loss in this context, and even if they did, I donā€™t think they would be offended by it. Iā€™m very intrigued that you would feel this way. Most people have no reservations about discussing the weights of female celebrities and even fewer worries that someone will be offended by doing so. Iā€™ve never written a more scrutinized line of text. Congratulations. Iā€™m leaving right now to buy you a trophy. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/167 "2006-07-20T14:40:36Z")
[QUOTE=JThunder] No need to get snarky. Nobody said that _every single Asian male on the planet_ has trouble attracting non-Asian women. Obviously, when you deal with generalizations, there will be exceptions to those rules. [/QUOTE] I agree that there are exceptions to most stereotypes and prejudices. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/168 "2006-07-20T15:44:51Z")
Iā€™m an 8 thanks to hybrid vigor and an intensive exercise and diet regimen. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/169 "2006-07-20T18:55:43Z")
I mean no ill will to **fetus** at all. In fact, I am a big fan of your posts, if you are reading this. You are very knowledgeable and interesting and I think we would get along swimmingly. So, really, I apologize if you felt hassled by these questions. Peace! ---
**Author:** ![Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/170 "2006-07-20T20:33:45Z")
During my aesthetic apex (at ages 16-18) when I was playing baseball and running and lifting weights all the time, I was probably a 9. I look at photo of myself from those days and have no complaints really. Thank goodness some people found me attractive because I had no game at the time and was terrible at hitting the ladies. Iā€™d wait on them to come to me; it worked to some extent. Six years later and 20 more pounds on me and no more ā€˜6 packā€™ on the torso, I am a 6 maybe. FWIW, my hotornot pic from a year ago was rated a generous 9.1, but it was one of my better pics. A few people still find me attractiveā€¦so once again let me sayā€¦thank goodness for that because I _have_ no game and _am_ terrible at hitting on the ladies. Iā€™m waiting for my foot to heal so I can start running again and increase my self-determined rating to a 7 or 8ā€¦yay. A few of my fellow Dopers complimented me in the thread picture threadā€¦thank you :D. itā€™s nice to know I still have a some attractiveness to compensate for my not-so-outgoing and not-so-fun-loving personality ---
**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 20, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/171 "2006-07-20T23:02:37Z")
> [@Argent Towers](#): > > I mean no ill will to fetus at all. In fact, I am a big fan of your posts, if you are reading this. You are very knowledgeable and interesting and I think we would get along swimmingly. So, really, I apologize if you felt hassled by these questions. Peace! I have fans? Iā€™m flattered! Donā€™t worry about it. I admit it was a hastily thought out sentence and indeed a silly thing to say, looking back. No harm, no foul. Heck, drop me a line next time youā€™re in my neck of the woods and Iā€™ll buy you a drink. And maybe a trophy. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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 21, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/172 "2006-07-21T20:10:28Z")
[QUOTE=ArchitectChore] \ Six years later and 20 more pounds on me and no more ā€˜6 packā€™ on the torso, I am a 6 maybe. FWIW, my hotornot pic from a year ago was rated a generous 9.1, but it was one of my better pics. A few people still find me attractiveā€¦so once again let me sayā€¦thank goodness for that because I _have_ no game and _am_ terrible at hitting on the ladies.\ [/QUOTE] I know this is rating your own hotness, and I respect the rating you are giving yourself, but I want you to know that 20 pounds and no ā€˜6 packā€™ barely registers with most women, especially as weā€™re all getting older. I truly wish that men and women could get on the same wavelength for attracting each other - guys think women are looking for X, and women think guys are looking for Y, when in reality, women are looking for K and guys couldnā€™t physically care less about Y. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/173 "2006-07-21T21:22:06Z")
These daysā€¦ as a fat bastard, Iā€™d say Iā€™m probably a 5. Iā€™m a pretty handsome guy in the face regardless, or so Iā€™m told. Back about 5 years ago, I was probably somewhere in the 8 range, because I worked out all the time, was more or less in shape, etcā€¦ 15 years ago, in college, (not as in shape as 2001, not as fat as now), I was told I was a 7 on several occasions by different people. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/174 "2006-07-21T23:43:37Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] I know this is rating your own hotness, and I respect the rating you are giving yourself, but I want you to know that 20 pounds and no ā€˜6 packā€™ barely registers with most women, especially as weā€™re all getting older. I truly wish that men and women could get on the same wavelength for attracting each other - guys think women are looking for X, and women think guys are looking for Y, when in reality, women are looking for K and guys couldnā€™t physically care less about Y. Sigh. [/QUOTE] The thing is, even if women are not looking for X, if the guy has X, and knows he has X, and is proud of his X - then heā€™s got confidence. And that is what itā€™s all about. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/175 "2006-07-21T23:53:52Z")
I submitted my photo to Hot or Not, and got a 7.7 rating on a scale of 10, making me hotter than 74% of men on that site. Why, I think Iā€™ll agree! ---
**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 22, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/176 "2006-07-22T00:42:35Z")
I do not sink zat is vat your score means, my friend. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/177 "2006-07-22T00:45:09Z")
Yes, thatā€™s what it says below my percentile rating. ---
**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 22, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/178 "2006-07-22T17:57:44Z")
Iā€™d be curious to know how they got 74% when your actual score would indicate 77% (or if you want to pick nits, and we all do here on NitPicker Central, youā€™re hotter than 76% of the guys on the site, you being a member of the 77th percentile. Or something like that. Iā€™m sure the math nitpickers can do a much better job than I at picking these nits. šŸ˜ƒ ) ---
**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 22, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/179 "2006-07-22T18:33:22Z")
Thereā€™s no curve. Not all average men are given a 5.0 score, so the percentages are skewed. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393/180 "2006-07-22T18:40:52Z")
If Iā€™m at work (all sweaty and dirty and nasty) Iā€™d give myself a 5. After a shower and a shave and a change of clothesā€¦ a seven-and-a-half. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393.md?page=10)