# Is there a man alive who thinks that long blood-soaked claws are sexy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 28, 2000, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-man-alive-who-thinks-that-long-blood-soaked-claws-are-sexy/20722 "2000-05-28T05:25:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2000, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-man-alive-who-thinks-that-long-blood-soaked-claws-are-sexy/20722/21 "2000-06-01T20:31:17Z")
Fingernails are one girlie thing I don’t do. The thought of painting my nails is mind-numbingly boring to me! Keeping up with chips, ugh. I do keep my toenails shellacked, however, since I wear sandals nearly all the time. Those unpainted nails are just too _boring_ I suppose. It’s interesting to me that men think long nails are attractive or not even noticible. However, like most primping, I do if for me, rather than for the (possible) appreciative looks from men. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-man-alive-who-thinks-that-long-blood-soaked-claws-are-sexy/20722/22 "2000-06-01T20:36:08Z")
Fingernails are one girlie thing I don’t do. The thought of painting my nails is mind-numbingly boring to me! Keeping up with chips, ugh. I do keep my toenails shellacked, however, since I wear sandals nearly all the time. Those unpainted nails are just too _naked_ I suppose. It’s interesting to me that men think long nails are attractive or not even noticible. However, like most primping, I do it for me, rather than for the (possible) appreciative looks from men. ---
**Author:** ![Devil\_In\_Disguise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Devil\_In\_Disguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Devil_In_Disguise)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-man-alive-who-thinks-that-long-blood-soaked-claws-are-sexy/20722/23 "2000-06-02T17:28:12Z")
I hate long nails on any women, but I find it very repulsive on those excessively fat women that seem to be wearing the nails like it might distract you from the fact they are so fat. ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-man-alive-who-thinks-that-long-blood-soaked-claws-are-sexy/20722/24 "2000-06-02T22:43:37Z")
I personally am not into doing my nails; on the rare occassions when I do, I like really funky, glittery colors. You know, the ones with actual bits of mylar or something in them that you almost have to pry off with a crowbar when they start to chip. Mostly, though, I prefer to keep them at 1/4 inch or less, slightly squared off, and bare. I agree that it’s a question of personal care-- long nails can look great if they’re well maintained, but bare nails can look like crap if they’re all uneven or stained. I think what turns a lot of people off are the extremely long, bordering on Book of Records varieties. For some reason that’s just kind of creepy, “blood-soaked” or bare. Btw, the one thing I always wished I’d done when I was in my long nail phase a while back was having a hole drilled in one, and a teeny little gold ring inserted. I don’t even know if that’s “in” anymore, but I thought it was cool. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-man-alive-who-thinks-that-long-blood-soaked-claws-are-sexy/20722/26 "2014-10-07T14:22:09Z")
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