# Most Egregious Modern Iteration of "The Girl"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-modern-iteration-of-the-girl/484376>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 4, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-modern-iteration-of-the-girl/484376 "2009-02-04T04:57:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-modern-iteration-of-the-girl/484376/61 "2009-02-06T00:40:51Z")

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> [@WordMan](#):
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> I can only imagine what is at the bottom of that wall, or how “Starlets Who Don’t Stick” get processed - but we can ask Julia Ormond, Gretchen Mol, Sossamyn, Marisa Tomei, Geena Davis, yada, yada, yada…😉

Nothing against the Mol, but I would like to point out that the other four in this list pretty nearly define my “type.” (Also, Tomei & Geena have actual careers, thanks.)

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**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-modern-iteration-of-the-girl/484376/62 "2009-02-06T12:41:59Z")

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> [@Khadaji](#):
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> Well she was in \*Stealing Beauty \*and last summer’s Hulk movie.

I thought I could, and then realised I couldn’t. So move along folks, nothing to see…

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-modern-iteration-of-the-girl/484376/63 "2009-02-06T13:07:45Z")

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> [@Evil\_Captor](#):
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> No reason to be sorry. I was mainly saying that your hijack was a fairly interesting topic and would make a pretty good thread.

Cool - [done](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=505329).

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-modern-iteration-of-the-girl/484376/64 "2009-02-06T13:33:37Z")

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Mia Sara was The Girl in _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-egregious-modern-iteration-of-the-girl/484376/65 "2009-02-06T15:16:10Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> Mia Sara was The Girl in _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_.

Yes, but WHAT a girl! Mmmmm, of of my favorite HS heartthrob babes ever.

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