# Odd Things That Turn You On **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 28, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264 "2005-10-28T03:49:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/141 "2005-11-04T15:11:07Z")
> [@Jennyrosity](#): > > So **Bonzer** , in other words? 😉 Damn! Busted! 😉 ---
**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:** [November 4, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/142 "2005-11-04T15:52:25Z")
> [@Creaky](#): > > **Beware of Doug** : > > I like strong personalities that are \*stereotypically \* male; that is, take-charge, dominant, a bit impatient, logical, clinical, sort of disinterested, but really good at doing and fixing stuff. Yeah. These guys have been fixing my little red wagon, so to speak, for years, both socially and professionally. Nice knowin’ ya. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/143 "2005-11-04T15:58:24Z")
More turn-ons: - That dark reddish-maroon hair color not found in nature. Especially with pale blue or gray eyes. - A brunette who’s just _starting_ to go prematurely gray and isn’t trying to hide it. - A kinky blonde with highlights. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/144 "2005-11-04T17:35:02Z")
Women in skirts and dresses that don’t look like they’re comfortable in skirts and dresses. When they did the Faking It show with the geeky girl in the NFL cheerleader outfit, I wanted to jump through the screen. Yow! ---
**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/145 "2005-11-04T21:35:19Z")
Messy hair–not dirty or tangled, but just a little disheveled. Also, Mr. m’s hair is starting to get just the tiniest bit of grey in it at the temples and it’s hot! Being taught how to do something by a guy is also wildly sexy, as long as he’s patient about it. Men who dance. They don’t have to be incredibly talented, just good leads. And I’ll go along with those who say short men are sexy. 5’6" to 5’10" is the ideal height range as far as I’m concerned. And one more–when a man takes a sort of protective role in a situation. Not that I want a man to be my defender or anything, but something about that instinct to protect a person (or animal) is very sexy. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/146 "2005-11-04T22:02:15Z")
One of my biggest turn-ons is waking my husband up in the morning. I don’t have to do it - he’s an adult and can wake himself up - but, God, I love the way he looks and smells in the morning. Makes me want to hitch up my skirt and… anyway. I also find large competent hands sexy. Strong hands, slightly ropey on the backs. Mmmmm… In addition, I find many women attractive. Particularly a woman will a well-shaped rear, legs and ankles wearing a 40’s style pencil skirt. Stockings with a single straight seam up the back are an added bonus. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/147 "2005-11-05T13:22:50Z")
What in a woman immediately turns me on even if I don’t know her: a self-confident bearing and a spark, smiling and laughing, conversing with intelligence and wisdom, singing, openness, touching, physical exertion, wry humour. Muffin, SWM 44. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/148 "2005-11-05T15:43:05Z")
A British or Australian accent in a guy = instantly juicy. Any kind of non-American accent in a girl. Sometimes a soft Southern accent will do it, but mostly it has to be foreign. Geeky guys, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/149 "2005-11-05T16:18:52Z")
I have muscles, I’m good at things and I’m confident. Hmmmmm, you’d think I’d have more female friends… sigh… ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/150 "2005-11-05T17:01:19Z")
I saw a guy the other day with a small scar on his upper lip. He was a nice-looking guy with an attractive face anyway, but that little scar made a tiny notch in the rim of his lip. I don’t know why, but it really grabbed my attention. I wanted to grab him and lick his mouth. If he were mine, I’d be kissing him constantly. I wonder if he gets that a lot? ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/151 "2005-11-06T00:22:40Z")
Braces. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/152 "2005-11-06T00:39:58Z")
I remembered two more while riding the Metro today: – Sweatpants. I have no idea where this particular fetish came from, but I just love a man in sweatpants. Especially if I know that he’s going commando. 😃 – Men’s knees. It’s another one of those body parts we have in common that are just _different_ on guys: bigger, and more square. Particularly, I like the look of a nice knee under a pair of jeans. > [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > I have muscles, I’m good at things and I’m confident. Hmmmmm, you’d think I’d have more female friends… sigh… Perhaps it’s because they all want to be _more_ than friends. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/153 "2005-11-06T17:59:03Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > One of my biggest turn-ons is waking my husband up in the morning. I don’t have to do it - he’s an adult and can wake himself up - but, God, I love the way he looks and smells in the morning. Makes me want to hitch up my skirt and… anyway. On behalf of husbands everywhere, I encourage you to seize the, uh, day. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/154 "2005-11-06T18:30:32Z")
The way my husband answers trivia questions… ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/155 "2005-11-07T13:46:40Z")
> [@fetus](#): > > ACC, huh? What’s your AFSC? Computer Networking and Crypto Systems. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/156 "2005-11-07T18:32:53Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > Computer Networking and Crypto Systems. Can they send you to Iraq with that one? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264/157 "2005-11-07T20:12:29Z")
> [@leandroc76](#): > > … with the way Fernanda Martinelli looks. (google her at home, NWS) Who is Fernanda Marinelli? I did Google her and she is an attractive little nymphet. Who is she and how is she known? Is she just an internet download photo model or something? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-that-turn-you-on/328264.md?page=7)