In this scenario men are required to choose a mate-for-life from one of two types of women. Type one has the Dusk-to-Dawn body of Salma Hayek and the head of Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane (or similar “spinster” caricature). Type two has the head of Salma Hayek and the body of Mamma Cass (or similar overweight personage). Which type is likely to win out over the longer term - good face or good figure?
Personally, I’d take the second, but that’s just my personal taste. And, IMNSHO, Mama Cass didn’t have such a bad looking face herself.
you remind me of my friend Tim (not Homer of this board) who kept on complaining to me that the women he met and dated were vapid, shallow, and didn’t hold his interest. He’d always tell me about his newest one in playboy cenerfold terms “he’s 5’2”, 113 lbs brown hair, green eyes, Italian Gemini…". I pointed out to him finally that if he was tired of shallow people, perhaps he should get out of the wading pool…
sorry about that…
Give me the bod rather than the head any day. Just personal preferance.
For me, (physically speaking) the eyes and the smile are what win me over, so clearly the second choice.
…just for the record, intelligience and attitude account for about 92% of my opinion anyway.
I would totally agree with this, except for me it’s about 95%.
The easily offended please skip this post. Thanks.
An author in my ex-favorite men’s motorcycle magazine made and excellent argument. Pick the wife with the prettiest pussy. You’ll be looking at it for a long time, hoping to get excited. If it’s ugly now, how’s it going to look in 40 years?
I think it’s faces for both sexes more than it’s supposed to be. The only reason fat people lose out to thin ones is that quite often their faces can be swathed in fat. Truly anorexic people are not attractive but would always have the edge over truly obese. There is a picture in the Stileproject that maybe proves my point. It is of a woman who, from the neck down, is immersed in a duvet cover of fat. Strangely, her face and neck have remained largely unscathed and she looks attractive. Obesity that bad is surely an indication that the cause is one of disease or even mutation rather than over eating.
…yeah, well, I gotta give legs* some consideration after all.
It’s about a year to the day (or week) that I made my first post at the Straight Dope. Accordingly, I decided to give myself a little treat because I know there’s no way I’ll be getting a cake - not one without a timer, anyway. I’m resurrecting one of my threads that may be worthy of a few more posts.
The thing that I have enjoyed most about the Straight Dope is its enforced egalitarianism. I love the fact that Manhattan, for instance, who seems to have a secretary, has misguidely deigned to speak to me on occasion.* I feel lucky just to have a cat.
*In fact, I’m sure someone like him will be along quite soon to put the word CLOSED at the end of this.
you’re an odd one, that’s why we like you. 
Thanks, G. Nome :rolleyes:. I was glad when this went away the first time – I made a typo in my post.
Also, despite my disclaimer, I fear someone will read my post and be offended. Lord knows I wouldn’t want that.
Maybe this thread will be gone by Monday?
Salma Hayek has a head?!
I’ll take number 1.
It [probably] will if you care to define pretty and ugly for me. It’s got something to do with furballs, right?
I must be either naive or out of touch.
Who the hell is Salma Hayek?
DVous, you poor, misguided soul. Look here.
FTR, you could put Salma Hayek’s head on a bumblebee’s body and I probably still would get that special little feeling down there.
While not entirely subjective, personal preference is the rule. Symmetry, neatness, grooming, and structural oddities are important factors to consider. Other physical factors such as smell, feel, and (ahem) taste might play a role, also.
If you are in doubt, I’d be happy to provide an independent opinion. However, photos will not be returned. 
Would you like some cheese with that whine?
Congrats on one full year, G. Nome. Personally, I believe people who even fantasize about cutting up Salma Hayek should be hung at the town gates, but that’s just me.
Close this thread?
“Hit me!”, said the masochist.
“No!”, replied the sadist.
I believe the correct response in this case is “Neither”.