# Simple things that are a turn on for reasons you don't understand. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 23, 2011, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334 "2011-02-23T11:31:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/61 "2011-02-25T21:24:30Z")
Is he giving the cat a cigarette? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/62 "2011-02-25T21:30:48Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > Too bad! [Here it is again](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/4999137802_b94d27e5df_z.jpg)! > > I think the last one was a cached image; this should work better. Oh jeebus… ::thud:: > [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Is he giving the cat a cigarette? No, he’s very gingerly feeding the poor tiny thing with an eyedropper. Jamin is still more to my personal taste, but yes. Dizzamn. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/63 "2011-02-25T21:43:28Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > Too bad! [Here it is again](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/4999137802_b94d27e5df_z.jpg)! > > I think the last one was a cached image; this should work better. I raise you this: [http://www.frigginrandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nazi-kitty-grenade.jpg](http://www.frigginrandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nazi-kitty-grenade.jpg) and let you deal with the inner conflict. ---
**Author:** ![wonder\_lust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@wonder\_lust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder_lust)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/64 "2011-02-25T21:46:38Z")
Big, strong hands Hands that have done things (carpentry, gardening, sculpting, guitar playing, cooking) Hand that can do things (private things) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/65 "2011-02-25T21:48:41Z")
> [@Philster](#): > > I’ll add one more to my list: girl wearing a guys over-sized, collared, button-down shirt to just lounge around. Oh yeah. Also, ponytails. Slightly buck teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/66 "2011-02-25T21:58:57Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Big nosed guys. YUM. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/67 "2011-02-25T23:08:51Z")
Any woman wearing a top that leaves one shoulder bare automatically becomes about 800 per cent sexier to me. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/68 "2011-02-26T01:16:49Z")
Guys who have five-o’clock shadow, even right after they’ve shaved. My partner is Middle-Eastern, with thick, black hair. He sometimes shaves twice a day, but I even love it when he skips a day. And I absolutely forbid him to trim his eyebrows. Also, very dark Black men who are wearing a white dress shirt. The contrast between the white collar and their dark skin has always turned me on. Guys who have small cocks, yet are self-confident enough to be honest about it. Also, guys with large cocks who are shy about it. ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/69 "2011-02-26T01:40:08Z")
A woman’s back. From the shoulders down to the small of the back. No idea as to why. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/70 "2011-02-26T04:55:28Z")
A small- waisted guy with well-developed latissimus dorsi muscles. In a tight shirt. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/71 "2011-02-26T13:45:12Z")
Freckles. Salt-and-pepper hair. Scars. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/72 "2011-02-26T21:04:32Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > Men and babies does the same thing to me. Dude carrying a baby? Instant sexy. Actually, I think I do understand that one (gentleness towards young = gentleness towards MY young, everything about sexual attraction is about having kids, yadda yadda yadda). I dunno about that, I think the same thing is hot, and they aren’t going to be having any young with _me_. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/73 "2011-02-26T22:41:18Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > I raise you this: [http://www.frigginrandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nazi-kitty-grenade.jpg](http://www.frigginrandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nazi-kitty-grenade.jpg) and let you deal with the inner conflict. First thought: Inner conflict? What inner conflict? Second thought: …Wait. They’re Nazis, aren’t they? Third thought: Shit. Yes, yes they are. Conclusion: Nazis should not tenderly handle tiny kittens. Nor should they handle them untenderly, either. Fuck, I don’t know what I’m talking about. Also, I have seen Jamin, and yes, he is a hottie. ---
**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/74 "2011-02-26T23:26:59Z")
Slightly cross-eyed women: > **[Slightly cross-eyed women. Attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=561372)** > > A buddy of mine mentioned recently that he found women that are slightly cross-eyed to be very attractive. I found his comment to be very interesting because I agree that there is something about a woman being slightly cross-eyed that can make her... ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/75 "2011-02-26T23:39:31Z")
Women in strappy sandals (flats), especially if the straps crisscross up the leg a little. ---
**Author:** ![uuaschbaer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/76d3ee/32.png) [@uuaschbaer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uuaschbaer)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/76 "2011-02-27T11:58:45Z")
A guy who drinks milk straight from the pack I would like. Though I don’t remember seeing anyone ever do that. Odd. ---
**Author:** ![A.Gwilliam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@A.Gwilliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Gwilliam)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/77 "2011-02-27T12:21:05Z")
The back of a woman’s neck; especially if they have their hair tied back “just so”. (Couldn’t figure out how to google an image of the right sort of thing.) Women who wear little or no make-up. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/78 "2011-02-27T15:59:49Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > First thought: Inner conflict? What inner conflict? > Second thought: …Wait. They’re Nazis, aren’t they? > Third thought: Shit. Yes, yes they are. > > Conclusion: Nazis should not tenderly handle tiny kittens. Nor should they handle them untenderly, either. Fuck, I don’t know what I’m talking about. > … Nazis and kittens _and hand grenades as cat toys_. You skipped that part. Definitely a head-warper. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/79 "2011-02-27T16:29:12Z")
Deep rumbly baritone and bass voices talking or singing. I have never understood why all the romantic leads in musicals and operas are tenors (or why anyone wants to listen to, for example, Neil Young). Baldness on guys that don’t care (c.f. [Patrick Stewart](http://img.listal.com/image/202745/600full-patrick-stewart.jpg)). Those kind of shoulders with the clavicles making a slightly obtuse angle with the neck. “Sloping” isn’t quite the right word; I don’t know what is. Well-developed trapezius muscles help this effect. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334/80 "2011-02-27T16:47:55Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#): > > Deep rumbly baritone and bass voices talking or singing. I have never understood why all the romantic leads in musicals and operas are tenors (or why anyone wants to listen to, for example, Neil Young). > > Baldness on guys that don’t care (c.f. [Patrick Stewart](http://img.listal.com/image/202745/600full-patrick-stewart.jpg)). > > Those kind of shoulders with the clavicles making a slightly obtuse angle with the neck. “Sloping” isn’t quite the right word; I don’t know what is. Well-developed trapezius muscles help this effect. When you say “don’t care”, what do you mean? I would think that if a bald man keeps a shaved head and a clean cut image generally, chances are he does care; he’s just making the best with what he has. If he didn’t care, wouldn’t he just let it grow horseshoe style? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-things-that-are-a-turn-on-for-reasons-you-dont-understand/572334.md?page=5)