# The stuff attractive women can get away with beggars the imagination **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786 "2009-01-17T21:47:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/41 "2009-01-19T03:08:57Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Maybe by doing what anyone else would do if they noticed that someone had left something at a place of business; point it out to a member of the staff so it would be held _where he lost it_ for him to pick up. In fact, this is exactly what I did last year when I noticed that a woman had left something behind when she got off the bus. I brought it up to the bus driver and explained what had happened (by the time I noticed it, the bus had already pulled away from the stop). This wins my vote. Honestly, if I lose something, I’m NOT gonna look on YouTube for it, I’m gonna backtrack and check every place I had it. I gotta say, too, that I don’t think that she’s all THAT hot. Semi attractive, sure, but not a knock out. Of course, I’m not sexually attracted to females, so maybe my meter is off. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s a marketing thing, especially if the line hasn’t been launched yet. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/42 "2009-01-19T03:24:14Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > T I gotta say, too, that I don’t think that she’s all THAT hot. Semi attractive, sure, but not a knock out. Of course, I’m not sexually attracted to females, so maybe my meter is off. My own meter rates her at 10, FTR. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/43 "2009-01-19T03:53:24Z")
No, she’s an 8, maybe 8.5, definitely do-able, but not “I just can’t believe how hot she is” hot. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/44 "2009-01-19T07:12:36Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Maybe by doing what anyone else would do if they noticed that someone had left something at a place of business; point it out to a member of the staff so it would be held _where he lost it_ for him to pick up. In fact, this is exactly what I did last year when I noticed that a woman had left something behind when she got off the bus. I brought it up to the bus driver and explained what had happened (by the time I noticed it, the bus had already pulled away from the stop). I was on the green line trolley in Brookline a few years ago. There were a couple girls a few seats away and I noticed them leave the trolley at Coolidge Corner. Then I saw a small change purse on the seat where they had been. I grabbed it, ran after them, and caught them about a half block away. They were grateful. But a hot, steamy affair did not ensue. I even had to spend another token to get on the next trolley. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/45 "2009-01-19T18:22:53Z")
It isn’t stalking until the other person says no. Those of you with persecution complexes, please take a deep breath and remember to listen for the “no”. If you stop after the no, you won’t have any trouble. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/46 "2009-01-19T18:39:16Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > It isn’t stalking until the other person says no. Those of you with persecution complexes, please take a deep breath and remember to listen for the “no”. If you stop after the no, you won’t have any trouble. agreed. Still, I would have left my number and a note in the jacket pocket and left the jacket in the cafe. Plus, if you feel the need to deny being crazy or a stalker 9 times in a 3 min message, well :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/47 "2009-01-19T18:50:33Z")
It’s cute and it ain’t stalking in my book. FTR: I’d hit it. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/48 "2009-01-19T21:51:18Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > No, she’s an 8, maybe 8.5, definitely do-able, but not “I just can’t believe how hot she is” hot. Agree she’s hottish, but not so hot that she’s making me sexist. Wouldn’t this be rather pointless as an ad if she doesn’t tell the brand of the jacket? Or does she? I haven’t see the video clip yet. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/49 "2009-01-19T21:58:55Z")
The availability of “watch in high quality” on YouTube is one more strike against it being real. ---
**Author:** ![flex727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/50 "2009-01-19T22:56:59Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > The availability of “watch in high quality” on YouTube is one more strike against it being real. Why is that? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/51 "2009-01-19T23:04:55Z")
> [@flex727](#): > > Why is that? I don’t see that option on individual user-made videos very much. It hits as evidence of a professionally-produced piece. (Not that that bit alone is enough by itself.) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/52 "2009-01-19T23:27:47Z")
Yeah, she’s acting. It’s really obvious to me. Must have skipped her “naturalism” improv. classes. (I’m not an actor, I just play one on TV.) ---
**Author:** ![Bravo\_Romeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bravo\_Romeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bravo_Romeo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/53 "2009-01-20T02:08:40Z")
> [@trupa](#): > > Nope, don’t buy it. My money’s on viral marketing. If she’s not a hired actress I’ll eat my shorts. No need for any shorts-eating. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/home/technology/sydney-cinderellas-jacket-man-exposed/2009/01/20/1232213599896.html](http://www.smh.com.au/news/home/technology/sydney-cinderellas-jacket-man-exposed/2009/01/20/1232213599896.html) Couldn’t find this posted anywhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/54 "2009-01-20T02:37:48Z")
“Heidi Hardy”? Oh dear. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/55 "2009-01-20T05:31:08Z")
Good work, team. We brought this one down even before snopes did. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/56 "2009-01-20T06:55:35Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > FWIW, a quick scan through the craiglist personals for Sidney yields nada Given that A) The city’s name is _Sydney_ (and for fuck’s sake, why do people on these boards mis-spell it so often???) and B), People don’t generally use Craigslist at all here, so I’m not all surprised you didn’t manage to find anything (the fact the whole thing was a put-on notwithstanding). I’m not surprised it turned out to be a “Viral Marketing” thing, though. Not a very good one, either, IMHO. Sooner or later the media are going to start resenting being involved in these things as well, I reckon… ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/57 "2009-01-20T07:37:40Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > Given that A) The city’s name is _Sydney_ (and for fuck’s sake, why do people on these boards mis-spell it so often???) Give him a break. He’s from Calyfornya. > [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > I’m not surprised it turned out to be a “Viral Marketing” thing, though. Not a very good one, either, IMHO. Sooner or later the media are going to start resenting being involved in these things as well, I reckon… Actually, i think the media is as much to blame for this shit as the public relations firm and the actors. If supposedly-serious-and-responsible news outlets like the _Sydney Morning Herald_ paid a bit more attention to important stories, and less to these ridiculous “human interest” pieces of crap, this sort of viral marketing would probably be far less insidious and successful. Even if the whole story, as reported in the OP’s linked article, turned out to be true rather than a marketing ploy, it still didn’t justify space in a reputable news outlet. The fact that it _was_ a marketing ploy makes the paper look like complete suckers and idiots, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/58 "2009-01-20T07:49:49Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Actually, i think the media is as much to blame for this shit as the public relations firm and the actors. > > If supposedly-serious-and-responsible news outlets like the _Sydney Morning Herald_ paid a bit more attention to important stories, and less to these ridiculous “human interest” pieces of crap, this sort of viral marketing would probably be far less insidious and successful. Even if the whole story, as reported in the OP’s linked article, turned out to be true rather than a marketing ploy, it still didn’t justify space in a reputable news outlet. The fact that it _was_ a marketing ploy makes the paper look like complete suckers and idiots, IMO. Oh, I agree completely. The thing is that the mainstream print media in Australia really have no idea how to cope with the current Information Age we live in and the fact that, well, younger people don’t generally read the paper unless there’s a copy in the staffroom at work; but that’s a topic for a different thread I think. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/59 "2009-01-20T08:38:59Z")
I think you underestimate the extent to which the media and the public relations industry live in each others pockets, and provide reach arounds to one another. The media need the cheap filler content that press releases and publicity agents provide and it’s not in their best interests to query the way the game works too closely. They know that half the crap they serve up is just a way of getting someone’s product out there, but if they didn’t fill that ten minutes of airtime, or ten inches of column space, with the output of some creative publicist’s imagination they’d have to think up some way of filling it themselves, and that takes talent and talent wants to be paid. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786/60 "2009-01-20T09:13:57Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > I think you underestimate the extent to which the media and the public relations industry live in each others pockets, and provide reach arounds to one another. No, i don’t underestimate it; in fact, i’m well aware of it. I just don’t like it, is all, and don’t believe that this sort of corporate/media “synergy” is the same thing as responsible journalism. Maybe i’ve been watching _Mediawatch_ for too long. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stuff-attractive-women-can-get-away-with-beggars-the-imagination/481786.md?page=4)