# They needed a study for this?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 20, 2002, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-needed-a-study-for-this/124725 "2002-08-20T11:56:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-needed-a-study-for-this/124725/1 "2002-08-20T11:56:44Z")

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Normally I don’t say that sort of thing, because research can tell you what is not immediately apparent.

But they needed a study for this?

[‘Beer Goggles’ Are Rose Tinted](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=594&ncid=594&e=3&u=/nm/20020819/hl_nm/beer_attraction_dc_1)

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-needed-a-study-for-this/124725/2 "2002-08-20T12:10:18Z")

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I think they’re a long way from having proved anything here. Much more research is clearly needed. In the interests of science, I will selflessly volunteer to drink heavily in the presence of similarly-imbibing young women. Where do I apply for funding?

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-needed-a-study-for-this/124725/3 "2002-08-20T12:11:54Z")

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[Probably from the same people who got funding for this](http://www.sirc.org/publik/ptpchap1.html).

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**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-needed-a-study-for-this/124725/4 "2002-08-20T12:56:07Z")

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and in next week’s episode of “Well Duh!”…