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Females Outnumber Males Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the once-again-slashdot-is-abnormal dept.

westcoaster004 writes "In news which may surprise some Slashdot users, females have been found to outnumber males online in the U.S. according to a report, and for some time. The statistics for Canadians show a slightly greater number of male users."

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  1. first male post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It wasn't the first, and it definately won't be the last.

    1. Re:first male post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      a case of premature posting?

  2. What this actually means... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Males lying about being females outnumbers males telling the truth online.

    1. Re:What this actually means... by carpe_noctem · · Score: 5, Funny

      Anyone that's been on IRC can clearly confirm the above statement...

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    2. Re:What this actually means... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

      Anyone that's been on IRC can clearly confirm the above statement...

      That statement makes me wonder which one you were--the deceiver or the deceived.

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    3. Re:What this actually means... by Heir+Of+The+Mess · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe they polled IRC - where men are men, women are men, and little girls are FBI agents.

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    4. Re:What this actually means... by mavenguy · · Score: 5, Funny

      And here's evidence supporting your assertion.

    5. Re:What this actually means... by ubergamer1337 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, what it really means is that there are more pictures of woman online. Honestly I figured the internet had been this way from its very beginning.

    6. Re:What this actually means... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or both - nothing worse than faking homosexual cybersex, and then you both simultaneously discover that you really are the same gender after all. Makes a man feel dirty, that does.

    7. Re:What this actually means... by DikSeaCup · · Score: 5, Funny

      That statement makes me wonder which one you were--the deceiver or the deceived.

      Those are not mutually exclusive.

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    8. Re:What this actually means... by grommit · · Score: 5, Funny

      I put on my robe and wizard hat...

    9. Re:What this actually means... by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

      and little girls are FBI agents.

      You gotta be real careful about that...

      Some of those little girls actually are little girls. You go in there looking to fuck with some FBI agent's head just for fun, and you may run into a real little girl. And then she will seriously fuck with your head. Just for fun.

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    10. Re:What this actually means... by alphamugwump · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wellhung: Hello, Sweetheart. What do you look like?

      Sweetheart: I am wearing a red silk blouse, a miniskirt and high heels. I work out every day, I'm toned and perfect. My measurements are 36-24-36. What do you look like?

      Wellhung: I'm 6'3" and about 250 pounds.I wear glasses and I have on a pair of blue sweat pants I just bought from Walmart.I'm also wearing a T-shirt with a few spots of barbecue sauce on it from dinner...it smells funny.

      Sweetheart: I want you.Would you like to screw me?

      Wellhung: OK

  3. Age distribution? by b1t+r0t · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't see any age distribution in TFA (just "over 3"), but I have a sneaking suspicion that 2/3 of those are over the age of 50. In other words, granny discovered e-mail and how to order knitting needles online.

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  4. If this is true... by mangu · · Score: 4, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new online female overladies!

  5. On the internet... by Alicat1194 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..no one really knows you're a dog.

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  6. Did they mean..... by BugDoomBug · · Score: 4, Funny
    Males Pretending to be Females Outnumber Males Online

    Fixed

    Why does this remind me of an old IRC saying.....

    "Welcome to IRC, where the Men are Men, the Women are Men, and the 14 Year Old Girls are FBI Agents"

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  7. Wow by pavon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't know the FBI had that many agents.

  8. Hopefully... by alexhs · · Score: 4, Funny

    on Slashdot we're still between real men !

    OMG ponies !

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  9. My own super accurate study: by UnRDJ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Percentage of female internet population on myspace.com: 99%
    Everywhere else: 1%

  10. Re:Baaaa... by kypper · · Score: 4, Funny

    In rural Canada, we have a saying... "Where the men are men, and the sheep are nervous"

  11. Additional stats: by LighterShadeOfBlack · · Score: 4, Funny

    Figures also show that 90% of females online are 18, horny and want to sex you up.

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  12. Re:"females have been found... by ettlz · · Score: 5, Funny

    And I still can't find a date!

    Posting as AC because I'm embarrased as hell.

    Neither can I, and I'm fucking proud of it.

    This is Slashdot. The only thing to be embarrassed about here is poor spelling.

  13. Facebook/Myspace's fault by ZeeExSixAre · · Score: 4, Funny

    The reason for this is likely Facebook and Myspace. These social networking sites make is really easy to simply log onto one site, do all the chit-chat with 10-20 people that would normally take 5 minutes per person, and then log off. When I go to the computer lab at my university, a quick peek at women's computer screens shows that 7 out of 10 computer screens are of Facebook, and 2 out of 10 are of Myspace. The remaining 10% are of actual class webpages. On the other hand, 6 out of 10 male computer screens are of ESPN, NCAA, or Facebook/Myspace. Okay I didn't really look at the guys at all.

  14. There may be more women than men. by NinjaNoh · · Score: 5, Funny

    There may be more women than men online, however they all come in the .jpg format.

  15. Re:Baaaa... by jawtheshark · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indeed... ;-)

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  16. Simple by cadeon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tits or GTFO.

  17. Re:Baaaa... by Easy2RememberNick · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought that was "Where the men are men and the sheep are lying little sluts!"

    http://www.cafepress.com/piggywig/2318364

  18. Not only that but... by wenchmagnet · · Score: 4, Funny

    With the typical women who spend most of their time online, they probably outweigh online males too...

  19. Of course women outnumber men on-line. by Organic+Brain+Damage · · Score: 4, Funny

    Women on-line out-number men? Of course...look at any of the pictures, you'll see two, sometimes three or four women in the picutre with just one guy. What? You weren't talking about the pictures? Oh...nevermind.