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Studies Confirm That Bad Boys Get More Girls

seattlle foodie sends along a New Scientist article outlining two recent studies that confirm what many have long suspected: bad boys get the most girls. "The finding may help explain why a nasty suite of antisocial personality traits known as the 'dark triad' persists in the human population, despite their potentially grave cultural costs. The traits are: the self-obsession of narcissism; the impulsive, thrill-seeking, and callous behavior of psychopaths; and the deceitful and exploitative nature of Machiavellianism. At their extreme, these traits would be highly detrimental for life in traditional human societies. People with these personalities risk being shunned by others and shut out of relationships, leaving them without a mate, hungry and vulnerable to predators."

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  1. The bitches like it by Harmonious+Botch · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that's why it works

  2. What about... by orionop · · Score: 5, Funny

    boys with bad karma?
    Trolling /. will get me all the chicks

    1. Re:What about... by Yvanhoe · · Score: 5, Funny

      You are currently modded +3, try harder, nerd.

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    2. Re:What about... by exley · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sure. Just as soon as Slashdot gets some chicks.

  3. but.. by __aardcx5948 · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I'm not nice! I hacked into my school servers many times and got suspended because of that! I use public wlans all the time, that is not nice! Why don't I get the girls :(

    1. Re:but.. by Lane.exe · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, that's totally what women sit around discussing. "Oh, I like Tim! He's an ideal genetic match, and if I mate with him, our children will have all the advantages they need to edge out those mutants from down the block!"

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  4. Arghhhh! by gardyloo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know that's the only reason I would ever pirate software---chicks dig a nice new copy of Leisure Suit Larry.

  5. On with the posts by Gatekeeper444 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I foresee a balanced and fair thread with little to no flaming from this article.

  6. Studies confirm... by Excelcia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Studies confirm that studies confirming something everyone already knows tend to be highlighted on Slashdot more than other studies.

  7. Next month's headline: by Schwartzboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Water is Wet", proclaims billion dollar study. We've also inadvertently discovered a relationship between financial status and attractiveness to women, as well as confirming that there just might be something to that theory of gravity thing.

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  8. Re:This is why... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    sex Good one! Give your self a hand.
  9. Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The nicest bunch of guys anywhere on the net.

  10. Re:translation by gardyloo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Which language did you translate it into?

  11. Re:This is why... by gardyloo · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least some lotion, too.

  12. Re:That's nice by 6Yankee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Amen. More than once I've been there to pick up the pieces after some Neanderthal has done his work. Nothing burns like having someone you care about in your arms, in tears, and hearing her say, "I wish I could find someone like you..." Like me, only an ape. Yeah, I know. (Bitter? Me?)

  13. Re:Captain Obvious Strikes Again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Straight guys get that talk from women too? Weird.

  14. Re:study doesn't comment... by Neoprofin · · Score: 4, Funny

    After all, men in general don't frequently lie about their sexual conquests, incomes, penis size, or the size of the fish they just caught.

  15. "brainless sluts" by da5idnetlimit.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    You wouldn't still have her number, would you ?
    8)

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  16. Re:Captain Obvious Strikes Again by FlagMan666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why buy the cow if the milk is free?

    To butcher and use for it's meat later on?

  17. The problem, in a nutshell by Weaselmancer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bad people are more focused than we are.

    We started off talking about women, and inside of four posts we're discussing the merits of different browser types.

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    1. Re:The problem, in a nutshell by bky1701 · · Score: 5, Funny
      "News for nerds. Stuff that matters."

      Since when do women matter? Now, browsers on the other hand...

    2. Re:The problem, in a nutshell by toddestan · · Score: 4, Funny

      I laughed. Then I looked four posts down to see this: http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=591135&cid=23887619. Then I cried.

    3. Re:The problem, in a nutshell by Sj0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's easy if you use your amazing powers for evil instead of good.

      Who else but a nerd could understand the long scientific explanations of the locations of nerve clusters and evolutionary biology which explain the proper use of a vagina?

      Shit man, if I can figure out vi, I can figure out a vagina.

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  18. Re:That's nice by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Nothing burns like having someone you care about in your arms, in tears, and hearing her say, "I wish I could find someone like you..."

    I think at this moment Ted Nugent said it best "When in doubt, whip it out...."

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  19. Ladder Theory by nitehawk214 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I read this years ago, and it still holds true today. In fact it has probably held true ever since most marriages are no longer arranged, and will continue to do so for many years.

    Ladder Theory

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  20. Re:Amen! by LS · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sorry you've been so scarred by politically correct thought. I hope you get laid one day.

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  21. Re:What I need as a human??? by courseofhumanevents · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know it was harsh, but you gotta get over her, man.

  22. Re:That's nice by neomunk · · Score: 4, Funny

    *smile* This thread has progressed in furthering the explanation (of how the time difference in rejecting a prospective date as unobtainable) very quickly. In fact, this whole post is filled with a large amount of courteous replies and honest problem solving.

    That's funny to me, we've found the topic where geeks and nerds everywhere, regardless of political persuasion, regardless of operating system choice, irrespective of text-editor preference, come together to truly put our heads together, for the 'common good' of course. *chuckle*
     

  23. Re:That's nice by Metasquares · · Score: 4, Funny

    You bring up a good point, but I still think vi is better :)

  24. Re:That's nice by corbettw · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think I read somewhere that New York city is apparently double or triple the national average. So you're saying there are lots of sluts in NYC? Someone should make a TV show centered on that.
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