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Attractive Women Make Men Temporarily Stupid

Ponca City, We love you writes "The Telegraph reports that men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive. This leads to speculation that men use up so much of their brain function or 'cognitive resources' trying to impress beautiful women, they have little left for other tasks. Psychologists at Radboud University in The Netherlands carried out the study after one of them was so struck on impressing an attractive woman he had never met before, that he could not remember his address when she asked him where he lived. Researchers recruited 40 male heterosexual students and had each one perform a standard memory test. The volunteers then spent seven minutes chatting to male or female members of the research team before repeating the test. The results showed that men were slower and less accurate after trying to impress the women. The more they fancied them, the worse their score."

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  1. this has no effect on linux users by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    all they want is a big dick in their ass. admit it faggots.

  2. Less well? by ProfM · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests ...

    In other news, posters who don't spend even a few minutes re-reading their posts tend to have POORER grammar.

  3. Re:There got to be an App for that... by mister_playboy · · Score: 0, Troll

    A BMW car is a "Bimmer" and a BMW motorcycle is a "Beemer".

    Now you know.

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  4. Re:Again - people were paid to study this? by RatBastard · · Score: -1, Troll

    With a six-digit user number you can't be more than, what, 15? Don't worry, when you get a little older Little Willey regains a bit of his composure.

    Now get off my lawn. I have old people stuff to do.

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    Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
  5. Re:Again - people were paid to study this? by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 0, Troll

    I wish! I'm more than twice that! I posted anonymously on slashdot for years until it started getting retarded, so I "had" to create an account, so I could persist the options to make it suck less.

    Now get off my concrete porch!

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  6. Re:Again - people were paid to study this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't worry, when you get a little older Little Willey regains a bit of his composure.

    Enjoy your impotence, dry and dusty pussies, and viagra, asshole!

    signed, Ethanol-fueled, userID > 1.2 million, pops boners with public dates and still gets to bite nipples all night long!

  7. "Men" by superdana · · Score: 0, Troll

    I object to the suggestion that only men (and all men, at that) are attracted to women.

    1. Re:"Men" by superdana · · Score: 0, Troll

      Of course I read the summary. Don't be stupid. The article is not about men. It is about men who are attracted to women. There is an underlying heterosexual assumption.

  8. Re:There got to be an App for that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Any bike that can be repaired by an illiterate indian village blacksmith using nothing but a hammer and a hacksaw is +1 win in my books.

    Yeah, 'cause there are just SO many of them around when your bike breaks down.

    Hint: When making statements such as that, it's best to use the word "even", as in: "Any bike that can be repaired even by an illiterate indian village blacksmith", etc.

    Now, I know that precise language use isn't exactly a priority with you high-UID folks, who seem to struggle with even basic English grammar and syntax (not to mention spelling), but surely even you can see the difference?

  9. Re:Two trans-related anecdotes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The prison niggers be wanting to fuck you up the ass hard. Forget about fantizing about no women. That be for us to tap, you just worry bout sucking our cocks and taking big tyrone in your asshole. Dun worry we gonna keep you nice an' locked up in our 'partment while we take turns. We gots plenty of biscits and koolaid fo' you too if you get hungry for more than our big ol' cocks. Big Tyrone got the van so we will be showing up at yo' place 'bout 7pm. Bring yo tears cause while i'm fucking a bitch like you, I love to taste the salt down your face. Better pack a bag for a 2 week stay.

    - The Prison Niggers

  10. Re:There got to be an App for that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    A BMW car is a "Niggerwagen" and a BMW motorcycle is a "Yuppie Scooter".

          -- Fix'd that for u.

  11. Re:Again - people were paid to study this? by RatBastard · · Score: 0, Troll

    *sigh* Humor is lost on the touchy. Should I have put smilies all over it?

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    Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.