November 5, 2002

12:51 PM

It is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Do you believe that we generally have the same concept of beauty? Here are some people that many might consider very beautiful, brainy, and fascinating: Natasha, Yula, Brainy Group, Fiorella, Tatiana, and Lyn. Within five minutes of reading this post, give us the URL (link) of someone you consider particularly attractive. Do you predict that this post will attract more than 100 comments, and, simply by asking this question, how have we skewed the number of comments?
posted by Morphic (16 comments total)

Shirley Manson. Hubba hubba.
posted by mathis23 at 12:56 PM on November 5, 2002

What the hell is this? A psychology experiment?
posted by Fabulon7 at 12:58 PM on November 5, 2002

Virginia Woolf!
posted by MiguelCardoso at 1:01 PM on November 5, 2002

I give this FPP points for originality, but the request for comments speaks of the ego kicks people get from starting a popular thread. It also derailed it before it began.
posted by McBain at 1:01 PM on November 5, 2002

I vote for Craig from the "Brainy Group" link above.
posted by Fabulon7 at 1:01 PM on November 5, 2002

How can this not end in tears?
posted by websavvy at 1:03 PM on November 5, 2002

I'D HIT IT!

Oops, wrong forum.

Man I love that joke.
posted by trigfunctions at 1:04 PM on November 5, 2002

Though it would probably be easier to direct Morphic to Autopr0n.

Fab- Yeah, ooooh 175!
posted by McBain at 1:04 PM on November 5, 2002

Only women are beautiful?
posted by four panels at 1:05 PM on November 5, 2002

Oh all right then: Federica Fontana, potential Nobel Prize for Physics.(Flash, browser-crashing, the works.)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 1:07 PM on November 5, 2002

Irene Dunne. Yowza.
posted by oissubke at 1:07 PM on November 5, 2002

Anyone have any good links to a young Queen Elizabeth? She was quite the hottie, once upon a time. I'd find some, but I don't want to waste too much time at work...
posted by oissubke at 1:09 PM on November 5, 2002

Beryl Markham!
posted by gottabefunky at 1:13 PM on November 5, 2002

*Fires up the Matt signal*

Exactly how is this post different from "Whats your favorite color" posts? Its not. This is a bandwidth sucking mess waiting to happen.

I predict, no rather I pray, that this post will be deleted.
posted by Wulfgar! at 1:13 PM on November 5, 2002

Considering the posts so far, you guys have poor taste in women. Beauty is not a subjective concept. Symmetrical features and good skin, for instance, are universally regarded as beautiful.
Now about beautiful women: Grace Kelly, Laetitia Casta, Jean Seberg, Winona Ryder, Ana Paula Arosio and Luana Piovani (these two are brazilian; check them out and drool).
ps: homosexual art historian Johann Winckelmann said that only women could be found to be beautiful; men could only convey an image of force, stamina etc. Discuss.
posted by 111 at 1:25 PM on November 5, 2002

Anyone have any good links to a young Queen Elizabeth?

I or II?
posted by originalname37 at 1:30 PM on November 5, 2002