The sound of your name can make you sexier--or not--in the eyes of others.
Men with "front vowels" in their names, which are sounds that are formed at the front of the mouth like the "a" in Matt, are considered sexier than men who are stuck with "back vowel" sounds like the "au" in Paul, reports New Scientist of research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.
Interestingly, the opposite is true for women, whose names are sexier with back vowels than front ones. That means Dawn is sexier than Amy.
Led by linguist Amy Perfors, the MIT team posted photos of men and women on a Web site so users could rate who was hot and who was not. When the same photos were posted with fake first names, the attractiveness scores went up or down depending on the vowel sound in those names. Perfors told New Scientist that front vowels, which are produced in the front of the mouth, are often perceived as "smaller" than back vowels, which are produced in the back of the mouth. So women who are seeking men who are sensitive or gentle would find a name with front vowels to be sexy.
Sexy male names:
Craig
Ben
David
Ed
Matt
Michael
Sexy female names:
Julie
Lucy
Donna
Halle
Holly
Britney
Carmen
Laura
Moira
Paula
Not-so-sexy names:
Paul
Sean
Roger
Tom
Rob
Mimi
Nina
Liz
Isabella
Judy
Cindy
Just remember this: Your name can't compensate for everything. "An attractive person with a bad vowel name is still more attractive than an unattractive person with a good vowel name," Perfors told New Scientist.
The study results were presented at the Cognitive Science Society meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
I can buy that. Back in my days of evilness when I would introduce myself as "Anthony" the girls tended to give me more notice than "Tony". It's like the formal name made me more of a sophisticate or something...obviously from my lack of spelling talent they are mistaken.
JP - coming out with a song "I'm not sexy enough for my shirt". Anyway, "J-P" is double front.
I was just making a wisecrack Becka. "Beck-ah" - short frontal vowel at the beginning of the name, back one at the end (leaving the mouth). Then a play on your avatar. Forget it- it's not as funny when you have to explain it.
You are plenty attractive. Now if you just looked older than 16..... 1983 - the year I graduated high school. I am old enough to be your dad! Were you born in or around Evanston IL, by chance?
HAHAHA Kaiser!
I look 16??? really?? wow. Hope I look 25 when I am 40!!! My mom looks pretty young and she is like ....25 years older then me... In case she comes on this forum she would kill me if she knew I told her age haha. I was born in an airplane Kaiser...but conceived in Chicago area, yes.
Good genes are a great thing to have. Yeah, your pics make you look pretty young. And social, since someone has their arm around you or vice versa in every pic. Who's the sorry shmuck who got his face 'smilied' out? [img]smile.gif[/img]
Tell us about the airplane birth thing please. You don't hear that too often. Where was the plane heading, where were you born over, did they make an emergency landing, was there a doctor on board. do you have newspaper clippings of your birth... that sounds like it could be interesting and I'm sure you've had to tell that story over and over, so once more won't kill ya'.
Yeah, your pics make you look pretty young. And social, since someone has their arm around you or vice versa in every pic. Who's the sorry shmuck who got his face 'smilied' out?
I guess I do have a "baby" face... I get carded a lot haha... and that's bad because in Florida (aka a party state) they rarely card.
Social YES!! very... I come from a very affectionate family, I am definitely a hugger. I am a cuddly being... hehe so yes just about ever picture I have of myself, I am wrapped around someone. The "shmuck" is a friend of mine that lives down the hall from me in the dorms, he has a phobia of the internet (weird) so I told him I would cover his face up so he had no worries of it being posted anywhere.
Quote:
Tell us about the airplane birth thing please. You don't hear that too often. Where was the plane heading, where were you born over, did they make an emergency landing, was there a doctor on board. do you have newspaper clippings of your birth... that sounds like it could be interesting and I'm sure you've had to tell that story over and over, so once more won't kill ya'.
Well at the time, my mom was working in Chicago, but living in Toronto (to be close to her mom and sisters). She went into labor around 5am January the 8th... went to work working until about 11am, (her doctor said it would be fine, that she had some "time to kill" -- she is a workaholic) at 11am her labor pains were sever and she decided to go to the hospital (cook county) they told her she was going into a deeper labor. Last minute she decided she did not want us to be born in the states (I think it was the drugs they gave her). So since it is only about a 2 hour flight from Chicago to Toronto, (and they expected her to be in labor for 14 or more hours -- as she was with my big brother) they put her a medic-flight. Half way to Toronto, her contractions got closer together, and some where over either Michigan or lake Michigan she gave birth to not only me, but my twin brother Tommy. My mom says the doctors were great, they delivered us le boyee (not sure of the spelling) --where they pace you into warm water. I don't know, but it was cutting edge back in the 80's haha. When the 3 of us landed, (at Toronto gen) my grandma and my moms sisters were waiting for us. Yes, there were a few news paper clippings, my mom has them in our baby book. I have always been a big fan of heights, (i.e.: sky diving, bungee jumping, parasailing, hot air balloons etc) my mom says it was because I was born UP there lol)
I have told this story about a million times, but my mom has told it even more.
quote:Originally posted by Q.: I got carded into my late 30's so get used to it. After a while, you start HOPING you'll get carded again!
Don't worry, B. They'll start 'carding' you again soon so that you can get those seniors discounts
(that was mean, but forgive me---I couldn't resist) [/quote]Russ, they don't card people for the senior discounts....they normally just believe you are that old! Kinda like when we were kids...we'd lie that we were older. But, when we get older, we start lying that we're younger! What a sad circle.
__________________
Gifted SmartAss Master Class Graduate
quote:Originally posted by Tony Soprano: Q, are you by chance wearing a Leisure Suit?
(insert Larry Bud Melman emoticon)
No, but I may still have a Nehru jacket lying around somewhere! IF ONLY I had kept all those pairs of bellbottoms!!! Damnit! [/quote]Sorry Q, I meant Kaiser but that;s okay it can apply to you too.
haha Q... yeah, I guess I just wish I looked my age. It is kind of a pain in the bum. Its worse when you parents look young, because then they don't think they are old enough to have a 21 y/o daughter/son and a 25 year older son.
quote:Originally posted by Bond007: But, when we get older, we start lying that we're younger! What a sad circle.
Sad, perhaps, but the letters 'M' or 'Z' and the number '3' help alleviate that pain [/quote]You tryin' to tell me somethin'? Considering all your suggestions make up 3/4 of my initials!
__________________
Gifted SmartAss Master Class Graduate
quote:Originally posted by Bond007: But, when we get older, we start lying that we're younger! What a sad circle.
Sad, perhaps, but the letters 'M' or 'Z' and the number '3' help alleviate that pain [/quote]You tryin' to tell me somethin'? Considering all your suggestions make up 3/4 of my initials! [/quote]You'll figure it out later when ou're in your CAR.
quote:Originally posted by Bond007: But, when we get older, we start lying that we're younger! What a sad circle.
Sad, perhaps, but the letters 'M' or 'Z' and the number '3' help alleviate that pain [/quote]You tryin' to tell me somethin'? Considering all your suggestions make up 3/4 of my initials! [/quote]You'll figure it out later when ou're in your CAR. [/quote]Oh SHIT! I'm so friggin' DENSE!!!
Oddly enough, though, my initials are "JMZ3". I suppose the car was "destiny", then?? Never thought of it that way.....too many drugs as a child.......
__________________
Gifted SmartAss Master Class Graduate
Originally posted by Becka: haha Q... yeah, I guess I just wish I looked my age. It is kind of a pain in the bum. Its worse when you parents look young, because then they don't think they are old enough to have a 21 y/o daughter/son and a 25 year older son.
IF ONLY I had kept all those pairs of bellbottoms!!! Damnit!
Linear Mode
