Scientists say the right name can make you sexier.
Linguist Amy Perfors, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, posted photos of men and women on the U.S. Web site "Hot or Not," which lets viewers rate pictures according to how attractive they find them.
When she posted the same pictures with different names, she found that the attractiveness scores went up and down depending on the vowels, the London-based magazine New Scientist reported.
Men with "front vowels" in their names -- sounds formed at the front of the mouth like the "a" in Matt -- were considered sexier than men with "back vowel" sounds like the "au" in Paul, she concluded.
The opposite held for women, who were sexier with back vowels than front ones.
Perfors said front vowels are often perceived as "smaller" than back vowels, so the difference could be a sign that women are seeking men that are sensitive or gentle, traits usually perceived as feminine.
But men who might be thinking of taking more feminine names to become sexier should be careful not to go too far: men with women's names were rated least sexy of all.
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So "Totem" is dead sexah.
/rubs his nipples
Totem
/rubs his nipples
Totem
/eyes totem hungrily
Does that mean if I change my name to Matt Matt Matt I'll be 3x as sexy?
Does that mean if I change my name to Matt Matt Matt I'll be 3x as sexy?
Lol, I think so.
Totem
Totem
Totem, i think thats has both kinds of vowels in it, that means they cancel each other out, ha.
Hell what am i saying, my name has two of the bad kind and one of the good kind, i'm negative 1...
Hell what am i saying, my name has two of the bad kind and one of the good kind, i'm negative 1...
I need a visual aid 'cause I have no idea if my name has "front" or "back" vowels.
Phonetic chart please (or whatever they call those things.)
Phonetic chart please (or whatever they call those things.)
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Linguist Amy Perfors, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, posted photos of men and women on the U.S. Web site "Hot or Not," which lets viewers rate pictures according to how attractive they find them.
When she posted the same pictures with different names, she found that the attractiveness scores went up and down depending on the vowels
When she posted the same pictures with different names, she found that the attractiveness scores went up and down depending on the vowels
Interesting, except for the fact that when you rate pictures on HotOrNot, they don't have any names on them.
What i find slightly ridiculous about this thing is that you could show a picture, name it Paul and the woman says he's an ugo then you change the name to Matt and a different woman comes along and says he's nice, perhaps they just have different tastes?
Hey, what was Smash's rating on that site again? I totally forgot, but I think it was something in the 3 range 
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Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
http://www.hotornot.com/r/?eid=OSKSBEO&key=UXB
6.1?! Damn, I guess that unshaven, Jack-Nicholson-in-the-Shining look is attractive. 
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Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
fuc[i][/i]k me that's Smash?
Yep, that's him. And trust me, he looks even more sociopathic in person.
Totem
Totem
I have a biblicle name so that has to be the most un-sexy of the names out there.
Edited, Mon Aug 16 12:05:38 2004 by Pulseczar
Edited, Mon Aug 16 12:05:38 2004 by Pulseczar
I think Oscar Wilde covered this in the Importance of Being Earnest.
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...."hey,My name is Matt,wanan go makeout?"
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I think Oscar Wilde covered this in the Importance of Being Earnest.
Yes, he did, Bhodi.
Totem wrote:
So "Totem" is dead sexah.
/rubs his nipples
Totem
/rubs his nipples
Totem
LoL XD
So what about names with back and front vowels? Like Hanna, Jessica, Marla, ect...?
Does that make us double sexy or do the vowels cancel eachother out and make us invisible?
Does that make us double sexy or do the vowels cancel eachother out and make us invisible?
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Does that make us double sexy or do the vowels cancel eachother out and make us invisible?
Damned if I know
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The name you love to touch.
The name you love to touch.
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The name you love to touch.
The name you love to touch.
Max Powers. He's the man, whose name you'd love to touch, but you mustn't touch. His name sounds good in your ear, but when you say it you mustn't fear, 'cause his name can be said by anyone."
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