VAWS: very attractive women syndrome, ever have it?

[Broacher]

Scott Adams (Dilbert creator) coined that once to describe the affect of introducing a good looking woman into a work group. Specifically, how it tends to instantly drop the IQ of any male within viewing distant by 10 or 20 points.

I've been lucky. While the woman I work with in my office are all professional, and attractive, they are not attractive to the point of being at all distracting. I'm sure they'd have absolutely no hesitation in adding "ditto for the guys here" when asked.

Recently, the department next door hired a VAW (very attractive woman) and it's interesting to see first hand, once again, this phenomenon in action among the guys. Including myself, of course. But I think I have a little more resistance to the affect since my age and appearance have created a substantial barrier to this level of fantasizing, even for my substantially creative mind and imagination. I also feel that I have at long last recognized the little moves and tricks that VAW use, very often without real consciousness that they're doing it, to navigate around what has become a fixture in their lives--the induced paralysis of the heterosexual male mind.

But this got me thinking--how do fellas who work in an environment with a high VAW index ever get anything done? Or created? In my life I've wandered through my share of ad agencies, studios and such and quite often I've come across very high VAW indexes in such places, and I've really wondered if I could even hope to keep anything in front of my reptilian hindbrain alive for more than a month or so under such conditions.

How about you folks? Do you have any observations to add? And ladies-- does the same thing happen with VAMs? I'd also like to hear what others have come up with for survival tips and tricks for getting around this mental beartrap.

At least this phenomena does help you understand why advertisers depend so much on using (and overusing) the beautiful faces and bodies they hire. Beauty is scary stuff indeed.

[Exodus]

Luckily (or unluckily?) we do not have any attractive women here. We had one once but she quit. (I think due to certain people of the male population kept drooling) It didn't bother me because she was in sales and I was on the other side of the building in the art department.

[Mynock]

No VAWs here. The only VAWs I have come across were when I was working in retail before I entered the design world as my profession.

[Silence04]

we used to have a couple Hotties at one point (code named H1 and H2)... definitely a distraction, especially on the mini skirt days.

but we usually end up losing them, because of the un-ignorable "blonde" syndrome.

[Broacher]

Silence,

I'm not quite sure what you mean by the 'blonde' syndrome. Surely not 'fake' or 'dumb'? I've heard of the 'hot blonde syndrome', but isn't that just a subcategory of VAWS?

And, of course, if there are any very hot, attractive, young blondes lurking out there, feel free to clarify this.

Actually, when you think of it. Being not just really great looking, but absolutely jaw-dropping gorgeous... I mean, that has gotta have some absolutely tiresome aspects to it.

When I was in college, one of my roommates was this guy who looked like he stepped out of a GQ cover. I mean, this guy had a lineup of hot ladies throwing themselves at him. Sounds great, but he once confided to me that it wasn't always the male fantasy most guys would think it was, and in fact, all that female attention could be a real PITA. I told him at the time that if I could exchange his annoyance with my frustration for a couple of years, then maybe I could develop sympathy for his views. But I wonder what it would be like? Weird.

[doubting_thomas]

No VAW's here either. In fact, at the moment we're a sausage house. The part
of town our shop is in has a VAW or two a week that walks by, but they're
usually lost and never return. Luckily they don't seem to get mugged, or even that
would end.

[budafist]

It is a sausage fest out in the factory here. I'm the closest thing to a VAW around here.

I never wear skirts or dresses at work. It's not that there is any indication that I shouldn't, I just wouldn't feel comfortable dressing like a girly girl in a place full of men. I don't dress like a boy mind you, I just wear pants is all.

When we get attractive clients come in, it is disgusting watching the guys clamber over to get the sale. There is 1 guy notorious for this and all the other guys give him sh*t about it. It's fair enough though, the girls he flirts with are younger than his children.

[MikeTheVike]

HAHA, its a sausage fest here. But I hear we are about to hire a new sales girl who is pretty hot. The problem will be keeping her off me ;)

[Jackimalyn]

Well, in my office we've got a couple of VAMs (Im a woman...) one in particular who all the women are ga-ga over. It doesn't do anything to our production, or IQ, I find myself perhaps looking in his direction or something but I think women have an easier time not letting that distract them...

At my last job, I worked as a front end manager for a grocery store. We had quite a few attractive cashiers and it effected every man in the store. They'd stare or talk to them at their register (the gutsy ones, that is) I'd be in the back room and Id catch them talking about the cashiers, Id even caught some of them "spying" on cashiers on the security cameras. When corporate came in, they were the worst. All older men staring at these teenagers. It was creepy.

[Satchel]

No VAWs here either... infact we have nothing but VUWs, but they do their job and that's what counts!

I know a friend that works at a dealership and some of the local auto repair places go there to get parts and such... they are always fighting over gets to go see her. It's kinda funny seeing both sides, I know the guys at the auto repair place and her as the VAW. She thinks they are creepy, and they think they have a shot!

[mac.FINN]

No VAWs here either... infact we have nothing but VUWs.

We always called those the "Unfortunates."

As in:
"This is my girlfriend/boyfriend Sally/Wally"
"Oh...that's unfortunate"

I don't think I've ever been distracted by a woman to the point of stupidity. I never would have made it through school if I had been.

I'm distracted throughout the day by many things (*coughGDFcough*) and I still get the work done.

[frankster]

In order to look significantly more attractive than you actually are I find that it helps to stand next to someone that serves to highlight your features. Standing next to Shane Macgowan for example would make you look at least twice as hot as you actually are, or anyone else you can find that has more feet than teeth for that matter.

I have no sympathy for the super hot. They still wear nice clothes and make up. If it was so awful then they could always get thier face messed up a bit and wear overalls.

[Red Kittie Kat]

I've only ever worked with woman for the most part .. very few men involved and the ones that were did nothing for me. So it's never been an issue for me. ;)

[BJMRGTIVR6]

haha. We have a cute young(er) woman who for a while would walk from Accounting down to Creative (one end of the building to teh other) and talk to the guys. I would call it her Bus Route. It was funny because they'd stop working and chit chat. One went as far as calling her KT for Knob Tease after I repeatedly told them she was "seeing" all of them and not doing anything. I would be nice and say hi but felt it wrong to hang out just talking. I could see she has a nice body but kept to work.

There are a few other women who are attractive or very attractive but it is easy to just see them in the hall and not be distracted. save the distraction for when you are at home on the internet. jk

[Satchel]

a friend of mine works in retail and sees a lot of VAW all day long... he finally broke up with his girlfriend and realized they were all out of his league. He started describing them to me on a scale he made up. How many car accidents they were away from being in his league... Some were two, but most were one. It was pretty mean but I thought it was damn funny at the time!

[Jackimalyn]

One went as far as calling her KT for Knob Tease after I repeatedly told them she was "seeing" all of them and not doing anything. I would be nice and say hi but felt it wrong to hang out just talking.

So cant attractive women make friends without being considered a tease? Would the situation be the same if she was less than a VAW?

[idaho]

I work for a hospital. We've got TONS of VAWs. On the rare occasion that they let me out of my cage around here I actually get to see a few of them. Itt is interesting to see home many of the men around here stop and stare, especially doctors.

[Danger_Mouse]

all guys at my office. Although our key brown noser has the nickname princess.

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao Danger!! I bet he likes that haha :D

[budafist]

There was a hot young teacher at a local high school. She kept dating all the senior students so they put her with the junior school and that stopped things.

[Jackimalyn]

good thing too buda!! lol

[budafist]

It's pretty sad though. I think it reflects poorly on her as a person. It wouldn't be such a small matter if it were a male teacher dating female students. Once a teacher sees a student as a potential mate, then they are no longer useful as a teacher. IMO...

[Danger_Mouse]

Once a teacher sees a student as a potential mate, then they are no longer useful as a teacher.

ooooh I dont know about that....;)

[MSGQuixo]

I live in Los Angeles around the corner from a casting office. Depending on who they are looking for, we'll get parades of people marching down the street with the same look, carrying pictures of themselves. You can tell when they are looking for 'dark haired young woman' or whatever. A client who stopped by to drop something off couldn't believe it -- he thought I lived in some kind of hot chick bermuda triangle. These acting types tend to be too plasticky, anorexic and mainstream looking for my taste ... but is entertaining and distracting when I'm working from home! (Santa Claus casting day was great -- the kids loved it.)

[WannaBrie]

That would be a lifetime channel movie here in America, Buda! But, I being a parent, have to agree with you. Teachers should not be cruising their students for dates. I've always made it a policy not to date anyone I work with. Sometimes this has been hard, but its necessary. In the case of teachers, its a NO BRAINER- at least with regard to students. I had this one professor in college who tried to kiss me after an end of the year reception and student art show and it was so awful, I mean, I always thought of him as a mentor and it felt like my Dad trying to kiss me or something...EWWW! It had nothing to do with how he looked (he was actually quite attractive) but it was how I FELT about him. As far as my work goes, its only VUMs here.

[Danger_Mouse]

I married someone I worked with ....although she was in the US office while I worked in the Canadian office and we didn't or rarely had to work directly with each other.

But I wouldn't and haven't dated an immediate coworker as general rule of thumb....although when I was a waiter in my younger days... I did tend to sleep with over half the other waitresses.....man I was such a ho.

dont dip you pen in the company ink is a good rule of thumb to stick by in office environment for sure.

[Broacher]

One of the things I was thinking about, regarding all this, is the skill, or even art, of being able to 'check out' the, um... focus of your attention in public, without causing offence. Sometimes I think people who get in trouble by NOT being able to handle this 'life skill', would really probably appreciate some kind of training.

What an interesting final exam that would be.

[frankster]

I've been caught looking a few times, but then if you're a girl it's socially acceptable to say "those are really nice trousers, where did you get them" or "I love that necklace, is it new?"

[budafist]

I had a girl friend that was terrible at trying to be subtle. She did the hair toss when you turn your head at the same time to check out someone behind you. It was really badly done. Though guys think it is fantastic since they get to know that she is checking them out.
She's gotten better now though.

[Red Kittie Kat]

*choke*laughing*choke*


lmaoooo sounds like a scene from a bad B movie buda :D

[Broacher]

I think the idea of a training course for advanced checking-out skills might make a good topic for the Bud Light 'Real Men of Genius' campaign to cover. I wonder who I should write to?

[frankster]

reminds me of the scene from Roger Dodger...

Free yourself from the tyranny of eye level. Use the angles. High for cleavage. Low for the skirts.

What about reflective surfaces? Mirrors, windows? If you can't stare directly, turn your back and use the glass. Remember, angle of incidence equals angle of reflectives. In other words, if you can see them, they can see you. So be alert.

[cornfed]

Frankster, I love my overalls and thought I looked so good in them. Damn.

[Jackimalyn]

perhaps women are better at being subtle because of our better peripheral vision... men are soooo obvious.

[reuber1]

No VAWs here. The only VAWs I have come across were when I was working in retail before I entered the design world as my profession.Good lord yes. That was the one good thing about my last job when I started and I was still in college. This one, not so much.

Man, if I'm ever caught looking, I get the stink-eye of epic proportions. Girls here are stuck up. Pfft.

[Botchup]

Unfortunately not at my current job... it's just me and my boss...
There aren't really any client's who are stunners.

However, back when I worked at Mickey D's there was an abundance of hot girls. Of course they were all teenagers... but boy were most of them stunning (YES I was a teenager at the time). It didn't really put me off my work, it just made it easier to work.

There was one hot blonde that caught my eye, she had the most beautiful blue eyes that stared at me over the production holder (the big hot thing for the food) with an almost angelic voice to match.

I married her. :)

[reuber1]

Good thing you didn't Botch it Up. HAR HAR I MAKE FUNNY!!!!

Anyway, before my day decided to get shittier than it already was, there was one really really fine looking girl at the fitness center (tight pants FTW!) maybe a year or two younger, and wasn't one of those stuck up ones who give you the look of death. She actually smiled! Holy lord! I almost took a picture.

[colorsplashstudio]

This is hilarious. I love it frankster. I am so guilty of saying something like that. "Is that a new shirt?" Guys totally can't pull that off.

LOL. I actually got reprimanded at my last job. All the men there were old enough to be my dad, but I was told I needed to dress more modestly as it was distracting for "the men in the building" LOL. None of them were even single! Kinda creepy actually. Think I just wasn't meant for the whole "christian non-profit organization" thing.:)

[Drazan]

On the flip side, if I dress up - hair styled, makeup, contacts aka make that effort and dress nicer - the clients that walk through the door go to me first like I'm in charge or something.

I normally dress in jeans & T or sweater. no make up and hair washed, barely dried and out the door I go.

Evidentally I found brains and somewhat good looks don't seem to be a reality in most people's minds. it's funny, that after being sick for 7 months now and packing on a few pounds due to doctors not wanting me to do any sort of strenuous excercize or lift anything over 5lbs, clients take me more seriously than when I dressed up.

As for others I work with - average looking, except perhaps one... but he's my room mate so I don't have to stare at work ;)

[budafist]

All the men there were old enough to be my dad, but I was told I needed to dress more modestly as it was distracting for "the men in the building"

Ewww....that reminds me that when I was 12 and going on school camp (all girls catholic school) all the girls were told that we weren't allowed to wear singlets that had thin straps. Thick strap singlets only. They said that it wasn't worth tempting the male helpers at camp.

Ok, when we were 12, all the male helpers were either the male teachers or our fathers.

Now that's disturbing...Shit happens though. It could have been worse. I could've worn a strappy singlet and bagged a dad...

[miss.bone]

This is one of the funniest threads ever. So where do I begin.

Well, I am a female so I have never suffered from VAWS. I did work as an intern for a men's magazine and they were pretty adamant about have cute girls on board. I will admit that being tall, curvy and having a name like miss bone (this is my real name) I have definitely been in the presence of VAWS. I find it all too amusing. Men become so Cro-Magnon in the presence of us VAWS,lol.:D

[frankster]

Watch it miss bone or you'll have all the lads on here taunting you to post proof of your VAW credentials!

I'm more of a RAW (reasonably attractive woman) but I think I pull too many silly faces in public to get any kind of Cro-magnon or even Australopithecine reactions.

[Kool]

Yes indeed Miss Bone, we will need proof of your VAW status in our Names to Faces thread ;)

I guess I would fit into the DOG category (Dumpy Old Guy) http://home.comcast.net/~rnick9/koolsmiley.gif

[Danger_Mouse]

I have a face like a chewed caramel :) But my wife is VAWS. Since we worked for same company(but no longer), before we got together I got to hear all the comments from my other male coworkers about her. (smiles now at their jealousy)

We are "ONLY" men Miss Bone. ONLY.

I am sorry Miss Bone (tee hee hee hee) but if you worked in my office I would be teasing the shit out of you.

We have someone here with the last name Butt. I don't think there is a day that goes by where I don't make a comment about it or giggle. Good thing he has sense of humor.

"Good morning Mr. Butt, may I introduce to you our new employee Miss Bone....I thought you two would hit it off nicely.....may I show you to your room...er I mean desk?"

[artistsdad]

Cornfed--I'm glad to see that someone has defended overalls. A well-fitted pair of overalls can look very good on the right women. Sort of a "wholesome" sexiness.

I've been in retail over 30 years, and VAW are sometimes the highlight of your day. Yes, they do cause men to behave differently/strangely/cro-magnonly, but the behavior quckly ends when the personality behind the VAW comes out. Overall, the VAW probably get better service than the not so VAW.

The real value in all this is when guys realize that the not quite so VAW are much more appreciative of good service and can be very **ahem** "creative" in showing their appreciation...Man, I miss those days...

[cornfed]

THANK YOU! I love overalls! They're comfortable and you don't always have to be pulling them up! I guess I would have more of a granola look than any other classification out there. A lot of people in my family are really obsessed with how they look and how they dress and all that. After growing up with such "beauty conscious" people, it gets old and the importance of looking beautiful for the sake of other people really gets tiresome.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Yeah it does CF ;)

I would never be in the category of a VAW .... I would be the chick in the overalls or the oversized polo shirt and jeans .... I never wear skirts or dresses and I don't wear high heels ... I am taller than every man I know if I do.

[Broacher]

Okay Kittie, I'm six-four. If we were gonna dance, would it be with high heels on or not?

Um.... presuming they're you're heels. Size 13s (M) heels are getting hard to find.

[Red Kittie Kat]

but let me add ........ I would go out and have a few beers and play football after work when I was young ... I didn't have to take 2 hours to go home and "get ready" :D

See... my Mom was right ... I would never be a lady :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Okay Kittie, I'm six-four. If we were gonna dance, would it be with high heels on or not?

Um.... presuming they're you're heels. Size 13s (M) heels are getting hard to find.

Ok for you I would wear heels ;)

If I wore a 4 inch pair I would be six - one ;)

That would work :D

btw .. I take a mans 10 1/2 (why am I telling anyone this) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RedKittieKat/smilies/giggle.gif

[morea]

um, a man's 10 1/2 what? High heel? :D

[Broacher]

Backing out slowly... closing the door quietly....

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao Yes ... If I was to buy mens shoes ... they would be 10 or 10 1/2 depending on style ... I take a womans 11 or 11 1/2 depending on style :D


Broacher you kill me :D .... my sister just asked me what the hell I was laughing so hard about :D

[cornfed]

Wow Kittie! How tall are you?

[Jackimalyn]

i know how you feel kittie, im 5'10.5" but I wear heels every day. I like taller men anyway :)

[daSnarf]

Wow Kittie! How tall are you?

If I did my math correctly...she would be 5'9" :)

Which is suprising if she is taller than every man she knows :D

[cornfed]

I wish I was that tall. I'm 5'7". I look ridiculous in heels! I have some that are about an 1.5". Thats the best I can do without looking like I'm not balancing myself properly!

[frankster]

I try heels every now and again, but I'm so unused to them that I think I probably look like a drunk transvestite when I walk. I got married in red sneakers! I'm 5 foot 6, but I've got 34 inch legs, so if I wear really high heels I tend to look a bit weirdly proportioned. It's great that stores are now making jeans for women to wear with high heels because now I can get ones that actually go down to the ground when I've got flats on and don't have to be held up with string. I looked a bit special needs with the half mast trousers. Do men have problems like this getting clothes to fit? I've also found that post babies I'm waaay bustier than I was before and I can't get tops that are nicely fitted around the waist without looing like some kind of busty barmaid up top. I'm not exactly lola farrari or anything, where the hell do others this shape get their frickin clothes? Oh sod it, can I borrow some overalls corn?

[Logo-Mechanix]

I try heels every now and agai.....never mind.

[cornfed]

I have plenty and yes, you can. The same thing happened to me when I had kids. I'm 116 lbs. now and nothing fits right. I think the assumption in fashion is that if you're 116 then you're probably around 5'4". So, a size 6 is too big, but a 4 is usually too short. I usually end up getting the 4 longs and making them cutoffs at the bottom! That's one reason overalls are so great. You can adjust the length to suit you! Who cares about the waste - they're overalls!

[frankster]

I have plenty and yes, you can.

Thanks m'dear! When I was about 14 or 15 I used to get the extra length on the jeans by sewing a 2 or 3 inch band of some kind of ribbon/ornamental bias binding around the bottom. I wear flares mostly, so I just looked like a freaky flower child.

[TheBluePanda]

My first job in '96, back when I was 16, was working on one of the rides at Universal Studios here in Orlando. I was exposed to VAWS from all over the world, all day, and it was incredibly distracting (especially since I was 16 years old). Especially when I would come in contact with large tour groups of 20-100 VAWS. I also had (have) a thing for asian women, so if I happen to see a group of them, my brain would melt.

[CamarotaDesign]

VAW's dont phase me at work. They inspire me even more if anything.

[MD]

VAW's dont phase me at work. They inspire me even more if anything.
How do you hide your inspiration? :confused:

http://robotman.cracked.com/img/firesafety/tentpitching.jpg

[frankster]

eee he hee heee! Bwah ha ha!

[CamarotaDesign]

hide it??? who said anything about hiding it? You are suppose to share inspiration! :D

[Jackimalyn]

lmao!

[MD]

hide it??? who said anything about hiding it? You are suppose to share inspiration! :D
LMAO! I am guessing casual Fridays are pants optional?

[MD]

Not exactly on topic but when are my post ever?
I saw this on digg this morning - best condom ad ever created.

http://www.shof.msrcsites.co.uk/durex.jpg

[Exodus]

LMAO! I am guessing casual Fridays are pants optional?

Fridays are always better sans pants.


Hell, what am I saying?! EVERYDAY is better without pants. I need room to "breath" if you know what I mean...

[MD]

I know exactly what you mean Exodus, but i prefer to wear pants - helps to keep it from dragging on the ground.

[Broacher]

You really should learn to keep that tongue of yours in your mouth MD.

[CamarotaDesign]

hahahaha,

oh man, this thread is getting pretty dirty, heres to add

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nojWJ6-XmeQ

[Lampshade]

In my short job expeirence I've worked retail (I quit today actaully). Me and the couple of other day guys (3 or 4 of us) had a code when there was a VAW in the store, "Department 6 or 9 to recieving please, 6 or 9 to recieving" If we heard this we knew there was VAW in the store. And now that I think about, we were so bad..... I'm glad I left.

[Red Kittie Kat]

If I did my math correctly...she would be 5'9"

Which is suprising if she is taller than every man she knows



You are correct ;)

I don't know a lot of really tall men. They are taller than me but they are only 1 to 3 inches taller ... so if I wore my heels ... I would indeed be taller than them. ;)

My brother is 5'8" ... My ex was just 6' ... My male friends are all 5'10 or 11. My mom was just over 5' and my sisters are under 5'5" I am the oddball of the family :D

[budafist]

I don't know any men that are shorter than me....That doesn't make me undesirable though - thank you very much!

[artistsdad]

Man, I obviously quit watching this thread way too soon.

Kittie, thanks for clarifying that men's 10 1/2 thing. I couldn't believe that somebody wouldn't jumb on that--glad somebody got to it before I did. They were much more dignified than I.

Frankster--And just what is wrong with the busty barmaid look? Beats the Twiggy look--(google it, you young'uns)

The best retail for VAW watching is the grocery biz. Years ago I worked in a store right on Lake Michigan. All the rich Chicago folks would spend as much time on the lake as possible in the summer. Along with their nubile young daughters. We had the kind of freezers that were stocked from the inside. The girls would come in from the beach in their bikinis and head to frozen foods for ice cream and snacks. Frequently the whole stock crew would be in the freezer "stocking" from the inside just to enjoy the sight of the young ladies (and frequently their mothers) looking a bit cold in their swimsuits. Fripple and Gripples, oh MY!! The management finally figured out what was going on and always went straight to frozen foods when they couldn't find the stock crew.

[Exodus]

Gripples, oh MY!!

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/1183/grippleskj0.png

[urstwile]

Being 5'9" myself, I'm more accustomed to guys who are eye or slightly above eye level. With the exception of my husband, who's 6'3". He's the tallest guy I've ever been with. Most of my former boyfriends were in the 5'9-6' range.

As for heels, when I used to wear 'em, I just didn't let the height bother me. Some of the shorter men I dated said that they used to like that it put a different pair of things on eye level which suited them just fine. LOL. :o

Now I don't worry about it at all, since I rarely wear heels. This is a comfort issue, not a height issue. I see women wobbling around on those 4 inch heels and I just shudder.

As for clothes, it used to be hell to find clothes that fit when I was a teenager, and I still wear a different size above the waist than below, but at least there are more choices than there were when I was a teenager and anything over a size 16 was a stigma. I inherited my mom's physique, although taller, which means that I was a tall teenager with "back" but not in proportion to the waist and boobage, so it's always been an issue.

I know I'll probably regret posting this later. :D

[frankster]

Oh good, I'm not the only person that uses the word boobage.

[urstwile]

LOL, Frank, hell no! Don't know when I first started using the term, but it definitely works for me.

Now of course, being 49, boobage and gravity have formed an unfortunate partnership and I find the bras that are available to convey a different message very compelling. Gravity = a downward spiral, when it comes to boobage.

Of course, I don't want to be talking to the twins at eye level, but it would help if I could at least keep them above my waist. I think they'd probably be able to hear me from there.

[budafist]

Well, that's coz you have some boobage Urst! I were not to wear a bra for the rest of my life, there is no way that gravity would pull them down. You need mass for gravity to pull down. So be happy with what you got sweetie!

It's like gravity pulling nipples down past your waist. It just doesn't go! :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmaooo Urst ... see you know what I mean about the height thing ;)

... sometimes boobage just gets in the way :D

[cornfed]

My boobs got so big when I was pregnant. When I was pregnant with my first baby, they put me on codeine cause my muscles were shocked by the onslaught of so much weight in such a short amount of time. It was ridiculous. I went from a B to a DD within 30 days. I've never seen anything like it.

[Mynock]

I love Fridays!

[panzer]

3 men in a room here is that sausage fest

damn we did get a vaw once

she had legs that went up to heaven

damn shame she never wore tights

i hear ya get ladders in them

[frankster]

I went from a B to a DD within 30 days. I've never seen anything like it.

You have my sympathy! I had exactly the same experience. I'm quite small, size 4 in the US, so when I went from a 32DD to a 32F after the first kid I looked like I had freaky implants or something. I'm down to a slightly less traumatic 32E now, but I totally understand how it's not as great as it sounds.

Maybe we shouldn't be be hijacking a thread on VAWs with something quite so unglamourous though ;)

[Virgo Nightingale]

I just wish I had boobs in the first place. The only reason why I "grew into" a B cup is because the rest of me "grew" as I got older and my metabolism slowed down. I'm trying to loose a little weight, but it will be sad if my boobies deflate back to a measly A cup...:(

[Broacher]

... can you tie them in a knot, can you tie them a bow?
Can you throw them over you shoulder, like a continental soldier,
Do your...........


hang low...

All together now!

[cornfed]

Well, mine didn't stick around! I went back down everytime! I'm glad too although I'm sure my husband would have appreciated that part remaining. Oh well! I'm so scared they're gonna do it again when my metabolism slows down. As it stands right now though I think I have a diseased metabolism. I would love to put on 10 lbs.

All the threads here seem to veer off course! So, I don't worry. If they can talk about the tent in their pants then we can discuss our boob woes!!

[Exodus]

:D I love where this thread has went...

[Mynock]

...and where it's going.

[Exodus]

You have my sympathy! I had exactly the same experience. I'm quite small, size 4 in the US, so when I went from a 32DD to a 32F after the first kid I looked like I had freaky implants or something. I'm down to a slightly less traumatic 32E now, but I totally understand how it's not as great as it sounds.

Maybe we shouldn't be be hijacking a thread on VAWs with something quite so unglamourous though ;)

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5078/fridaydamnxx5.jpg


Do you have back trouble? :eek: Visit a Chiropractor often? Just curious...

[Virgo Nightingale]

I went from a 32DD to a 32F after the first kid I looked like I had freaky implants or something.
A friend of mine's boobs, which were already in the E-cup range, got SOOOOO huge after she gave birth - when she was breast feeding her baby, the kid's head was literally a few inches away from her knee. :eek:

[Mynock]

A friend of mine's boobs, which were already in the E-cup range, got SOOOOO huge after she gave birth - when she was breast feeding her baby, the kid's head was literally a few inches away from her knee. :eek:Ok, ok, I think that one is a little too much.

[CamarotaDesign]

what the hell happened to this thread :eek:

Thanks ladies, anything else you'd like to add? I believe the southern region is still wide open. (yes, that is meant to be ambiguous)

[LeftBrain Artist]

Gosh, its hot in here.

If you do decide to take it down south, I might have some valuable info to add - I went to the Milwaukee Museum last weekend and saw "The Quest for Beaver" exhibit - so I know a thing or two about a thing or two.

[frankster]

"The Quest for Beaver" exhibit

The what?!?!

[reuber1]

You have my sympathy! I had exactly the same experience. I'm quite small, size 4 in the US, so when I went from a 32DD to a 32F after the first kid I looked like I had freaky implants or something. I'm down to a slightly less traumatic 32E now, but I totally understand how it's not as great as it sounds.

Maybe we shouldn't be be hijacking a thread on VAWs with something quite so unglamourous though ;)So, Frank, you said you had a thing for red-heads, right?

Oh, and what Exodus said.

[frankster]

Yeah, I get back trouble. I got an injury when I was 13 that means my back gives me problems every so often anyway, so I don't really know if it's down to the ridiculous boobage or not. I suppose it probably exacerbates it though.

but what on earth was the beaver exhibit all about?

[seamas]

I work for a Sports/Health club management company.
So my office is in one of the clubs.

There are some doozies here, no doubt. Mostly clientelle, but occasionally an instructor.

I was never into the "sports" esthetic as far as dress goes - though some amazing abs are on display.

There is a big Tennis contingent here, and I find that the tennis fashions have gotten much more flattering. Some real nice looking "cougers" prowling around (the club is in one of the tawnier areas of Westchester, so they are RICH cougers too).


There have been a couple knockout Sales reps in the clubs too. One had the whole hot business professional look down too. She was from one of the other clubs and I used to work with her on projects over phone and e-mail. Had no idea what she looked like. When she came to this club for a meeting, guys everywhere were nearly breaking their necks doing doubletakes.
She came to my office to thak me for helping her ion some marketing, and I have to admit I was dumbfounded by her appearance. A really, really VVVAW.


We also had a receptionist, an exchange student fromthe Czech Republic, that ordinarily looked cute, innocent, pleasant.
Well there was a"Team building" meeting, where a so-called talent show was held. She was one of the back up dancers for some silly lip-sych routine.
Well, after that dance routine, the men who work here never saw her the same way again. She danced very well. Apparently a well schooled dancer, but she was dancing like a very, very naughty girl, in a very naughty girl outfit.:eek:
A real eye opener, one guy commented in it looking like something out of Cinemax (Skinemax).

[miss.bone]

Yes indeed Miss Bone, we will need proof of your VAW status in our Names to Faces thread ;)

I guess I would fit into the DOG category (Dumpy Old Guy) http://home.comcast.net/%7Ernick9/koolsmiley.gif

*in my worst cowboy impression ever*
are yous acallin' me out? I ne'er backdown from a challunge. Meet me at the NtF corral at sundown...:p

Now that I have official embarrassed myself that translates to: Okay guys, I'm posting my pic in the name to faces thread,lol.

[LeftBrain Artist]

what on earth was the beaver exhibit all about?

Alas, it was about a simpler time in America, when bold fur traders braved the dangers of the wilderness in search of beaver pelts. Behind the glass there's a beaver lodge and some interesting facts about the early pioneers and such, I never did get very far past the title though. They also had the skull of a giant/dire beaver from long ago - I bet it ate meat - probably sausages.

We also got a kick out of some of the African exhibits, judging by the busts of some of females of the indigenous tribes, Africa must have been a lot colder back in the day.

[Kool]

*in my worst cowboy impression ever*
are yous acallin' me out? I ne'er backdown from a challunge. Meet me at the NtF corral at sundown...:p

Now that I have official embarrassed myself that translates to: Okay guys, I'm posting my pic in the name to faces thread,lol.


Lol. ;)

[miss.bone]

I'll admit I didn't look through all the photos yet but I noticed a few VAMs on the forum. WooHoo:D

[morea]

that's the spirit! Nothing like jumping right in. :D

[reuber1]

I'll admit I didn't look through all the photos yet but I noticed a few VAMs on the forum. WooHoo:D
:cool:

[frankster]

Yer a fetching lass indeed Miss Bone (I'm sorry I can't even type your name without giggling, I think I have the mind of an eleven year old).

I wonder how many people asked for their money back after getting into the beaver exhibit.

[Logo-Mechanix]

Beaver exhibit where? I love beavers, they are one of my favorite uhhhh animals , yeah thats it.

[morea]

did you guys see the beaver shots I posted a while back?

http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10019

[Logo-Mechanix]

Doh!:eek:

[LeftBrain Artist]

Pretty people make more money, on average 14% more than ugly people:

http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/08/news/funny/beautiful_money/

Athletes are favored in the workplace:

http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/the-workplace-favors-athletes-so-do-your-best-to-be-one/

1.8% increase in pay for every inch in height over the national median for men. National median is 5'9.7", I'm 5'9" - Cardinal Fang, fetch the rack!

[Virgo Nightingale]

I won't say it... I'm sure someone else will say it for me and save me from looking like the perv.

[CamarotaDesign]

did you guys see the beaver shots I posted a while back?

http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10019

Those are sooooo hot!!!

[LeftBrain Artist]

Beaver exhibit where? I love beavers, they are one of my favorite uhhhh animals , yeah thats it.

Milwaukee Public Museum, baby. Next time I'm there, I'll take a picture and post it.

[morea]

lmao :D

[Logo-Mechanix]

Is it just me or do all beavers look the same?

[morea]

Those are sooooo hot!!!


:p tee hee hee! Thanks!

[miss.bone]

you guys are a trip...and a half...lol

[morea]

look out everybody, the guys in the white coats are bound to show up again any minute!

[miss.bone]

[QUOTE=frankster]Yer a fetching lass indeed Miss Bone (I'm sorry I can't even type your name without giggling, I think I have the mind of an eleven year old).

Thank you kindly frankster. I'm used to the giggles now and the weird faces --->:confused:. They just make me stand out from the mere mortals (and if they continue I'll be able to take over the world, muhuhahahaha)

I'm such a nerd sometimes:rolleyes:

[morea]

frankster's a she. ;)

[miss.bone]

frankster's a she. ;)

lmao,
(*world's lamest excuse*)
uh, I'm new.

[morea]

it's all good. There's a lot of us to remember. :D

[reuber1]

Was that a pic of BuckarooB on LBA's attachment?

[frankster]

It was Terry Gilliam (the animator from monty python) in the spanish inquesition sketch.

[morea]

lol, it was sort of BuckarooB, too - before he evolved onto a higher plane of existence and left our world. (Check his avatar)

[LeftBrain Artist]

The woman that does our lawn service at work has some property with a creek, a beaver was damming it up and flooding their land, so they set up a live trap and caught it - 80 lbs. That's a whole lotta beever!

The giant beaver from the ice age was up to 8.2 feet long and weighed 485 lbs.

[miss.bone]

:cool:

How did you know I was talking about you reuber1...okay who told?...;)

[frankster]

Christ on a bike! 80lb beaver!!! That's mahoooosive!

[LeftBrain Artist]

VAWs, heh, I suppose it all depends on what you consider to be a VAW. If you've had some recently they shouldn't affect you that much. If its been awhile, though, a suggestive cloud or tree could distract a guy.

[LeftBrain Artist]

Christ on a bike! 80lb beaver!!! That's mahoooosive!

It is Wisconsin, the thing probably ate fried cheese curds like they were going out of style.

[frankster]

This thread is phenomenal! It's gone all the way from VAW to the dietary habits of a Wisconsin rodent.

[CamarotaDesign]

to the dietary habits of a Wisconsin rodent.

I'm so stoked, I was totally the catalyst for that :cool:

[miss.bone]

I'm so stoked, I was totally the catalyst for that :cool:


lol, its the little thing in life;)

[MAK online]

But this got me thinking--how do fellas who work in an environment with a high VAW index ever get anything done? Or created?


We have about 4 VAW where I work. The method I use is to hide in my office and get my work done. Then when the projects are completed, I leave my office and go find the VAWs. :D

[Epectasis]

At work, i am the VHM...but lemme expound on that:

1) Im one of two guys there (the other one being my boss, married and hmmm not particularly good looking in any way)

2) i work with virtually only women. All above 40. And for some reason, older women tend to be more interested in me then younger ones. dunno why.

i even had the pleasure of being asked in front of everybody during the christmas party whether i was single or taken. dont think i've ever turned this red in my life when i told them (the reps) that i was single and they all got a bit rowdy...haha

[artistsdad]

A most convoluted thread, this...

Back to boobage--I've always found the smaller ones to be much more responsive. And if we had colonized the moon by now, those of you with excess could move there. The 1/6 gravity would make the droopage much less of a problem. See--there are rewards from the money spent on the space program.

Franskter--:confused: "Christ on a bike"? What kind of expression is that? I've never heard that before.

Glad you're all so interested beavers...Thankfully, my tree has always righted itself after being abused by a beaver:cool:

And by the way, VAW has never been defined in this thread. Anybody care to approach that?

[Jackimalyn]

artistsdad... it was in the first post... Very Attractive Woman.

BTW, Why do our threads keep gravitating to boobies? I think another trip to boobie island is long overdue...

[morea]

I think he's looking for a definition of what makes a woman an AW, or a VAW... to which I must reply "beauty is in the eye of the Eye Tyrant."

(gamers will get it.)

[artistsdad]

Si, Morea. Just what makes a VAW a VAW. And yes, it is in the eye of the beholder--(shouldn't that be the eye of the belooker?). Just wondered if anyone would gullible enough to put their description out there, and if so, where it would lead the group.

[Mynock]

In second grade we all had to do a project on an animal, and what did little Mynock do his report on you ask? Oh yes, a beaver. Even at that age I was adept in the ways of beavers. When Mynock got older what do you think his school's mascot was? A beaver of course. Awww!

[CamarotaDesign]

And yes, it is in the eye of the beholder--(shouldn't that be the eye of the belooker?).

Actually it's the eye of the Beer-Holder.

[Jackimalyn]

Google define:VAW

This is one that google did not know. :eek:

i think it depends (in this situation) the strength of her power to distract the men in her workplace.

[cornfed]

I've wondered that, too. Women that I would think would completely distract my husband don't phase him in the least bit. I thought he had a VAW at his office. He thinks she's really ugly and she gets on his nerves. Who'da thunk it?!

[Broacher]

>>He thinks she's really ugly and she gets on his nerves. Who'da thunk it?!<<

Uh-huh. Well, I'm not saying he's not telling you the whole truth, but what if she was really appealing and a joy to work with? Do you think he would feel comfortable conveying that message without at least some attempt at editorializing? I don't know too many guys who could. (Thankfully, I've never been tested on this one.)

It's not what you say, it's what people hear.

And sometimes.... getting on the right nerves, is more distracting than you think.

[cornfed]

Nah, Broacher, he would tell me. We're pretty honest with each other and it wouldn't really bother me if he did find her attractive. We have a pretty solid relationship and I wouldn't feel threatened or anything if he thought her a VAW. But I really don't think he does - I just wonder why he doesn't. I think she's really pretty. I told him that. His response was "Really? I think her mouth looks like a horse." He thinks Angelina Jolie is horrifically ugly - it's her mouth! I think she's beautiful and would happily trade faces with her!

[Danger_Mouse]

Yeah sometimes no matter how hot you are, you can still be really unattractive to people. To look at ...wa wa wa! But sometimes as soon as someone talks they are unattractive. Before I met my VAW wife, I dated a few VAWS in my time and trust me they can become ugly pretty quick. Same goes for VAWS at work.

My favorite is the bitchy VAW,,,,,,varooooooooooooooooom baby!

[Broacher]

>>He thinks Angelina Jolie is horrifically ugly<

Well, then... this is obviously a straight shootin' man who calls them as he sees 'em.

[cough, cough]

Now you've got me extremely curious as to which celebrity beauty he might think is extremely beautiful.

[Jackimalyn]

I know what you mean cornfed. My boyfriend and I are pretty honest too about who we find attractive. I think it's because we both know that even if there was someone threatening, we're both such nerds we don't have enough game to get anyone else besides eachother. If another woman tried anything with my boyfriend, he'd probably open with his famous apple joke he loves so much and it'd all be downhill from there:

What do you call a tin infused apple?

[frankster]

That's so true that it's in the eye of the begawper. I find both tom cruise and ben afleck exceedingly unattractive (physically, not just based on their obvious mental retardation) but then as discussed previously, any red headed man catches my eye, whether he looks like his fallen out of the ugly tree or not. Weird. My Husband thinks Britney Spears is ugly, which I can't see. I think she's stupid but pretty.

[cornfed]

Terry Garr!!!

Uh, I don't know Jackimalyn. Answer please!!

[colonel5]

we have what local morning radio hosts would call a Grott (gross hot) receptionist. You know the type, over tanned, a few nice features but that's about it?

She gets absolutley rediculous somedays though, There are days where I wonder if she's trying to force the girls out of her shirt. You know those v-neck or low cut shirts that the gals will wear and then wear a tanktop, undershirt, camisole etc underneath? well she wears those shirts without the undershirt.

Obviously most guys would love this kind of thing but it's to the point where it's beyond distracting, I'd bring it up but she's the owners niece and my boss' sister in law (how's that for politics?)

[Epectasis]

>>He thinks Angelina Jolie is horrifically ugly<

Well, then... this is obviously a straight shootin' man who calls them as he sees 'em.

[cough, cough]

Now you've got me extremely curious as to which celebrity beauty he might think is extremely beautiful.

i sort of met her in person.

i have to say, she's a hell of a lot better looking up close and personal then anything i've ever seen her in. plus, she's TINY. like 5' tall tiny. super cute.

as for VAW star...i'd start with Scarlett Johansson. Anyday. Anytime. Any place. i dont think there's a guy i've ever met that didnt think she was incredible...she oozes sex appeal...the boobies might have something to do with that though....

[morea]

to quote Zapp Brannigan, "I find the most erotic part of a woman is the boobies!"

[Kool]

What about Paris Hilton? Lots & lots of people think she is really hot. Not me though, my theory is that mama hilton spent a little too much time hanging around the stables. :D

[Epectasis]

What about Paris Hilton? Lots & lots of people think she is really hot. Not me though, my theory is that mama hilton spent a little too much time hanging around the stables. :D

yeah she's brutally nasty...

i mean i was expecting so much more out of that video...she's err saggy...:o

[morea]

Kool, I wish you would use your own stuff for QOTW.
<sigh>

:D

[cornfed]

I really think that what mainstream pretty is doesn't necessarily correlate to what everyone thinks is pretty. I know anyone with lips like Angelina Jolie are instantly classified as "horse lipped" to him. I don't know why, but that's been pretty consistent. But we are talking about a serious geek here. He's the biggest nerd I know. I in turn have always been attracted to skinny nerdy types as opposed to people along the lines of Brad Pitt or somebody like that. I guess it is in the eye of the beholder.

[Jackimalyn]

sorry, I got caught up at "work"...

What do you call a tin infused apple??
A Snapple!!!

[Broacher]

>>I guess it is in the eye of the beholder.<<

Or the beholder of the eye.

I don't know. Sometimes I think people develop, over time, a kind of algorithm for beauty that's customized and fine-tuned to their life experiences. For instance, exceptionally beautiful women, to a skinny nerd, may be so off the 'feasibility' track that they get screened off as 'not worth wasting any time for'. (I should know, I was an exceptionally skinny and exceptionally nerdy young man)

But every once in a while, I've found that awesome, natural beauty can send those kind of filters smoking in dust. But that's more of a freak accident-- that is, somebody can be freakishly beautiful to the point where they cause mind-numbing confusion to our brains. There was this sci-fi book I read once (see? told you I was geeky) called 'The Opiuchi Hotline' (John Varley, I think) where humans make contact for the first time with these ambassadors from some sort of galactic council. These aliens have evolved to be shapeshifters and mindreaders, and so they arrive in the 'idealized forms' that they've dug from the human reception crowd and cause complete panic.

They come in naked, with stunningly gorgeous bodies and faces-- the woman with large, perfectly shaped breasts, and the men with exceptionally fine and large...

But when they smile, they reveal, white, gleaming, pointed teeth. Actually, a couple of them attack and devour a couple of humans causing the whole reception to go ballistic.

But then later, when things get sorted out, the aliens are the most confused. See, they've only delivered what they read from our minds, what we expected them to be. Beauty and monsterous fear were so close in the expectations from the human minds, that they truly believed this was what was expected of them. Interesting point.

And even in our histories and cultures, males especially, are keen to demonize feminine beauty after a certain level. Anything that makes us lose control of our 'rational minds' is fair game for monsterizing, it seems.

[Broacher]

>>What do you call a tin infused apple??
A Snapple!!!<<

And Jackimalyn takes the Pb.

[morea]

that's LEAD, not lead.

D'oh... that doesn't translate well in type.

[cornfed]

mmm, in one sense, I guess you could be right. However, I had my share of baseball players and football players in pursuit of me in high school and college, but I still went for the nerds. I sincerely don't find that athletic type to be attractive. Maybe it's the personality that generally goes with that sort of person. I just don't care for it. When I was attracting that type, I still had a nerdy boyfriend named Rudolph!!

[cornfed]

Yep, Jack, he sounds pretty nerdy!!

[Jackimalyn]

lol

[Broacher]

>>D'oh... that doesn't translate well in type.<<

Gotcha.

[frankster]

my husband's favourite nerdy joke is just randomly saying "oh, that's odd!" and then when someone else says "what's odd?" he says 2n+1. He blows the lid off the nerdometer! I luuuurve him!

[Broacher]

Does he write in Frink?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frink

[cornfed]

Mine likes to tap his forehead and say "If you wanna catch a woodpecker..."

I've heard it now for 17 years!!

[morea]

d'oh, I don't write in Frink. Not only that, I didn't even know what Frink was until I checked the link.

You guys still love me, right?
*rolls modified charisma check with a -2 for lack of knowledge*

whew, 16. Thank goodness. :p

[morea]

(for the record, I'm not a VAW, I'm a VGW, wherein G=geeky) :D

[Jackimalyn]

My boyfriend is an engineer... we had a housewarming party and he brought over all his engineer friends. A few months ago the ymade up a drinking game... roll a die and the next person drinks what you roll. (called appropriately "Drink Drinks") The've since modified the game... using a d-100. and since drinking that many drinks is ridiculous, they drink the square root of whatever thy roll...

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/jackimalyn/n212700001_30438589_4009.jpg

[frankster]

Do VAGW exist or are they a myth? Are the A and the G mutually exclusive?

[morea]

I don't think that they are mutually exclusive... it's just easier to identify by the most dominant trait. I guess I would identify myself as a VGSAW if pressed. ;)

lol @ the d100. Those things never stay on the table... and that's IF they ever stop rolling. :D

[cornfed]

That's a pretty funny game! Our guys would probably get along well! Mines a software engineer!

[Jackimalyn]

hey... mines a software engineer!!

[frankster]

Ha haaar! The men have gone all quiet now that we're talking about geeky jokes and die with more than 6 sides.

Just thought I'd post a link to the only place I can get small chest, large cup size bras that don't look like over the shoulder boulder holders that belong to a proffessional weightlifter from Frankfurt called Helga. Their boobage shirts are awesome too. Urst mentioned she was tempted by antigrav devices and I'm sure this will get the men talking again.

www.bravissimo.co.uk (http://www.bravissimo.co.uk)

[LeftBrain Artist]

Do VAGW exist or are they a myth? Are the A and the G mutually exclusive?

Nah, they're out there, they occasionally feature them on Skinemax 'round about 11:00pm - 2:00 am. Hell, I'm sure there's some underground VGW fetish community on the internets somewhere - there's like, feet, balloons, tall women lifting heavy things (ask Stephen Colbert), and god knows what else.
A friend of mine once said that as long as you're not the elephant man, someone out there is going to think you're hot. Wise words.

Christ on a bike - is that from South Park, the same people that gave us "Jesus Tap Dancing Christ"?

[LeftBrain Artist]

Ha haaar! The men have gone all quiet now that we're talking about geeky jokes and die with more than 6 sides.

How many sides does your dice gots? (breathes heavily through nose)

[Jackimalyn]

the really geeky part is, my boyfriend had a d-100 at the party cuz he lives with me... and another guy had one in his coat pocket...

[Broacher]

>>Ha haaar! The men have gone all quiet now that we're talking about geeky jokes and die with more than 6 sides<<

Manly men only.

Here's a Valentine gift suggestion for those geeky but lovable men in your life:

http://www.kleinbottle.com/klein_bottle_hats.htm

They also sell Moebius scarves.

[frankster]

Christ on a bike - is that from South Park, the same people that gave us "Jesus Tap Dancing Christ"?

I'm not sure where I got it from. It does sound like it should be south park though. The other one I often resort to is "Jesus, Mary and the seven pancaking dwarfs!" but that's usually in utter disbelief at something.

[cornfed]

This is the best gift I ever gave my husband. He loved it. I don't think I'll ever top it. I almost got him the doormat that said "There's no place like 127.0.0.1" Instead I opted for the binary code watch. Jack, I'm sure your man would love it, too! On the watch shown, the time is 11:51.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/zoom/noplacelike_mat.jpg

http://www.uncommongoods.com/images/product/13601_lg.jpg

[Jackimalyn]

lol thats awesome cornfed!

[frankster]

That's very tempting. It's my husband's birthday very soon and he doesn't have a watch.

I was just looking at the watch you posted and ran across this whilst having a quick browse. I love the name!

http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/accessories/78e4/

[cornfed]

Oh, thats cool! Reminds me I'm due for my afternoon coffee!! I don't know what thinkgeek sells the watches for, but uncommongoods.com has them for around $80. Shamus has had his for a few years now. It's held up very well.

This thread has taken a series of 180's on us!

[Broacher]

>>This thread has taken a series of 180's on us!<<

I've come to realize that the best ones often do.

[Jackimalyn]

I just emailed my boyfriend that 2n+1 joke to which he replied... "Tell em the Snapple one!!!!"

[cornfed]

Ha haaar! The men have gone all quiet now that we're talking about geeky jokes and die with more than 6 sides.

I think they were trying to steer us south with it! I don't think we went the south they intended!

[LeftBrain Artist]

the really geeky part is, my boyfriend had a d-100 at the party cuz he lives with me... and another guy had one in his coat pocket...

That's not so bad, at least he didn't fish it out of his dice pouch.

Back to VAWs - the best way to deal with them is to maximize your Will save - definitely take Iron Will at first level as your bonus feat and increase your Wisdom when you get stat increases at levels 4, 8, 12, 16 and so on. Contrary to popular belief, using a mirror to view them wont negate the effects of their stunning gaze - boost that will save. 'Nuff said.

[morea]

what's the DC on a will save vs. a VAW?

[frankster]

Back to VAWs - the best way to deal with them is to maximize your Will save - definitely take Iron Will at first level as your bonus feat and increase your Wisdom when you get stat increases at levels 4, 8, 12, 16 and so on. Contrary to popular belief, using a mirror to view them wont negate the effects of their stunning gaze - boost that will save. 'Nuff said.

Awww. My husband has moved from his teenage dungeons and dragons era to a current fascination with Tribal wars (http://www.tribalwars.net/)

[Epectasis]

I really think that what mainstream pretty is doesn't necessarily correlate to what everyone thinks is pretty. I know anyone with lips like Angelina Jolie are instantly classified as "horse lipped" to him. I don't know why, but that's been pretty consistent. But we are talking about a serious geek here. He's the biggest nerd I know. I in turn have always been attracted to skinny nerdy types as opposed to people along the lines of Brad Pitt or somebody like that. I guess it is in the eye of the beholder.

so here i am, thinking that this thread is useless without pics :D

[Jackimalyn]

That's not so bad, at least he didn't fish it out of his dice pouch.


My boyfriend did...

[Jackimalyn]

teenage dungeons and dragons era

?? :eek: my boyfriend's 25! He is an engineer though so maybe the geek sticks a bit longer.

[Epectasis]

oh lord, i hadnt read the rest of this thread when i posted above...

and yes, it has turned to the ultimate nerdy talk!

and interestingly enough, by a host of women...odd indeed...

[Exodus]

Lets get this thread back on track please....:p



BOOBS

[frankster]

BOOBS

Go have a wander round the bravissimo site I linked to earlier in the thread Exodus. That should keep you busy for a while.

[Exodus]

Go have a wander round the bravissimo site I linked to earlier in the thread Exodus. That should keep you busy for a while.

Already have... :p

[frankster]

Already have... :p

My! That was fast of you. You always that fast? ;)

[Exodus]

Nope! ;)

*Edit: Well, you posted it over two hours ago. Is two hours fast for you?

[frankster]

Nope! ;)

Well, there's no shame then. I suppose they were extrordinarily hot women on that site after all.

[frankster]

Nope! ;)

*Edit: Well, you posted it over two hours ago. Is two hours fast for you?

Blimey, was it that long ago that I posted it. Today is going by very quickly! and no two hours isn't fast. having two tiny kids causing mayhem nearly every hour of the day means I'm heavily into fast and frantic these days in order to get the required dosage.

[Jackimalyn]

lmao frankster

[Epectasis]

Lets get this thread back on track please....:p



BOOBS

http://static.flickr.com/55/119805960_a7f19d6d13.jpg

[morea]

hey expectasis, nice boobies. ;)

[LeftBrain Artist]

what's the DC on a will save vs. a VAW?

Its 10, plus the VAW's level, plus comliness modifier, plus bust dimension in inches divided by 3 (or plus 1 per inch over 6 for VAMs).

[frankster]

http://static.flickr.com/55/119805960_a7f19d6d13.jpg

They look familiar. Do I know you?

[morea]

good to know.

(I think that you might be my hero, LBA.) ;)

[LeftBrain Artist]

?? :eek: my boyfriend's 25! He is an engineer though so maybe the geek sticks a bit longer.

Some of the guys I play with are in their 40s, pushing 50. Yep, its gonna stick a bit longer indeed.

[LeftBrain Artist]

good to know.

(I think that you might be my hero, LBA.) ;)

A thousand thank yous. A quick note before I leave today, if you want to avoid becoming ensnared by the dire, fiendish VAW or VAM - polymorph yourself into an elf so you get the bonus versus charm effects.

[CamarotaDesign]

since everyone else was doing boobies, I want to throw a pair in.

( o Y o ) Ta da!!!

Those are some nice ascii boobies eh?

[frankster]

since everyone else was doing boobies, I want to throw a pair in.

( o Y o ) Ta da!!!

Those are some nice ascii boobies eh?

Better than LBA's bee stings ;)

[morea]

hey, bigger isn't always better! lol

[CamarotaDesign]

But look how nice and symmetrical and curvacious they are! Don't deny those are some geat looking boobies regardless of the size, which is generous all the same ;)

[frankster]

But look how nice and symmetrical and curvacious they are! Don't deny those are some geat looking boobies regardless of the size, which is generous all the same ;)

you have to admit that even though camarota's are bigger than lba's they are actually perkier. Although I'm betting they wouldn't get on to the Sun's page three now with it's anti silicon policy.

[Danger_Mouse]

. .


(those are mine)

[MD]

In your defense DM - a mouse would look pretty funny with giant areolas.

[CamarotaDesign]

Then I believe DM's should be more like:
. .
. .
. .

[colonel5]

http://static.flickr.com/55/119805960_a7f19d6d13.jpg


ScarJo as some so affectionately call her... wow, just wow.

[Epectasis]

ScarJo as some so affectionately call her... wow, just wow.

you, my friend, are a perseptive one ;)

yes it is indeed ScarJo...possibly the world's currently most wanted woman...

[Red Kittie Kat]

Isn't her hair brown?

That looks like Pammy to me ;)

[BJMRGTIVR6]

what's that by her arm?
looks like some smudging going on.

[Broacher]

Silicon valley... and peaks.

Wow, amazing how this thread has so quickly taken on tabloid dimensions.

But breasts will do that.

So, are the George/Pam rumours true?

[frankster]

We could always let this thread degenerate into a series of guess the boobage photos. To lower the tone further, here is a clip of some dancing titties curtosy of Ben Stiller...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh9EvDJnKKU

[CamarotaDesign]

this thread has pretty much become CNSFW, my boss just walked by while I was looking...

"hmmm, what is that?"

me: "oh, uh... people on this forum are wackos." everything goes from design to talking about sex and boobs here.... never my fault" :rolleyes:

him: "yeah, because you are designers?"

me: "uh, yeah, thats it"

[reuber1]

Scarlet Johansen makes me happy.

Her damned boyfriend makes me cringe, in pretty much any movie he's been in.