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1. Ben 03.16.09 / 12pm
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   I like how you now have a “penises” tag.

   I don’t think there’s an easy equivalent because it’s never been the task of the female of the species to demonstrate much of anything. But if you were a frog, your 13″ Macbook would be an undersized throat sac; if you were a bird, it would be a laughably poor mating dance. Etc.

   I’ve no doubt that much of what you describe is _not_ biological, but rather a social construct; still, the underlying basis is evolutionary.

   c.f. Dilbert
2. Conor 03.16.09 / 12pm
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   Agreed. What stuns me, though, is how long I thought it was normal that females should “dress to impress” males in the human species. And yet I’ve never, ever seen it work that way in the rest of the animal world.

   And then I realized it doesn’t work that way among humans, either.

   Yes, I realize this might make me sound particularly insensitive to women’s issues in the workplace and elsewhere. I am that.
3. Will 03.16.09 / 1pm
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   Man I’ll be the first to say I’m not ashamed of my 13″ macbook and proudly display it whenever possible but then again I’m also the guy who said in public that I needed a smaller penis when questioned about my jumpsuit and the obvious ill fitting nature so I’m not sure I’m the best source on this. Also, I have a beard so…
4. Conor 03.16.09 / 2pm
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   I should have guessed that this comment thread would turn into a pissing match fast.
5. jaibee 03.16.09 / 2pm
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   Your logic is all wrong. As a chick, if I saw a dude with a smallish laptop (or a SmartCar, for that matter) I would think ‘man, that dude’s dick must look huge in comparison’

   just as if I saw a man in an expensive big truck (or embracing fashion, for that matter) I would think ‘that dude’s dick must be inverted’
6. Will 03.16.09 / 2pm
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   People with beards only, sorry
7. Conor 03.16.09 / 2pm
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   @Jaibee OK, but then you’re inviting debate on metrosexuality and how men might co-opt that appeal.

   Yes, some women might find geeky guys into gadgetry attractive, but my sister, for instance, is with a guy who drives a truck I’ve mistaken for a bunker and his cell phone is about the size of a toaster—and waterproof, a fact of which he’s quite proud.

   It goes without saying that some people like A whereas others will like B. But if we’re going to generalize, let’s do it responsibly, and put you in the category of a freak in terms of number of standard deviations from the norm when talking about taste in guys—and also, probably, in what makes an attractive woman. Fair?
8. T-rex 03.16.09 / 3pm
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   It is not true that in all cases “the bigger the better” is evolutionarily favorable, and I think that is the real case here. For example, the buck with the very largest antlers can’t move through the forest as deftly, and is quickly eaten by wolves. The choice to buy your (my) laptop is simply recognizing this. When the wolves come the only way she can keep up, and not be eaten, is to ditch her laptop and then she has NOTHING and you have EVERYTHING.

   But I am sorry that I have burdened and embarrassed you.
9. Jordan 03.16.09 / 9pm
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   *scratches beard*
   I need to start taking my 5 computers, 2 laptops, and 4 monitors to campus. Duct tape them all together.
10. Conor 03.16.09 / 10pm
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    Just don’t set the heap next to her XPS.
11. Ben 03.16.09 / 11pm
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    It’s a Dell, so it’s definitely a deleterious mutation.
12. Jim 03.25.09 / 10am
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    I just read an article about a study that showed women find men in fancy cars more attractive.

    They were shown photos of the same men in two different cars and they preferred the guys in the more expensive cars.

    Men went through the same type test and showed no biases based on which car a woman was in.

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