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People who wear glasses, not geeks, nerds
UPI ^ | March 27, 2008

Posted on 03/27/2008 6:06:06 AM PDT by period end of story

MELBOURNE, March 27 (UPI) -- Australian researchers have confirmed that people will make passes at those who wear glasses, or as they put it: People who wear glasses are not geeks or nerds.

"We have literally busted the myth that people who wear glasses are introverted or have particular personality characteristics," study leader Paul Baird of the University of Melbourne's Centre for Eye Research said in a statement.

"They are more likely to be agreeable and open, rather than closed and introverted."

Utilizing the University of Melbourne's Australian Twin Registry, the study involved 633 twins and a comparative group of 278 family members

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: geek; nerd
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To: Joe 6-pack
"I’ve always found women in glasses to be attractive, personally."

Go for it Joe.

21 posted on 03/27/2008 6:16:34 AM PDT by billorites (Freepo ergo sum)
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To: billorites

I said “women in glasses,” not “men in drag with glasses.”


22 posted on 03/27/2008 6:20:53 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Always Right

Wow. Bailey from WKRP has always been on my "anytime, anywhere..." list.

Along with Sister Bertrille and Judy Jetson.

23 posted on 03/27/2008 6:21:31 AM PDT by billorites (Freepo ergo sum)
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To: period end of story

I wear glasses, and I am about as cool as it gets.


24 posted on 03/27/2008 6:22:26 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: edcoil

Flying a kite in an t-storm is a little nerdy; smart-nerdy.

25 posted on 03/27/2008 6:24:06 AM PDT by period end of story
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To: period end of story

I have worn glasses for driving since I was 16 (am now 35). I never really thought about how they make me look since I don’t wear them constantly (and since I’ve been married for 13 years and have 4 kids, I must not look too bad in them, lol).

Our 5 y.o. son has worn glasses since he was just over the age of two (incredibly farsighted, and possible lazy right eye). With his messy blond hair and spectacles, he looks like a fair-haired Harry Potter :) He is followed by 5th and 6th grade girls at his Catholic school—his dad calls them his ‘harem.’I like to think that the glasses add something to whatever charm the older ladies see in him :)


26 posted on 03/27/2008 6:25:14 AM PDT by Hoosier Catholic Momma (Arkansas resident of Hoosier upbringing--Yankee with a southern twang)
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To: period end of story

27 posted on 03/27/2008 6:26:31 AM PDT by LucyJo
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
I wear glasses, and I am about as cool as it gets.

I'm anti-cool: by choice.

28 posted on 03/27/2008 6:26:44 AM PDT by period end of story
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To: avg_freeper

They really do? Cool.


29 posted on 03/27/2008 6:27:33 AM PDT by Niuhuru (Don't burn a bra, burn a feminist!)
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To: period end of story
Hmmmm......


30 posted on 03/27/2008 6:31:20 AM PDT by Pistolshot (Remember, no matter how bad your life is, someone is watching and enjoying your suffering.)
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To: LucyJo

Looks like a chairman on one of the democrat congressional committees.


31 posted on 03/27/2008 6:32:39 AM PDT by longhorn too
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To: Hoosier Catholic Momma
Our 5 y.o. son has worn glasses since he was just over the age of two... He is followed by 5th and 6th grade girls at his Catholic school—his dad calls them his ‘harem.’I like to think that the glasses add something to whatever charm the older ladies see in him :)

That's as good reason to get glasses as I can think of. Like you, I got mine when I was a teenager, although I delayed getting them for at least 3 years. (needed at 13, got them at 16)

32 posted on 03/27/2008 6:33:19 AM PDT by period end of story
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To: arderkrag
(except shades, I have light sensitivity issues).

My eyes are extremely sensitive to light. Maui Jim polarized shades have the best technology out there for sunglasses. Ray Ban and Oakley don't even compare and I've owned both.

33 posted on 03/27/2008 6:50:27 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: longhorn too
LOL.

Or...


34 posted on 03/27/2008 6:51:51 AM PDT by LucyJo
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To: period end of story

At the time, was there any other option?


35 posted on 03/27/2008 7:05:14 AM PDT by edcoil (Go Great in 08 ... Slide into 09)
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To: edcoil
At the time, was there any other option?

An assistant.

36 posted on 03/27/2008 7:06:57 AM PDT by period end of story
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To: LucyJo

I think the monkey would do a better job!


37 posted on 03/27/2008 7:10:22 AM PDT by longhorn too
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To: longhorn too

Surely couldn’t do worse!


38 posted on 03/27/2008 7:19:00 AM PDT by LucyJo
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To: EyeGuy

Can you elaborate? Or do you have any links?


39 posted on 03/27/2008 8:26:57 AM PDT by Nea Wood (I'm not a bad Christian because I refuse to join you in giving other people's stuff away.)
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To: Nea Wood

If you Google “myopia intelligence” you will find numerous studies, including some that even conclude there is no relationship.

You don’t have to trust me, but I will tell you there is a solid link between the two. I won’t get into the technical considerations of cause and effect except to posit that myopic individuals are more comfortable with, and predisposed toward nearpoint tasks including computer work, but most importantly reading and writing. This confers a significant advantage in learning, and the development and enhancement of intelligence.

As with any rule, there are always exceptions, but the trend exists.


40 posted on 03/27/2008 9:50:15 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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