Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[BienvenuJDC]

Now we are on a biological kick, I once had a discussion with a woman about human intelligence. I remarked on the relative size of the male brain as compared to the female and she replied that it is quality not quantity that counts. What are the Blokes' views on this?

It's not the overall size, but the development of the particular parts of the brain. The area of the brain that controls the logical and analytical processes are typically larger and more developed in males. Make whatever conclusion from this that you wish.

[imthefoolonthehill]

I've read somewhere that men are generally smarter than women.

All I know is that whichever gender I have had a conversation with last... that seems to be the one I think is less intelligent.... so, as you can imagine, my opinion switches throughout the day.

[Virgil]

I've read somewhere that men are generally smarter than women.

It's not the overall size, but the development of the particular parts of the brain. The area of the brain that controls the logical and analytical processes are typically larger and more developed in males. Make whatever conclusion from this that you wish.

I've read that men have the more extremes, blathering idiots and super genius and women are more consistent in the average. I don't know about super genius, but I know we have some blathering idots around.

[Lokasenna]

Women also have that scary ability to multitask...

Shame they can't drive well, mind...

[Virgil]

Women also have that scary ability to multitask...

Shame they can't drive well, mind...

uh Oh. Now here's another subject to ponder. The differences in driving.

[The Atheist]

Women also have that scary ability to multitask...

Nah, I don;t buy a bar of that - they pretend to multitask knowing nobody will ever pull them up on it, because they'll resort to PMS mode.

Shame they can't drive well, mind...

You wrote that in the right place! Lucky no women are here to dispute it.

[prendrelemick]

While this thread is testing the waters of misogyny;


How many blonde girls does it take to change a light bulb?
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Just one, she holds the bulb and the world revolves around her.

[BienvenuJDC]

Nah, I don;t buy a bar of that - they pretend to multitask knowing nobody will ever pull them up on it, because they'll resort to PMS mode.

Atheist...we agree again...

[JBI]

I've read that men have the more extremes, blathering idiots and super genius and women are more consistent in the average. I don't know about super genius, but I know we have some blathering idots around.

I would think the opposite - women to me seem smarter than men - surely today at any rate, but either way, I bet it is all sociological rather than biological. Sciencey people like to pretend neurology or whatever can explain everything, but lets be honest, when it comes down to it, who would one rather trust for an opinion on both the commonplace, and the demanding? I know myself, I'd probably trust a woman over a man, and I think women would trust women over men too.

[Emil Miller]

OK guys, here's another one for you.Tonight I was on a train and a guy and a girl got on at a busy station along the line and sat opposite me. They were both in their twenties, I would say, and were discussing a concert they had attended.The girl was not what you would call good looking but she had a striking personality. She was, well, just incredibly nice, with a constant smile and very relaxed disposition. I felt quite envious of the guy, who seemed a bit morose in contrast.
Now the question is, do you consider that looks, for all their pulling power, are more important than a lively personality?

[The Atheist]

Now the question is, do you consider that looks, for all their pulling power, are more important than a lively personality?

Looks fade, personalities change.

It's a conundrum, and I don't think there's an easy or single answer. Because you have to get to know them to know whether the personality is really that good, I think it's quite often hard to tell until it's too late.

[JBI]

OK guys, here's another one for you.Tonight I was on a train and a guy and a girl got on at a busy station along the line and sat opposite me. They were both in their twenties, I would say, and were discussing a concert they had attended.The girl was not what you would call good looking but she had a striking personality. She was, well, just incredibly nice, with a constant smile and very relaxed disposition. I felt quite envious of the guy, who seemed a bit morose in contrast.
Now the question is, do you consider that looks, for all their pulling power, are more important than a lively personality?

That is built on the assumption that someone cannot be a lively personality while good looking. Quite simply though, as long as they aren't detestable looking, probably the latter, but if they are hideous, like all people, I wouldn't go there, even if she were Santa Maria herself.

[BienvenuJDC]

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is hideous to one is not so hideous to another. If physical beauty is important to the individual, then that individual shouldn't ignore that fact.

[JBI]

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is hideous to one is not so hideous to another. If physical beauty is important to the individual, then that individual shouldn't ignore that fact.

The question though, was not what is beauty, but whether you value beauty or not. For someone who has some weird fetish or whatever, if that fetish is not satisfied, perhaps they will not find the person beautiful, and then choose them over the girl who doesn't have a huge wart, but happens to be the nicest person in the world.

I doubt my aesthetic matches many people, but that makes no difference. The truth is, one needs to sleep with/beside said person over a period of time - if one is engaging in a relationship, perhaps over a large period of time - if one does not find them physically attractive, it could have dire consequences on their relationship. Try having sex with someone you find repulsive - then try doing that regularly.

But of course, the binary goes both ways. Try having dinner with someone you cannot stand, or waking up beside them. Not much fun. One needs to ask themselves what they truly want, and go for it. It is all a matter of preference, but lets be honest, there are two halves of the body, and both need to be satisfied to some extent.

[LostPrincess13]

OK guys, here's another one for you.Tonight I was on a train and a guy and a girl got on at a busy station along the line and sat opposite me. They were both in their twenties, I would say, and were discussing a concert they had attended.The girl was not what you would call good looking but she had a striking personality. She was, well, just incredibly nice, with a constant smile and very relaxed disposition. I felt quite envious of the guy, who seemed a bit morose in contrast.
Now the question is, do you consider that looks, for all their pulling power, are more important than a lively personality?

Now this is a topic I'm extremely interested to hear about.