Headline of the Day

Matt Welch | 3.10.2011 2:48 PM

"Women who post lots of photos of themselves on Facebook value appearance, need attention, study finds."

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sage 14 years ago

And the ones that stick with headshots = FATTIES
1. sage 14 years ago
  
  As long as we're being obvious.
Aresen 14 years ago

Captain Obvious at work again, I see.
1. Captain Obvious 14 years ago
  
  Avast, ye lubbers!
Hobo Chang Ba 14 years ago

This is an amazing finding. Someone should call the media.
Joshua 14 years ago

I'm pretty sure you can shorten that to just ""Women ... value appearance, need attention, study finds.""
Montani Semper Liberi 14 years ago

Women who post lots of photos of themselves on Facebook value appearance, need attention, study finds.

Fixed. No need to add unnecessary verbiage to the headline. Short and to the point is what you want.
1. Montani Semper Liberi 14 years ago
  
  Dammit, that's the second time I've simul posted today, and both times someone was a couple seconds faster. Guess I need to heed my own advice.
2. TrickyVic 14 years ago
  
  Ha, beat me to it.
  1. TrickyVic 14 years ago
    
    The next study will show that guys popular with women know how to compliment their appearance and give them attention.
    1. Almanian 14 years ago
      
      Oh, come on now...that's just silly.
Barely Suppressed Rage 14 years ago

"Middle-aged, heterosexual males enjoy looking at women's breasts, study finds."
1. sarcasmic 14 years ago
  
  "Middle-aged, heterosexual males enjoy looking at women's breasts, study finds."
  1. Spiny Norman 14 years ago
    
    "Middle-aged, heterosexual males enjoy looking at women's breasts, study finds."
    1. Oma's Favorite Grandson 14 years ago
      
      Heterosexual males enjoy looking at women. Footage at 10!
      1. Almanian 14 years ago
        
        Man = BOOBS GOOD
Pro Libertate 14 years ago

Is there money in this sort of thing? Because I intend to predict a warming trend this year, peaking around August.
1. Pro Libertate 14 years ago
  
  Followed by a cooling trend, peaking in 2011 in December.
  1. Butts Wagner 14 years ago
    
    December?
    
    I'll take that bet.
Warty 14 years ago

And what about the women who incessantly whore their garbleblogs?

Also, comment thread of the day

gbuddha2012 Today 07:03 AM
Daddy Paul and number #1 son have been spoon feed by the koch bros for yrs... koch's have too many saudi, mideast investments to let it all be destroyed by conflict in iran, iraq, pakistan. It's all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
1. Joe M 14 years ago
  
  But wait, I thought we fought the wars for oil, not that we avoided them for oil... ???
2. Episiarch 14 years ago
  
  We need a "Kochtopus" word, but for TEAM BLUE's hysterical reaction to them. Maybe Kochenstein? The Koch Ness Monster? Kochzilla? Michael Kochbay?
  1. Citizen Nothing 14 years ago
    
    I thought "Kochtopus" was the word. What am I missing?
    (But how about Kochsuckers?)
  2. Warty 14 years ago
    
    Kochenstein? Could he out-consume Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel?
    1. Citizen Nothing 14 years ago
      
      Kochconspiritors.
      1. Episiarch 14 years ago
        
        All your suggestions suck. You suck.
        
        Citizen Nothing 14 years ago
        
        'Cause we're Kochsuckers.
        
        Citizen Nothing 14 years ago
        
        Kochcocrispies.
        Cookoos for Kochopuffs.
        
        SugarFree 14 years ago
        
        Cookoos for Kochopuffs.
        
        A win in my book.
        
        Citizen Nothing 14 years ago
        
        Kochodoodledoos.
        
        Citizen Nothing 14 years ago
        
        Somebody slap me.
        
        SugarFree 14 years ago
        
        No. You must go deeper...
        
        "koch" in German means "cook" or "chef". Riff off that.
        
        Clich? Bandit 14 years ago
        
        the Souskoch?
        
        dhex 14 years ago
        
        duh.
        
        kochheads.
        
        DNS 14 years ago
        
        "koch" in German means "cook" or "chef". Riff off that.
        
        Either way, I still have yet to receive my hosenpfeffer! Heads will soon roll! Also, "Kochtic" for this unusual TEAM BLUE condition.
        
        Citizen Nothing 14 years ago
        
        Off near Wichita
        There's a place called Kochomo
        That's where you wanna go to get control of it all?
        
        Oil in the sands.
        Kickin' ass in A-rab lands,
        Blowin' smoke 'till all the dough's in our hands?
        
        Scalia, Paulistas -- Oooo we own your keisters.
        Reason, Mercatus. Yeah you gonna' hate us.
        Cato and Alito, baby why don't we go
        Down to Kochomo?
        We'll buy some pols
        Who'll make our taxes low.
        That's where we wanna go
        Way down to Kochomo
        
        DNS 14 years ago
        
        Pure, concentrated and undiluted win, CN.
        
        Anonymous Coward 14 years ago
        
        The Kall of Kochthulu?
        
        JW 14 years ago
        
        Whiny little bitches?
        
        JW 14 years ago
        
        I'm going with Kochromyalgia.
3. Obi-wan 14 years ago
  
  The Farce is strong in that thread.
Spencer 14 years ago

"Voters more likely to vote Democrat think rich people are mean and evil."
SugarFree 14 years ago

Internet Disease

NSFW
1. Warty 14 years ago
  
  Make sure you don't click the "high contrast" link, people.
  1. SugarFree 14 years ago
    
    What is the name of sweet holy fuck is this thing?
    
    It looks like an alien from They Live fucked one of those squashed corpse midget slaves from Phantasm and the baby decided to dress up like Eddie from Rocky Horror.
    1. Warty 14 years ago
      
      Surely you've seen Brian Peppers before.
      1. SugarFree 14 years ago
        
        Yeah, I just wanted to describe him for the sissies who are too scared to click my links.
        
        Clich? Bandit 14 years ago
        
        If they worked more people would click them.
        
        just sayin
        
        Vermont Gun Owner 14 years ago
        
        Funniest thing I've read in a month.
        
        Paul 14 years ago
        
        Oh we clicked. We're just bereft of words.
        
        Mother Peppers 14 years ago
        
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
    2. Pro Libertate 14 years ago
      
      I dated a They Live chick in college. She was okay, but I found her aspirations for world domination to be tiring.
      1. SugarFree 14 years ago
        
        "What's a matter, baby?"
QuietDesperation 14 years ago

Didn't see that. I'm currently in a two week news embargo so I don't have to suffer Charlie Sheen's batshit rants or hear about which Middle Eastern Islamotopia is burning today. Enough of that shit.
Anonymous Coward 14 years ago

You mean social networkers are, in fact, highly likely to be attention whores?

I R SHOCKED!
1. Yo 14 years ago
  
  icanhazphoto?
Citizen Nothing 14 years ago

Headline/photo of the decade.
1. Almanian 14 years ago
  
  THAT is fucking exquisite. EXQUISITE, I say!
2. JW 14 years ago
  
  That is beyond awesome.
Paul 14 years ago

Only if they make the Kissy Face(tm) pose.
Facebook User 14 years ago

I didn't know other people could see my photos! What's congress doing about this?
Dagny T. 14 years ago

How obnoxious. The importance of women's appearance cannot be overstated (I'm not saying that's a good thing, but it doesn't seem likely to change anytime soon) and it has nothing to do with social networking. Women who are not attractive are socially punished in many, many ways, so it only makes sense for women to want to look as good as possible. Snidely implying that this is anything but perfectly rational behavior is a perfect example of the shitty double standard.
1. sevo 14 years ago
  
  "Snidely implying that this is anything but perfectly rational behavior is a perfect example of the shitty double standard."
  
  I missed that implication. Seems to me the intent of the article was to point out the triviality of the headline.
  1. Dagny T. 14 years ago
    
    I was referring to the LAT piece it linked to. It was all: "stupid ladies are attention whores" which is annoying to me, because if women don't look good, immediately the cry of "get away uggo" goes up.
2. Paul 14 years ago
  
  But now that we live in a Jersey Shore world, men are also deeply concerned with appearance. The Kissy Face(tm) has even begun to appear amongst the less-fairerer sex.
  
  When men started showing up at the Salon for a "spray tan", I knew society was doomed.
  1. SugarFree 14 years ago
    
    You work at a salon?
    1. Paul 14 years ago
      
      No, I saw an ad for Jersey Shore's sister show... what was it called, The Shore or something like that? Anyhoo, one of the llllllllladies on the show tried to stir up trouble for some rival girl by suggesting Paulie/Vinny/Mumbles/Whateverhisnameis come into the Salon for a "spray tan". My understanding is he showed up and hijinks ensued. I immediately turned off my tv and realized my hands were shaking.
      1. SugarFree 14 years ago
        
        To be clear, I was just hoping you'd hook me up with an employee discount. Fat and bearded... that's just my cross the bear, but pale... [shudder]
        
        Dagny T. 14 years ago
        
        Re. beards: a coworker is sporting a tax season beard & getting tons of compliments from the women & gays in my office. I've always thought it's a good look for lots of dudes.
        
        SugarFree 14 years ago
        
        The real key is to control the beard. You have to wear the beard, you can't let it wear you.
        
        Paul 14 years ago
        
        Fat and bearded... that's just my cross the bear, but pale... [shudder]
        
        Meh, I'm more like Don Knotts, but without the looks or talent.
        
        SugarFree 14 years ago
        
        Don Knotts? Did you ever manage to get a girl to give you a suck-job on the old Adam's Apple?
        
        Paul 14 years ago
        
        I said without the looks or talent.
        
        Paul 14 years ago
        
        Oh shit, your post came in at 4:20. Now I get it. Well played sir, well played.
        
        cynical 14 years ago
        
        Just buy an axe and carry it around everywhere, stay permanently drunk, and learn to speak with a scottish accent.
  2. Dagny T. 14 years ago
    
    That picture is terrifying.
    
    I think it comes down to towing the lion of not seeming like you're trying too hard, for both men and women. Spray tanning for dudes = way over the lion.
    1. SugarFree 14 years ago
      
      I never really cared about New Jersey very much. Now I just feel sorry for the whole state. 🙁
    2. Paul 14 years ago
      
      I'm kind of against spray tanning for women. There seems to be this new disturbing trend where young girls (I can say that 'cause I'm old enough to be their father now) look orange. When did this trend start?
      1. DNS 14 years ago
        
        When did this trend start?
        
        All is answered here. You can thank CoCo Chanel for making the suntan chic circa 1920.
        
        Citizen Nothing 14 years ago
        
        KochCo Chanel.
        The mind boggles.
        
        Paul 14 years ago
        
        You know who else liked spray tanning?
  3. generic Brand 14 years ago
    
    Some good may yet come out of Obamacare. There is a 10% tax specifically on tanning.
    1. Paul 14 years ago
      
      Why does Obama hate New Jersey?
3. Shorter Dagny T. 14 years ago
  
  Its all dee mens fault.
SugarFree 14 years ago

You know who I hate? People that don't actually use their picture on facebook, like if they just have a picture of a t-shirt or some dumb shit like that.
1. Paul 14 years ago
  
  I know. How the fuck am I supposed to know if this is the girl I'm stalking, or that's the girl I'm stalking? Do you know how many 'Jennys' there are out there? Put up a frickin' real picture for chrissakes!
  1. SugarFree 14 years ago
    
    Although, I'm cool when they post a pic of their baby instead of themselves. Then I know they are fat.
    1. Paul 14 years ago
      
      I figured you'd just see if they mentioned their cat(s) in their "About me" page.
      1. SugarFree 14 years ago
        
        I cool with cats, it's the rat-dogs I can't stand. Yip, yip, yip. And the little fuckers piss everywhere.
        
        Gus 14 years ago
        
        They make damn good kining dogs.
2. Episiarch 14 years ago
  
  I fucking hate those people. Or people who use pictures of themselves in sunglasses.
  1. SugarFree 14 years ago
    
    I double hate those fucks.
    1. Stevie Wonder 14 years ago
      
      Fuck all of you!
  2. JW 14 years ago
    
    They're the worst or the worst.
    1. JW 14 years ago
      
      or = of
      
      Now it's coherent. Fuck.
3. Almanian 14 years ago
  
  You know who I hate? People. that don't actually use their picture on facebook, like if they just have a picture of a t-shirt or some dumb shit like that.
  
  FIFY...
Obvious 14 years ago

"Women who post lots of photos of themselves comments on Facebook H&R value appearance anonymity, need attention, study finds."
1. Episiarch 14 years ago
  
  GRR ANONYPUSSY BITTER AND JEALOUS! ARRGGHH! ANONYPUSSY PROJECT WITH EVERY COMMENT! GRRR!!!
2. SugarFree 14 years ago
  
  Fuck off, rather.
  1. Obvious 14 years ago
    
    So wrong. But the truth does hurt, doesn't it, Sugar?
Bee Tagger 14 years ago

My favorite part? The LA Times website engine links this as a related story:

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