08-10-2010, 01:34 PM
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OK Cupid: Don't be ugly by accident + The Real Stuff White People Like
http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/do...y-by-accident/
The latest research in the series produced by the good folks at OK Cupid looks at some technical aspects of photography and how it affects your perceived attractiveness. As always, interesting stuff.
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In conclusion, the data strongly suggest that if you're single, you (or someone you know) should learn a little bit about photography. Technique can make or break your photograph, and the right decisions can get you more dates.
It's actually not that hard. Use a decent camera. Go easy on the flash. Own the foreground. Take your picture in the afternoon. Then visit the nearest Apple store. Done.
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08-10-2010, 01:48 PM
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Norm!
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Show your junk
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08-10-2010, 02:14 PM
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Norm!
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Oh the things that I would do to her . . .
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08-10-2010, 02:15 PM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
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I take the worst pictures in the league, this is no lie.
Either that or I am really ugly... wait a second.. my dad.. all those years.. telling me.. dropped.. as.. baby... hmmm..
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08-10-2010, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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08-10-2010, 02:21 PM
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My face is a bum!
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Oh the things that I would do to her . . .
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Eat her first if your plane crashed into a remote region in the Andes on your way to a rugby tournament?
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08-10-2010, 02:25 PM
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Norm!
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Chances are if we're in a plane crash and she's sitting behind me, if its a front first collision her weight and the rapid deceleration of the plane will cause her to take out the front 10 rows of the plane like a 500 pound bowling ball of destruction.
If the plane rolls in, she's going to smash into the cabin wall of the plane smashing through it and causing us all to be sucked out the side.
If we need to ditch in the ocean, we're going to sink and those life preservers ain't going to save us.
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08-10-2010, 03:16 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Oh the things that I would do to her . . .
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Take the lid off the bucket of chicken and get the F___ out of the way?
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08-10-2010, 03:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: CGY
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Chances are if we're in a plane crash and she's sitting behind me, if its a front first collision her weight and the rapid deceleration of the plane will cause her to take out the front 10 rows of the plane like a 500 pound bowling ball of destruction.
If the plane rolls in, she's going to smash into the cabin wall of the plane smashing through it and causing us all to be sucked out the side.
If we need to ditch in the ocean, we're going to sink and those life preservers ain't going to save us.
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Yeah, but if she punctures the wall and the plane is already low enough so as not to decomrpess you could use the maxi-pad in her carry-on as a parachute. 
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08-10-2010, 03:29 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Yeah, but if she punctures the wall and the plane is already low enough so as not to decomrpess you could use the maxi-pad in her carry-on as a parachute. |
obviously you are not aware they come with wings and you can glide down 
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08-10-2010, 04:41 PM
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I remember I went on a date a couple of years ago with a girl once, and I checked her out on Facebook beforehand. Her photo was alright, but I gave it a shot anyways. Low and behold, she was smoking hot with a set of jugs worthy of a mention in the cool and funny photos thread! She told me she had guys hitting on her online all the time, so by putting a below-average picture she didn't have to deal with it all the time.
So here's my advice - girls with really hot pictures online probably are too good to be true. Chicks with average photos are probably a good bet considering it wasn't their "best photo" and probably look decent if not better in real life. And chicks with bad photos are likely still slags.
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08-10-2010, 05:58 PM
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I remember I went on a date a couple of years ago with a girl once, and I checked her out on Facebook beforehand. Her photo was alright, but I gave it a shot anyways. Low and behold, she was smoking hot with a set of jugs worthy of a mention in the cool and funny photos thread! She told me she had guys hitting on her online all the time, so by putting a below-average picture she didn't have to deal with it all the time.
So here's my advice - girls with really hot pictures online probably are too good to be true. Chicks with average photos are probably a good bet considering it wasn't their "best photo" and probably look decent if not better in real life. And chicks with bad photos are likely still slags.
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Next thing you know you're in the shower crying to yourself while your clothing quietly burns in a bucket in the next room because your hot online date pee's standing up.
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08-10-2010, 06:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Next thing you know you're in the shower crying to yourself while your clothing quietly burns in a bucket in the next room because your hot online date pee's standing up.
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Excuse me, but your gun is poking my hip.
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08-10-2010, 09:45 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Boblobla
Excuse me, but your gun is poking my hip.
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Hey Ace, Got anymore of that gum??
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08-10-2010, 10:10 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Gundo
Hey Ace, Got anymore of that gum??
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That's none of your damn business, Dan.
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08-10-2010, 11:01 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
So here's my advice - girls with really hot pictures online probably are too good to be true. Chicks with average photos are probably a good bet considering it wasn't their "best photo" and probably look decent if not better in real life. And chicks with bad photos are likely still slags.
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Ok, I'm just gonna go ahead and humiliate myself with the admission that I'm recently single, and have been online dating. At my age, hitting the nightclubs to try to pick up women just makes me a creepy old man. Which is entirely true, but I don't need to advertise it.
Here's my findings so far: chicks will lie about their age. And they'll use a photo from the past. Like, the distant past. Like... the '90's or something. So basically, some grandmother will say she's 33, and put up a photo from when she was 33.
Now, on Facebook I can see a woman using a mediocre photo to ward off unwanted male attention, but a dating site... the photo nearly always flatters the reality. Count on it.
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08-10-2010, 11:33 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford
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Might want to stick an NSFW tag on that.
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08-10-2010, 11:54 PM
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by Mad Mel
Ok, I'm just gonna go ahead and humiliate myself with the admission that I'm recently single, and have been online dating. At my age, hitting the nightclubs to try to pick up women just makes me a creepy old man. Which is entirely true, but I don't need to advertise it.
Here's my findings so far: chicks will lie about their age. And they'll use a photo from the past. Like, the distant past. Like... the '90's or something. So basically, some grandmother will say she's 33, and put up a photo from when she was 33.
Now, on Facebook I can see a woman using a mediocre photo to ward off unwanted male attention, but a dating site... the photo nearly always flatters the reality. Count on it.
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Plus she doesn't tell you that her religion is satanism until after she ties you up, and that she needs to pull your heart out through your nose to bring him to life and reveal hell on earth.
Oh and meet big Earl her boyfriend he needs the keys to your car.
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Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
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08-11-2010, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Mad Mel
Ok, I'm just gonna go ahead and humiliate myself with the admission that I'm recently single, and have been online dating. At my age, hitting the nightclubs to try to pick up women just makes me a creepy old man. Which is entirely true, but I don't need to advertise it.
Here's my findings so far: chicks will lie about their age. And they'll use a photo from the past. Like, the distant past. Like... the '90's or something. So basically, some grandmother will say she's 33, and put up a photo from when she was 33.
Now, on Facebook I can see a woman using a mediocre photo to ward off unwanted male attention, but a dating site... the photo nearly always flatters the reality. Count on it.
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Other OKCupid research reports:
The Big Lies People Tell: http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/th...online-dating/
The Case for an Older Woman: http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/th...n-older-woman/
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