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Topic: Good News for People Named "Matt", and Others With "Front Vowel" Names
Farmgirl
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posted August 11, 2004 10:46 AM
Does this mean you're sexy, Noemon? FG
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Ryuko
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posted August 11, 2004 11:00 AM
I don't know how accurate that could be... I know of people who just rate everyone 1 on that site.
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Noemon
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posted August 11, 2004 11:01 AM
So it would seem, FarmGirl, so it would seem.
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Farmgirl
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posted August 11, 2004 11:53 AM
well, if you weren't so paranoid , I would try to talk you into posting a photo so we could all be the judge of that! FG
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zgator
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posted August 11, 2004 11:56 AM
quote: It may seem counterintuitive that men named with the smaller-sounding front vowel are rated as more attractive. So you're saying that you're, uh, smaller?
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Bob the Lawyer
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posted August 11, 2004 12:00 PM
Hmm... I'm an Ann. Ann with a D. Which is, I guess, a good thing?
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Ryuko
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posted August 11, 2004 12:05 PM
Wait, for girls it's backwards. Ow. My lack of ego.
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Mike
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posted August 11, 2004 12:30 PM
quote: I don't know how accurate that could be... I know of people who just rate everyone 1 on that site. They supposedly account for people's rating styles. So if someone consistently rates people low (or high) their votes start counting less in that direction. Still, using hotornot.com as a data source for a scientific study is a little dubious. That said, is the 'i' in Mike a front-vowel or a back-vowel?
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ak
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posted August 11, 2004 12:49 PM
I can't tell. (Cause that would require thinking and all.) Is "Tatiana" good or bad?
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Noemon
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posted August 11, 2004 01:49 PM
FarmGirl--they told you to say that, didn't they? You know, somehow this whole subject is calling to mind the Woody Words Monty Python sketch.
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Noemon
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posted August 11, 2004 01:55 PM
Yes, frightfully tinny.
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Noemon
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posted August 11, 2004 01:55 PM
Oh Elaine, do sing me a song!
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MattB
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posted August 11, 2004 02:05 PM
Score.
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Noemon
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posted August 11, 2004 02:09 PM
Nice, woody sort of name, Karl.
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Farmgirl
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posted August 11, 2004 02:33 PM
Yes, I don't think Noemon realized what he was "opening up" there, Telp. Thanks for refraining.... FG
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Noemon
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posted August 11, 2004 02:40 PM
Actually, I was wondering if the bait would be taken.
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T_Smith
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posted August 11, 2004 03:09 PM
Should I change my name to Nat? I've known a Nat before.
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Da_Goat
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posted August 11, 2004 03:10 PM
I always thought "Nat" was short for "Natalie"... [ August 11, 2004, 03:11 PM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]
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romanylass
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posted August 11, 2004 03:31 PM
Or Nathan, or Nathanial.
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Pepek
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posted August 11, 2004 05:16 PM
Jack.. super sexy am I. Nat? Makes me think of little bugs that bother me tremendously.. You should change your name to... tooo.... Ample Ed. *Shrugs* -Jack Montague
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