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Men lusting for less curves
The Age ^ | 12/20/2002

Posted on 12/19/2002 5:49:58 PM PST by ArcLight

Men's taste in women has changed dramatically over the past half-century, shifting away from girls with curves and big breasts towards the androgynous and the skinny.

The assertion comes from two psychoanalysts who pored over every Playboy from December 1953 and calculated the body mass index of every centrefold. Over 577 issues, the models became taller and their waist increased, while their hips became narrower and their bust became smaller. If Playboy is any guide, the needle on the male sexual compass has switched from Marilyn Monroe to Eva Herzigova, the scientists say.

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KEYWORDS: fashion; glamour; trends
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To: Long Cut
This thread could go on for days...

Cryin' shame, isn't it? :-)



181 posted on 12/19/2002 8:15:10 PM PST by who knows what evil?
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
She reminds me quite a bit of Mrs. Cut...I truly am a lucky man.
182 posted on 12/19/2002 8:15:24 PM PST by Long Cut
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To: The Ghost of Richard Nixon
See HTML Bootcamp
183 posted on 12/19/2002 8:16:19 PM PST by Ford Fairlane
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To: reg45
Oops! I left out the endquote!

    Inserting Photos for Newbies - CORRECTED
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185 posted on 12/19/2002 8:18:46 PM PST by reg45
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To: The Ghost of Richard Nixon
"Don't know much HTML -- how do you insert a picture into a post? "

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Do it EXactly as I have it here.

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186 posted on 12/19/2002 8:19:40 PM PST by Long Cut
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To: ArcLight
Not to spoil anybody's fun, but is this the current ideal according to these scientists?


187 posted on 12/19/2002 8:21:03 PM PST by Revolting cat!
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To: ArcLight
Well, I'll choose these curves any day!


188 posted on 12/19/2002 8:22:56 PM PST by Revolting cat!
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To: ArcLight
B.S. I like the feel of a womans curve next to me. The kind that I can wrap a hand around. This is total crap !!
189 posted on 12/19/2002 8:23:17 PM PST by unixfox
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To: Long Cut
This thread could go on for days...

It could go on forever!

And every post of a BW (beautiful woman) disproves the original article!

190 posted on 12/19/2002 8:24:15 PM PST by reg45
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To: Long Cut
Do you remember Sophia in 'Houseboat'?


191 posted on 12/19/2002 8:24:49 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: Long Cut

Brought up on pasta and beans, Sophia Loren, considered to be one of the great beauties of her time, was the bane of designers who considered her body "lumpy."


193 posted on 12/19/2002 8:27:25 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: The Ghost of Richard Nixon
Now that you know how, why not give it a try!

Post a photo of a BW.

194 posted on 12/19/2002 8:27:59 PM PST by reg45
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To: The Ghost of Richard Nixon

195 posted on 12/19/2002 8:28:10 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Actually, no. A little before my time, unfortunately. To be honest, my first exposure to Ms. Loren in a movie was in Grumpier Old Men, whence she starred (at age 60!) opposite the late (and lucky) Walter Matthau. I recall her red-dressed walk into the local watering hole in that movie well. I looked at Mrs. Cut and said, "Goood Bless 'Er!"
196 posted on 12/19/2002 8:29:40 PM PST by Long Cut
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To: unixfox
I'm with ya man, nuthin like a curve next to ya.
198 posted on 12/19/2002 8:30:38 PM PST by unixfox
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To: Long Cut
If you want to see Loren in her sexiest, rent 'Boy on a Dolphin ' and 'Houseboat'.
199 posted on 12/19/2002 8:30:45 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Sophia Loren, considered to be one of the great beauties of her time, was the bane of designers who considered her body "lumpy."

You can serve me that "lumpy oatmeal" any time!

200 posted on 12/19/2002 8:31:04 PM PST by reg45
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