Would you rather... be attractive to every man/woman (delete as appropriate) in the world or attractive to every man/woman in the world.

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No one seems to agree with me that this is not a no-brainer.

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Eh am I missing something? Is the second one meant to be ATTRACTED TO?

― Ronan, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Err -

One of those should read attracted. Otherwise it is a no-brainer. Or a mega-brainer, depending on which way you look at it.

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'd rather they were attracted to me. Think what a pathetic loose manwhore I'd be if I was attracted to everyone else. I see the way it might flip around making you have the time of your life or something but not for me. Presumably if everyone is attracted to me, this isn't on the condition that I'm attracted to noone, cos that would be a bit shit.

― Ronan, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I do see the stalking/ random nutter problem, but it took pointing out. And anyway, my over-riding vanity gets the better of me, so attractive rather than attracted.

― Anna, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Presumably if everyone is attracted to me, this isn't on the condition that I'm attracted to noone

Do you mean Pete Noone? Either way, no - no such conditions apply.

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Noone is better than noone, whoever he is. I mean once he has orifices etc then it's all good.

― Ronan, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

They both sound nightmarish. If you were attracted to everyone you would be the world's least trustworthy partner. And if you were attractive to everyone how could you trust your friends & not think they were constantly trying to get into your knickers?

― Emma, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I couldn't cope with people being attracted to me, and I'm already attracted to everyone, which isn;t fun either. Hmmm.

I prefer worrying about the grammar differences in the original question.

― Graham, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Pointless hypotheticals. Must our Friday afternoon politcal debate be distracted in this fashion. If you spent more time opening your mail and less time worrying about an imaginary world where everyone is attracted to the same person (and I know that is what your vanity would pitch it at) then maybe the world would be a better place.

Get yr head out of the clouds and invest in a letter-opener.

― Pete, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I think Pete means a dagger shaped item of office paraphernalia rather than a secretary, in case it wasn't clear. I love wielding mine angrily when in a foul mood i.e. every day. What with the letter opener and the HUGE rubber band ball I am the best armed person in the office.

― Emma, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I think it's a great question. Whichever you choose Nick ILE will always support you.

― Ronan, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Let me make it clear that I have not actually been offered this choice.

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I now have images of Emma standing on a desk wielding a frazzled secretary and howling, "Think you're hard? Come on and have a go, you FUCKERS!" This has made my entire Friday.

― Dan Perry, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

For Arcadia Group employees, it's not fanciful Friday entertainment, it's a daily ordeal.

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Well, ideally both. Imagine the amazing love-in, peace-in and happenin' be-in the world would become if everyone were attractive to, and attracted to, everyone else. You could either achieve the effect by means of hallucogenics like the magic potion in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and ecstasy. Or you could write songs, books, etc which revealed mankind's fallibility and perversity as essentially loveable.

I find myself somewhat in the 'attracted' situation in Japan, where all the girls are 'my type'. And it is both heaven and hell. I'm a drunk at a free bar, a kid in a candy store. I am becoming 'hentai' or 'etchi'. Help! Yamete!

― Momus, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I can't work out if you're being serious in the first paragraph or not. This big love in would be rubbish. No love without loss! Get thee to a Barbarella set.

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'm drunk at a free bar, a kid in a candy store

Replace free with cheap and it's like my student life in one sentence and the reason I avoid going out with my class. I can't trust myself not to snog someone I really don't like (possibly this is mutual) and thus repulse myself for at least a few hours the next day.

― Ronan, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I live my life with both conditions. It's a jungle out here.

― Ally C, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

How did you settle on your Jane? Did you draw lots?

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

This is easy - attractIVE to everyone. Being attracted to people is a big hassle in the end. The harder q. is 'would you rather be attracted to nobody or attractive to nobody?'

― Archel, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Attracted to nobody. That way you'd be all aloof snooty and eh......dying alone. Or you could have a sham marriage.

― Ronan, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

She worked harder than the others.

― Ally C, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Archel, the point is that there are a lot of mentalist stalker types in the world and to have them all after you would be a pain in the arse. Yes, being attracted to them wouldn't be great either but it wouldn't matter so much cause you'd also be attracted just as much to all the well-adjusted nice people so your BRANE could make a sensible choice.

However, your alternative question is interesting. I'd probably go with 'attracted to nobody' as long as it didn't mean 'repulsed by' instead. And it would make a big difference whether you mean just 'sexually attracted' or 'bothered about at

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

all'.

― N., Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

But it is not like being a celebrity who is seen all over the papers by mentalists. Of the relatively few people who would see me, only some would be mentalists and even fewer would be able to find out where I lived/worked/shopped etc. I think.

And I would choose to be attracted to nobody, too. The alternative would be just TOO crushing.

― Archel, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

If you're actually not attracted to ANYONE, how would this affect your enjoyment of the meaningless flings you might have? Eh sorry to bring things to the lowest common denominator.

― Ronan, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I wouldn't have any flings. I would read books and improve my mind instead. And wank.

― Archel, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I was about to ask about who but I suppose wanking goes beyond the realms of actual attraction

― Ronan, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Well, right now I don't find anyone attractive, nor does anyone find me attractive. So I think I'd rather have everyone think I'm super hot, and things can just remain the same with me thinking nearly everyone looks the same. I am narcissistic. And selfish.

― Mandee, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I thought everyone was attracted to me. (LOL)

― Deadman, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Oh, much rather be attractive than attracted. Even if on the condition that I couldn't be attracted to anyone... imagine all the adoration and fanning... sure, aside from the occasional creepy person, I think it would be a blast.

Attracted to everyone? Hasn't everyone on this list been this person once before? Didn't it just suck beyond belief?

― Brian MacDonald, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'd rather be attractivated!

― jel --, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'd rather be a tractor.

― Brian MacDonald, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

is that an "ERSK ATSY CAN TRACTOR" Brian?

― jel --, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

If you're actually not attracted to ANYONE, how would this affect your enjoyment of the meaningless flings you might have? Eh sorry to bring things to the lowest common denominator.

Coolly assess your flings as to how well they perform in bed. Harsh, but since for too long I've felt as if nobody was or ever could be attracted to me, the reverse right now looks appealing.

― j.lu, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I would like someone to develop a film script from the 'peer to peer loveworking' world where everyone is both attractive, and attracted, to everyone else. I'd like to see if there was indeed no love without loss and pain, and whether jealousy would rule in this world.

Would it be 'What's New Pussycat' or 'Barbarella'? Or perhaps a Jack Smith, Shuji Terayama or Andy Warhol film?

― Momus, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Actually you wouldn't need a script at all. You'd just need to film the actors arriving in the studio:

'Darling, lovely to see you!' 'Darling! Hugs! Mmmwhuh!' Etc.

― Momus, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Then there'd be a much darker sequel: 'Peer To Peer Loveworking II: Blood Vengeance'

― Momus, Friday, 3 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

one year passes...

My 3,250th revival of a long-forgotten thread, it feels like.

I'd rather be attractive to every male in the world. And to some women, too. I think it'd make a change, really. At least I currently have the ability to see at least one positive thing about someone's physical appearance should that someone turn out to be a decent individual.

God. To be able to turn heads would be a power most intoxicating, indeed.

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 7 June 2003 09:09 (twenty years ago) link

I have this condition. Let me tell you, it's overrated. People are so freaked out by the fact they're attracted to you that they make a point of ignoring you, or even pretending to dislike you.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Saturday, 7 June 2003 09:30 (twenty years ago) link

I'm attracted to some and would like to be attractive to ppl i was attracted too.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 7 June 2003 11:39 (twenty years ago) link

I wouldn't mind knowing for sure if I was attractive to *anyone*! (With a couple of wretched exceptions whose opinion doesn't count.)

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Saturday, 7 June 2003 12:03 (twenty years ago) link

What Christine said.

― caitlin (caitlin), Saturday, 7 June 2003 12:49 (twenty years ago) link

i love you all!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Saturday, 7 June 2003 14:07 (twenty years ago) link

that said either would be really annoying and would detract from the excitement, magic and all-round damned good fun of being attracted to someone and then discovering that the feeling's mutual... despite the fact that i can always use more female admirers as a currently single guy, i'm happy as i am

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Saturday, 7 June 2003 14:09 (twenty years ago) link

I got Pokemon Sapphire today, so I really don't care.

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 7 June 2003 14:16 (twenty years ago) link

I'd mostly rather be attractive to Johnny Deep, really, anyway... but I don't own any angora sweaters. :)

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Saturday, 7 June 2003 14:45 (twenty years ago) link

Yay! A fellow fan of Ed Wood! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 7 June 2003 14:48 (twenty years ago) link

I saw the trailer for Pirates of the Carribean earlier, Johnny looks like Rob Zombie! ha!

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 7 June 2003 14:50 (twenty years ago) link

Heavy metal pirates! Who could ask for anything more?

― Nicole (Nicole), Saturday, 7 June 2003 15:37 (twenty years ago) link

Yay! A fellow fan of Ed Wood! :-)

You can count another one in this guy.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Saturday, 7 June 2003 16:01 (twenty years ago) link

"Peer to Peer Loveworking": Friendster?

― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 7 June 2003 16:20 (twenty years ago) link

Heavy metal pirates!

Heavy metal ELF pirates.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 7 June 2003 17:34 (twenty years ago) link

Don't tempt me.

― Nicole (Nicole), Saturday, 7 June 2003 19:33 (twenty years ago) link

I would rather women felt attracted to me than I to them.Though I would like to fancy some of them...

― N. Ron, Saturday, 7 June 2003 19:33 (twenty years ago) link

I lived in the Dominican Republic for a short time and could not leave my front door without getting whistles, comments, declarations of love, etc. Voluminous clothing and covered legs did me no good. I could have been hideously ugly and gotten the same attention--it was just the culture, and the novelty of my pale skin. The admiration felt less valid that way.

Usually, I don't know whether men typically find me attractive, but when they do, I'm complimented. It would be nice to be considered especially attractive, but I suppose it would depend on how it was expressed. I wouldn't really want to deal with pigs/assholes/stalkers.

It would drive me nuts to be attracted to all guys.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Saturday, 7 June 2003 20:12 (twenty years ago) link

I like Julios answer - I'd like it if I was attractive to the people I'm attracted to. But that of course can't happen. I can't even think how it'd logically work. Still...

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 7 June 2003 23:53 (twenty years ago) link

"Johnny Deep" = classic typo

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Sunday, 8 June 2003 01:52 (twenty years ago) link

Of course, we're all trapped, because now we must all follow through with N's request to be attractive to and attracted to MANWOMEN!

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 8 June 2003 02:36 (twenty years ago) link

''I like Julios answer - I'd like it if I was attractive to the people I'm attracted to. But that of course can't happen.''

:-(

''I can't even think how it'd logically work. Still...''

Logic isn't my strong point. still, the q's appaling grammar construction deserved it ;-)

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 8 June 2003 09:30 (twenty years ago) link

Heh. I wasn't neccesarily saying your logic was flawed :) Just that, if everyone was liked by whom they liked, wouldn't everyone like everyone else? *brain breaks*

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 8 June 2003 09:44 (twenty years ago) link

i would rather be attracted to everyone in the world than attractive to them. its a question of: wanking lots vs lots of people thinking of you when they wank. oh ewww.

― di smith (lucylurex), Sunday, 8 June 2003 09:50 (twenty years ago) link

''Just that, if everyone was liked by whom they liked, wouldn't everyone like everyone else?''

*computes equations into brane* um, not necessarily.

''i would rather be attracted to everyone in the world than attractive to them. its a question of: wanking lots vs lots of people thinking of you when they wank. oh ewww.''

well you see if you're attracted to everyone then wouldn't it be difficult to 'get it out of yr system' if you were thinking of everyone. you could nevah concentrate surely on the job 'at hand'. you'd waste so much of yr time.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 8 June 2003 12:05 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, wow, that typo's made me flush a bit.

SHIT!

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:05 (twenty years ago) link

SHIT!

yeah, that usually makes me flush...

― Jody Beth Rosen (Dept. of Too Much Information) (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 8 June 2003 13:10 (twenty years ago) link

I walked right into that.

SHIT!!!!

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Sunday, 8 June 2003 17:27 (twenty years ago) link

Heavy metal ELF pirates.

rathergood.com people to thread!

― j.lu (j.lu), Sunday, 8 June 2003 18:19 (twenty years ago) link

I'd rather be attracted to no one right now. It'd make alot of thing easier. I'm nt sure whhy i am attractive but I'd rather onely bbe tattractive3 o those who I decdie.

whoa nice tiping yo

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 9 June 2003 00:28 (twenty years ago) link

Actually I'd rather be attracted to no one as well. Why can't I live that Taoist philosophy I always wank on about and just be and not feel so attached to things and people. Just for once, I'd love to not care, but still be happy.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 9 June 2003 01:45 (twenty years ago) link

Why can't one be both?

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 9 June 2003 01:54 (twenty years ago) link

Oh no! Oh no! ChristineSH's typo just got worse!

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 9 June 2003 04:05 (twenty years ago) link

And guess what? I was ego-surfing last night!

What did I find? That someone with my name who looks like Melanie C with shorter hair works for Glamour Model Talent, Inc. And we're the same height. All my other measurements are bigger, though, cuz I'm a fat pig. Anyway, isn't that dreadfully fascinating and informative?

Or not.

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Monday, 9 June 2003 14:40 (twenty years ago) link

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