Calli, I agree the match.com kind of stuff especially sucks, since you really don't have a clue what kind of audience you're going to get. There should be a force field so that scary people don't get to look at you or see anything that you're interested in, or maybe there should just be a thing where only very cool, smart, attractive, funny, mind readers are allowed to sign up. One or the other.

Hi, Jesse!

.doc is perfect.

Yahoo! Got my fingers crossed.

I don't know if this was posted before, but apparently, a sense of humor is not foamy:

Funny women a turnoff for most men

We all know men are intimidated by smart women. Now there's proof that they're threatened by funny women, too. A study published this week in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behavior claims that while men might appreciate witty women, they don't want long-term relationships with them. Why? Because "men see being funny as a male thing," Rod Martin, author of study, told the Independent.

The study, based on interviews with hundreds of men and women in their 20s, found that one-half of the men did not want a partner with a sense of humor.

"The idea that men are more interested in having an audience rather than sharing banter doesn't really surprise me," British comedian Meera Syal told the Independent. "Women see men with a sense of humor as dangerous and sexy, while men see it as threatening. Basically, what it comes down to is that humor is a mark of intelligence."

Not surprisingly, the study found that men were willing to put aside their prejudice against clever women for hookups and short-term flings. So funny ladies, if you're looking for more than a one-night stand, just keep your mouth shut and laugh at whatever he says.

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Finally, I have an excuse for the long, soul-crushing dry spell.

We all know men are intimidated by smart women. Now there's proof that they're threatened by funny women, too.

I'm doomed.

I think all dating profiles should be written over beers with very good and honest friends who love you and do most of the writing. Except billytea's, which are so funny as he writes them that nobody else should be allowed to touch. Also, I need more to do at work since I just went to match.com and searched for men in my age range in my city and I and think I recognize a co-worker and I am totally freaked out by this (though if I'm right he's younger than I thought and also I kind of thought he was gay but apparently he's not for match.com purposes anyway).

Also I have a desperate craving for french fries and left my wallet at home.

We all know men are intimidated by smart women. Now there's proof that they're threatened by funny women, too. A study published this week in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behavior claims that while men might appreciate witty women, they don't want long-term relationships with them.

The people who did this study clearly did not speak to any of the men I know.

This is British men, right? I think American men might respond differently.

The people who did this study clearly did not speak to any of the men I know.

All the damn MARRIED men you know?

I think all dating profiles should be written over beers with very good and honest friends who love you and do most of the writing.

Good idea. Especially if I can substitute scotch.

Except billytea's, which are so funny as he writes them that nobody else should be allowed to touch.

Or maybe billytea'd contract the funny if I gave him specs. "OK, I'm a 38 year old, fat, Unitarian Universalist Neo-Platonic witch, who loves ascerbic wit and has more books than some (admittedly sad) libraries. Also, I found Michael Rosenbaum in Sweet November as disturbingly sexy in drag as he is playing a future supervillian. Could you make that funny, please? Oh, and make sure I don't sound weird."

Insent, Robin! I had to uncross my fingers to type this, since it was otherwise awkward, but I am otherwise very bouncy.

My Excedrin kicked in! Yay! I feel like I just finished my homework and can go play! Also, I've talked to Robin more in the last 24 hours than I have in months! Also, I have bored the dogs, and they've left me alone! Triple yay! Plus, I am currently winning my bidding war at eBay. Who else envies me right now?