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Big Mac · Dec 4, 2008, 04:15 PM

(Heterosexual) men have trouble concentrating when dealing with hot women. Case in point: There's a company that I contract with on occasion, and the main person I deal with is a complete drop dead gorgeous young woman - an easy 9 out of 10. She should be modeling instead of working in an office. When I look at her, I find it difficult to concentrate on what she's saying because the sheer magnitude of her beauty is overpowering. My brain essentially switches off. What am I supposed to do to counteract this phenomenon?

Atheist · Dec 4, 2008, 04:18 PM

Have sex more often?

turtle777 · Dec 4, 2008, 04:18 PM

Imagine her naked.

Oh wait, that was for holding speeches. Nevermind

-t

mattyb · Dec 4, 2008, 04:31 PM

Your choices (from the great wise mattyb, so its got to be good advice) :

1) ask her out

2) imagine her in a porno with five fat guys around her

3) ask to see a photo of her mother or even better grandmother

4) http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=...eautiful+Women

5) Tell her that you're a Mac

Big Mac · Dec 4, 2008, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by mattyb

Your choices (from the great wise mattyb, so its got to be good advice) :

1) ask her out

2) imagine her in a porno with five fat guys around her

3) ask to see a photo of her mother or even better grandmother

4) http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=...eautiful+Women

5) Tell her that you're a Mac

Great advice!

besson3c · Dec 4, 2008, 04:58 PM

How about trying to convince yourself that she is Hillary Clinton?

Big Mac · Dec 4, 2008, 05:04 PM

She isn't. Not by a long shot But you're right, if I got into a PW type conversation I'd probably find her to be incompatible with me. Or, she could be a staunch conservative too.

besson3c · Dec 4, 2008, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

She isn't. Not by a long shot But you're right, if I got into a PW type conversation I'd probably find her to be incompatible with me. Or, she could be a staunch conservative too.

I'm not trying to help you have a debate with her, I'm trying to help you pay attention to her. Pretend she is Hillary Clinton, and the repulsion of that idea will counteract her hotness so that you can treat her like a normal person.

Just don't blurt out that she is a Communist randomly , because that would be weird and awkward.

BlueSky · Dec 4, 2008, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Just don't blurt out that she is a Communist randomly , because that would be weird and awkward.

Indeed. Wait for an opening.

When I look at her, I find it difficult to concentrate on what she's saying because the sheer magnitude of her beauty is overpowering. My brain essentially switches off. What am I supposed to do to counteract this phenomenon?

Personally, I wouldn't do anything to counteract this phenomenon. Such is life and its cornucopia of luscious babeitude. There are some things that are more important than making sense at work.

shifuimam · Dec 4, 2008, 10:18 PM

Punch her in the face. Some broken teeth and a bloody nose should at least temporarily de-attractify her enough for you to get your work done.

Laminar · Dec 4, 2008, 10:33 PM

No, she's probably hot enough that she could make it work.

Jawbone54 · Dec 5, 2008, 12:19 AM

[SELF-EDIT] Reeeeally easily misinterpreted joke removed.

brassplayersrock² · Dec 5, 2008, 12:22 AM

*just tell her that you'd like to see her naked.* if things get awkward, oh well, if things don't, you win the prize(s).

*I personally know that this works. out of a few trial and error tests of course.

Laminar · Dec 5, 2008, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

*just tell her that you'd like to see her naked.* if things get awkward, oh well, if things don't, you win the prize(s).

*I personally know that this works. out of a few trial and error tests of course.

And when you tried this at work and it wasn't successful, how'd you avoid a sexual harassment suit?

brassplayersrock² · Dec 5, 2008, 09:37 AM

Who said it wasn't successful at work?

turtle777 · Dec 5, 2008, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

Who said it wasn't successful at work?

That just means the sexual harassment suit is delayed until things turn south.

-t

brassplayersrock² · Dec 5, 2008, 10:44 AM

by a couple of years? long delay.

turtle777 · Dec 5, 2008, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

by a couple of years? long delay.

Oh, sorry, didn't know you got married to her.

-t

osiris · Dec 5, 2008, 11:13 AM

I used to deal with a lot of hot women on a professional level.
Once I got used to them, it didn't phase me.
Ironically, the more these women were ignored, the more likely they were to pander.
lol glamor pusses.

voodoo · Dec 5, 2008, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

Punch her in the face. Some broken teeth and a bloody nose should at least temporarily de-attractify her enough for you to get your work done.

Women can be so cruel to their own

CRASH HARDDRIVE · Dec 5, 2008, 12:02 PM

Wait a sec, you live and work in Los Angeles and you're not used to dealing with exceedingly hot women by now? And it's only the contracted company that has ONE of them?

What kind of sausagefest are you working for anyway?

Big Mac · Dec 5, 2008, 12:08 PM

Haha. I usually work for my own company or otherwise independently, at least so far. And besides, most women around aren't knock outs, even in Los Angeles.

dcmacdaddy · Dec 5, 2008, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

(Heterosexual) men have trouble concentrating when dealing with hot women. Case in point: There's a company that I contract with on occasion, and the main person I deal with is a complete drop dead gorgeous young woman - an easy 9 out of 10. She should be modeling instead of working in an office. When I look at her, I find it difficult to concentrate on what she's saying because the sheer magnitude of her beauty is overpowering. My brain essentially switches off. What am I supposed to do to counteract this phenomenon?

You just reminded me of a contractor we had at my place of work in early 2007. She was late 20s/early 30s, smart (MIT grad), nerdy (IT wizard for Accenture), and drop-dead gorgeous. And she was just as nice as could be as well, just a really sweet woman. She would show up for a day or three and I would be beside myself wanting to ask her out for lunch but I just couldn't do it. She was SO pretty and SO nice and I felt SO dumb-founded in her presence. And I was always heavily involved in the meetings when she was there so it was torture for me to sit there and talk to her and try to say something coherent. I Googled her after she stopped working with us and discovered she is big into soccer and swing dancing. This makes her even more desirable.

I just know she is one of those woman I am going to run into in an airport 20 years from now and she is still going to look drop-dead gorgeous and still be sweet as ever. Maybe then I'l have the courage to ask her out on a date.