AI: body parts
I adore blue eyes on a man. (Okay…one man in particular…)
Forget the “they’re the windows to the soul” crap. Blue eyes are exquisite. They’re sexy. They’re a deeply-penetrating-stare-at-me-while-you’re-on-top-of-me-and-let’s-share-DNA-growling-groaning-moaning-instant-multiple-orgasm kind of body part for me…
What body parts turn you on?
The Afternoon Inquisition (or AI) is a question posed to you, the Skepchick community. Look for it to appear daily at 3pm ET.
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Boupie
11.15.2009
I don’t know why but hands. You know the big-strong-but-still-soft-enough-not-to-catch-on-my-sweater (I know not as clever as yours but still) hands. I really don’t like delicate-I-don’t-use-these-for-real-work-hands though.
russellsugden
11.15.2009
Genitals…We’re simple folks at our house.
anthroslug
11.15.2009
The hypothalamus. And when that’s not visible, the legs.
Tim3P0
11.15.2009
whichever part of the body that won’t get me maced or tazed when i admire it
for me, it always starts with someone’s sexy eyes and smile.
mahlersoboes
11.15.2009
Ears.
I know it’s weird, but if she has beautiful ears, that’s the first thing I notice.
meatyphil
11.15.2009
Almost all of them. Provided they are feminine and in proportion with each other. But the eyes are definitely among the first parts I look at.
magicdude20
11.15.2009
I think I love different parts on different women. Aside from some of the obvious choices, I love a woman with a good smile, I should be clear that it really has nothing to do with quality of teeth (but nasty teeth are nasty), some women smile cute, others don’t
IBY
11.15.2009
It is not a body part, but for me, I like a woman’s voice. And the eyes too.
SJBG
11.15.2009
I look at eyes first because that’s the polite thing to do when talking to someone, and I do appreciate a nice set of eyes, but I find a big pair of hands particularly attractive in a man. Or perhaps more accurately, it seems I find proportionally small hands or dainty wrists particularly unattractive.
M’Hubby’s got nice big hands and they make me happy.
"Other" Amanda
11.15.2009
I like a nice ass. I don’t know why, but there it is. Man, woman – doesn’t matter. A nice ass will do it for me.
I like legs, too.
Vengeful Harridan (Elexina)
11.15.2009
Braaaaaaaaains.
If not brains, then boobies.
Best: if she has both. On the him side, brains and handy hands. Mmmm.
Desktop Icon
11.15.2009
Back muscles. Not the over-the-top bodybuilder kind, but rather the well-defined ripples that come from swimming or other such activity. When she flexes them, you could strike a match on my wife’s back. Grrrrrrrr-freakin’-owl.
Daniel Schealler
11.15.2009
Call me crazy, but I have a thing for the neck + shoulders combo. Don’t know why.
Legs are a close second.
Pete Schult
11.15.2009
@Vengeful Harridan (Elexina): Brains are good, but @magicdude20: so is a nice smile. My wife has both.
Gabrielbrawley
11.15.2009
I love women, I love every bit of them. I love to spend time with them, to listen to their voices, smell their hair, feel their skin, taste their lips, nibble their necks.
Or boobies.
moopet
11.15.2009
Is it the torso? It is! The precious torso!
ChaoSkeptic
11.15.2009
I love a woman with very curvy hips.
Sydust
11.15.2009
I like a nice round behind. That’s why it upsets me so much that stupid people are wearing their pants at ass-level. How can I check out a guy’s rear when my view is obstructed by their pant waistline?
Other than that, it’s pretty weird by I like a substantial schnoz. No button noses or anything, I actually think Adrian Brody is so cute. Usually a bit of a smaller nose though than his…
Old Geezer
11.15.2009
Anything I said would just creep you out, so never mind.
amelicious
11.15.2009
Eyebrows are the first thing I notice on a guy. A nice arch is the sexiest thing ever…
Daniel Schealler
11.15.2009
@Old Geezer
Just saying that is creepy of itself.
So as you’ve spoiled your stated purpose already, you may as well spill the beans.
^_^
Nicole
11.15.2009
That was hot. Bonus points for including “DNA” in there!
Hair… I love cute curly hair on a guy I can run my hands through… or pull.
bug_girl
11.15.2009
Brains. If they are smart, the rest of them becomes sexy.
Dieke
11.15.2009
I got this thing with eyes.
Actually, it’s more just the face.
First impression kinda thing.
Eric
11.15.2009
Faces. I’m a sucker for an interesting face. Not necessarily the classic fashion model type but but a face that shows something going on in there. Next on the list is legs, long, slim, athletic legs…
OK time for a cold shower.
Pete Schult
11.15.2009
@Sydust: Like they say, “Big nose, big hose.”
Chelsea
11.15.2009
I have to agree with eyes, hands and shoulders. I love every inch of my husband and those are 3 of the things I noticed first. Also his ears. He had them stretched out for a long time before we met and now they look like someone took a hole puncher to them, which I find adorable.
Rav Winston
11.15.2009
The mesenteric vein.
phlebas
11.15.2009
Is a pulse considered a body part?
Elyse
11.15.2009
I like any part that’s attached to a Skepchick.
catgirl
11.15.2009
I absolutely love those corners that some men have where their torso ends and their hips begin. I think I like it so much because it’s something I don’t have. I also like really bright white, perfectly straight teeth, especially on guys with a darker skin tone for contrast.
@Sydust:
I also like a nice ass on a guy. Sometimes I wish that we could go back to 80′s fashion. I’d tolerate the neon colors just to see men in tight, buns-fitting pants.
James K
11.15.2009
Brains are very sexy of course, but in terms of visible body parts (’cause I’m not into transparent skulls) it has to be the legs. Shoulders come next.
sethmanapio
11.16.2009
Hips.
ryk
11.16.2009
I’m generally against parting out people for ogling, but…
I’d have to say hips, just cause I don’t think there are many things more womanly then a nice set of hips. And it’s not something that many other people seem to appreciate – not sure why.
But, in general, I’d rather appreciate the whole person…
astro_boy
11.16.2009
Nothing’s better than the female clavicle.
phlebas
11.16.2009
@astro_boy:
I agree. I have several in my collection, and I like nothing more than to pull them out and appreciate them.
Shevek
11.16.2009
I have been told that in mixed company it is considered polite to complement the females on the size of their mammary glands.
For me personally, it’s elbows that turn me on.
kevinf
11.16.2009
Why do people keep saying “brains”? Do some people get two?
I like well-spoken-ness and aptitude- very attractive.
The sexiest part is the brain. My wife’s hat is a double D.
Zapski
11.16.2009
Back dimples. You know, those little dimples right in the small of the back, just above a woman’s bottom. I don’t know what it is about them, but they drive me wild.
romeo_echo
11.16.2009
Complexion. Absolutely.
No one ever says that. I don’t know why.
It’s not just “oh you don’t have pimples” or “oh you don’t have freckles”. It’s that kind of smooth butter liquid metal translucent porcelain that just make me want to stare and stare and then lick every square inch of your body and then stare and stare some more. And then sigh.
Robert Heinlein had a story about something or other, but in it, a major plot device was this porcelain teacup that a colllector wanted, “The Flower of Forgetfulness”. And when the team in charge of getting it finally got it, they almost didn’t hand it over, because it was so beautiful, they didn’t want to take their eyes off it.
I always think of the “Flower of Forgetfulness” when I see a lovely complexion on a woman…
MadLogician
11.16.2009
Hair.
On the head and elsewhere.
exarch
11.16.2009
Yeah, first thing I notice is the eyes. The smile too. Not the lips, but the expression, the attitude, especially along with a twinkle in the eye. Playfullness, mischief, …
*sigh* A particular pair of eyes and the accompanying enchanting smile has been keeping me awake a couple of nights in a row now …
Anyway, I’ll get over it (or, luck willing, date her).
For some reason, I don’t notice things like boobs and legs. Not right away at least. Unless they are particularly visible. Or very obviously perfectly shaped. But they’re not what I’m specifically attracted to either. I often can’t even recall it as a detail when I’m describing an attractive girl I just met to someone else.
Mark Hall
11.16.2009
Hard to narrow it down. Eyes can be fantastic, but on some people, they just don’t help. A great ass is good, too. Neck and shoulders are also a very nice place… I think my enjoyment of them comes from massage.
Really, can’t think of too many parts of a woman I don’t enjoy. While a brain is great (as I frequently say, I like to look at the pretty ones and talk to the smart ones), I’ve never had a brain attract my gaze from across the room.
FFFearlesss
11.16.2009
While I appreciate the WHOLE picture, I have a particular weakness for toned abs and the belly button. It was the world’s great tragedy when the midriff shirt went out of style.
Vengeful Harridan (Elexina)
11.16.2009
More of a turn-off than a turn-on: teeth. Not so much less-than-white teeth or crooked teeth or any of that, but gross unhealthy yellowed or rotting teeth. If you don’t care enough to care for your teeth, why should I think you’ll care about anything else like vaccines or, you know, me?
davew
11.16.2009
Livers. I’m attracted to a well-turned liver in a young, healthy person with a good personality and compatible blood type.
James Fox
11.16.2009
As a couple of others have mentioned I also like nice defined shoulders and a graceful neck, both of which my wife has. Beyond that I’m an appreciator of the total female package of which any part could turn me on at any given moment. So nice to have choices!
NoAstronomer
11.16.2009
Since I’m late I think most of my favorite body parts have been already been covered.
I’d like to point out, though, that I have blue eyes.
Draconius
11.16.2009
Hi there!
Wow! How did I miss THIS question? Looking at members of the opposite sex isn’t just my hobby, it is a lifelong passion!
A lot of women like to characterize men as shallow and superficial, that we don’t care about a woman’s personality as long as she has big tits and a tiny waist. Not so, say I. I always take pride in the fact that I can find something beautiful in EVERYone. That even UNattractive women are beautiful in a thousand tiny ways that go unnoticed by the general population. I’m always the first to say that I find ALL women beautiful, and that NO ONE can call me shallow and superficial.
So instead, they tell me: “You’ll just go for ANYthing in a short skirt with a pulse, won’t you?”. I can’t win.
There was one time that I found myself absolutely transfixed by the negative space between the back of a girl’s neck and her long, high ponytail. It made almost a perfect comma shape and it was beautiful.
But usually I am totally attracted to evidence of freakiness. If I see a glimpse of tattoo under the sleeve of an otherwise perfectly ordinary girl, that turns my attraction up to 11. Things like bizarre hair colors, or even a sticker on her laptop for an obscure goth band just drives me wild. I guess I tend to look for signs that she’s secretly “one of us”. Of course, women that are obviously over-the-top freaky goth nerdy just make me melt. If I ever saw Emilie Autumn walking down the street you’d need a road crew to scrape me up off the sidewalk.
Surly Nymph
11.16.2009
I’d say brain, but that’s cheating.
I love the whole arm — start with the hands (my husband has the GREATEST hands — long fingers, not too thin, short nails because he bites them) and move up into the forearm and then towards the shoulder.
The best part of all of this is that thick masculine vein that starts around the knuckle and winds it’s way up the arm and around the elbow. I’m not talking about a steroid muscley vein — just that regular ol’ vein right under the skin. When that thing bulges — O.M.G. WE NEED TO GO HOME NOW!
Weird, I know, but what can I say
Edit: Oh, and tattoo’s on the arm, poking out under a black t-shirt. Oh! And glasses!
mrmisconception
11.16.2009
While I completely agree with Mr. George Hrab in that I prefer “Brains, Body, Both,” there is one body part that gets me EVERY time. They are called “dimples of Venus” (Google some pictures, yummy) and I simple can’t resist them. I’m very glad they are not readily visible or I would be driven to constant distraction.
Steve
11.16.2009
Soft eyes, cupid bow lips, a warm smile that shows a slight overbite, long hair pulled back to reveal the nape of the neck… Erm, I think I’d better stop there.
infinitemonkey
11.16.2009
Eyes so blue, it looks like tropical waters. Crystal blue. I could fall into those eyes, and get lost….
On a more physical level, I like bubble butts. I like to rear back and smack them.
I hate feet. You can’t make them look nice, you can just decrease how bad they look.
Rei Malebario
11.16.2009
Blue eyes don’t really do much for me. But then, I’m a scandinavian so I may be jaded when it comes to blue eyes. I myself have dark blue eyes. Tiny, squinty, dark blue eyes. ;~)
I was going to say the brain but that’s kinda cheating. Is the voice a body part? Probably not but it’s produced by a body part. So maybe the larynx? I like big curly hair too. And bums which is why Brazil is the best country in the world, hands down.
Garrison22
11.16.2009
Nice eyes are very attractive, especially when you see a little twinkle in there. I like to call it “something behind the eyes.” If she doesn’t have that, I’m out. The nape of the neck and the small of the back on a woman get me going, too. I love it when I can get a glimpse of my honey’s back when she’s wearing a little top and stretches (Yowza!). Of course, a great ass or legs will turn my head. O hell, it’s all so wonderful I am powerless to resist.
@romeo_echo: I’m totally with you on the complexion thing. There’s no bigger turn-off than bad skin (or bad teeth for that matter).
N47W122
11.16.2009
Ultimately, intelligence and attitude keep in goin’ on for me.
But for first visual impression (to get it started), it’s a simple (which probably equates to “cute”) face, and a nice little curve from the waist to the hips, which curve I would love to move my hands along repeatedly.
I’ve long had a fascination for dark hair, but I am genetically predisposed to actually hook up with blue-eyed blondes.
Brian's A Wild Downer
11.16.2009
In reality it doesn’t matter how nice another part of a woman’s body is if she doesn’t have a face that I like. I tend to prefer girls with rounder faces.
But after that my eyes go straight to the charms (boobs).
Ubermoogle
11.16.2009
I would be remiss in my duties as a Zap Brannigan afficionado if I did not inject the obligatory quote here: “”I’ve always thought the most sensual part of a woman was the boobies.”
In reality though, what makes my knees turn to jelly and my heart turn to a twitterpated mess is a certain way a girl can just look up me with wide eyes and that special little smile… Yeah, that’ll get me every time.
Daniel Schealler
11.16.2009
@Ubermoogle: Damn! I completely forgot about a the come-hither look!
I think I need to change my answer.
gr8googlymoogly
11.16.2009
Like the late Rodney Dangerfield, I am an ass man. I know this because people constantly tell me “You’re an ass, man!”.
Thanks. I’ll be here all week, don’t forget to tip your waitress and try the veal.
Gabrielbrawley
11.16.2009
Red haired, freckled, athletic bodied women are my personal favorite but I find myself attracted to all kinds of women. I went to the college bookstore the other day to check on the price of the text book for my B law class next semester. The girl who helped me was a cute, black and plump and there was something about her that was driving me crazy. I couldn’t put my finger on it but she was pushing all my buttons. If I wasn’t married I would have asked her out on the spot.
Mark Hall
11.16.2009
@Gabrielbrawley: but I find myself attracted to all kinds of women
Given your posting history, I find this hard to believe. Seriously, we all figured you for an asexual… maybe a severely lost monk or something.
bluescat48
11.16.2009
Hair, particularly long flowing hair.
“blueeyedcat48″
exarch
11.17.2009
@Ubermoogle:
“In reality though, what makes my knees turn to jelly and my heart turn to a twitterpated mess is a certain way a girl can just look up me with wide eyes and that special little smile…”
Ugh! Kill me now.
I think my life would be much simpler if I could just turn off the part that makes me develop crushes on girls who are obviously not my type …
*sigh*
Amanda
11.17.2009
Backs, bums, and arms. None of which need to be muscular to be hot to me, just a little toned. I actually really like “stealth muscles” in arms especially, where you don’t notice them until they’re flexed.
@Eric: Yes, interesting faces definitely. I’ve always preferred unconventionally attractive faces. The “boy next door” look does nothing for me.
And brains above all else, of course. Nothing is more swoon-inducing than a guy that can debate properly.
Garrison22
11.17.2009
@exarch: This still happens to me on a daily basis, and I’m in my 40′s. Argh! I always liked the Joe Jackson line:
“God, if you’re up there, listen to my prayer
In future man should have a different design
Give him a switch so he can turn off his libido now
Give him a tranquilizer built into his mind”
I’d just take out the God part.
exarch
11.17.2009
@Amanda, I always get the impression you’re describing me whenever you talk about your ideal guy :p
(But on this occasion at least, the blue-eyed blonde I can’t stop thinking about is not you. Sorry.)
chirizca
11.17.2009
I really like a slight gap between the two front teeth.
chirizca
11.17.2009
Oh and upper arms.
Amanda
11.17.2009
@exarch: But you think *every* Skepchick is talking about you.
And my eyes are faux-blue anyway. They’re grey without the damn “safety tinted” blue contacts.
exarch
11.18.2009
@Amanda:
”
“But you think *every* Skepchick is talking about you.
Well they should be
Also, I’ve found that silly stuff like hooking up with a girl or actually even finding a girlfriend works much better if you assume that every girl you like is interested in you as well. Turns out that, quite often, they actually are! Who knew? I’m shocked! seriously …
Hmm, so if I ever need glasses some day, safety-tinted faux-blue contacts it is.
Does that mean everything you see is blu-ish?
madscientist
11.18.2009
A good voice is an absolute turn on. Check out Pamela Gay on Astronomycast. Outside that I cannot resist looking at a girl in boots. Even if she is otherwise unattractive I can’t control my eyes. Knee high, thigh high, they are all good. I also can’t resist chubby girls who aren’t ashamed of it. A chubby girl wearing a corset and boots with a sexy voice…. I’m well on the way to marrying one.
BonnieBeth
11.18.2009
@catgirl: I’m not the only one! I keep having to describe those hip-corners in far too many words than seem necessary, and often find myself simply resorting to hand gestures…with my eyes half shut…and my words…kinda…trail… erm, I mean, does that bit have a name?
Also: skin. In all its many shades.
Vengeful Harridan (Elexina)
11.19.2009
@madscientist: In the same vein, Amy Mainzer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Mainzer). Woo-hoo!!
exarch
11.19.2009
@BonnieBeth:
You know, a picture speaks a thousand words. Because I’m still not sure what exactly you’re talking about. And I probably have them myself …
Benji
11.29.2009
Some kind of lips are exquisite. Soft pink, with just enough volume (not the Pamela Anderson kind of thing, God forbids!) Just hard to describe.
Also, clear chesnut eyes are incredibly captivating. And green eyes too.
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