Comments on: Spot The Fake Smile http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:24:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: nicky http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1904 nicky Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1904 I scored a little better than half. I started to figure they were all fake, since it looks like it was set up -- putting a bunch of people one by one in front of the same background and telling them to smile. Wouldn't that render all the smiles fake? I scored a little better than half. I started to figure they were all fake, since it looks like it was set up — putting a bunch of people one by one in front of the same background and telling them to smile. Wouldn’t that render all the smiles fake?

]]> By: Chris Clarke http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1905 Chris Clarke Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1905 15/20. Better than I thought I'd do. 15/20. Better than I thought I’d do.

]]> By: Tony Patti http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1906 Tony Patti Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1906 How well did you do, Twisty dear? I did 16 out of 20, to my astonishment. I would have thought I'd be bad at it, considering how credulous I am. How well did you do, Twisty dear? I did 16 out of 20, to my astonishment. I would have thought I’d be bad at it, considering how credulous I am.

]]> By: Twisty http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1907 Twisty Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1907 I got 19. Because it takes one to know one. I got 19. Because it takes one to know one.

]]> By: occasionallurker http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1908 occasionallurker Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1908 I train swimmers. I know when someone is faking pain, so I must also see pleasure pretty well. 11/11 I was getting bored half-way through but then that wonderful pixie-eared fellow turned up. What a delightful, inviting grin! I'd have a beer with him any day. Sorry too boring to finish carefully, so I let the otherarf play with the rest. She bombed - 3/9. She is an actor. **snigger** I train swimmers. I know when someone is faking pain, so I must also see pleasure pretty well. 11/11

I was getting bored half-way through but then that wonderful pixie-eared fellow turned up. What a delightful, inviting grin! I’d have a beer with him any day.
Sorry too boring to finish carefully, so I let the otherarf play with the rest. She bombed - 3/9. She is an actor. **snigger**

]]> By: ae http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1909 ae Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1909 I tried gamely to go along w/ the internet quiz phenom as they are passed along on blogs like the hot-potato game, but, damn, I just don't care which Muppet I'm most like. (Probably the two old guys in the balcony booing everybody. Ha.) That said, 17/20. I credit my ability to spot fake smiles on a strong outsider survival instinct under the patriarchy. Helps to know if someone is smiling or baring their teeth. :-E <--- okay, those were the best fangs I could come up with. I tried gamely to go along w/ the internet quiz phenom as they are passed along on blogs like the hot-potato game, but, damn, I just don’t care which Muppet I’m most like. (Probably the two old guys in the balcony booing everybody. Ha.) That said, 17/20.

I credit my ability to spot fake smiles on a strong outsider survival instinct under the patriarchy. Helps to know if someone is smiling or baring their teeth. :-E <— okay, those were the best fangs I could come up with.

]]> By: Paris http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1910 Paris Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1910 I got 17/20 - seemed to be able to sort reals and fakes based on the ones that made me smile back. Very weird, that bit. Oh, and all the POC in my test were fake smiling, which also struck me as weird from an experimental design perspective. I got 17/20 - seemed to be able to sort reals and fakes based on the ones that made me smile back.

Very weird, that bit.

Oh, and all the POC in my test were fake smiling, which also struck me as weird from an experimental design perspective.

]]> By: alphabitch http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1911 alphabitch Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1911 Yeah, Paris; I thought that was a little weird too. I did OK spotting the fake ones, but I missed about half the real ones. The people in the pictures just bugged me so I thought they must be faking it. Yeah, Paris; I thought that was a little weird too. I did OK spotting the fake ones, but I missed about half the real ones. The people in the pictures just bugged me so I thought they must be faking it.

]]> By: Mistress http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1912 Mistress Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1912 16/20 And that dude isn't goth. He's just fugly. 16/20

And that dude isn’t goth. He’s just fugly.

]]> By: picomoo http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1913 picomoo Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2005/08/22/spot-the-fake-smile/#comment-1913 Thank you for posting the picture of the goth dude in advance - I think seeing him smile without knowing what to expect would be enough to get a heart-attack. Watching if the eyes smile is, I believe, the official way to tell is a smile is real or fake. Thank you for posting the picture of the goth dude in advance - I think seeing him smile without knowing what to expect would be enough to get a heart-attack.

Watching if the eyes smile is, I believe, the official way to tell is a smile is real or fake.

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