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bluedigger

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5. Well, that's pretty misleading.

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 09:41 PM

Apr 2012

When people look at otherwise similar images of other people holding various items, they classify them according to relative threat, and then conflate that with the size of the person subconciously. Sounds like a normal survival skill that predates our tool using capability to me.

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Gun Makes Men Look Taller And Stronger, Air Force Study Shows [View all] onehandle Apr 2012 OP

'Bigger' as in 'taller' Cirque du So-What Apr 2012 #1

The bigger the gun... Major Nikon Apr 2012 #13

Just like "The longer the car..." sakabatou Apr 2012 #19

The shorter the......? LongTomH Apr 2012 #51

But, a gun actually DOES make me taller and stronger. razorman Apr 2012 #25

Sorry about your penis. baldguy Apr 2012 #38

Supports My Theory About Guns fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #2

And women shooters? nt Union Scribe Apr 2012 #18

What about them? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #29

Please explain. NutmegYankee Apr 2012 #32

Who was the most worried about "terrorism" after 9/11? Fumesucker Apr 2012 #39

I can't say that was my experience. NutmegYankee Apr 2012 #42

Which areas are the most paranoid about Muslim terrorists? Fumesucker Apr 2012 #44

There sure is a lot of purple on that map NutmegYankee Apr 2012 #45

That's why it's called Purple America.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #46

The culture here is gun friendly - NutmegYankee Apr 2012 #48

I'm not exactly urban.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #49

The urban comment wasn't directed at you. NutmegYankee Apr 2012 #50

Nah fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #55

How so? NutmegYankee Apr 2012 #56

Wouldn't it depend on whether the gun was held petronius Apr 2012 #3

Warning: Object in photo appears to look bigger.... Grassy Knoll Apr 2012 #4

Hah! The oompa-loompas will never get Violet to the juicing room... petronius Apr 2012 #6

So bad and so funny! siligut Apr 2012 #37

Too funny with that video!!!!!!!!!.....he has a BMI of 23 when he puts the gun down....hahahaha Namvet67 Apr 2012 #20

If big boy didn't have diabetes, he wouldn't have erectile dysfunction Kolesar Apr 2012 #23

LMAO Hoyt Apr 2012 #33

Not only taller, but wider, too........ TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #24

DUzy fo sho!! Sancho Apr 2012 #47

Well, that's pretty misleading. bluedigger Apr 2012 #5

... xchrom Apr 2012 #7

Guess that only goes for men. Rozlee Apr 2012 #8

Probably true for a person holding any kind of weapon. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #9

Bingo! Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #10

The study confirmed that too. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #12

And yet the 'knife lobby' isn't sweeping hundreds of conservatives into office... onehandle Apr 2012 #26

Maybe we should quit giving the "gun lobby" more ammo. (n/t) LAGC Apr 2012 #36

You mean the anti-knife lobby isn't pissing off millions of people period? Threedifferentones Apr 2012 #54

Hopefully people like you will not make it neccesary for them to try to do so. PavePusher Apr 2012 #57

Larger than Life? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #30

And that's what gun marketers bank on -- they know many gun carriers want to be "larger" than life. Hoyt Apr 2012 #34

I have noticed Fastcars Apr 2012 #11

Dogs will cower when you point a finger at them if you do it with enough intention. n/t EFerrari Apr 2012 #15

Beat me to it! tavalon Apr 2012 #59

Fuck guns, ya ever see a guy holding a two-handed claymore? Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #14

Different kind of sword, but you made me go back and reread the first few chapters petronius Apr 2012 #17

A little Neal Stephenson in the morning -- better than coffee! (nt) enough Apr 2012 #28

I wonder whether that applies to women also. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #16

Interesting boomerbust Apr 2012 #21

Are you talking Becka2515 Apr 2012 #31

It also makes one feel stronger and bigger. DCBob Apr 2012 #22

That goes for the guns they're holding, too. sofa king Apr 2012 #27

Yep, a 22 barrel looks the size of the Holland Tunnel if it's pointed at you.. n/t Fumesucker Apr 2012 #40

Oh yeah. sofa king Apr 2012 #41

That's why I always carry around a sub sandwich. One phallic symobol's as good as another. Vidar Apr 2012 #35

I've found that the ladies really love a big, big sandwich on a man. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #43

But two guns have the opposite effect, i.e., rusty fender Apr 2012 #52

No one has asked the obvious yet? Does a gun make a WOMAN looker taller & stronger? nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #53

Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Apr 2012 #58