Laugh a woman into bed

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on April 1st, 2009

The Daily Telegraph says that a gang of scientists have discovered that “men really can laugh women into bed, because a sense of humour makes them seem more intelligent, psychologists have found.”

We’ve always been heartened by the women dig guys with a sense of humor/women rate sense of humor highly surveys/studies But we’ve been skeptical. (Don’t misunderstand: The Male Half has every reason to believe that a hot gal can be snagged with a sense of humor… and the Female Half has always valued a sense of humor– but we’ve seen too many seemingly sensible women hook up with dour men.)

Although studies have shown that humour is not linked to intelligence, researchers believe that the findings could be the reason why so many lonely heart ads placed by women list GSOH (good sense of humour) as a prerequisite for a partner.

Say what? Studies have shown that humour is not linked to intelligence? We attribute this to poorly designed studies… or scientific bias. We’re also skeptical of any study that spells “humor” with a “u.”

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