Blame it On the Goose

We've all been there.
Beer Goggles (or red bull and vodka goggles).

I was perusing the About.com dating section and came across an interesting study:

"Alcohol affects how attractive we view members of the opposite sex, and more alcohol we ingest, the more attractive we find other people. But this phenomena seems to effect men more, and longer."

Interesting! While we're regretting how "feo" the guy was that we smooched, he's still reeling over how great we looked in our jeans (and slurring his speech simultaneously).

Oh it get's better:

"The researchers used facial symmetry to determine how attractive the men found their female partners, and easily determined that more alcohol equaled less ability to determine symmetry. This would explain why men will pick up women they normally wouldn't find attractive when drinking with friends in a bar."

This reminds me of a hilarious SNL skit I saw where the guy picks up the girl in the bar and when closing time comes, the lights go on, she is actually an overweight guy dressed like a woman.

"But another study undertaken also in 2008 found that the beer goggle effect wore off with female drinkers by the morning after, whereas men were still seeing their partners from the night before - and any person of the opposite sex - in a more favorable light."

This is interesting. I would've guessed otherwise.

Beware of the beer goggles!

It's Friday, payday, and we all get a little silly.

And if Saturday morning rolls around and you roll over next to someone you don't recognize, follow the advice of a Mr. Jamie Foxx:

"Blame it on the al al al al al alcohol".