Show I tolls IQ tebts women alike— wrote that they would be hap- r to tetter py to sacrifice some looks in order to be more intelligent! Here are a few of their comments: tetef intelligence to look better? Hey I’m a trade driver and don’t have a whole lot of mental capital to spare! Besides If this were some sort of proportional exchange I’d be as dumb as a bag of hamg Asfor mers' long before I’d be diwe deal other the work in a my wife can rection? She’s beaufifid enough that she could get really smart and still be fantastic" —Bob Nicolay Buckeye Ariz “I was once a model and I actually wouldn’t mind sacrificing some of my beauty to be smarter!" —Zina Yost Ingle Vineland NJ Well you’re looking at one of them That’s because the mail in response to our poll was filled with comments like “Intelligence is sexy So I was faced with a dilemma: Publish this or ignore it and finding and fed feel dishonest I decided on the former Readus recently were naked how many (if IQ points you'd be willing to forfeit to look like a supermodeL You replied You any) "zero” and asked readers to answer two questions Here are my own replies: 1) My IQ is in the 999 percentile and I would give up 20 points of my score in order to look like a male model (not one of those guys though) 2) My wife is already bright and beautiful but I would approve of her giving ip 10 points to loiokKke a female model (not one of those who appear to have an eating disorder howsissy-looki- ng ever) Nice thought-provoki- ng questions Marilyn! —Mike Fair State Senator Oklahoma You've taken positions very nnich in the minority Seftator Fair! Following are die results of our poll in which 382 males and 474 females took part: 1) Would you sacrifice some of your intelligence to look better? Of the responses from men 94 answered “no " and 6 answered “yes” Of the responses from women 93 answered “no” and 3 answered “yes” 2) Would you want your mate to sacrifice some of hit or her intelligence to look better? Of die responses from men 93 answered “no” and 3 answered “yes” Of the responses from women 98 answered “no” and 2 answered “yes” Emotions ran strong in favor of hSdGgcnoe over looks When readers answered “no” they often wrote “NO!!” Even whm they answered “yes” most said they’d be willing to sacrifice (or would want their mates to sacrifice) only an amount so small they wouldn’t notice it I’m often asked which columns are the toughest to write Hnu ers need to know just how unimportant those supermodel good looks are to nearly all of us pcstos Just 3 more males than females would want their mates to sacrifice some intelligence for It better looks Imagine: Ivrihat minor difference we’ve been making the mistake of thinking that men in general prefer looks to intelligence ?! According to our readers just die opposite is the case In fact many of them— men and nsa n-ferst- “Would I sacrifice-som- e good-lookin- "Not only would I not trade any IQ points for better looks I'd gladly become uglier to increase my intelligence— maybe just short of the point offrightening children!" —Judy Walker Irvine Calif The results of the poll are inspiring and they dispel more than one myth about the importance of facial beauty and young bodies If the Earth were ironed out to booosno e mooth qjherat how deep would be the water from ell the oceansP —Adam Stooke O’Fallon IIL If the Earth were smooth all the land would be covered with seawater to a depth of about 8810 feet or 1 miles ffV'O fff ' - ? Pi ANSWER TO LAST J 4 !' "WEEK’S wordtea&er The word was huboob The correct " definition ie a fierce j type of dust storm N that occurs In India -- H you km a a— Mow cr Is Hated h Mn OukMM Book of World ReoerdVHaN el Faww foe Ask It 711 Third Ave 'orfc NY 10017 Or aawd t mail to mwttynOpMraeoom (please Include name city aw state) Pea Is seams el wg pai repMee are wet t |