Good news, guys. We look prettier at closing time, too:
Scientists have long known symmetry to be tied to attraction, with a face in which one half mirrors the other seen as a sign of good genes and good health.
The men and women given the vodka and tonic found it more difficult to work out if a face was symmetrical than those on soft drinks.
Researcher Lewis Halsey said: ‘People that had drink tended to be less good at noticing if a face was asymmetrical, they often saw it as being symmetrical when it was asymmetrical.’
And the women drinkers were particularly bad at the task, the journal Addiction reports.
Of course, some of us have to hope for gin goggles, but we can't all be symmetrically blessed.
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Haveyou noticed how asymmetrical Rick Santorum's face it? Either side is pleasant enough, but when you look at both sides at once, it looks like he's had a stroke.
On a note which may or may not be related, Pennsylvania bars and restaurants are allowed to serve alcohol on election day.
In his last race in Pennsylvania, liberal Bob Casey trounced Rick Santorum by a whopping 59% to 41% vote. Which proves that you can only get so drunk, I suppose, before it's impossible to find your way to the polls. He's neck-and-neck with Romney in Pennsylvania, the home statet to Santorum, to Gingrisch, and to Paul. If you can't beat Romney in your home state, that's really saying something.
Prospects for that ham sandwich seem dim. Maybe they better get a grilled tenderloin from Acme and run that, instead.