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Opening Arguments

The ugly truth

If any of you think you're unatrractive, at least be comforted in knowing you're not that ugly.

Not only are physically unattractive teenagers likely to be stay-at-homes on prom night, they're also more likely to grow up to be criminals, say two economists who tracked the life course of young people from high school through early adulthood.

My brother once remarked that he wished restaurants, in addition to segregating smokers, would also set aside separate rooms for ugly people so that other diners would not be disturbed. I had to point out the obvious flaw in his argument: "And which section do you think they'd put you in?"

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