The discussion revolves around the concept of the milliHelen as a proposed unit for measuring beauty, humorously defined as the beauty required to launch one ship. Participants explore the implications of this new scale compared to traditional methods of rating beauty.
Participants express a mix of agreement and disagreement regarding the appropriateness and implications of the milliHelen scale, with no consensus on a male equivalent or the potential for the discussion to become sexist.
The discussion includes subjective interpretations of beauty and humor, with no formal definitions or measurements established for the milliHelen or any proposed male unit.
I knew Helen Venus well: a pig in lipstick.Originally posted by tribdog
When I went to school at SOSC I dated a girl named Helen Venus. The face that launched 1000 ships and the goddess of love and beauty wrapped into one.
Originally posted by zoobyshoe
I think this is a better approach, by far, than the old scale of one to ten, which was subjectively based on the rater's exerience. This new "Hellenic" scale is open ended, allowing for surprising new magnitudes of beauty.
It seems to me it could work the other way as well: preceeded by a negative sign, it could indicate the number of ships sunk by those mistresses whose eyes are "Nothing like the Sun".
Probably true, Gale, but I haven't got time to worry about that now. I'm waiting for tribdog to launch his counter attack.Originally posted by Gale17
retaliation... umm how about you guys are dumb sexist stupid
heads.