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Dae · #1 07-29-2008, 12:13 PM

Top Ten List Of Fandom Hottness
by Theresa Bane

This article is going out especially for my fellow lady gamers, geeks, and nerds. I've taken it upon myself to make my first Top Ten List of Fandom Hotness. But this list is not just for the chicks. No, the boys can take a lesson from it as well. (HINT: this is what we say we like in our men.)

Now, before I even really get started, let me say that know I left off you're all time favorite. I, and you, should accept that. But this is my list. You can make your own, but it won't be as good, or funny, as mine.

To begin, I have consulted numerous sources in the research phase of this project, and in doing so realized that there needed to be some sort of criteria by which I had to then be able to fairly weigh and balance my choices.
Rule One: No Limits. That's right, aside from movie and TV shows, I am including some book and video game characters. I am not ashamed to admit that my first real crush was on Jason from Battle of the Planets.

Rule Two: No actor names. It's unfair that in movies Antonio Banderas is a hottie, but in real life he's a gitty acting twit. And how is it possible that the same man who is the silky smooth and dreamy voice of Puss is also the voice of the bee in the Nasonex commercials? There has to be some separation, a line needs to be drawn. And besides, I have no idea what people's names are. I know Jason Bourne, not the actor's name, what's-his-face.

Rule Three: Chatter. There has to be a certain amount of swooning when the name was mentioned to my gal pals. If eyes didn't roll back, the knees buckles, and a smile slide across their face while saying "Oh Lord" (or there abouts) the guy didn't make the list.

Rule Four: The cross-section. To be as equitable as possible, and utilizing the resources and the time I had available, I pooled as fairly wide variety of women as I had access to. Ages: from 22 to 78 Marital Status: Full range - Dating, Engage, Married, Divorced (one amiable and 2 bitter), and Widowed Orientation: This is not the Army, I asked. Three "full time" bi's (their words), one "active" bi-curious (what ever the hell that means), two lesbians, three gay guys; and a clean dozen straight ladies rounding out the group. 21 great minds in total, if my math is right. Confidently, I wouldn't trust it, add it up again for yourself.

Rule Five: Most important rule of all, each and every one of the ladies whose responses were considered are fans of the genera we love and hold dear. Our fandom maybe be random, but we likes our men.

But just to get you warmed up, here is a list entitled "Also Ran." There were probably 100 of them at the start, but I wittled it down allowing for time ans space. Again, if your imaginary boyfriend didn't make the list, e-me his stats and he'll be eligible for my next list of Fandom Hotness. So, without further ado, here is but a sampling of fine men who for what ever reasons 21 chicks could not unanimously agree on their making the top 10:

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