James Harkin
👤 Speaker
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total appearances
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No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
I think you're just asking, basically, of course, because you're with them, you will say, well, I think that person's, you know, really gorgeous.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
Whereas maybe a neutral jury of their peers might say they're reasonably good looking.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
I know, I'm listening.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
I can hear listeners' marriages cracking up all over the place.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
Well, the fascinating thing is that people also overestimate their partner's IQs by a thumping amount.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
Because surely you think, well, they're smart because they picked me.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
It's between 36 and 38 IQ points that people overrate their partner's intelligence.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
What it turns out is that your partner is a hideous moron.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
You know, you're with them.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
You think they're terrific.
No Such Thing As A Fish
No Such Thing As A Ham Bag
You think they're attractive and intelligent.