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"Thinking man's crumpet".

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The term 'thinking man's crumpet', and by extension "thinking woman's crumpet", is a to a certain extent tongue in cheek term for someone who is deemed attractive to the opposite sex because they combine marked intelligence with a decent measure of physical attractiveness.

The term was first used by humourist Frank Muir sometime in the 1960s to describe Joan Bakewell. Half a century later who in your opinion (of either sex) currently fits the bill?
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  • benjaminibenjamini Posts: 32,066
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    Brian Cox for me.
  • ba_baracusba_baracus Posts: 3,236
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    Carol Vorderman :blush:
  • Pumping IronPumping Iron Posts: 29,891
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    I have a man crush on Alexander Armstrong.
  • Richard46Richard46 Posts: 59,833
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    A toss up between the gorgeous Alice Roberts and the delicious Lucy Worsley for moi.
  • 2-Pot Screamer2-Pot Screamer Posts: 34,238
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    Daisy Goodwin.

    Good luck with the thread OP, but what usually happens with threads on this topic is that after the first couple of pages the point is completely missed and we just get a list of glamour models and actresses. How soon before someone nominates Kelly Brook or Harry Styles? :D
  • MAWMAW Posts: 38,777
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    Helena Bonham-Carter for me, and she's currently available I believe:D
  • RebelScumRebelScum Posts: 16,008
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    Whatsherface who married the Peep Show guy.
  • ArcanaArcana Posts: 37,521
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    Dr Suzannah Lipscomb
  • warszawawarszawa Posts: 4,437
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    Mariella Frostup
  • solenoidsolenoid Posts: 15,495
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    Katie Price.

    She makes me think.
  • BanglaRoadBanglaRoad Posts: 57,553
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    Kirsty Young for me
  • culturemancultureman Posts: 11,700
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    RebelScum wrote: »
    Whatserface who married the Peep Show guy.

    Is 'Whatisface' also considered to be T W crumpet by the lay-dees?
  • Bex_123Bex_123 Posts: 10,783
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    Brian Cox! And if I get a lady too, Victoria Coren :)
  • tour de forcetour de force Posts: 4,029
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    Richard46 wrote: »
    A toss up between the gorgeous Alice Roberts and the delicious Lucy Worsley for moi.



    My OH has a thing for her too.
    Although it must be said his sole criterion for this particularly pash is that "she looks like a goer " :D



    Jeremy Paxman for me.
  • Michael_EveMichael_Eve Posts: 14,451
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    Ermm...Victoria Coren Mitchell springs to mind. There's also a historian on Frank Skinner's radio programme The Rest is....who is clearly very intelligent, funny and has a lovely voice. Don't know what she looks like, but I'm well deep and such things don't matter. ;-) Ah..she's called Kate Williams. Good programme.

    Think Sue Perkins is funny, intelligent and really cute too. (ok, am not remotely deep.) Wonder if I'm in with a chance?

    Man crushes include Richard Herring, Matt Smith (actor not footballer) and Bob Mortimer. I am not strange. :p I am Off Topic, though, I suspect!
  • HarrisonMarksHarrisonMarks Posts: 4,360
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    RebelScum wrote: »
    Whatsherface who married the Peep Show guy.

    Abigail Burdess?
    Emmanuelle Joseph?
    Wendy Bain?
  • StarpussStarpuss Posts: 12,845
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    benjamini wrote: »
    Brian Cox for me.
    Richard46 wrote: »
    A toss up between the gorgeous Alice Roberts and the delicious Lucy Worsley for moi.

    All 3 of those for me and I'm a woman :o
  • TeddybleadsTeddybleads Posts: 6,814
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    Richard46 wrote: »
    A toss up between the gorgeous Alice Roberts and the delicious Lucy Worsley for moi.

    Oh yes, Worsley is deeply seductive.
  • Si_CreweSi_Crewe Posts: 40,202
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    ba_baracus wrote: »
    Carol Vorderman :blush:

    Not to mention Susie Dent and Rachel Riley.

    Countdown has certainly done the business in the arena of cultivating "thinking man's crumpet".
  • Welsh-ladWelsh-lad Posts: 51,921
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    In the words of the late and sorely missed Linda Smith:

    "David Mellor - the thinking woman's fat ugly bastard."
  • coughthecatcoughthecat Posts: 6,876
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    BanglaRoad wrote: »
    Kirsty Young for me

    I fear it may have to be pistols at dawn for you and me, BanglaRoad! :D
  • CELT1987CELT1987 Posts: 12,355
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    Anna Woolhouse SSN
  • LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,645
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    Richard46 wrote: »
    A toss up between the gorgeous Alice Roberts and the delicious Lucy Worsley for moi.

    I'd love to be stuck in an Alice Roberts and Helen Czerski sandwich. And you could throw Victoria Coren (Mitchell) in for extra sauce. That David Mitchell is a very lucky man.

    There's an old DS thread on this important subject here:
    http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=955898
  • darkislanddarkisland Posts: 3,178
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    Sally Phillips - gorgeous and so talented.
  • a_c_g_ta_c_g_t Posts: 1,665
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    Lucy Worsley has been mentioned, however she gets my vote!
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