"Cougars" - Define them

[EarlJam]

Women who date significantly younger men, or, Cougars. How do you define them?

[colchar]

Older women out on the prowl for younger men. Some people count any older woman out on the prowl but I only count those who go after younger men.

What brought up this poll? Did you have some sort of encounter with one at a bar tonight?

[CathyCA]

What brought up this poll? Did you have some sort of encounter with one at a bar tonight?

Oh, it was an encounter, but it wasn't at a bar.

[colchar]

Oh, it was an encounter, but it wasn't at a bar.

I was trying to keep things clean.

[2535Miles]

I'm gonna have to go with Older but sexy and desirable women. I think the definition has to include that they're going after younger men, where younger is an exclusive distinction. If there was an "All of the above" I would've gone with that.

What do you call a guy who is obviously making himself known and available to Cougars?

[gvtucker]

I'm gonna have to go with Older but sexy and desirable women. I think the definition has to include that they're going after younger men, where younger is an exclusive distinction. If there was an "All of the above" I would've gone with that.

What do you call a guy who is obviously making himself known and available to Cougars?

A deer in the headlights.

[billybreen]

What do you call a guy who is obviously making himself known and available to Cougars?

Ashton.

[PensDevil]

The definition of a cougar according to the legendary-one himself... Barney Stinson:

"A cougar is an attractive, sex-crazed, middle-aged woman, usually found prowling airport bars and smoky pool halls in search of nubile flesh. Look around you: most likely there's one training her eyes on you right now. She's a predator, a vicious carnivore looking to feed before continuing on her ferocious way, and that's the most beautiful part of the majestic cougar: her unflagging desire to move on after a mauling. Clearly, this is an advanced species."

Excerpt taken from Barney's blog entry on cougars.

[Shammrog]

Shouldn't you have "Earljam" as a poll option?

[hurleyfor3]

EJ, how many of the 6,542 attractive women you saw at Turner Field the other day were cougars?

I've threatned to do an NCAA tournament bracket of women over 40 before (regions would be Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads and Minorities). You're tempting me to finally throw this together... not like, say, Marcia Cross would tempt me or anything, you realize.

[colchar]

I've threatned to do an NCAA tournament bracket of women over 40 before (regions would be Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads and Minorities). You're tempting me to finally throw this together... not like, say, Marcia Cross would tempt me or anything, you realize.

Hurry up then. I leave for Britain on 8 June and my posting will be severely curtailed for a few months (lucky for all of you!) so, if you wait much longer, I won't be able to participate.

[Bostondevil]

I've threatned to do an NCAA tournament bracket of women over 40 before (regions would be Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads and Minorities). You're tempting me to finally throw this together... not like, say, Marcia Cross would tempt me or anything, you realize.

You looking for famous women or DBR posters? Of course, it wouldn't be fair to have us compete against each other, so maybe you better stick to famous women.

How much younger gets you Cougar status anyway? I'm married, happily so most of the time (hey, it's been almost 17 years, we have our moments) but if I weren't, I don't think I'd qualify as a Cougar. Whereas I appreciate the aesthetics, I couldn't see myself doing anything with a 20-something. Let's put it this way, at work I have a 20-something friend who is a big hockey fan. She thinks Sidney Crosby is the sexiest male athlete ever. Me? I've got to give it to Mark Messier, still. Plus I have a 14 year-old son, I would never want to feel like some guy's mom.

[hurleyfor3]

You looking for famous women or DBR posters? Of course, it wouldn't be fair to have us compete against each other, so maybe you better stick to famous women.

I only personally know one female 40+ DBR poster. And she seems happily married.

People seem interested in this, so I'll toss out the 1-seeds: Nicole Kidman (40), Courtney Cox (43), Diane Lane (43) and Janet Jackson (42). Raquel Welch (67) gets a 16-seed in the Redhead bracket as a lifetime achievement award.

[colchar]

I only personally know one female 40+ DBR poster. And she seems happily married.

People seem interested in this, so I'll toss out the 1-seeds: Nicole Kidman (40), Courtney Cox (43), Diane Lane (43) and Janet Jackson (42). Raquel Welch (67) gets a 16-seed in the Redhead bracket as a lifetime achievement award.

Too bad Catherine Zeta Jones misses the cutoff by a few months (born September 1969). She'd win, hands down.

[2535Miles]

I only personally know one female 40+ DBR poster. And she seems happily married.

People seem interested in this, so I'll toss out the 1-seeds: Nicole Kidman, Courtney Cox, Diane Lane and Janet Jackson.

I'm not sure about the seeding yet, but I'll throw in: Demi Moore, Madonna, Pamela Anderson, Rachel Griffiths.

[Bostondevil]

Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Tina Turner, Julia Roberts just turned 40, I think.

Ellen Barkin, Holly Hunter, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Diana Rigg.

Cheryl Miller, Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill.

Iman, Christie Brinkley, Cindy Crawford, Cheryl Tiegs.

There's a few for you.

Oh and Jaclyn Smith, who should win, have you seen her lately?

[EarlJam]

Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Tina Turner, Julia Roberts just turned 40, I think.

Ellen Barkin, Holly Hunter, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Diana Rigg.

Cheryl Miller, Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill.

Iman, Christie Brinkley, Cindy Crawford, Cheryl Tiegs.

There's a few for you.

Oh and Jaclyn Smith, who should win, have you seen her lately?

Jaclyn Smith and Sheryl Crow. GOOD ONES!

-EJ

[Bostondevil]

Also in the model who has aged well category, Paulina Porizkova, even if her dancing didn't pass muster, plus she's a knitter. She always was my favorite.

[Bostondevil]

Oh and as an aside on fabulous DBR posters, there was a time when CathyCA and Bostondevil lived in the same dorm at Duke.

Were you there for the infamous Spirit Keg Victory, CathyCA? The dorm was Aycock. The cheer? Well, let's just say there was no competition that day.

Aycock girls, fabulous forever.

[devil84]

Oh and as an aside on fabulous DBR posters, there was a time when CathyCA and Bostondevil lived in the same dorm at Duke.

Were you there for the infamous Spirit Keg Victory, CathyCA? The dorm was Aycock. The cheer? Well, let's just say there was no competition that day.

Aycock girls, fabulous forever.

One minor correction: there was a time when CathyCA and Bostondevil and devil84 lived in the same dorm at Duke! Talk about fabulous Aycock women!! Any more of us??