Talk:Staring/Archive 1

caption
Somebody caption this picture. It freaks me out when there's no text. 74.116.137.2 21:57, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Bad Picture
Look, I don't know exactly what that monster in the picture is doing, but I know for sure that that freak is not staring at something. He's probably having a stroke or something. We need a new picture. The current one is crap.MaxW 18:28, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Yea, wtf is that? And what is with the caption?

I checked with google. Apparently, the quote is from a Lovecraft story. Though I have no idea why someone posted it as the caption. PollyNim 19:25, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Dead link
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"Although they are less inclined than mammals to participate in such a contest, a fish would be impossible to defeat in a first-to-blinking staring contest as they do not have eyelids."

brilliant — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThrBigD (talk • contribs) 01:47, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

A staring contest with an animal??? That's just goofy, people.

I often start to laugh when having a staring contest. Is this common? &mdash; J I P | Talk 06:38, 6 September 2005 (UTC) last malthusian, thats a cool idea, if you can cite it, throw it on the page?Spencerk 04:59, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Laughing is an instinctive way to defuse tension. I think your subconscious is probably saying "I don't want to fight this person". --Last Malthusian 11:29, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Animals and staring contests
Most of this section seems to be nonsense. A "staring contest" with an animal is always done as a joke, as animals do not comprehend the purpose of such a "contest". Yes, dogs and cats sometimes stare at people — there is nothing competetive about it. There is some decent material about the differences between how humans and animals perceive stares, and this is the only thing preventing me from blanking the whole section. ~ Booya Bazooka 21:14, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

More references
Big Train ran a regular staring commentary, eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWgg20IqibM Also, somewhere I found an international/world championship staring competition, with official rules and everything! The rules stipulated a 3' circle with footplaces, and two umpires looking over the shoulders of each competitor. 125.62.64.155 10:58, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Found it! http://www.prostaredown.com/ 125.62.64.155 11:05, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Image?
Is the image really necessary? David 08:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

yes 172.143.43.91 (talk) 22:14, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Viral relevance re: Jimmy Wales being left aligned
I've personally been sent links to this page several times now, with the joke being Jimmy Wales left-aligned photograph staring at you next to the word "staring contest". Possibly worth a mention in the references section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.206.161.251 (talk) 14:20, 22 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Too "meta" for Wikipedia, I think, but it is pretty funny. Spudtater (talk • contribs) 09:32, 24 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I believe you mean something like http://weknowmemes.com/2011/11/jimmy-wales-staring-contest/ ? 142.229.80.40 (talk) 18:03, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Missing Something?
I feel this page is missing something, because it fails to address the reasons that mammals do not look each other in the eye for extended lengths of time. This is a fundamental expression of aggression, a challenge to the dominance hierarchy of an established group, in many species. Also, between humans, prolonged eye contact is a preamble to sexual activity. I would not pretend to be qualified to address this topic, but I hope someone who is could add to the depth of this aricle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hlocnw (talk • contribs) 19:48, 23 October 2012 (UTC)