Makes no sense: Why would he choose boring Boof over gorgeous Pamela?

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I love those '80s cliches'. Much better than the nonsense we get in our supposedly 'woke and progressive' (but not really) modern era, which pretends that people can 'have it all', and that the hot girl or hot guy is also super-intelligent, super-kind and super-wonderful.

It amazes me how elitist and anti-egalitarian society has become. 80s pop culture was, ironically in view of who was President and UK PM at the time, far more progressive and egalitarian in its approach to humanity than the elite ego-boosting crap we see today.

Pamelas and Lindas are terrible in the sack - take it from me. Not to mention they can be a real bitch 24/7/365. Listen to ol' doc.

Find a Boof and it'll be easy-listening from there on out. It's those quiet reserved types that'll make you happy and show you the best time.

If we are going solely based on looks, it's pretty obvious that Pamela was intended to be (and was indeed) the more attractive female in this movie. She had long/full/curly blonde hair (a hot commodity in the 80s), a great tan, a beautiful figure, and was a great dresser who knew how to play up her femininity (remember the bowling alley scene where she wore the Teen Wolf shirt? She made that t-shirt look amazing). She also had confidence in herself, and it showed. While the consensus on imd is divided, with respect to physical appearance, I personally see no contest between Pamela and Boof. Boof had a short practical dumb looking haircut that made her face look full, used very little makeup, hardly any jewelry, and always wore several layers of frumpy 80s clothes. Even at the dance she just couldn't pull off sexy. It had something to do with the way that she held herself...like she hadn't discovered yet that she had the potential to be beautiful. She was Scott's "pal" and acted like one. And her stupid dress didn't help things. I'm not saying Boof was unattractive, but next to Pamela she was very plain.

Personality wise, in the beginning, Pam was a challenge for Scott because she wasn't always in his face pathetically wanting to know if Scott wanted to hang out. She was out of his league and he knew it, but he liked the challenge regardless.

Boof, on the other hand, was practically a stalker. She was always lurking around despite Scott's indifference to her. She even manipulated Scott into walking her home when she went to his house and played basketball with his dad. What was that?!?!? Talk about making yourself too available. Besides, Scott knew Boof since they were kids. There was no mystery there (especially since she was always around, kind of like an over attentive mother).

Yes, in the end, Scott realized that Pamela was a user with no real warmth or loyalty, which made her ugly on the inside. But, Boof was still his second choice, and he went for her because she was safe and sweet. I have no doubt that Boof would definitely be a very smothering girlfriend.

Boot had better personality, hOOters, bumb and smile more than Pamela, hana