Cornell professor Michael Lynn has proven what Heidi Montag just knew, the founders of Hooters proved 27 years ago, and the first upright man discovered 2 million years ago. Waitresses with large breasts get better tips. It also doesn’t hurt to be blonde and slender. Professor Lynn’s colleagues were shocked, shocked, by his breakthrough. "I am disappointed but not surprised to learn that female servers with larger breasts receive more generous tips,” Law Prof. Sherry Colb, who studies sexual equality, told the Cornell Sun.
Lynn said his research shows it makes business sense for restaurants to hire based on physical characteristics that increase customer approval. Added the professor: "Ugly people are not a protected class, legally.” Read the full article. (More Hooters stories.)