Lingerie makes hagglers happy-go-lucky: Sexy pictures take men's minds off getting a good deal

Nature ^ | April 19, 2006 | Michael Hopkins

[apackof2]

So where's the pictures?

High-testosterone men

[Tenacious 1]

[BTW You'll be a lot happier if you don't try to always understand the "mystery" of women.]

I call foul! It is not men that seek to understand women. Men gave up and work within the parameters of the unknown. Man invented the "shrug" to deal with the mysteries of women.

On the other hand, men are as simple creatures as there can be. My wife wants asked me while on a vacation drive, "What are you thinking?" I explained to here that I was wondering where you would find a replacement bumper for a '68 corvette and what it would cost. She asked me why I had to be a smart Xss. I was confused. Do not over complicate our thoughts, intentions, what we say or why we do what we do.

[apackof2]

LOL

[eeevil conservative]

LOL!!!

none of those things sound so bad!

;-)

gotta run to work!!

see-- a good neanderthall wouldn't LET me work!

;-0

[eeevil conservative]

LOL!!!!

GREAT POINT!

I LOVE IT!

[ovrtaxt]

[Little Ray]

Well, duh.

[nuke rocketeer]

And this is news????? Advertisers have known this for years.

[apackof2]

Do not over complicate our thoughts,
intentions, what we say or why we do what we do.

No problem, LOL

[Ro_Thunder]

Well, it is a sexy picture to me, too!

[nuke rocketeer]

Any real man is more than willing to go toe-to-toe, but the mammaries are just too damn distracting, especially when they get shaken. They are just too hypnotic! Even the semi-nerdy knuckle draggers like me who try to keep in control of any situation can be mesmerized, much to the perpetual annoyance of my wife.

[Tenacious 1]

I love that. I had it on my fridge at home for weeks.

My wife is the greatest woman I know. I married up. That said, she gets very upset when I refuse to argue over emotional events. Case in point; She says, Your sister mentioned something that I interpreted to mean...yadda yadda yadda...." I say, "I don't think she meant that at all and you are likely over reacting and being insecure." Suddenly there is an argument. I retreat to to the, "...ok, alright, could be, sorry, your right,..." Then the poo pops the fan because to her I have apparently lost interest in the argument and just want it to be over.


EXACTLY! And what is wrong with that? I practically let her win and somehow I lose for losing. Who is it that is difficult to understand?

Great thread.

[Bob]

...the Pacemate, fresh from a charity event and in uniform, casually but directly asked me, "How long until it gets hard?"

Perhaps you were drooling and that tipped her off that she should ask her very innocuous question in a very provocative way.

[CertainInalienableRights]

Do not over complicate our thoughts, intentions, what we say or why we do what we do

Truer words were never spoken, brother.

[nuke rocketeer]

"I call foul! It is not men that seek to understand women. Men gave up and work within the parameters of the unknown. Man invented the "shrug" to deal with the mysteries of women."

You forgot the ever popular "Uh-hu", or "Yes Dear" responses for the one sided yakfest she is carrying on with you while you are lost in your own thoughts.

[nuke rocketeer]

Hey Buddy, you're married and still have not learned that you can never win any argument? Even by losing you still lose. I just take my lumps and go merrily about my business doing what I want to anyway.

[Tenacious 1]

[You forgot the ever popular "Uh-hu", or "Yes Dear" responses for the one sided yakfest she is carrying on with you while you are lost in your own thoughts.]

LOL! Now I am in full laugh arrest. My assistant just walked in and wanted to know what was so funny.

I gotta get back to work. Or at least fake it better.

[CertainInalienableRights]

the ever popular "Uh-hu", or "Yes Dear" responses for the one sided yakfest she is carrying on with you

I have to admit that I do find myself pitying women as I get older.

As a guy, the world's pretty much the same place day after day emotionally. We can, to a large extent, distance ourselves as observers and have some degree of control as to how we perceive the world, what we will let affect us and how we'll react. (OK, boobies excepted) Even better, to the extent we like, we can shape the world, or at least our part of it, to make it the way we want.

I think women are largely in a different place. For them, the world is an ever-changing landscape in which they are directly affected by everything and have only limited control over how they perceive and react to it.

Sure, some women have it worse than others, and all of them seem to have highs and lows for various reasons. Still, I don't think I could handle being a woman, nor would I want to.

[ovrtaxt]

I eventually came to the conclusion that, as long as we were still going to have sex, I could live with perpetually losing arguments.

[apackof2]

For them, the world is an ever-changing landscape in which they are directly affected by everything and have only limited control over how they perceive and react to it.

Oh Pleeeeeeeese what an one note simplied observation about a whole category of people!

Yes our very interesting and exciting world is an ever-changing landscape but the fact that you think that as born muti-taskers, we have limited control shows that you haven't been paying attention!

For example, There may be times we show to you, limited control but just as a sign that we would like (and need) some assistance

And yes, women and men DO NEED each other!