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

Nature ^ | April 19, 2006 | Michael Hopkins

[Jumpmaster]

LOVE your tinfoil hat!

[numberonepal]

It seems that the more macho a man is — at least according to his hormones — the more the sight of an attractive woman will affect his judgment.

While I can pretty much agree with this statement, and know there's some sound science to back it up (not this study, however), this article is bunk. Either the writer left a bunch of stuff out, or they simply don't know what they're doing.

What's missing here is that the article does not at all mention estrogen. Measuring testosterone levels while leaving out estrogen levels is only putting together half of the puzzle. A man could have testosterone levels through the roof, but if his estrogen levels are also high, then the extra testosterone has little, if any, effect.

The article also fails to take into account the DHT levels in men. Many doctors believe that DHT is simply an annoying hormone left over from puberty (it tells things to grow) that causes hair loss later in life and makes the prostate act poorly. This ridiculous notion seems to be the standard belief among the AMA community. In truth DHT does a heckuva lot more that's beneficial than what's generally believed. The article would have much more scholarly efficacy had it talked about libido versus testosterone/estrogen ratio.

[N. Theknow]

One of the drawbacks of being a male.

Only one head can lead at a time when it comes to driving a hard bargain.

[rjp2005]

Lust destroys patience (and your soul/will).

Advertisers have known this for decades.

[CertainInalienableRights]

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!

I was only speaking about emotions; "As a guy, the world's pretty much the same place day after day emotionally."

I have been paying attention for the last 30 odd years, but the above was the best I could come up with as an explanation.

[ElTianti]

Receptionist: How do you write women so well?
Melvin Udall: I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability.

[RoseofTexas]

HOLY COWBOY!!! To be married to him..WOOHOOOO!

[RoseofTexas]

Bawhahhahha...definitely a keeper!

[apackof2]

Mevin Udall, a miserable recluse and obsessive-compulsive curmudgeon becomes alive (and gets a clue) through a relationship with a woman, a zesty waitress, and exclaims,

"I feel that I'm the only person that knows that you are the greatest woman alive"

[apackof2]

[apackof2]

[apackof2]

My wife is the greatest woman I know. I married up.

She didn't do bad either!

;>)

[N3WBI3]

I have actually heard this before, Some university biology professor was measuring athletic performance of sprinters to their finger length.. There seemed to be a correlation.

[R. Scott]

Yep. The last example was a new woman working in the apartment’s office. She is stunning. All I had to do was hand her my rent check and say “Good Morning”.
I walked up to her, tripped over my feet, dropped the check, and mumbled something like “Uh…hea..oh…um…”
She has since started dressing down. Instead of a business suit, she has been wearing baggy jeans and a baggy sweatshirt or sweater. That does make it easier for men to conduct business. I wonder what she will be wearing when hot weather get here.

[R. Scott]

"How long until it gets hard?"

“It already is?”
Good thing you froze.

[R. Scott]

it is just my stunning sexuality that disarms him....

It could be – I just checked out your picture.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

High Testosterone Men

"Doh!"

ROTFLMAO