ADVISORY TO MEN

Here's an article (thanks to DavCat) about a woman who wrote a book about how she modified her husband's behavior using animal-training techniques. I'm linking to it so you men out there will be prepared, in case the woman in your life reads this book -- they all read the same books -- and tries to use this system on you. Don't let her! You are not an animal! You're a man! You have dignity! So if she tries this, remind her that you are more than capable of peeing on her feet.

Comments

[LucyVanPelt]

I use this on the men in my life all the time. Now whenever they hear a bell, they begin to salivate.

Just like everyday when the smoke detector goes off, they head to the kitchen for dinner.

[crossgirl]

...critics bristle at the idea that humans are as easily manipulated as dogs or marine mammals..

not humans, men folk.

[Crash]

This is also effective on children.

[Punkin]

Sit, Ubu, sit.

Good husband.

[Mot the Hoople]

These are the same people that say all a woman needs to do to initiate love making is to get naked, or who say that they can put anything on their face provided they're showing a bit of cleavage. I don't know where they get these ideas from.

[Texgal]

Mot, could it have something to do with the reality that T&A is used to sell everything from trucks to shaving cream?

Of course, a lot of misinformed wome think silicone and man training books will solve all their problems. Note to self: retract claws.

[Christine]

What's wrong with a little positive reinforcement? Males become clinically deaf when nagged about their behavior. Besides, the world could use a few less beer bottle tops to step on in the night and smelly sox on the floor to trip over. I am an expert on such matters. I have four sons.

[padraig]

This will work just fine on men if the womenfolk are willing to replace the herring with a sliding scale of personal rewards. Emphasis on the "sliding."

"Honey, can I have a little more behavioral reinforcement?"

[judi]

ya'll remember we blogged this at least a year ago, right? right?

[Mot the Hoople]

We got short attention spans Judi:-)

[Texgal]

Pad, talk about your short learning curves!

[gfunksizzle]

Hey! They get salsa!

[KDF]

Well, crap, judi's trying to get fired again.

[estrogen centrale]

Uh Dave... it's call the doghouse for a reason...

*tosses a crunchy, which he catches in his mouth*

Good boy!

[Scott]

This is just plain insulting. I'm outraged. And if I didn't just hear the sound of a can-opener - which undoubtedly means my wife is going to fill up my food dish any second now - I'd give you all a piece of my mind.

[Texgal]

Snork to Scott (good boy, let me scratch you behind the ears).

[Elon Weintraub]

Ha, I'd like to see someone try to use those tactics on me. No really I woul, because that would mean at least one girl thinks there is hope. And then I could crush her dreams! MUHAHAHAHAHA!

[padraig]

Tex, it's terrible. I need constant reinforcement. CONSTANT, I tell you.

[Texgal]

Pad, really well done sliding reinforcement is always a great motivator!

[padraig]

Tex, I'm hiring you as my personal trainer.

[Wench Lizzy]

"Dave! Did you just do that on the floor?! Bad Dave, Bad! Now you know what I'm going to have to do about that!"

[Eleanor]

*raises hand*

I do, I do, judi, and was planning to comment on it except you already did. But i DO FInd it odd that Newsweek calls it a "new" book.

[Texgal]

Pad, great! New growth industry opportunity.

[Annie Where-but-here]

The beauty of this book is that you could post this every dang month, yet this technique would continue to work on men anyway, whether they're aware we're using this or not.

[Eleanor]

This is true.

[Merri Lee]

How hard is it to train men (or children) to pick up their underwear (or toys)? When you find them on the floor, throw them in the trash. Problem solved.

[Wench Lizzy]

Would you two pipe down? You're giving it all away!

[Kristie]

This technique has been around for years. My grandmother used a similar technique on my grandfather. She had a laundry hamper, and asked him to put the clothes he wanted washed in the hamper. Instead, he'd leave his socks on the floor, and she'd sweep them under the bed. Soon, he ran out of socks and when he asked where they were she replied "I washed everything that was in the hamper."

He dug all the socks out from under the bed and used the hamper from then on.

Positive reinforcement - clean socks...

[daisymae]

Worked for my kids, too.

[Rosie]

Brilliant Kristie, just brilliant.

[Steve Haller]

In that case I don't think I want to know what "positive reinforcement" you gals use to keep your man from leaving the seat up...

[padraig]

Kristie, sorry, but what really happened was, "He dug all the socks out from under the bed and wore them for the next week."

[Eleanor]

I'm afraid padraig is right.....

very sad...:(

[Texgal]

The dirty socks were inside out for that special fragrance enhancement. And I don't what to think about the underwear.