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Men Act Like Dogs to Determine Dominance

livescience.com — "A new study finds that the lower the pitch of a man's voice, the more physically dominant other men think he is. And men lower their voice pitch when addressing a man they believe to be less dominant than themselves, but raise it when speaking to someone they think is more dominant."

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  • gronne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+149So is Barry White the top dog then?
  • technique, on 10/12/2007, -10/+153Alt. title:

    "Men Act Like Dogs; Women Really Are Bitches"
  • diecastbeatdown, on 10/12/2007, -9/+121i'll bet you just can't wait to see a penis.
  • rodeo40, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51Explain Mike Tyson...
  • ScottAG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+49No, he just installed the deep voice mod to his chair-'puter when he read this thread.
  • blanski, on 10/12/2007, -3/+52diecastbeatdown...
    I'm in the library on the quiet floor and it took all of my strength not to fall on the floor and die laughing.
  • ganzhimself, on 10/12/2007, -1/+44Hmm, when I act like a dog to assert my dominance over another male I just pee on him.
  • lava, on 10/12/2007, -4/+47yet bill gates is the richest man in the world.
  • CaptShmo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+42stephen hawking cried when he read this thread =(
  • KYDS3K, on 10/12/2007, -2/+43ok, R Kelly . . .
  • systemghost, on 10/12/2007, -11/+47That's why you're a woman.
  • Muncher, on 10/12/2007, -6/+40So that's why women have higher voices then?
  • LLXerxes, on 10/12/2007, -6/+40Instead of using a title like 'Men use Vocal depth to establish power' they used a title that says 'Men act like dogs'. Big thanks to the scientific community.
    asses
  • arunforce, on 10/12/2007, -2/+34Too bad he's already created a portal to the past, and is reproducing at amazing rates, to create a world of mini-Hawking.
  • WarpFox, on 10/12/2007, -3/+33You didn't need this article to know that, man.
  • fauxpaw, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29Cockblocking yourself:
    Using phrases like "spittin' game on a chick" around a woman.
  • crystalskull, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25*octave lower than normal* Great find. Digg.
  • crad14, on 10/12/2007, -6/+29you know what they say about a man with a long vocal tract....
  • blanski, on 10/12/2007, -4/+26woof.
  • schleppo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23Screw Barry White. James Earl Jones is leader of the pack!
  • dgaspard, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21No wonder every thinks Darth Vader is the man
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21"that's what cockblocking's all about."

    I thought it was all the drunken leg-humping at college frat parties....?!?
  • blanski, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22I guess this is why my girlfriend tells me "I speak more like a man" when I talk to my mother's boyfriend...
  • danielwsmithee, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18He is the great-dane of the man kingdom.
  • Jugalator, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17They're better at deep throating other men...?
  • danielandrews, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Right, because it's all conscious.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16WTF

    GB2 /KITCHEN/
  • sceebacny, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Bee Gees anyone?
  • blablaman, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16Well Rita Cosby (Throaty McHusky) must be more dominant than most men I know then.
  • bennomatic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11@schlep-

    Yeah, I don't think darth vader bows to anyone...
  • jotux, on 10/12/2007, -9/+19In other news, headline states obvious.
  • T-Maaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Well... use of a lower vocal octave is _much_ better than the old habit of peeing on things to claim ownership.
  • lj535i, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Mike Tyson: I think his dominance had something to do with his ability to punch, and more recently bite.
  • KYDS3K, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Of course, the opposite applies to evil geniuses. Skeletor has a pretty high-pitched voice, as does Cobra Commander. "DESTRO! WHERE'S MY COFFEE?!?!?!" Of course, Destro DID get the Baroness . . .
  • mozzer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Hawking then attached the deep voice mod to a sub woofer. He now owns us all.
  • mancat, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Sure you didn't get fired for rambling too often?
  • goat77, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10Or... you're the dog now, man?
  • Talphin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8So do you use a higher pitch when talking to her? :D
  • idonthack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Stephen Hawking says:
    *RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE*
  • Anthet, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9"I find your lack of faith disturbing"
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I noticed this in the Army a lot, especially with the drill sergeants. "HEY YOUUU"... "yeyyeyeyesss.. ddrill sa sa sa sergeantt..?"

    I think it's mostly altering your voice in hopes the other person will be nicer to you. A calming effect, if you will. Try to downplay things so that you have a better chance.
  • Zippo, on 10/12/2007, -7/+13Who are you calling a bitch?!
  • elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8technique, Where the hell do you live? $$$ MOST CERTAINLY = Dominance.
  • technique, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8...and Michael Jackson.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6So we now know who's the man in the relationship, hehehe...
  • grayBot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5 @jlenes WTF?

    did you read the article ?
    They TESTED this theory by measuring the pitch of over 100 men and compared that to their own percieved dominance of the same recording.

    I.e they found that if I have a lower voice than you, you will percieve me to be dominant and vice versa......
    Please show me a more "social significant" test of any "social significant" theory ?

    I think you to be an ignorant troll, please shut up, you are making us dumber.
  • vicaya, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Yes, most diggers here are male except gold diggers.
  • Twango, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3And Boy George
  • Flashman, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10Of course men act like dogs - that's what cockblocking's all about.
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