It's a gene thing: Bad boys hardwired to be bad

The Washington Times ^ | 12/23/08 | Jennifer Harper

[lakeprincess]

"Bad boys" have a bad boy gene. What's more, that same gene makes them more popular than the proverbial Mr. Nice Guy. Hello James Dean, so long Alan Alda

[Allegra]

Oh yeah... girls never stir the pot or take risks L0L

Nevah!

[Tax-chick]

Not me! And I don’t like “bad boys,” either. I like grown men with jobs and ambition. And uniforms.

[ikka]

Given that the risks (pregnancy of an unwed mother, STDs, poverty) have all been neutralized by the nanny state, “bad boys” have the same amount of appeal, and the downside is minimized. Get pregnant? You can marry Uncle Sam or have an abortion.... STDs? There are free clinics for that.... Poor? Go on welfare and let the nice guys be the sucker to pay for it...

[Old Sarge]

Women hate nice guys.

[pgyanke]

This is typically the kind of science that makes for excellent bar room discussions and nowt else.

You would be our very own Cliff Claven!

[RichInOC]

The funny thing is, Alan Alda is mostly famous for playing an Army surgeon who, somewhat in the TV series and even more so in the book and the movie, was a martini-drinking, skirt-chasing bad boy.

[rod1]

Then there are the Darwin Award winners who must have recesssive risk taking gene combos.

[mylife]

http://www.jackassworld.com/

[mylife]

L0L! quiet you! ☺

[mylife]

You settled in yet?

[mylife]

Yeah, but you gotta tote that barge, slaughter the enemy and bake a cherry pie L0L

Go figure... L0L

The dance of life

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

They have to pull down genes because there is no zipper in the back.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

That was disproved in 'Bedtime for Bonzo'

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Bad boys make great warriors but poor soldiers. If you want to win a war you need bad boys. If you want spit and polish soldiers Bad boys will not serve well.

[Allegra]

You settled in yet?

Yep..still shaking off the remnants of the jet lag, but I'm all settled in.

[mylife]

Yeah, yer clocks all messed up. You were up early.

[Allegra]

Hey, at least I slept unitl 0530 this morning. It’s an improvement. :)

[mylife]

I am gonna be a mess when I have to go back to work too L0L

[Aquamarine]

The most popular boy in my school killed his own mother a few years after graduating.

[Allegra]

I am gonna be a mess when I have to go back to work too L0L

We're off today, tomorrow and Friday (our normal day off.) However, I'm at work for a little while thos morning, getting some things done because I was away. It's quiet here and I'm actually able to focus.