aquariusone
03-14-2015, 06:42 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10042605.ece/alternates/w620/dogs.jpg
Tom Bawden, Entertainment Editor of The Independent (publication) wrote last month about a research study in Vienna about the ability of dogs to "distinguish between angry and happy expressions in humans". It is also a well known trait of dogs to respond aggressively or despondently based on their master's expression or emotional state (like guarding against aggression or refusing to leave a master in distress.)
This leads me to wonder about how the dogs would interpret the image of Mayweather and Pacquiao:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/11/268CD29100000578-0-image-a-2_1426111325184.jpg
So let's pretend for a moment that you are a pitbull or a German shepherd. What could you surmise about Floyd's facial expression and the index gestures? If you (dog) were to be Floyd's loyal pet, Blackie, and see Pacquiao as he approaches with that expression and gesture, would you consider that as a "threat" and attack viciously?
Let us look at the opposite. As Pacquiao's pet pitbull, named Kidlat, and see Mayweather approaching with that look, what could conceivably be your immediate reaction?
Scholars of human body language may interpret these contrasting images this way. The "index finger" gesture represents "quiet" when the finger is raised to the front of the mouth. When held up, it conveys the emphasis, "listen".
The fist gesture is often used to demonstrate "strong" determination or conclusion; or an emphatic statement. (You will see this gesture on infantry men on attack in a war.) But the fist and the disarming smile together conjures an "alpha dog" image, similar to an expression, "I am nice but don't mess with me." (Ceasar Milan uses this illustration often when discussing dog training. "You got to be leader of the pack and demonstrate it." he says referring on the most effective way to have a dog follow directions.)
Personally, if I were Blackie, I would not react to Pacquiao as a "threat" and would likely let down my guard. (I am the best and no one will beat me.) But if I were Kidlat, I'd prepare for a vicious attack. (I am determined to tear you apart.) This seems to validate the polls that predict either a Mayweather decision or a Pacquiao KO.
As to what this may mean on May 2, you make your own conclusion.
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DEJA VU SHOWGIRLS
Meanwhile, everyone is jumping into the multi-million fight bandwagon. The Las Vegas Topless bar is offering to award the winner a "lifetime of lap dances", a $500 Dom Perignon bottle, and have its strippers tattoo the name of the winner on their.....well.....
And who are they rooting for? Well, it seems they know Mayweather "preferences" extremely well.
Even if they claim that this "reward" is worth a lot more than what the fighter's are expected to earn (imagine the "lifetime" guarantee), I think they will be disappointed. I don't ever think Pacquiao will claim the prize should he wins.
And for all of this sideshows, the circus is going to the dogs.
Tom Bawden, Entertainment Editor of The Independent (publication) wrote last month about a research study in Vienna about the ability of dogs to "distinguish between angry and happy expressions in humans". It is also a well known trait of dogs to respond aggressively or despondently based on their master's expression or emotional state (like guarding against aggression or refusing to leave a master in distress.)
This leads me to wonder about how the dogs would interpret the image of Mayweather and Pacquiao:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/11/268CD29100000578-0-image-a-2_1426111325184.jpg
So let's pretend for a moment that you are a pitbull or a German shepherd. What could you surmise about Floyd's facial expression and the index gestures? If you (dog) were to be Floyd's loyal pet, Blackie, and see Pacquiao as he approaches with that expression and gesture, would you consider that as a "threat" and attack viciously?
Let us look at the opposite. As Pacquiao's pet pitbull, named Kidlat, and see Mayweather approaching with that look, what could conceivably be your immediate reaction?
Scholars of human body language may interpret these contrasting images this way. The "index finger" gesture represents "quiet" when the finger is raised to the front of the mouth. When held up, it conveys the emphasis, "listen".
The fist gesture is often used to demonstrate "strong" determination or conclusion; or an emphatic statement. (You will see this gesture on infantry men on attack in a war.) But the fist and the disarming smile together conjures an "alpha dog" image, similar to an expression, "I am nice but don't mess with me." (Ceasar Milan uses this illustration often when discussing dog training. "You got to be leader of the pack and demonstrate it." he says referring on the most effective way to have a dog follow directions.)
Personally, if I were Blackie, I would not react to Pacquiao as a "threat" and would likely let down my guard. (I am the best and no one will beat me.) But if I were Kidlat, I'd prepare for a vicious attack. (I am determined to tear you apart.) This seems to validate the polls that predict either a Mayweather decision or a Pacquiao KO.
As to what this may mean on May 2, you make your own conclusion.
https://scontent-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10421951_349997165189666_7105944612114299239_n.jpg ?oh=53079ae79957a04b8dddf6779f4d1d32&oe=55798DE5
DEJA VU SHOWGIRLS
Meanwhile, everyone is jumping into the multi-million fight bandwagon. The Las Vegas Topless bar is offering to award the winner a "lifetime of lap dances", a $500 Dom Perignon bottle, and have its strippers tattoo the name of the winner on their.....well.....
And who are they rooting for? Well, it seems they know Mayweather "preferences" extremely well.
Even if they claim that this "reward" is worth a lot more than what the fighter's are expected to earn (imagine the "lifetime" guarantee), I think they will be disappointed. I don't ever think Pacquiao will claim the prize should he wins.
And for all of this sideshows, the circus is going to the dogs.