ThreeStrikesandOut

Got the following from Eurekalert via Deadspin.

The rich girls at Michigan are apparently very good at getting what they want without spending a dime of daddy’s money in the process. According to researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, some Michigan student’s are resorting to casual sex as a way to get stuff. According the study by researcher Daniel Kruger (no I don’t know if he’s Freddy’s little brother):

The exchange of resources for sex—referred to by scientists as nuptial gifts—has occurred throughout history in many species, including humans, Kruger said. The male of the species offers protection and resources to the female and offspring in exchange for reproductive rights. For example, an arranged marriage can be considered a contract to trade resources.

Not that this comes as a big shock to anyone, but what people are trading sex for may be:

The majority of students were well aware of their own attempts to trade reproductive currency, Kruger said. However, if they were in committed relationships, they did not view the partnership as trading in reproductive currencies, he said.

Overall, the strategy of attempting to exchange investment for sex is only successful about 25 percent of the time, the paper found. Some of the attempted trades included: tickets to the U-M versus Ohio State game; studying assistance; laundry washed; a Louis Vuitton bag; and voice lessons among other things.

Maybe Rich Rodriguez can take an idea from this and send a dozen cheerleaders over to Columbus. If girls at Michigan are trading sex for getting their laundry cleaned, can you imagine what the Ohio State football could get them to do if they offered to throw the Ohio State-Michigan game? There would be some football players who would be doing things that are only seen on some of the finer websites for $24.95 a month.

The idea of someone trading voice lessons for sex has got to be a joke. I know; there are about a dozen “oral” lessons, jokes in there, but I’ll leave those alone. But as for a Louis Vuitton bag? Chick could offer to give me the best head of my life and there’s no way that she’s getting a LV. But I do keep some flea market knock-offs under my bed just in case she’s not too bright.

I’d be interested in seeing how this study was compiled. Did he just pass out questionnaire’s, titled “What would you suck dick for? What would you do for tickets? Which is easier working or putting out?”

I’d really like to know so I can start passing out my own.

Deadspin