This list comes up when you do an Amazon search for tools for recording phone calls.

[snarp]

I present to you the Concerned Boyfriend/Husband Clarity Toolset. In ascending order of creepiness, the list includes a pocket recorder, a phone tap, a hidden camera, night vision binoculars, and a GPS tracker. I guess he's recommending you put it in your SO's frigging car?

"Concerned" is such a fabulous euphemism.

I remember reading an interview with a private detective about this sort of stuff. He said that the men who wanted him to tail their wives/girlfriends to see if they were cheating were almost always wrong, while the women doing the same to men were generally right. Other gender combinations were not discussed.

Edit: After TinEye-ing the profile picture, I think this guy's probably just screwing around; that seems to be the image in question's primary use? I mean, we can hope, anyway.

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[mikkeneko]

He said that the men who wanted him to tail their wives/girlfriends to see if they were cheating were almost always wrong, while the women doing the same to men were generally right.

Mentioning this to my friends set off a general debate as to why this would be so, since men don't cheat all that much more than women. Consensus seems to be that 1) men are less socially conditioned to look for signs of cheating than women, so they're less likely to suspect it, and 2) even if a man does suspect he's being cheated on he's unlikely to want to admit it to other men. Thus leaving the male segment of the private detective client base to uber-controlling stalker types.

No idea why women clients would be generally more accurate, though.

[treesahquiche]

Intuition. Duh. :P

[ross-teneyck.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. The same guy posted a "Concerned Boyfriend List" -- apparently husbands don't count on this one -- that includes a machete.

[mikkeneko]

He's concerned about zombies, obviously!



(Or maybe velociraptors?)

[snarp]

It's possible; he has also thoughtfully provided us with a list entitled "2012 Apocalypse Survival Kit for Urban Environment." No machete there, for some reason.

Edit: Actually, judging from his profile image and the milieu in which it is habitually used, I think this guy may just be trolling.

[mikkeneko]

That was my first thought when you mentioned the machete, really.

[snarp]

OH GOD

HE DID

I wonder why the two lists are identical, with the exception of the machete? Are the husbands expected to have put all the weapons they might need on their wedding registry already?

Edit to add: Jesus, the difference is that that one's a wishlist. Who the is he sending the machete list to? And to what purpose?

2nd edit: Actually, judging from his profile image and the milieu in which it is habitually used, I think this guy may just be trolling.

[treesahquiche]

I reported that I was offended by this list and that I considered its content inappropriate. How much do you want to bet that Amazon takes no action?

[azurelunatic]

Eeewwwwwwww.