I’ve been trying to think of a reason to OD on A314, and I think I’ve found one. I have to go to a place tomorrow where there is a strike. People are worried about walking past the picketers, who can be confrontational and abusive.
Soooo…
I’m going to OD on A314, assume Alpha Male stance and stride thru unchallenged while everyone averts their gaze from me.
What do you think? 
Adam
Let us know how it goes for you
Just becareful of the confrontation
Friends don’t let friends cross picket lines. Needless to say, it will make for a good experiment. You will definitely be a focal point of attention.
I think it’s almost impossible to OD on A314. You can wear a lot to little or no ill-effect. Androsterone is masculine, but is not badass or scary. More of a fatherly authority. Will it protect you or make any diff if things get ugly? Not a chance. If anything, a high dose will impart an uppity air, and they might mistake you for “the man,” (of “stickin’ it to the man” fame). And “the man” is the guy picketers blame for all their problems.
Heh, ODing aside, you know you could probably just walk through the picket lines unharmed and unabused? Just calmly walk right through.
Oh noes! People are holding up picket signs and are organized! They might attack us! 
JP.
I probably just have a different view of protests being born in San Francisco, and being raised in Berkeley. Some protests, admittedly, have turned into more aggressive scenes, but that’s usually only due to strong police response.
Heh, one time, some unlucky bicyclist was tackled off his bike by police hopping out of a squad van. I guess they thought he was part of the protest.
As Gegogi said, the ‘uppity’ air certainly won’t help, and if anything will invite them to be aggressive towards you. Protesters are usually charged up by their cause and are very gung-ho, IME. Think about it, they’re passionate about this enough to ditch whatever their normal responsibilities are, and are holding signs up all day instead. Just cause you walk in chin up, shoulders back, and big dick in hand, they aren’t gonna just part like the red sea.
That being said, they aren’t complete asses either. They just want to get their point across, and sometimes for some of them, that means ruffling a few feathers. Sometimes passerbys ruffle their feathers. It happens.
Though, I’m curious..what kind of strike is it? If it’s for the union of coal miners or iron workers, I would definitely reconsider being seen as ‘the man’. If it’s the union of pillow makers..I might be more inclined. 
I figure even pillow makers can devolve back to the jungle. Professors certainly can. In 2002 there was a protracted faculty strike in the UH system and some schmo decided to cross the picket line. The picketers refused to move and the driver called them Nazis along with many other choice words. They started yelling back. The driver floored the car, many flabby professors dove outta the way but, a young professor, not believing he could die stood his ground and was run down. Fortunately he only suffered bruises and scrapes, but still anything can happen at a picket line. Incidentally the cops were right there but weren’t paying attention.
Hmmm , I definitely wanna know how that goes. Keep us updated.
Lol, the things you have seen, done, been around. From the bits and pieces I gather, you’ve had/have a quite eventful life. I’m jealous, and hope my life turns out as interesting as yours. 
(That is, fully keeping in mind also, that your life hasn’t been all fun stuff.)
Actually it’s months of extreme boredom accented by brief moments of ecstasy and/or mayhem.
Hmm..well I suppose we can’t have it all. 
It depends on the picket line, your relationship to the strikers, and so on. If you’re just a regular joe wanting to go to the place of business to patronize, you’ll get jeers and such, but you’re not likely to be attacked.
If, on the other hand, you work at the place I work, are a union member, and you cross the picket line… well… you won’t necessarily get hit, but you’ll find yourself with very few friends among your peers, and no amount of any kind of pheromone is going to help you.
Political motivations aside, unions are about solidarity, and when someone basically thumbs his nose at his coworkers who are trying to stand up for things they believe in, it kinda comes across as a… well, you know, ginormous “FUCK YOU!”
Sorry for the little soapbox. Our union is up for contract re-negotiations this year, and tomorrow, we’re meeting in a local sports venue to vote to strike if we get shafted. It’s sort of a touchy subject with me at the moment.
-D4
In the end, the managing director of my company told me not to go over there until the strike is over…so the experiment didn’t happen. Can’t say I’m disappointed.
Adam
Oh, like that huh? Well, it sounds like it probably would have been better that you didn’t. Seems like to me you could have easily been seen as the ‘bad guy’.
hey the managing director may just saved your life! J/K
Today a man was torn to shreds by enraged picketers of the local pillow factory.
“We aint seen nothing like this! Heck we ain’t even heard of nothing like this!! Ther .. Theres nothing left of him!!” exclaimed Deputy Jack Johnson of the Pillow Country Sheriffs department
ughhh i dug this thread up and kept waiting for the outcome, but it was nowhere to be found 
I was wondering why this thread suddenly came alive. Lol
Oh the anticipation!
Hope it produced the desired effects.