Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

clarks think, scotts act and rogers feel

(… well, just think of a cross between Michelle Pfeiffer in the Fabulous Baker Boys and the Tasmanian Devil in the old Warner Brothers cartoons)

no!! wait!! don’t think about it… this is about scotts, ya know….lemme show you!

But this is serious scholarship, so lets begin by referring you to our page on scotts.

ok  enough of that!  lets do something!!

scottian worldview: the life of the predator. (now, people, remember that when we say ‘worldview’, we mean reality and, when we say ‘reality’ we mean the personal reality of the individual who grew up and developed and is living in, and when we say ‘personal reality’, we mean the world our scottian woman or man experiences when they woke up this morning.*)

the world without scotts? two words: boring

sure, bullet points would be appropriate:

• scotts will pick fights, but not hold a grudge
• scotts will risk their lives for a total stranger, yet continue on after the emergency not giving it (or the person) a second thought
• scotts relate to each other as do any member of a pack… ranking is all  (very interesting note about scotts: quite a few years ago, I was talking to my friend Bernadine about how scotts, when they enter the room, will always approach everyone there and ‘push them on the shoulder’, (figuratively or literally) and how that is a clear example of ranking behavior (in a pack). I asked her, ‘hey how do you feel when you encounter another scott and they are totally dominant, do you feel disappointed or let down?’ Bernadine got a thoughtful look on her face and said, ” Clark!!! what the hell are you talking about??!!! are you crazy?!?! what’s being dominant or not got to do with how I feel about myself?!?!”  (lol… I really liked Bernadine). Once she calmed down, she explained that it was all about knowing where she stood in the situation. Who was alpha, (only another scott), or who was submissive, (pretty much everyone else)… did not carry a qualitative value, it had nothing at all to do with who was a better person. It had to do with ranking among predators. Which, by the way, scotts always do in every situation involving people….even if it’s among a bunch of strangers, say, standing in line at the supermarket. Of course, our scottian friend will find something to talk about to the person in front or behind in line and if there are people around that our scott cannot directly interact with, they will simply raise their voice so as to get the attention of ….everyone.
• that, by the way, is the secret of dealing with scotts who might be getting unruly or overly-disruptive… remember that they are seeking the attention of the world, whether it’s good attention (“oh what strong arms you have and you manage to keep that pack of cigarettes in your rolled up sleeve and everything, my hero!“) or negative attention (“hey lady, the other patrons would rather you not dance on the table… please read the Menu and your Waiter will be happy to take your order.“) The key is attention…find a way to actually withhold attention and they will be eating out of the palm of your hand.
• great friends and fierce enemies
• incredible lovers and amazingly annoying house guests
• in defense of the pack (especially scottian females)….  you do not want to mess around with their pack.

…where has the time gone!!

I’ll try to stop by as the day careens onwards and add to our little list.

Hey!  you ever wonder why clarks and scotts make such good (and fun) friends? Well it’s mostly about the clarks. clarks tend to be easy going and fairly passive, which of course, poses no overt challenge to the scott…who likes to mess with the prey. but then, every now and then, something happens and the clark changes and swats the scott (picture playing with a puppy. the young dog can’t help but get over- excited and they sometimes nip and the human grabs them by the scruff of the neck and gives them a shake…the puppy immediately gets submissive, tail down and quiet….but then he or she looks at the human…and the tail starts to wag and they’re bounding after the ball again. It’s sorta like that with clarks and scotts. (lol) it doesn’t happen frequently and immediately afterwards  clarks go back to being clever and passive and the scotts know that all is right in the world.

* as to scotts and sleep?? you do not want to get me started on that!  Ever watch a dog sleep after a long day playing with their family?  Their legs will twitch (as they run after dream prey), their breathing will accelerate (as they corner their prey), sometimes you’ll even see them bare their teeth (as they confront their prey) and, often their tail will wag….(lol yeah!) all while sleeping! Do you now get a sense of the ‘reality of the predator’   btw: apropos of nothing… the expression ‘on the prowl tonight’?  yeah, scotts