Monica Wasn't Cute But ...

Bill Clinton almost lost his job over her. Apparently it doesn't take much to short circuit men's brains.

Catching sight of a pretty woman really is enough to throw a man's decision-making skills into disarray, a study suggests.

The more testosterone he has, the stronger the effect, according to work by Belgian researchers.

Men about to play a financial game were shown images of sexy women or lingerie.

The Proceedings of the Royal Society B study found they were more likely to accept unfair offers than men not been exposed to the alluring images.

The suggestion is that the sexual cues distract the men's thoughts, preventing them from focusing on their task - particularly among those with high natural testosterone levels.

The University of Leuven researchers gave 176 heterosexual male student volunteers aged 18 to 28 financial games to test their fair play.

I wonder if this was the kind of logic Moammar Gaddafi used when deciding to assemble an all female security team. Initially I assumed it was because he figured that an armed man would be less likely to shoot a woman to get to him. But, perhaps these women, who are dressed in military attire but aren't shrouded and still have visible curves, are there as more of a sexual distraction. A split second of distraction by an attacker could save Gadaffi's life. This chick looks fierce!