Gunslinger, it certainly works ~ espec. with mean older sisters (no matter how wonderful they are). I had two little brothers that I used to beat the CRAP out of. When I was about 12, they finally realized that they were stronger than I was... and had enough of my beatings... waited until our folks were gone, got me behind closed doors & beat the crap out of me. After that, I barked off my orders to them with a *SMILE* (but I never stopped barking off the orders... just stopped beating them up).