When needing to administer punishment (in the dog world it's called a correction) I often get the person involved. I'm also a bit of a bastard (as some of you have called me).
If the person was perpetually late I would ask them what kind of punishment they think they deserve. If they tried to do a joke I would normally just be quiet and slowly blink. They would crack first.
When they came up with an appropriate punishment (or I suggested one) it would be enacted then. If they were getting to the point of needing some "guidance" (damn close to getting punished) I would ask them "Why I should let them do this?". If they did something wrong once and want another chance I might say "Why should I give you another chance?". I liked having the people involved, it seemed to take the sting out a little bit and made them think about what they did.
I've noticed that I do this to my kids also.
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