"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Conan O'Brien without writers

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Has anyone been watching Conan without his writers? I've been watching every night since he's come back on and somehow he has managed to be even weirder without his writing staff. It's like there is no one there to hold him back and tell him something might be a little too out there for mainstream audiences.

Last night he rigged a rip cord at the top of his studio and hand glided down above the audience. On the stage, he had a guy dressed up like Abraham Lincoln and a guy dressed like John Wilkes Booth. He drop kicked John Wilkes Booth on his descent and saved Lincoln from assassination, then announced that Lincoln would get to serve another term.

Earlier this week he set up a maze on the part of the stage where guests enter and forced his guests to find their way through the maze before they sat down with him.

Last week he announced at the end of his monologue that he had become an overnight musical sensation in Japan and to appease his new fans he joined his band on stage and played a rockabilly song. They transcribed the words in Japanese on the bottom of the screen and showed clips of Asian people dancing.

I could go on and on about weird sh!t I have seen on that show in the past couple of weeks. Somehow I have a feeling Conan Unscripted is going to become legendary on the Internet after the writers return from their strike.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Personally, I like those shows without writers. It is much funnier in my opinion.

Try watching jon stewart and Colbert.

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Conan's been my fav for 10 years. Too bad he's on so late.

But remember, he himself used to write for comedy shows.
 

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Do you remember that assistant producer of his that he interviewed couple days after he came back on air? I'm not sure if the producer was acting or he was just a weird mindless drone like that.

Anyway, Conan is brilliant. He can practically get away with anything. He did some writing for The Simpsons, I believe. Or was it SNL? Anyway, like Mr. T said on the 10th anniversary, "You've only been funny for the past seven years, fool."
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Colbert has been pretty funny, he just makes fun of the fact that he has no writers and his show will suck all day.
 

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The Bat said:
Anyway, Conan is brilliant. He can practically get away with anything. He did some writing for The Simpsons, I believe. Or was it SNL?
He worked on both shows. SNL in the late 80's and The Simpsons in the early 90's.
 

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i used to love him but u soon realise his humour is very one-dimensional

can't believe this guy is taking over the more mature jay leno
 

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conan's hilarious. leno can be funny but his funny moments are not as frequent as conan's. but everyone has a different sense of humor. lately though conan's had an especially high number of actual laugh out loud moments for me. and colbert's alright without writers, but i think he's a lot better when he has em. it's all about presentation and he's just a funny guy.
 

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I liked Conan a bit more when I was younger but now it seems like he does the same jokes over and over, weird awkward stuff physically or self-depreciating humour about how he is pale, irish, out of shape, etc.

I will miss Leno when he retires, but the way the late nite hosts are, Conan seems like the only plausible option left.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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The Kidd said:
i used to love him but u soon realise his humour is very one-dimensional

can't believe this guy is taking over the more mature jay leno
wait what? Is leno retiring?

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comic_relief said:
wait what? Is leno retiring?

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yea don't worry it doesn't happen 'til 2009... which is next year.. damn... it seemed so far away 2 years ago

sucks though, conan's type of humour is so different from jay's, it'll be tough for the audience to make the switch because i think conan definitely attracts a younger audience
 
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