"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
Homo Tropic Thunder beats The Dark Knight!!!!
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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
PulpFiction
Don Juan
That sucks ,I can't believe how a movie like that has beaten Dark Knight.
realsmoothie
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Have you WATCHED it?
It's fricking genius. One of the funniest things I've seen in years.
And as much as I love Dark Knight... at least Tropic Thunder doesn't take itself so ridiculously seriously.
It's a COMIC BOOK MOVIE, people.
It's fricking genius. One of the funniest things I've seen in years.
And as much as I love Dark Knight... at least Tropic Thunder doesn't take itself so ridiculously seriously.
It's a COMIC BOOK MOVIE, people.
PulpFiction
Don Juan
I don't think I'll ever watch a movie like Tropic Thunder,it totally doesn't make sense.So what if Dark Knight is adapted ? Dark Knight is probably the best movie to date.I know it's been 5 weeks since it's release but a movie like Tropic Thunder should be avoided because you already know why.
"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.
War Against Betaism
Master Don Juan
For Batman to be number one for so long is really an accomplishment, I thought it lost its spot like last week.
Exactly. Long live the 60s campy version!realsmoothie said:And as much as I love Dark Knight... at least Tropic Thunder doesn't take itself so ridiculously seriously.
It's a COMIC BOOK MOVIE, people.
Tropic Thunder actually looks hilarious (Downey as a black guy? Come on, that's comedy gold)
Plus Ben Stiller is in it. Every movie he has been in has been (yikes, poor sentence structure) funny till the next year. Yes, this includes There's something about mary, even though that movie is totally AFC (even Favre was AFC in it lol).
And my main man Jack Black is in it too.
I still can't believe I haven't seen it. I better go see it before the movie loses all of it's thunder...tropic thunder!!
Plus Ben Stiller is in it. Every movie he has been in has been (yikes, poor sentence structure) funny till the next year. Yes, this includes There's something about mary, even though that movie is totally AFC (even Favre was AFC in it lol).
And my main man Jack Black is in it too.
I still can't believe I haven't seen it. I better go see it before the movie loses all of it's thunder...tropic thunder!!
Ken785
Master Don Juan
I saw it. Yeah that movie is classic.
"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.