"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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ISIS destroys Ancient Sumerian statues in Iraq

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"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.

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So that explains the state of ancient egyptian monuments.
 

"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.

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We were much better off with Saddam. At least he kept the jihadi's in check. In fact, there was virtually no Jihadi activity in Iraq while Saddam was in control. Saddam would have crushed and crucified these fukkers within a week.
 

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We were better off with Saddam, Gaddafi and other strongman leaders, and no immigration from muslim culture zones. Self-created problems largely.
 

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Yet your government seems to think that Assad must be taken down...Im sure it will go much better in siria than iraq and libia....

Btw the egyptians are too close to Putin, Im sure some democracy and liberation is required as well :rolleyes:

It doesnt take a genius to realize that in order to keep control and stability in such places, it takes something more than a government based on feelings and civil rights activism...
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Fatal Jay said:
Europeans was behind that one, not muslims
Why would europeans do that?
 

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At least its good that many of these museum pieces were actually copies according to officials from different European museums.

Btw Iraq museums, containing some rich human history, went through a lot of pain after the American invasion. Its not like this is the first time that museums have had problems in a war torn Middle East.
Chamber36 said:
Why would europeans do that?
Conquerors acting stupid. Has happened a lot through history. Humans = idiots.
 

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It's a shame but lets be honest here, the left replaced our great works of legitimate art and their importance to Western civilization decades ago when they took over academia. Another desert toilet thousands of miles away loses some of it's art history and we're all supposed to be foaming at the mouth and brimming with impotent rage? :confused:

Now it's no "sick ink" or a chick sh!tting into an empty soup can live on stage in front of a bunch of atomized sh!tlib indoctrinated university students but just for reference:

Completed at age 23

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh4xdkhdIn1qffo6uo1_1280.jpg

From a distance

http://www.radford.edu/~rbarris/art216upd2012/berniniproserpinexx.jpg

Some more

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xh3lJ6df7...utch+Artist+Sir+Lawrence+Alma-Tadema+1881.jpg

http://www.daydaypaint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Flirtation-Federico-Andreotti.jpg
 

“The 22 Rules That Turned Me From Invisible to Irresistible With Women… Starting Tonight”

You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.

Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.

These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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TBH I went to egypt once and the Tour Guide told me that the tribes which arrived at the temples, were superstitious about the sculptures looking at them and stuff, and that's why they have most of the faces chiselled away.

I don't think it was europeans, as they were relatively modern when they arrived, around the times of Napoleon. They say they shot off the sphynx's nose because it was negroid, but that hasn't really be proven either.

Consider that many people know Ancient egypt contributed to ancient Greece, which contributed to Ancient Rome, and thus the rest of europe, I doubt europeans would want to destroy ancient Egyptian artifacts.

Also, note the amount of german egyptologists. If europeans are so interested in ancient egypt, why would europeans destroy ancient egypt?

My great grandfather actually used to translate coptic to german.

Speaking of Coptic: According to Wikipedia:
The Copts are the native Christians of Egypt
The Coptic language is the last stage of the Egyptian language.

Christianity is older than Islam. The coptic language is an indigenous egyptian language. It seems that the indigenous egyptians, copts, converted to christianity. Then came the muslims, which now form 80% of the population. Probably those muslims destroyed all the ancient egyptian artifacts.
 

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USA! USA! You didn't give a sh1t about the marines destroying the whole fvcking country, let's care about some statues. Oh, I get it, it's an excuse for some action! :crackup:
 

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It's just a bunch of statues.

Somewhat relevant

Matthew 6:19-21

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
 

"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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