"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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Lakers vs. Celtics Finals

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I'm not one to complain about officiating, but it was utterly atrocious in this game.

Kobe gets two cheap fouls in the first 8-10 minutes and has to sit, and Boston had a 36-3 FT advantage midway thru the 3rd quarter.

36-3 - that's not a typo.

I've never seen such a disparity in FT's in nearly 30 years of watching NBA basketball.

Yeah, the Celts were on fire from 3 pt range, but they also finished with 28 more FT's then the Lakers, and the Lakers still almost pulled it out at the end.

Hard to win when the other team has a 28 FT advantage.

Even my friend who is a huge Laker hater called me tonight and said they got screwed.

Pro sports is becoming as bad as Boxing, which I stopped watching about 15 years ago due to the blatant fixed fights, and the NBA and NFL are next...
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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yea I agree w/ the fouls, when I was watching I was thinking, WTF is up with these refs. Radmonovich and Kobe had to be pulled out at the beginning of the first quarter because of contact that should've been non-calls. Meanwhile it's all non-calls on the other end. Leon Poe, who's a nobody, got to the foul line how many times

between this and Paul Pierce's "injury", this series is turning into a joke
 

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the only thing that is a joke is LA fans reputation. What a bunch of cry baby beyotches. boo hoo mr colorado got shat on and your coach is b1tching about pierces injury like some kid who got kicked in the crotch and jacked for his jansport backpack.. getting owned hurts huh phillip? Go Celtics!
 

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I was just starting to get back into the NBA, but there's no point in watching if games are fixed like they were last night.
 

"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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3countriesPlan said:
the only thing that is a joke is LA fans reputation. What a bunch of cry baby beyotches. boo hoo mr colorado got shat on and your coach is b1tching about pierces injury like some kid who got kicked in the crotch and jacked for his jansport backpack.. getting owned hurts huh phillip? Go Celtics!
everytime I turn on ESPN radio, I hear about how Boston fans are the nastiest fans in the nation across 3 different sports. enjoy yourself
 

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ready123 said:
everytime I turn on ESPN radio, I hear about how Boston fans are the nastiest fans in the nation across 3 different sports. enjoy yourself

Try Philadelphia fans.

How about Raider Fan.

San Francisco Giants fan where pretty bruttal.
 

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ready123 said:
everytime I turn on ESPN radio, I hear about how Boston fans are the nastiest fans in the nation across 3 different sports. enjoy yourself
And the one leading the charge is Tom Heinsohn. I swear I cannot watch a League Pass game with Boston as the feed, this guy is the biggest homer ever. Every time someone on the Celtics score, he acts like they are the best players ever, and every time someone on the opposing team scores, he attributes it to luck because the Celtics defense is too great to be scored on.
 

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War Against Betaism said:
Every time someone on the Celtics score, he acts like they are the best players ever, and every time someone on the opposing team scores, he attributes it to luck because the Celtics defense is too great to be scored on.

LOL that is Hilarious...


I think I'm going to start doing that :p


Congratulations again to the 2008 World Champion Boston Celtics.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Man how did I miss this thread. It feels so good as a real Celtic fan. After last years draft I wanted to hang myself. Seriously I kept getting so much crap from everyone I know telling me how much the Celtics suck. Now I can have the last laugh Mwahahahahahah.
 

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ready123 said:
yea I agree w/ the fouls, when I was watching I was thinking, WTF is up with these refs. Radmonovich and Kobe had to be pulled out at the beginning of the first quarter because of contact that should've been non-calls. Meanwhile it's all non-calls on the other end. Leon Poe, who's a nobody, got to the foul line how many times

between this and Paul Pierce's "injury", this series is turning into a joke

I just replayed the first 5-10 minutes of the game and all the calls were going the Lakers way, with offensive fouls.

So I would say the calls were even in the game.

Lets just forget it and just start the celebration.
 

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So much for comparing Kobe to Michael!

MJ would have stepped up.
 

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Kobe really showed his skill tonight. I have to give him credit. Celtics Defense couldn't hold him back. Pierce didn't even seem like he was playing!
 

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Yeah man, sometimes I get caught up in all the hype when people try to compare Kobe to Mike.

But going into tonight's game, I have to admit I wanted to see Kobe step up. It's always amazing to see great players rise to the occasion.
 

"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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mpimpin you were just hating on kobe like a few days ago? "Kobe is not that great" he can drop 30 any given night, if that's not great I do not know what is.
 

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pierce played like b1tch boi phillip jackson used to and the celtics lost.. but not by much.. nice crap game garnett... anyways they will be back next game.. mr colorados greatness is exemplified by his getting rim checked on that dunk attempt in the first quarter.. rock on colorado! Celtics in 6
 

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nice moving screens Garnett

Odom and Gasol need to step it up next game. And Walton needs to stop thinking he can score

can't wait til game 4
 

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Birdem said:
mpimpin you were just hating on kobe like a few days ago? "Kobe is not that great" he can drop 30 any given night, if that's not great I do not know what is.

I can give credit when it is due though. I wasn't trying to say Kobe isn't good, but all this Hype comparing him to MJ doesn't work for me. He is probably the closest thing to MJ there has been and will be for awhile, but he is still a good ways off from being the next MJ
 

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ready123 said:
And Walton needs to stop thinking he can score
LMAO :crackup: so true
 

"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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