"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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You’re not seeing that my post was about being forced to make the decision required in a dire case: Its a paradox called Lifeboat Ethics. Combat medics call it triage, if you have a limited set of resources you’re forced to pick who has the greater chance of survival.

FORCED, no one person in medicine wants to be forced to make the decision which is what my post was about. In the end, it has to be made, hence the term paradox.

I get it that nuance is hard to detect online.
Its not just that. There is allot of compassion fatigue and resentment built up against anti-vaxxers who have made a poor reputation by protesting, taking off other people's masks and getting in their face, taking up hospital resources if they get sick with covid and denying beds to people who have followed the rules and ended up there, etc..... There are doctors, and hospitals or people out there refusing service in a malicious way to people who are not vaxxed. You can find this on youtube comments, and other social media feeds, twitter posts, etc...
There is a highly growing segment that feels the unvaxxed should be denied medical service because they made a decision not to take the vaccine and deserve any outcome they get.

Personally, I'm not vaccinated myself, but feel very annoyed by the behavior of other anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers in shaping such a negative public opinion, that people who are unvaxxed for legitimate reasons, like religious, conscience, or medical, rather than just being "medical Karen troublemakers", have to suffer along by association and that's really not fair.
 

"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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Furthermore, once someone is infected with one of the Covid variants it is not easy, nor expedient to determine if the individual has been vaccinated or not as a titer test cannot determine the chronological age of antibodies. I have not been around anyone in the medical field that has expressed any intent to treat ANY individual that is fighting for their life differently than another.

Yes, there are blowhards on the Internet, no doubt - I have not witnessed anyone intent on rationing care.

There is an exception in gallows humor, shared among HCP's (healthcare providers) behind closed doors, it is a survival mechanism that is shared between them in order to deal with the psychological stress of seeing other people suffering. HCP's with very few exceptions, down to a person are compassionate, caring and empathic.

But the paradox is still there, after all, HCP's are human.
 

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Florida Doctors did not walk off job or refuse to test patients:
 

"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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Fake news everywhere.

Believe nothing.
 

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Yup everything except Patreon and infowars is, you’d think I’d have learned my lesson by now!

Meanwhile Rogan has started neighing.
 

"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 flu (including this re-branded flu) will occur each year. Those with compromised immune systems will unfortunately suffer more drastic consequences. I'm not downplaying the severity. Just stating the facts.

@Pierce.Manhammer since you've chosen to provide this 'news' to everyone, then you have a responsibility to those that are reading. I say 'news' because I've looked everywhere for more information, but the only death they seem to acknowledge is the death of Abe Coleman.

"15 Miami-Dade Public School Staff members die of Covid in just 15 days?"
Where's the information about the other alleged 14 "Miami-Dade Public School Staff members (that) die[d]?"

So far, it appears that this is sensationalized news... that is misleading and false.
Since you introduced this 'news' to the forum, you can either prove my above assertion to be incorrect... or you can prove to yourself and the rest of us that you are merely a minion to unworthy sources.



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Since you introduced this 'news' to the forum, you can either prove my above assertion to be incorrect... or you can prove to yourself and the rest of us that you are merely a minion to unworthy sources."
To assume that the WHOLE WORLD of licensed broadcasting is complicit in bamboozling us is oxymoronic. It's amusing beyond compare to have you and others claim anything that does not agree with your/their worldview is "fake news". It's facile and at this point, it's so common it's become cliche. As someone involved in frontline healthcare I see the wages of what is occurring, HIPPA rules preclude being able to provide anything other than anonymized information about the afflicted. Choose to believe or do not. The links provided - like anything else on this site, are provided as entertainment and aggregation of news stories in a hotbed of the COVID outbreak. No one is forcing you to read them. Don't like it? Move along Bocephus.
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All of that said if you want a list of names of the educators who have passed a cursory inspection of the Dade teacher's union facebook page will provide you all the names: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedTeachersofDade/

Do your own research next time. Independent thinkers should be just that. Independent.
 

"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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To assume that the WHOLE WORLD of licensed broadcasting is complicit in bamboozling us is oxymoronic. It's amusing beyond compare to have you and others claim anything that does not agree with your/their worldview is "fake news". It's facile and at this point, it's so common it's become cliche. As someone involved in frontline healthcare I see the wages of what is occurring, HIPPA rules preclude being able to provide anything other than anonymized information about the afflicted. Choose to believe or do not. The links provided - like anything else on this site, are provided as entertainment and aggregation of news stories in a hotbed of the COVID outbreak. No one is forcing you to read them. Don't like it? Move along Bocephus.
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Realize everything he said is the same parroted mumble I see shared by mounds of my bp friends on social media. Word for word, he has not said anything I haven't heard from others. It's almost impressive cause it reads like a practiced sermon from some church.
 

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In response to your below reply... I say that you had one job: which was to provide validity toward your previous claim. You failed to provide facts.

And how did you respond?

instead of providing facts, you proceeded by getting emotional, and referring to me as “Bocephus?”

Is this your best? If so, then to other form members, I say when it comes to contributions by @Pierce.Manhammer ... “consider the source.”



To assume that the WHOLE WORLD of licensed broadcasting is complicit in bamboozling us is oxymoronic. It's amusing beyond compare to have you and others claim anything that does not agree with your/their worldview is "fake news". It's facile and at this point, it's so common it's become cliche. As someone involved in frontline healthcare I see the wages of what is occurring, HIPPA rules preclude being able to provide anything other than anonymized information about the afflicted. Choose to believe or do not. The links provided - like anything else on this site, are provided as entertainment and aggregation of news stories in a hotbed of the COVID outbreak. No one is forcing you to read them. Don't like it? Move along Bocephus.
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Broward County hospital admissions lead US, as Florida COVID cases hit another daily high at 24,753

Sweet baby Jesus.

TLDR; Version:

"For the 11th straight day, Florida hospitals set records for the number of COVID patients they are treating, and on Wednesday the state set a new high for daily cases.
All fake stats. Hospitals are empty. Nurses are so busy they're making tiktok videos all day long.
 

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I visited the Facebook page, but did not see listings for the remaining 14 alleged covid deaths.

Since you’ve chose to be an ‘authority’ on this ‘news’ piece. Then provide the date (on this Facebook) page) to which they list the remaining 14 covid related faculty deaths.

If you can’t, then you’ve further validated that you’re a liability to your own ‘cause.’

All of that said if you want a list of names of the educators who have passed a cursory inspection of the Dade teacher's union facebook page will provide you all the names: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedTeachersofDade/

Do your own research next time. Independent thinkers should be just that. Independent.
 
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I visited the Facebook page, but did not see listings for the remaining 14 alleged covid deaths.
Since you’ve chose to be an ‘authority’ on this ‘news’ piece. Then provide the date (on this Facebook) page) to which they list the remaining 14 covid related faculty deaths.
If you can’t, then you’ve further validated that you’re a liability to your own ‘cause.’
There's no list, but if you peruse the wall postings you will see the mentions, in a couple of minutes I tallied at least 6 before I stopped.

It's there in black and white for those who have the interest to find it. In the end, your opinion of me means absolutely nothing to me bro. So spout away, I will continue this thread as I have.

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"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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