"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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If i hear this damn champ of the world song on espn one more time i'm going to kill someone.

10 years ago this man brought us country grammer and air force one's.. now he's making horrible promos for ESPN. what could have been.
 

"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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This is why I have a DVR and pre-record any sports game I want to watch. That way I can fast forward through the commercials, promos, and other junk.
 

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hell yea i grew up to country grammar, lot of good memories to those songs
 

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"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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ESPN has been garbage since the turn of the millennium. Absolutely sold its soul for advertising and fame. The supposed "worldwide leader in sports" coverage goes like this:

Football, football, football, baseball, basketball ,baseball, football, football, football, Football, football, football, baseball, basketball ,baseball, football, football, football, hockey, tennis, horse racing, etc....Football, football, football, baseball, basketball ,baseball, football, football, football, Football, football, football, baseball, basketball ,baseball, football, football, football, hockey, tennis, horse racing, etc....

Basically, ESPN is garbage.

IMO.
 

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Upside said:
ESPN has been garbage since the turn of the millennium. Absolutely sold its soul for advertising and fame. The supposed "worldwide leader in sports" coverage goes like this:

Football, football, football, baseball, basketball ,baseball, football, football, football, Football, football, football, baseball, basketball ,baseball, football, football, football, hockey, tennis, horse racing, etc....Football, football, football, baseball, basketball ,baseball, football, football, football, Football, football, football, baseball, basketball ,baseball, football, football, football, hockey, tennis, horse racing, etc....

Basically, ESPN is garbage.

IMO.
not only that but their coverage is pretty mjuch garbage on all fronts. College football you take out the hot sideline girls and the hDTV, what do you have? todd's taste of the town and a 80 year old man that you have to watch with a wind shield wiper? and another that can't even remember what day it is but puts on a mascot hat every week lol?

the horse racing coverage don't get me started. they are so bad they actually have to bring in people from HRTV or TVG to help out with their horse racing coverage. hank goldburg looks like he just came off a bender every time they are on set (I call him hammered hank), they show these silly sappy ass tug stories between races, no one gives a ****. then they stick you with this ****ty ass camera angles that are not remotely usable? what the hell do I want to see a horses **** for half way through a race, how is that going to help me in my horse racing experience?

It's so bad that i come to hate big days of horse racing because HRTV is contractually obligated to let ESPN air the race live so you have to watch ESPN if you are at home an I would much rather watch HRTV
 
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