"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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"Pook" on the radio? Real, fake, or is it my imagination?

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Two weeks ago, I got up early on a Saturday morning and was driving over to the gym for a quick run before I started out my day.

I was listening to one of the Top40 radio stations and a woman called in to give a shout out to a guy named "Pook". To sum up what she said:

1) He cold approached her in a club.
2) Introduced himself and said that he went by the nickname "Pook"
3) Got her # (and she got his).

She says that she lost it...and was so intrigued by the guy that she had to call in the radio station to ask for help in locating this guy.

Now I don't know whether or not this guy is "THE" Pook that we know of, but I just don't think there are going to be many guys who go into a club, introduce themselves by the name of "Pook," and successfully cold-approaches a girl and gets her IL high enough for her to call a radio station to find him.

There is one info that she left that may confirm that it is him. She said that she is in Atlanta, Georgia. Does anyone know if Pook lives there? Maybe he was just visiting the area...but who knows, I'm curious and I gotta find out if anyone knows.
 

"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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It appears that she isn't the only one who has a crush on Pook. ;)
 
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Pook has become the John Galt of the world of pickup.

"Who is Pook?"
 
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Oh man, not only do we have a new thread about him every 5mins, now he also haunts us on the radio :eek:
 

"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.

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I doubt the "Pook" on this forum is the first person EVER to use the nickname.

I wouldn't read too much into it. Last I heard from "Pook" he wasn't still running around practicing PU. Rather he had gone batsh!t insane from thinking too much. :p
 
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"Pook" is more common than you may ordinarily assume. If you type "Pook" into google, you are greeted with 5.97 million hits. According to Urban Dictionary, "Pookie" is "A term of endearment used for a loved one. Often used when one is aroused sexually." Since he obviously borrowed his nickname from a common sexual term, it's not surprising a pickup artist in Atlanta would do the same.
 
PrettyBoyAJ

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Don't worry Pook will respond in 3-5 days.
 
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