"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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The Ashes are coming home!

PeterCrouch

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Haha Take that you stupid aussie losers!


Great series won by the best team!

All together now....

Super Super Kev
Super Super Kev
Super Super Kev
Super Kevin Peterson!

:D
 

"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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Not Quite There

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hahahaha!!

well played to both teams, but only one thign remaisn to be said.

'ozzie ozzie ozzie....bye bye bye!'
 

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Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!

How sweet is it beeting the Aussies.
 

Centaurion

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wankers all of you.
:(
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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STICKMAN

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all i can say to you poms is enjoy it you deserve the ashes for the way we played.

Soak it up as you know as a country you dont have much sporting success.......
 

Not Quite There

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Originally posted by STICKMAN
all i can say to you poms is enjoy it you deserve the ashes for the way we played.

Soak it up as you know as a country you dont have much sporting success.......
perhaps times are changing.

Lets not forget 2003 when we beat you to win the rugby world cup in your own country!!!


OWNED!

:cheer:
 

quest

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I don't follow the cricket.

But I'm Aussie.

And I'd like to congratulate English Cricket Fans.

It must feel great after sucking for so long. ;)

I'm sure we'll be back.
 

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Yeah, contrats Poms! You guys won fair and square!

Although as far as I am aware, we are still the #1 team in the world in both tests and one dayers! Not to mention, playing in your own country is a HUGE advantage in Cricket! That is a known fact! The pitches suit you perfectly. Similar example is the Spanish on Clay Courts in Tennis! You grow up on it your entire life!

Next year when the Poms come to Australia, I am pretty positive it will be the opposite result!

Anyways good win, you deserve to hold the ashes this time!
 

“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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Originally posted by jiza101
Back in our hands next ashes :cool:
and back in ours in 09 after warne retires ;)

joking, we'll have it in 07 too :D
 

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Wake me up when you guys win a REAL sport.



:D :crackup:
 

Not Quite There

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Wake me up when you guys win a REAL sport.



:D :crackup:
lol, like a bastardised version of a british girls sport???

i.e baseball and basketball.


and then you have american football!!1 what a joke of a sport!!

why is it called football when you barely you use your feet?

Its just a girly version of rugby. :down:
 

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But bask in the glory, for it took 18 years for you to KNOW what is that winning feeling. Soon enough when we meet again, it'll take another 18. :D

EDIT: I suspect there's something in the water...
 

CLOONEY

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Wake me up when you guys win a REAL sport.



:D :crackup:
Rugby union world cup! Far more global and "real" than the NFL.
 

“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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OzyBoy

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Lets see the last time you won before this year was in the 1980's and every other time it has been australia that has won. That still makes you look like a pretty crappy team.
 

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Originally posted by OzyBoy
That still makes you look like a pretty crappy team.
Yep but a pretty crap team that hammered you!


Haha!

Bring it on in 18months!
 

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Originally posted by OzyBoy
Lets see the last time you won before this year was in the 1980's and every other time it has been australia that has won. That still makes you look like a pretty crappy team.
No, it means we used to have a crap team.
 
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