"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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Greenday is punk and they aren't a "made" band. They have busted their balls to be as successful as they are. They've earned it. VH1 did a documentary on the band, and you'd be surprised at the story of the band members.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Green Day is NOT punk. Not even close, sorry. Maybe like 12 years ago they were, but not anymore. However, they have earned their place, unlike most acts out there today. It's just that...their new album is pretty weak compared to Dookie and other earlier efforts.

They are only massive successes now because their music is more pop oriented.
 

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hey anyone remember the first video?
video killed the radio star


anyone remember remote control?

anyone remember the commercial with the grime reaper knocking at the door and the guy says hey will you come back when they stop playing videos? the catch was its all videos 24 hrs a day 7 days a week.
now where the heck is that grime reaper at? he shoulda pulled the plug a decade ago....
 

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Some of you will think i'm crazy, but i really do think MTV and Hollywood are ruining America.
 

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Originally posted by tristan22
Some of you will think i'm crazy, but i really do think MTV and Hollywood are ruining America.
i agree with you
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Wyldfire

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Originally posted by il_duce
Green Day is NOT punk. Not even close, sorry. Maybe like 12 years ago they were, but not anymore. However, they have earned their place, unlike most acts out there today. It's just that...their new album is pretty weak compared to Dookie and other earlier efforts.

They are only massive successes now because their music is more pop oriented.
That's funny...GreenDay considers themselves Punk and that is their official genre of music. Again, GreenDay IS a Punk band.
 

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Originally posted by tristan22
Some of you will think i'm crazy, but i really do think MTV and Hollywood are ruining America.
Sounds good... and it's easy to say such a thing.

The only problem with this is the horrifying fact that both Hollywood and MTV is only a response to the people. They are only giving us what we are asking for.

This is still a Democracy ladies and gentlemen, even though it does not feel like it. 'Real World' first arrived in 1990, and there was no other reality show in sight... for years in fact. It was and has been a hit ever since... now we wonder why we see so much of this bull**** on television.

People get mad about Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Green Day and others. Newsflash... these mother****ers are selling millions upon millions of albums in spite of file sharing.

You know those ****ty blockbusters? They still gross hundreds of millions of dollars.

It's not Hollywood nor is it MTV... stop blaming it on an external force. No... the problem... is us.

AS
 

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Originally posted by tristan22
Some of you will think i'm crazy, but i really do think MTV and Hollywood are ruining America.
They are not ruining America, THEY ALREADY HAVE! :(
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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