"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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What are your favorite bands?

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The Strokes
The Von Bondies
Jet
Bloc Party
OK Go
Green Day
Franz Ferdinand
The Bravery
Incubus

I'm indie, and I like it.
 

"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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Wyldfire said:
Um...I don't think so...I think The Wall was about Syd's issues.
Yeah, the young Pink was Roger Waters...dealing with growing up without a father and grammar school. The grown-up, crazy Pink was based on Syd.

The commentary on The Wall DVD is great. There's a fifteen segment on pedophiles by Roger and the artist guy, all spawned by a reference to the "short trousers" they had to wear. Hilarious stuff.

I'm both a Roger and David fan, though I have more respect for Roger's writing abilities.

Unfortunately, I left my Final Cut CD with an ex-gf years ago and haven't replaced it. It was one of my favorites. You can even find some low-budget Final Cut videos at http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk
 

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I don't know if you can call them favourite bands, but they have some awesome songs:

The Shins
The Strokes
The Honorary Title
The Cardigans
The Beatles
The Walkmen
Interpol
Bloc Party
Kool and the Gang
 

"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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1.Bowling for soup
2.Blink 182
3.Marilyn Manson
4.Weezer
5.System of a down

thats all I can think of at the moment.
 

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The Darkness
Revis
Van Halen
Arcade Fire
Lords of Acid
Sabbicas
Carlos Montoya
Anouk
Caroline's Spine
Dio
Henry Rollins
Prong
Jerry Goldsmith
Jane's Addiction
 

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The Jam
Steely Dan
The Small Faces
The Kinks
The Who
R. Kelly
The Isley Brothers
The Wolfe Tones
 

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insomniac said:
Yeah, the young Pink was Roger Waters...dealing with growing up without a father and grammar school. The grown-up, crazy Pink was based on Syd.

The commentary on The Wall DVD is great. There's a fifteen segment on pedophiles by Roger and the artist guy, all spawned by a reference to the "short trousers" they had to wear. Hilarious stuff.

I'm both a Roger and David fan, though I have more respect for Roger's writing abilities.

Unfortunately, I left my Final Cut CD with an ex-gf years ago and haven't replaced it. It was one of my favorites. You can even find some low-budget Final Cut videos at http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk
uhmm i think the wall was kinda for syds drugs and acid trips,,,, however the character in the movie much resembles hitler. hitler was a bastard child also, who was raised by his mother and the entire marching hammers to the beat with words such as " that one is jewish and that ones a fag... get em up against the wall" and all the army dudes that resemble hitlers army...

well you know what, whenever you watch that movie you notice something you didnt notice before.
some people like to watch the wizard of oz on mute with the wall playing in the background. i never did that.

i did make a tape once of the wall and the final cut together. the final cut is leftovers that were not put on the wall anyhow. i cant remember the order anymore. i think two suns in the sunset went before goodbye cruel world.
 

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Scrumtulescence said:
What do you mean which Pink Floyd? Do you mean pre-Waters-leaving and post-Waters-leaving?

I appreciate both Waters and Gilmour for what they contributed to the band. David Gilmour is one of my favorite rock guitarists ever, and he's the one who carried on the band instead of leaving and being a d*ck about it and trying to sue the rest of the band.
come on now, roger and syd formed the band and named it. syd cant be a witness because hes in the institution still. david and roger decided they no longer could work together and roger said fine he was out. all he wanted was for david to stop using the name pink floyd, because he and syd thought it up.

whether you like one over the other, you can see the point the guy was trying to make.

if james left metallica, would he allow them to continue using the name metallica without a fight?
 

"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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For mainstream,
RHCP
Audioslave
Incubus
The Crystal Method
Prodigy
 
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