"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.

Read more...

What ISIS Really Wants

YawataNoKami

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 10, 2013
Messages
821
Reaction score
306
Mike32ct said:
We had a golden opportunity to bomb ISIS off of the map as they were FIRST invading Iraq and pretty much all in one place, but did not.
That because we have a weak "leader".
 

"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.

Read more...

SmooveMooves

Master Don Juan
Joined
Dec 9, 2013
Messages
1,441
Reaction score
694
Location
NY
Isis simply exists to destabilize.

Out of control and crazy? Easier for America to swoop in and push toward whatever they're true goals are.

There's a new 'terrorist' threat every 5 yrs. And frankly it's getting old.

Oh, and

-Obama's a figure head

-America doesn't elect the president

-Democrat & Republican parties are the same thing.
 

Bokanovsky

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jul 7, 2012
Messages
5,520
Reaction score
5,702
Bible_Belt said:
This is a long article, but a very good one. I didn't know that ISIS promised a Utopian welfare state. I also didn't know they believed in Jesus.

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/

...(Sharia) would include free housing, food, and clothing for all...

...An anti-Messiah, known in Muslim apocalyptic literature as Dajjal, will come from the Khorasan region of eastern Iran and kill a vast number of the caliphate’s fighters, until just 5,000 remain, cornered in Jerusalem. Just as Dajjal prepares to finish them off, Jesus—the second-most-revered prophet in Islam—will return to Earth, spear Dajjal, and lead the Muslims to victory.
I have no idea how ISIS followers feel about Jesus, but I wouldn't put much stock in the story considering the source. The Atlantic isn't exactly what I'd call a credible publication.
 

Steady Eddie

Don Juan
Joined
Mar 2, 2015
Messages
125
Reaction score
47
Dust 2 Dust said:
ISIS is either a direct or indirect invention of the United States to destabilize Iran and Syria. Think about it.

Why was the leadership of the Islamic State being held at Gitmo and later released from US custody?

How does a group consisting of thousands of fighters spring up and sweep across Iraq in the middle of the night under the noses of US intelligence?

Why did the Kurds complain that the US airstrikes were nothing more than a token gesture?

Whos is buying the IS oil and where does the billions of dollars go? Why have gas prices dropped since IS came to power?

There are no logical answers to any of these questions which means the only answer is they were either directly or indirectly created by the US.

My personal theory is the US wants to use ISIS to draw out Iran into a proxy war similar to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
The absolute truth. I couldn't have worded it any better.
 

Fatal Jay

Master Don Juan
Joined
Oct 26, 2012
Messages
1,719
Reaction score
114
Yeah I must admit Dust 2 Dust nailed it but what I want to add to that is this. Don't take Iran likely.

They know that their are superpowers around them, so what have they done they have become the world best defense country. Notice I said defense.

I have heard a lot of times that if Iran gets into a jam, they plan to attack all the oil reserves in Saudi Arabia. If they do this, this will eventually bring everyone back to the stone ages to the point where a loaf of bread will cost you 40 bucks.

America has gone so far, all you have to do is look at the reasons behind all these Wars. All America is doing is attacking for no good reason.

Take it all the way back to 9/11. America went to war over one man (bin laden). These wars are over greed and a ton of these things are masterminded by America even these so called terrorist attacks
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

Read more...

speed dawg

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jun 9, 2006
Messages
4,735
Reaction score
1,223
Location
The Dirty South
Stagger Lee said:
ISIS was largely intentionally or unintentionally created by the Obama administration.
The problem now, is that since Obama or his Administration have ZERO balls spread among all of them, ISIS is now out of control and does not respect anyone. When you're dealing with thugs, you have to be extra brutal to keep their respect. Unfortunately Obama and most Democrats are cowards.

When someone rises against you, you cut them down. Obama can't do it. It's all leadership, and the US doesn't have it right now. Correct this problem and the US can rise again.
 

Dust 2 Dust

Master Don Juan
Joined
Dec 25, 2002
Messages
2,163
Reaction score
680
Location
Florida
Fatal Jay said:
America has gone so far, all you have to do is look at the reasons behind all these Wars. All America is doing is attacking for no good reason.
The only real reason for any of these wars is oil. Syria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt...Iran. If you refuse to toe the line and deal oil in US currency the CIA will take your ass out. You don't see us gathering forces to fight Boko Haram because Africa has already been raped of all its resources.
 

YawataNoKami

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 10, 2013
Messages
821
Reaction score
306
Dust 2 Dust said:
The only real reason for any of these wars is oil. Syria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt...Iran. If you refuse to toe the line and deal oil in US currency the CIA will take your ass out. You don't see us gathering forces to fight Boko Haram because Africa has already been raped of all its resources.
Actually Libya and Egypt are in Africa
 
Top