"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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Yes, I'm a perv, and no, they shouldn't let me back on the field. (Cheerleader pics)

diablo

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Well, somehow I managed to finangle my way onto the field for LSU's biggest game of the year - versus Auburn. Up until now I thought I had a pretty nice camera and lens, but once I saw some of the other guys out there I felt like a p*ssy...

http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/lens.jpg

Then again, none of them own theirs - they're all provided by the newspaper/magazine they work for... so I didn't feel that bad. I'm waiting for a friend who was also on the field taking pictures to email me one he got of me in the action.

ESPN was there:

http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/espn.jpg

As well as with this cool wireless HD camera ESPN had that "flew" through the air a few feet above the players heads.. apparently it was connected on each side with a spool of wire that was reeled in by someone with a joystick on computer, allowing it to follow the action perfectly smoothly:

http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/flythroughtheair.jpg

Some of you might recognize this guy, even though the angle is weird...

http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/guesswho.jpg

I'll give you a hint, he played for LSU but now is somewhere else...

http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/guesswho2.jpg

Then of course there's the football game itself...

http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/down.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/russelldown.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/catch.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/coach.jpg

However, I know you all aren't here to see shots of the game taken from the sideline... so I'll get to the point...

Golden Girls...

http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/ggbtt.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/gglgup.jpg

Some cheerleader shots...

http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/chrjmp.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/chrbttonr.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/chrbtt.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/chr1.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/chr2.jpg
http://www.jbspencer.com/lsu/cheerlegs.jpg

Tons more, but I don't have time to be resizing pictures all day... ;)
 

"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.

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Can I please have your camera? :D


:(
 

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Okay, the girl on the right in the chr2 photo is, by my math, an HB 9. A Southern accent and a propensity for swallowing would make her a 9.5 in my book.

I'll take one of those, to go, please.

God, I miss college.
 

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I was referring to the blonde. I'd give the brunette an 8.5 but if I saw the blonde walk into a room I'd excuse myself from whatever I was doing and get us introduced. "Forgive me, Your Holiness; hold that thought."

There was a thread on here about "examples of an HB9" or somesuch. This is me calibrating my scale.

Thanks, Diablo. Nice, uh, work.

What's an SHB?
 

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Originally posted by bullmoose
I was referring to the blonde. I'd give the brunette an 8.5 but if I saw the blonde walk into a room I'd excuse myself from whatever I was doing and get us introduced. "Forgive me, Your Holiness; hold that thought."

There was a thread on here about "examples of an HB9" or somesuch. This is me calibrating my scale.

Thanks, Diablo. Nice, uh, work.

What's an SHB?
I think it's "super hot babe"

It's incredibly pointless though because her being a 9 out of 10 implies that she is "super hot" already. Whoever came up with it is a dumbass.
 

"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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God bless cheerleaders!
 

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On a closer inspection, I'm kinda disappointed on the quality of the cheerleaders.

Except for the one bullmoose pointed out, they're not all that special. Yuck. I thought cheerleaders were supposed to be so hot that you creamed yourself the second you layed eyes on them.
 

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Originally posted by Centaurion
On a closer inspection, I'm kinda disappointed on the quality of the cheerleaders.

Except for the one bullmoose pointed out, they're not all that special. Yuck. I thought cheerleaders were supposed to be so hot that you creamed yourself the second you layed eyes on them.
looks mean nothing

it's all about who can cheer the best

it's different in the NFL
 

"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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Re: Re: Yes, I'm a perv, and no, they shouldn't let me back on the field. (Cheerleade

Originally posted by quest
Strauss is infiltrating the world of cameramen now?
roflmao ;) :crackup: :crackup:
 

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Doubt it very much... I'm trying to get sideline access for the Saints vs Dolphins game tomorrow but I don't know if that's going to work out. NFL is a bit trickier than college football, but since Nick Saban is coaching Miami and I've got an 'in' with someone very, very close to him I might be able to pull it off.
 

"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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