Randomness thread, part two.

Murda before you go on and spite me, let's talk about food.

How often do you use ginger root in your cooking?

I only ask because I have made both of these recipes with and without the ginger: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-stir...-kitchn-171737 and http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make...itchn_1-171785 (cliffs notes: relatively generic meat/veggie stir fry, and fried rice recipes, both involving the use of minced ginger as an aromatic) and they come out unbelievably better with the ginger. It has more of a zing or zazz for lack of a better term. I often substitute/omit ingredients in cooking and it's rare that one ingredient has such a noticeable effect on the outcome of a dish.

This guy paints titties too
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/...s-gotj-214.jpg

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Wow Chelle, nice titties,

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Reading up to here I thought Chelle had posted a picture of her boobs..

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they look real.

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Hm does she have implants?..

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You've captured the essence of tities.

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Ok either he's a poetically big fan of Chelle's titties.. or I misunderstood the convo..

I'd say I have fresh ginger in my fridge about 60% of the time. For many Asian cuisines, ginger and garlic are partners. Where you would use garlic as a background flavor in a European dish, you'd use ginger and garlic in an Asian dish. The way there are garlic heavy dishes in western cuisine, there are dishes that highlight ginger and there are dishes that highlight garlic in eastern cuisine. Throw in some fresh thaibird chilis, and some fresh herbs, and the flavors are going to be a thousand times better than just soy sauce alone or whatever crappy bottled sauce. Also, it's supposed to be all sorts of good for you. If you can find fresh (it will probably be frozen) tumeric and galangal-- along with ginger they make a pretty sick trifecta which is the base of many south east asian dishes.

So yeah, short answer is: get some fresh ginger, your life will be better for it.

Kanye:

You guys are simply on the wrong side of history here. Michael Jackson may have diddled little boys, but he was immensely talented in the realm of pop stars. Kanye isn't some engineered pop icon who somehow got lucky enough to keep the spot light longer than 15 minutes. There is a reason his fame and recognition endures.

Maybe the fact that I was listening to his stuff (mostly beats he produced, but rapping too, both in the Chicago underground hip-hop scene) before College Dropout, and I understand the lineage that his music comes from, I can better appreciate his talents-- but I've also never met a person who is serious about music who would actually say Kanye is a hack. I really doubt you can find one. It's not your cup of tea? Fine, but questioning his actual talent would lead me to believe you either aren't actually familiar with his work, or you are just judging him based on his outlandish behavior and his permanent residency in the tabloids, or both.

But what if all pop sucks? Then being the king of pop would still mean you're the king of suck.

Never been a Mike Jackson fan, but Kanye isn't in his league

Guaranteed there were conversations like this 25 years ago and "Never been a Beetles fan, but Michael Jackson isn't in their league" was said.

And saying all pop sucks.. well, if you wanna go that route, then fine, you maybe have an argument for Kanye being talentless. But I'd like you to actually show your work, because you're essentially saying that when X music is liked by >Y people, X music cannot be good. That's a bold statement. Gotta back up a bold statement.

Also, what's up with you using alternative names for well known people who are never referred to by those names? "Barry" for Obama, "Mike" for Michael Jackson, and there are other examples which just aren't coming to me right now. Shit's weird, yo.

I'm an informal kinda guy, Sir Boost of Shakalakaton

Good stuff about the ginger. I never really used it but have been making some asian food occasionally and it's in a lot of recipes. It's probably worth noting here for others that the ginger commonly served with sushi is called gari and is a kind of pickled ginger.

About the Kanye thing it wasn't so much that I think he isn't talented or anything but is he unquestionably one of the most talented artists ever? That is an honest question. I don't really feel qualified to answer. But as far as Lebron you are looking at a guy with point guard skills and quickness in Karl Malone's body. I can't really come up with a suitable comparison... Magic Johnson maybe??

I forget where I got this from, but my go-to natural cold remedy drink thing is boiling water on minced ginger, garlic & cayenne. At worst it's a great placebo cuz it has a slap in the face kind of presence to it like buckley's where you feel "this has just gotta be doin' something"

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Guaranteed there were conversations like this 25 years ago and "Never been a Beetles fan, but Michael Jackson isn't in their league" was said.

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I had that conversation last week and I stand by it :x

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Good stuff about the ginger. I never really used it but have been making some asian food occasionally and it's in a lot of recipes. It's probably worth noting here for others that the ginger commonly served with sushi is called gari and is a kind of pickled ginger.

About the Kanye thing it wasn't so much that I think he isn't talented or anything but is he unquestionably one of the most talented artists ever? That is an honest question. I don't really feel qualified to answer. But as far as Lebron you are looking at a guy with point guard skills and quickness in Karl Malone's body. I can't really come up with a suitable comparison... Magic Johnson maybe??

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Lukie, when you stretch any analogy thin enough, it will break. However, why are you putting Kanye up against all artists of all time, and LeBron only up against all basketball players of all time? Seems rigged to me.

More fair would be to say that LeBron is the greatest basketball player of his generation, and likewise Kanye is the greatest popstar of his generation. You could still disagree, but at least we're not handicapping either.

Kanye doesn't hold a candle to Manet, Michelangelo, Sophocles, Xerxes, Barry Sanders, Colonel Sanders, and Genghis fucking Khan

I was kind of at a loss for what to say so I was just going to apologize for taking liberties with what boost said and move on. Now I have a dilemna on whether or not to agree with wuf, which I normally try to avoid doing out of principle :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ulkfvpQtc

Ha, how do we keep getting into these retarded disputes? I mean, having them now and then is interesting as your own viewpoint is tested when challenged by another... but too much of it and it just gets fucking tiring.

Following your lead: Is Anchorman II going to suck simply due to the sequels must suck theorem? Is there a chance it doesn't suck?

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Kanye doesn't hold a candle to Manet, Michelangelo, Sophocles, Xerxes, Barry Sanders, Colonel Sanders, and Genghis fucking Khan

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Go find a washed up martial arts celebrity to spar with or something...

Hours of teenager drama tonight. Do not have children.

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Go find a washed up martial arts celebrity to spar with or something...

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Can't. They all have restraining orders against me

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Reading up to here I thought Chelle had posted a picture of her boobs..


Hm does she have implants?..


Ok either he's a poetically big fan of Chelle's titties.. or I misunderstood the convo..

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This is what he was talkin' about. I also added more colors to 'er and 'er fishy pal.

I just woke up coughing - and took some nyquil. Being sick is stupid and I don't like it one bit.


On the Kayne subject - isn't it funny how he had a song about gold diggers? Cause now Kim has him for 18 years.

We often have ginger in the house, my gf uses it for baking and I sometimes great some into meat marinades. Not tried it in stir fry type dishes myself but could see how it would work.

i see the mermaid is ginger. is this a self portrait? if so JV's conclusions he jumped to may not be so far off.

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i see the mermaid is ginger. is this a self portrait? if so JV's conclusions he jumped to may not be so far off.

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naw - not a self portrait. mermaids and redhair just go together well in my book of mystical creatures.

oh god nyquil is kicking in. uuuughhh

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naw - not a self portrait. mermaids and redhair just go together well in my book of mystical creatures.

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You mean based entirely on The Little Mermaid? :)

I had a very strange dream last night. Only part I remember now is that I was taking a bath with my friend's wife and it was 100% non-sexual. Unconscious brain y u so lame?

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Ha, how do we keep getting into these retarded disputes? I mean, having them now and then is interesting as your own viewpoint is tested when challenged by another... but too much of it and it just gets fucking tiring.

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:lol:

You have them because y'all just can't help yourselves.

Relevant old and overused but good xkcd:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/duty_calls.png

bath friendzoned?

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Originally Posted by jackvance

You mean based entirely on The Little Mermaid? :)

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:P no

i think they are both majestic creatures, and combining the two makes shit even more loco.

in other news - wtf, nyquil made me feel better last night, and now i feel like dogshit.

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:P no

i think they are both majestic creatures, and combining the two makes shit even more loco.

in other news - wtf, nyquil made me feel better last night, and now i feel like dogshit.

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Mermaids and Hello Kitty make a good combination too, don't you think Chelle?

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...GCAuEXmXd1kJ4f

I'll give you this mystical Hello Kitty mermaid ring, it will make you feel better Chelle

http://s1.favim.com/orig/16/fashion-...com-189524.jpg

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Ha, how do we keep getting into these retarded disputes? I mean, having them now and then is interesting as your own viewpoint is tested when challenged by another... but too much of it and it just gets fucking tiring.

Following your lead: Is Anchorman II going to suck simply due to the sequels must suck theorem? Is there a chance it doesn't suck?

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I wouldn't really call this a retarded dispute. The other thread however.............

Good question.. I would imagine a lot of people will be let down just because the bar is set pretty high.

alternative to arguing on the internet pic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ9wNT21c_s

Just in case anybody needs a refresher about this Heat team: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9BqUBYaHlM

Those are just the highlights. And by highlights I mean lowlights.

haha, I've seen the gif of that, but not the video with sound. So awesome.

wtf did i just watch

Are you dancing on the dance floor or drinking by the bar?

me, I'm drinking (and talking) by the bar

drinking at a laid back bar or an intimate dance for me. none of this noisy mob shit

Drinking and talking at the bar. Me dancing is not something I want to expose people to..

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drinking at a laid back bar or an intimate dance for me. none of this noisy mob shit

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I don't like to start off an evening at a very crowded place, but once I have a few beers in me, I'm eager to move to more crowded places because that's where all the hottest girls will be.

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Mermaids and Hello Kitty make a good combination too, don't you think Chelle?

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...GCAuEXmXd1kJ4f

I'll give you this mystical Hello Kitty mermaid ring, it will make you feel better Chelle

http://s1.favim.com/orig/16/fashion-...com-189524.jpg

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You'd think my love of HK would make combining her with a mermaid increase the love. Oddly enough, it really doesn't. I think what it is, is she's a cat. Cats do not have fish-tails. I don't know why there is even logic about mermaids in my brain, but to me, there wouldn't be a mer-cat, as cats don't seem like they're too big of fans of water. Just like vampires shouldn't be vegan little pussy bitches that eat animals. Or any of that shit.

I do not have ANY idea why I have this weird idea about mystical creatures, because they're fictional creatures. IT MAKES NO SENSE.


in other news - i did my hair all 1950's-ish today and yesterday.

I added this girl on facebook after a very drunk groping session in a bar a few weeks back. Now my facebook is filled with this stuff. (I removed the names with paint colors, all reddit-style)

http://i.imgur.com/sYL4IXY.jpg

Girls like to dance, which means dancing helps you get laid, so I dance. I only enjoy dancing when taking mdma/ecstasy, then I fucking love it, but otherwise I pretty much hate it as I just feel subconscious and uncomfortable, but I'm just about comfortable enough to move about on a dance floor if I'm directly dancing with a chick if I've had a couple of beers. Girls love a guy who'll dance with them, even if it's only standing there moving back and forth from foot to foot and barely doing anything, they effectively like to use you as a prop to help them look sexy.

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I added this girl on facebook after a very drunk groping session in a bar a few weeks back. Now my facebook is filled with this stuff. (I removed the names with paint colors, all reddit-style)

http://i.imgur.com/sYL4IXY.jpg

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Oh my god. Unfriend, unfriend, unfriend. Run as fast as you can in whichever direction is opposite of her. Holy fuck, run, man.

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Oh my god. Unfriend, unfriend, unfriend. Run as fast as you can in whichever direction is opposite of her. Holy fuck, run, man.

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this. so much this.

for jack:

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instanc...x/37497938.jpg

Adding anyone on facebook is a bad idea. Always makes me lol when girls post comments like that on pictures/statuses. When in reality they're all going to be massive bitches and hate each other.

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Adding anyone on facebook is a bad idea. Always makes me lol when girls post comments like that on pictures/statuses. When in reality they're all going to be massive bitches and hate each other.

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yep.

probably 80% of females I know, I am not fond of. I can speak and be civil, but, I want to shake them and be like, "LOOK. OPEN YOUR EYES AND LOOK."

but, I'm sure that goes to males I know as well.

dear church people calling me at 10am. not cool. not cool at all.

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in other news - i did my hair all 1950's-ish today and yesterday.

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Something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7aHOfsIyNM

or like this one?

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...8q9hMfnCENfgqw

Well, what happened was, I felt discouraged she just gave me her facebook. And also I was quite embarassed because I literally didn't remember anything about the conversation from that night, my only real memory was of feeling up her ass and squeezing it the whole time, and that she let me. But then 3 days later I added her anyway, and she pretty quickly asked for my cell phone number, we switched to text messages, and then she asked me out.

Girls giving their facebook and not a phone number is a thing apparently. I don't know if it's being advertised in women's magazines or what is up with that. I just got back from a trip to Maastricht (I live close to the border with Holland), I went there with a friend of mine I hadn't seen in a while. We met up with 3 dutch friends of his. So I found out the point of going there was not to just go get a drink, but to go hunt for chicks. Lol ok, fine with me. This one guy, me and buddy called him 'the terminator'. He'd just relentlessly walk up to any pretty girl in sight. He must have done over 10 cold walk-ups on the street and in stores. But anyway, the point of me telling this, he ended up getting no numbers, but 2 facebooks! So yeah it seems to be more common, and not necessarily that bad.


Oh yeah, I have to elaborate a bit on that last bit, because it's so funny. I decided to try a few walk-ups of my own. When in Rome.. you know.

Girls walks by, seemingly in a hurry..
Me (serious face): "excuse me, can I ask you something?"
Her: "Yeah, sure.."
Me: "Is there a place I can buy toilet paper around here?"
Her: "Eh.. I think you can try Kruidvat (some store)."
Me: "ah.."
Her: "You just go over there in that street, then to the right and.."
At this point I couldn't detain my laughter anymore, and suddenly it hit her I was just messing around. The expression on her face was priceless! Totally embarassed that she was being serious about my obvious nonsense, and she starts laughing. But I didn't have any plan to follow up, so sheepishly laughing I thanked her and she went on her way.

Then I was thinking I needed a closer. Now what these guys liked to do, just as a warm-up, was asking girls where the local Starbucks is. There isn't one btw, but that was the point (there is a reasoning behind this, although I dunno what) I had done this two or three times and always gotten big smile reactions, so I was amped to try it with a closer I just thought of. So I approach a cute girl that is walking my way..

Me: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find a Starbucks?"
Her (thinks for a bit, then big smile): "there isn't one around here! I'm sorry."
Me: "But where can we go get a cup of coffee then?"
Now, I said this meaning me and her, as a bit of a plot twist, but she made the (probably logical) assumption I was talking about me and my buddies, so she told me about some coffee place nearby. I just stood there stupidly perplexed, slowly thanked her and she went on her way. Lol such fail.. but good times :)

@Lukie: I assume you mean you can produce worse? Well bring it :) Let's see if I can top it.

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Something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7aHOfsIyNM

or like this one?

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...8q9hMfnCENfgqw

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Rofl, well, my hair is quite longer, and, so, neither of those.

Since I had so much hairspray on my hair, it stayed in place for the most part, besides the curls in my ponytail. So, here ya' go.

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Very nice Chelle! I like it

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@Lukie: I assume you mean you can produce worse? Well bring it :) Let's see if I can top it.

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i meant more along the lines of, you were getting advice to unfriend and cut off all contact with the chick. at the very most, you could opt out of getting her bs on facebook but regardless i would rather have seen you navigate the situation. like what is this amateur hour?? if every female was a perfectly level headed, straight edged person that woulnd't be much fun. so fucking man up, do what you gotta do, nothing wrong with having a co-ed who you can get drunk with and i don't even know where i'm going with, but don't fucking back out of it. just fucking man up and wrap it up. it's probably a good idea in general, but an even better idea specifically. /probablyshouldbepostinginthedrunkthread

chipeaterman allllll over chelle's dick

Just started playing final fantasy (7) for the first time ever, what is the deal with this giant black dude who keeps jumping inside me.

hope this is as epic as everyone says

ohsnap he fights with me now. turnbasedcombat just got slightly less sucky!

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i meant more along the lines of, you were getting advice to unfriend and cut off all contact with the chick. at the very most, you could opt out of getting her bs on facebook but regardless i would rather have seen you navigate the situation. like what is this amateur hour?? if every female was a perfectly level headed, straight edged person that woulnd't be much fun. so fucking man up, do what you gotta do, nothing wrong with having a co-ed who you can get drunk with and i don't even know where i'm going with, but don't fucking back out of it. just fucking man up and wrap it up. it's probably a good idea in general, but an even better idea specifically. /probablyshouldbepostinginthedrunkthread

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True. I was mostly just going for comedic value. The whole "OMG BFF, OMG" and telling every girl they're remotely friends with "I love you!!!<3!!1!" makes me wanna vomit-- but if she's hot, obv tap that and see where this particular looney railroad leads you.

Big brah is watchin ya. Confirmed.

http://lifehacker.com/what-the-nsa-s...-you-511808090

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Big brah is watchin ya. Confirmed.

http://lifehacker.com/what-the-nsa-s...-you-511808090

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It's funny, I remember reading about plans for this years ago. Like pre or early facebook. Wasn't sure how seriously to take it but I just kind of assumed that if it was possible (which it is), that some US government agency would be doing it.

I'm glad the internets is finally making a big deal out of it.

I've always been in the "assume govt is tracking everything you do but they can't do anything with the information without admitting that they're tracking everything you do so no biggie" camp. guess I'm gonna have to stop murdering kids

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i meant more along the lines of, you were getting advice to unfriend and cut off all contact with the chick. at the very most, you could opt out of getting her bs on facebook but regardless i would rather have seen you navigate the situation. like what is this amateur hour?? if every female was a perfectly level headed, straight edged person that woulnd't be much fun. so fucking man up, do what you gotta do, nothing wrong with having a co-ed who you can get drunk with and i don't even know where i'm going with, but don't fucking back out of it. just fucking man up and wrap it up. it's probably a good idea in general, but an even better idea specifically. /probablyshouldbepostinginthedrunkthread

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Ok I think I understand what you mean now, as if I would let this weird me out. I thought at first you were playing along with what boost said. This girl was the shy and introverted girl in high school, now she's blossoming, and this is how she's expressing it with her female friends. I don't think bad about her for it, it just has comedic value when looked at without the context of knowing her and that is why I posted it.

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chipeaterman allllll over chelle's dick

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my dick is massive.

also - this is pretty cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhEI3FEvxU0

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Well, what happened was, I felt discouraged she just gave me her facebook. And also I was quite embarassed because I literally didn't remember anything about the conversation from that night, my only real memory was of feeling up her ass and squeezing it the whole time, and that she let me. But then 3 days later I added her anyway, and she pretty quickly asked for my cell phone number, we switched to text messages, and then she asked me out.

Girls giving their facebook and not a phone number is a thing apparently. I don't know if it's being advertised in women's magazines or what is up with that. I just got back from a trip to Maastricht (I live close to the border with Holland), I went there with a friend of mine I hadn't seen in a while. We met up with 3 dutch friends of his. So I found out the point of going there was not to just go get a drink, but to go hunt for chicks. Lol ok, fine with me. This one guy, me and buddy called him 'the terminator'. He'd just relentlessly walk up to any pretty girl in sight. He must have done over 10 cold walk-ups on the street and in stores. But anyway, the point of me telling this, he ended up getting no numbers, but 2 facebooks! So yeah it seems to be more common, and not necessarily that bad.


Oh yeah, I have to elaborate a bit on that last bit, because it's so funny. I decided to try a few walk-ups of my own. When in Rome.. you know.

Girls walks by, seemingly in a hurry..
Me (serious face): "excuse me, can I ask you something?"
Her: "Yeah, sure.."
Me: "Is there a place I can buy toilet paper around here?"
Her: "Eh.. I think you can try Kruidvat (some store)."
Me: "ah.."
Her: "You just go over there in that street, then to the right and.."
At this point I couldn't detain my laughter anymore, and suddenly it hit her I was just messing around. The expression on her face was priceless! Totally embarassed that she was being serious about my obvious nonsense, and she starts laughing. But I didn't have any plan to follow up, so sheepishly laughing I thanked her and she went on her way.

Then I was thinking I needed a closer. Now what these guys liked to do, just as a warm-up, was asking girls where the local Starbucks is. There isn't one btw, but that was the point (there is a reasoning behind this, although I dunno what) I had done this two or three times and always gotten big smile reactions, so I was amped to try it with a closer I just thought of. So I approach a cute girl that is walking my way..

Me: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find a Starbucks?"
Her (thinks for a bit, then big smile): "there isn't one around here! I'm sorry."
Me: "But where can we go get a cup of coffee then?"
Now, I said this meaning me and her, as a bit of a plot twist, but she made the (probably logical) assumption I was talking about me and my buddies, so she told me about some coffee place nearby. I just stood there stupidly perplexed, slowly thanked her and she went on her way. Lol such fail.. but good times :)

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Make no mistake about it-- if a female won't give you her phone number, she just isn't that interested in you. If she will still give out her facebook then she is most likely not totally creeped out by you, but unless women act completely different over the pond with this sort of thing, getting a facebook but not her phone number is a failure. My experience is that people act similarly across different cultures and that is the case.

Really, even getting a phone number is sometimes an admission of failure (and often a very necessary one at that.) It is basically saying that due to time, scheduling, or some other constraints that you want to continue the conversation and relationship building at a later time, but if you are just getting someone's number, you are always going to lose some of that momentum/buildup later on.

Your 'terminator' friend is utterly clueless. Cold walk-ups require balls but balls != game, and going 0/10+ is a big enough sample size for me to say that he isn't very good at what he is doing.

The good news is that between your experience with ms. glitter and your posted convos, you don't seem hopeless. There are things to build on. Just stop thinking the end goal is to get a phone number.

So you strike up a conversation with your bits about buying something or coffee or whatever. Great. It really doesn't matter what you say as much as how you present yourself with body language and attitude. Just don't talk about anything exceedingly boring like the weather or anything that would be socially awkward to mention to a stranger.

Think about your openers just as a way to get into a conversation. Where you go from here is pretty convoluted but if you are trying to get a phone number in order to start some kind of relationship (ok let's cut the crap, to get laid), you are probably going to have to spend at least 10 minutes talking about various subjects with you presenting yourself as someone she would be interested in. There are a lot of telltale signs of when a woman is interested in you, from laughing, to playing playing with her own hair and other favorable body language, just staying and talking to you for an extended period of time, etc. This is when you are getting somewhere. You should probably make it a point somewhere along the way to give her a reason as to why you like her. Maybe you weren't really sure about her at first but she seems like a really sweet and caring person, you get the idea. It is hard to explain how to take a conversation but you start out with more surface level BS and get to the deeper, more meaningful stuff later.

If you want to get a number and have it actually mean something beyond 'that guy in the bar last night', you probably need to at least get to this point. Better yet, don't even try to get a phone number. Just take it as far as you can at the time. If you are at the bar, that means staying and talking etc etc. If you are near a coffee shop, offer to buy a couple of those delicious frappuccinos you were just talking about.

Obviously you are going to have to get a number most of the time but really, it should be normal, and it should be rare that you get an objection. Just talk about some fun activity you can do together and stay for a while after getting the number. Don't get a phone number and then just walk away.

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@Lukie: I assume you mean you can produce worse? Well bring it :) Let's see if I can top it.

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Yeah looking back on that I was very unclear. I could top it :D, but what I meant to convey is where other guys might be too scared to handle the situation, you are going to step up to the plate .

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Ok I think I understand what you mean now, as if I would let this weird me out. I thought at first you were playing along with what boost said. This girl was the shy and introverted girl in high school, now she's blossoming, and this is how she's expressing it with her female friends. I don't think bad about her for it, it just has comedic value when looked at without the context of knowing her and that is why I posted it.

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That is a good way to look at it.

One more thing, for now

Get out of the mindset of going out to pick up chicks. You will be much happer and have much more success at it if you just go out with your friends to have fun. There will be plenty of opportunities to strike up conversations with strangers that don't involve being on the prowl and walking up to someone across the bar, or whatever type of venue you happen to be at.

It just seems the way your friend, and to a lesser extent you, were approaching the whole thing is just setting yourselves up for failure and frustration.

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One more thing, for now

Get out of the mindset of going out to pick up chicks. You will be much happer and have much more success at it if you just go out with your friends to have fun. There will be plenty of opportunities to strike up conversations with strangers that don't involve being on the prowl and walking up to someone across the bar, or whatever type of venue you happen to be at.

It just seems the way your friend, and to a lesser extent you, were approaching the whole thing is just setting yourselves up for failure and frustration.

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This times a bazillion (totally a number) and you'll also meet better quality bitches.

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Originally Posted by Lukie

One more thing, for now

Get out of the mindset of going out to pick up chicks. You will be much happer and have much more success at it if you just go out with your friends to have fun. There will be plenty of opportunities to strike up conversations with strangers that don't involve being on the prowl and walking up to someone across the bar, or whatever type of venue you happen to be at.

It just seems the way your friend, and to a lesser extent you, were approaching the whole thing is just setting yourselves up for failure and frustration.

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This, and I'm a female.

I do ok in the bar-scene, these are cold walk-ups on the street or in a store, there is a lot of social stigma there of not doing this sort of thing, which makes it hard to flip that switch and go for it, as opposed to in a bar where it is more of the normal thing. My friend likes to do this to get over his social anxiety towards women is what he told me. He ended up only saying one sentence to a woman I was talking with, and that was it. He's okay though around people he is comfortable with and I could always rely on him to copy his notes and papers in college lol. So when this Dutch guy was being all high and mighty to me about his "skill" and how it'd be normal I'd be afraid, I thought fuck you, I'll show you I can do it too! In a bar where chicks basically come to mingle, it is a lot easier than just on the street where you actually bother them though. I've had decent success with numbers btw, I don't find them a failure at all.

edit: if I think about it, 'picking up chicks' isn't what is on my mind. While this used to be different, now I just like talking to people, and mainly women. I talk to people everywhere and always. In bars I just find it a lot of fun. Doing it on a busy street was fun too, but I don't see myself just doing it whenever if I go shopping, more as a challenge..

edit2: there was something super interesting my friend told me on the way home. Some show he downloaded and was watching about guys investigating the kind of humour that attracts women, or in general what makes you look good and not like a clown. I found it so intruiging that I wrote some examples down on my phone (think stand-up comedy style humor). Today I went by two friends and my brother and already found myself already implementing it here and there, funny how that works..

Huge spoiler alert for you, people are boring as fuck.

Quite the opposite.

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Quite the opposite.

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This.




In cinema news. The Purge was awful.

My second spawn just entered the world. So far I approve of her. She's inquisitive, sleeps well, only protests for good reason and seems to like me. Also, she's healthy, has all her digits and is supercute. That is all.

Congrats sir. Now you can keep the bloodline pure.

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Congrats sir. Now you can keep the bloodline pure.

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Wow...

I mean, lol... but wow...

Pretty sure Mark jumped to coolest poster in FTR history. Even I treat children as off limits (even though they shouldn't be)

daaaaaaaaaaaaamn

https://www.apple.com/mac-pro/

Kiwimark has always been the best. It's pretty lonely on top for him.

Lol mark, wtf.

Grats dozer.