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• (2 votes) how to approach women..
  

  Meeting women and knowing what to say is like running on the track. The more you do it, the easier it gets and the faster you get.
  
  You’ve spotted this one. Don’t get nervous. She still takes her pants down to take a dump. She’s a human person, not a goddess or a gilded statue or anything like that. Just a person.
  
  Spot something decorative she’s wearing and approach, summoning up all your captain kirk confidence… (women have their accessories in order to be noticed.)
  
  “Hey, I’m [your name].” {offer her your handshake. She’ll most likely tell you hers.}
  “I really like your [earrings, other appearance accessory, (NOT HER BOOBS, THOUGH)]. They look exotic? What’s the story with them?” {there’s always a story.}
  Pick out keywords from what she’s saying and ask follow up questions. Don’t say too much. You win the day the more you let her talk and actively listen to her.
  After a bit, though, you have to make a cool exit, because you want to stay just long enough to meet her but not be the guy who wouldn’t go. 10 - 20 minutes is my standard intro conversation time.
  “You’re really awesome. Listen, I gotta run, but it’s been really great talking to you. I’d really love to do this again.” {Most likely, she’ll understand, smile, and say ‘me, too!’}
  Then, and this is the bravery part, but it’s just this…
  “Let me get your number and I’ll call you and we can do something fun!” {Say this like it’s the most obvious thing in the world, because at this point she thinks it is.} {At this point, she’ll either tell you she already is taken or she’ll give you a number. If she’s taken, it’s all good. Tell her her boyfriend’s a lucky guy and tell her you had a great time talking to her. If not, hey, you got a number.}
  
  Then, split. Go to the other side of the room or find some reason not to continue hanging out there. Go outside or head for the bathroom. You’ve got a number (hopefully). For the rest of the time you’re both in the same room, don’t hang out with her unless she approaches you. Don’t flirt with her. Call her in a few days when you think of something fun to invite her to, and spend 10 minutes on the phone with her then and go have some coffee (or whatever you both enjoy).
  
  Be bold, like Captain Kirk. Captain Kirk isn’t the best fighter in the world, but he always wins. He’s not the smartest guy in the world either, but everyone knows he’s the leader, because he knows he is. What would Captain Kirk do in this situation? If you’re any kind of nerd, you know. Be like him. Just don’t talk like him or try to get the red shirt crewman killed (unless he’s really annoying).
  
  It took me a while to figure out not to hang out with strange women all night. Don’t overstay your welcome. 10 - 20 minutes. If you make positive eye contact with someone you find attractive, make sure she knows you’re on the way (with your obvious moves in her direction) in a very short period of time, just to make sure she doesn’t think you’re not interested. Go quickly before you talk yourself down with all the BS we always tell ourselves {she’s out of my league, she’s got a boyfriend, she’s way too cool to be seen with me}. If nothing else, you get to spend the next quarter hour hanging out with someone cool and nothing happens except a smile. Nothing wrong with that.
  
  Finally (at least for now), if you get rejected, and you will, it’s not personal. Never think a woman is rejecting YOU. A whole bunch of factors could play into whatever is going on in your dynamic. She doesn’t know you. She can’t really tell whether or not you’re worth knowing. So, when you get rejected, don’t take it as a referendum against you, in the same way that you shouldn’t get one of those old-people scooters just because you fall on the sidewalk (It doesn’t mean you suck at walking, but hey, everyone trips). She doesn’t know you, so you’re just a stranger and so is she. If she’s snarly or bitchy or aloof or cold or has a boyfriend or whatever her deal is, it’s all good. You’re still the man. Move on to someone else who deserves your attention more. In the same vein, if you hit on every girl in the room, most of the girls in this room will notice, so after your 20 minutes are up with this one, if you want to talk to more of them in the room, give yourself a few minutes doing something else before making a non-obvious move in the direction of someone else.
  
  Hope these tips help. Good luck, brother.
  
  - written 1 week, 2 days ago – voted for by ddn, Chameleon

• (1 vote) Well im writing this to c if ne1 has had similar experiences..
  

  [quote Anonymous]its not the law.. in my state, 18 is the age where you can do what you want.[/quote]
  
  Well, I should move there. Because I’ll be 40 before you’re 21 and I still don’t get to do what I want.
  
  Every day, I gotta get up at 5:30 in the morning, take the train to work, and go spend my time working on code that I’d rather not be writing just so someone will pay me. I’d rather they pay me because I’m hot and I make Derek Zoolander proud. And I say funny things and dance well and because I’m me!
  
  But, no. There’s never an age where you can do whatever you want without any consequences. Do I have to go to work Monday? No. Will I go to jail if I don’t? No. Can I eat for very long if I don’t? Nope.
  
  Human condition, sugar pop. Always gonna be someone telling you what to do. Even Bill Gates answers to somebody.
  
  - written 5 days, 7 hours ago – voted for by lil bit shie

• (1 vote) How do I convert a WAV file into a valid MP3 file?
  

  iTunes will convert .wav files into .mp3 files.
  
  - written 4 weeks, 1 day ago – voted for by guitarman9191

• (1 vote) im a failure.
  

  The difference between a winner and a loser is that a winner recognizes that failure comes with the territory. The winner gets off the sidewalk, chuckles a little bit, dusts himself off, and keeps on going, undaunted.
  
  You’re sounding awfully daunted to me. Accept responsibility for your own state of mind and you’ll be able to go far. Refuse to accept such responsibility and you’ll stay exactly where you are.
  
  Get off the sidewalk, brother. Let’s go. We got stuff to do. Come on.
  
  - written 1 month, 2 weeks ago – voted for by JaiJa

• (1 vote) On the outside, I look happy so I am afraid I can’t get help dealing with depression.
  

  Go see a therapist. They’ll tell you that depressed people look like anybody. Sometimes, it happens to perky, beautiful people and they need help. A professional psychologist has helped many other people with your problem and can lend perspective that you wouldn’t be able to come up with yourself. And they’ll give you tools for dealing with your husband, who really needs to take some anger management classes.
  
  I hope sincerely that he doesn’t flip out in the grocery line when some big guy is a little slower than he’d like.
  
  Good luck, joy. Go see a therapist and get your groove back, baby.
  
  - written 2 months ago – voted for by joy

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• hey i need a song to sing acapella.
  

  You can never go wrong with a classic.
  
  Over the Rainbow.
  
  Try Eva Cassidy’s arrangement, if you have the pipes.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUwTdqPkluY
  - written 6 hours, 28 minutes ago

• WTF is this?
  

  Wikipedia has the low down on all of their religions. If you say you’re interested in learning what they have to say, they’re going to assume that means you want to be one of them. And they’re going to keep coming to your house and sending people to your house until you’re sorely tempted to commit genocide.
  
  Tell them you’re not interested and look up their wacky beliefs on wikipedia.
  - written 21 hours, 59 minutes ago

• I have a t-mobile sidekick phone and I’m tryin to sign onto my yahoo messenger with my yahoo I.D (email removed) and my password is marque24 .
  

  The problem is that anyone dumb enough to post their email address and password publicly on the internet doesn’t deserve to connect to anything.
  
  Way to be, smarty.
  - written 1 day, 11 hours ago

• How much on average does a taxi cab cost?
  

  Depends on where you are. A busy suburb in Ohio is a little different than a busy suburb in California.
  
  Last time I took a cab from the airport to my house in a busy suburb, it was $75. That was 18 miles. The airport: San Francisco International Airport. My house: 18.2 miles. SF is expensive.
  - written 1 day, 12 hours ago

• how can i lose a lot of belly fat i’m going to
  

  You are hereby restricted to 1800 calories per day.
  
  That’s it.
  
  You’re hungry? Chew gum.
  
  Go for a walk every day. Half a mile at first, if you can stand it (two laps around a track). Ramp your distance up to 3 miles a day. Stay at 1800 calories a day. Do it strictly for 30 days and you’ll notice a difference. Don’t give up and don’t make excuses. It’s up to you.
  - written 1 day, 15 hours ago

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