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radiantdreamer
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Zeke said:
QFT. And also repeat their name with a "It's a pleasure to meet you (name)". You'll remember the name better, and the receiver will also be impressed you used their name.
A name is a powerful thing.
This is also very important advice. Personally I don't even trust weak handshake men. There is something cringeworthy about it that makes me want to let go and run to wash my hands.Zeke said:
Related to this, when you're toasting people (as in with drinks) you have to make eye contact for it to be valid. Or saying "thanks". Same thing. Without proper eye contact, I don't believe you're sincere.
Basic beauty tip for women:
COLORED LENSES DOESN'T IMPROVE YOUR LOOKS.
Please God stop using those. Coloring your eyes are giving you a fake look that isn't interesting. We do read ALOT of things through the eyes and when it's "modified" it's like it taints your soul and personality. Unless you really like to look fake, please NEVER wear those.
COLORED LENSES DOESN'T IMPROVE YOUR LOOKS.
Please God stop using those. Coloring your eyes are giving you a fake look that isn't interesting. We do read ALOT of things through the eyes and when it's "modified" it's like it taints your soul and personality. Unless you really like to look fake, please NEVER wear those.
Zeke said:
Oh hell yes. I can't stand limp handshakes, or ones that are broken off quickly, imo it tells a lot about someone.
One of the most lasting handshakes I've gotten was from a Holocaust survivor of 80+ years. I thanked her for talking and she held out her hand and I took it. One of the firmest handshakes I have ever felt as this little old lady stared into my eyes. I was honestly shocked at her strength, must of been one of the things that got her through the whole mess and Auschwitz. Seriously moving.
Also, as said earlier, directly calling someone by their name works wonders.
snaildog said:
It's bollocks boring people do to occupy themselves.
In fact this entire thread is full of cliche bollocks. The truth is the world isn't static and any type of generalization will fail at some point and you'll either ignore that failure and carry on playing your game by that generalization or you'll have to start from scratch. So we choose to carry on projecting our generalizations onto the world because who the hell wants to start from scratch. From now on I will make sure I wear designer pants, my wallett will match my shoes and to be a real man I'll crush the bones in the hands of others while meeting them, all the while glaring at them creepily, reciting their name.
If you have asthma, be wary of taking Ibuprofen or Asprin. Many asthmatics are--to some extent--allergic to these medicines, be it very slightly or severely.
(In my case, I didn't find out till I was in the ER having trouble breathing after taking 2 or 3 Ibuprofen for a killer headache.)
(In my case, I didn't find out till I was in the ER having trouble breathing after taking 2 or 3 Ibuprofen for a killer headache.)
KidGalactus
Member
Well ain't you just a ray of sunshine.
if you're running late to work, meeting with friends, or a date call and tell them you're running late. I hate when people leave you hanging like that and you don't know whats going on. If you give someone your word that you're going to do something then actually DO IT!!! Its rude and says something about you when fail to keep your word on something even if you think its something minor.
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
Does it tell you they don't give a damn about handshakes and their firmness? Because that's what you get from my handshakes.Hazaro said:
parrotbeak
Member
Ranger X said:
Unless they're cat eye contacts and you're a stripper. Then, absolutely wear these. They make you look amazing. Customers will make eye contact with you more, remember you, and recommend you to friends.
Ford Prefect
GAAAAAAAAY
also when you jerk someone off it should be a FIRM handjob while you maintain eye contact, GTFO with that limp wrist shit people notice and remember that kind of thing
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
IF MY HAND IS NOT DUST IN YOUR PALM, YOU ARE A PUSSY!Ten-Song said:
BakedPigeon
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Ford Prefect said:
Does the same apply for the double dutch rudder?
parrotbeak
Member
Don't shake hands with people. Hands are full of germs. Instead, when meeting someone new, grab them firmly from behind and make them put their butt on your genitals.
what are they like?Actually there kinda is. There are couple of things any girl responds to.Mandewd said:
I can express my individuality by being clean and dressing what's considered fashionable easily. Maybe you have a wrong view of what fashion is.lopaz said:"I will bow to how people want me to be instead of gaining respect for being an individual" in other words
Also I find it funny there are a lot of people who want to flaunt convention so much. I used to be like that when I was a kid but it rarely did me any favors. Things are usually popular because they work.
Nocebo said:
Yeah fair enough, except that last bit, stuff becomes popular in cycles and normally everyone looks back at TV programs from 10 years ago and thinks everyone looks like a dumbass because they were wearing whatever was fashionable then. I mean to some people crocs are fashionable.
As for flouting convention, it's dumb to deliberately not do something because lots of other people do it, but equally dumb to do it specifically because of that.
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you know what is equally annoying as a weak handshake? A ridiculously strong handshake.
I get it fucker, you have a small cock, congratulations.
I get it fucker, you have a small cock, congratulations.
HamPster PamPster
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I swear we did the whole handshake thing back on page 3 or so - this thread is just going in circles now
Funny how no one has managed to top the OPs advice - it offers a super simple solution to a problem uncommon enough that you'll never prepare for it - awesome stuff right there
My advice... rent Father of the Pride and Dilbert (both are tv series) from netflix. Not the greatest shows ever but I enjoyed them
I'd give some advice about life and getting a gf/bf and such, but somethings are best figured out alone
Funny how no one has managed to top the OPs advice - it offers a super simple solution to a problem uncommon enough that you'll never prepare for it - awesome stuff right there
My advice... rent Father of the Pride and Dilbert (both are tv series) from netflix. Not the greatest shows ever but I enjoyed them
I'd give some advice about life and getting a gf/bf and such, but somethings are best figured out alone
JasoNsider
Member
Stop caring about what your jock friends think is "gay", especially if you're single. I cannot even stress this enough. There is nothing more attractive to women, in my experience, than a man who is confident enough about his sexuality to just be himself. A lot of that falls under the umbrella "be yourself" pro tip, but I feel this is more specific sub-division of said tip :lol.
It's no big news that all the girls will go wild over some guys dressing up as girls on halloween or something. You're damn right they find it funny and super attractive.
That being said, you don't have to go around grabbing man crotch to get the point across
It's no big news that all the girls will go wild over some guys dressing up as girls on halloween or something. You're damn right they find it funny and super attractive.
That being said, you don't have to go around grabbing man crotch to get the point across
radiantdreamer
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THIS TOPIC HAS DERAILED
Hamster Pamster is right. We haven't really heard anything super useful for life outside of the headphone/mic thing. (not entirely true, but it might as well have been).
Stop being cliched, stop posting about your insecurities, and let's get onto some useful supertweaks for life.
Protip: An open box of baking soda will clear your fridge of nasty odors. Leave a box in there, and change it once every couple of months. The box itself will also absorb odors.
Hamster Pamster is right. We haven't really heard anything super useful for life outside of the headphone/mic thing. (not entirely true, but it might as well have been).
Stop being cliched, stop posting about your insecurities, and let's get onto some useful supertweaks for life.
Protip: An open box of baking soda will clear your fridge of nasty odors. Leave a box in there, and change it once every couple of months. The box itself will also absorb odors.
gantz85 said:
travisbickle
Member
Take care of yourself, eat a lot of fruit and veg, stay away from fast food.
Wear what suits you and it will always be fashionable, and believe compliments from women.
Be friendly to everyone you meet, and flirt a lot.
Stop being pedantic, sarcastic and/or cruel to your girlfriend/partner, it doesn't solve anything and makes you look like a jerk; also don't react to your partners pedantic/sarcastic/petty remarks they will soon stop and you'll bothe be happier.
and one for Radiantdreamer:
Put hot water and a little soap powder (for clothes) into tea-stained mugs, leave it over night and the next morning they'll look like new.
Wear what suits you and it will always be fashionable, and believe compliments from women.
Be friendly to everyone you meet, and flirt a lot.
Stop being pedantic, sarcastic and/or cruel to your girlfriend/partner, it doesn't solve anything and makes you look like a jerk; also don't react to your partners pedantic/sarcastic/petty remarks they will soon stop and you'll bothe be happier.
and one for Radiantdreamer:
Put hot water and a little soap powder (for clothes) into tea-stained mugs, leave it over night and the next morning they'll look like new.
General bath ideas:
In the bathroom, don't use bar soap for your hands. Use liquid clear soap, and your sink won't have all that soap scum.
When you're done with your bath towel, throw it on the floor and use it as an after shower foot rug until the next one is dirty.
Baking soda and white vinegar down the sink drain helps for general declogging.
Dip toothbrushes in a container of hydrogen peroxide to disinfect.
Kitchen:
instead of leaving pots and pans in the sink to rot, cover and put in the fridge. This is good when someone is coming over really quickly and you don't have time... and you don't have a dishwasher.
Put everything in a ziplock bag. The sugar box, flour, tea, extra portions of food, etc.
Put 2-3 cups of water in the microwave for 4-5 minutes to get rid of the stale smell.
If you want to bring water to boil in a microwave, you need to have something like a toothpick inside for the bubbles to collect around.
Immediately wash herbs and wrap in a wet paper towel and put in a ziplock bag. Puncture. They stay fresh longer.
For weed smokers:
Take an empty toliet paper roll and stuff one end with a couple of fabric softener sheets. Exhale into the open end, then quickly cover with your hand.
Keeps the room from getting too smoky, actually smells kinda nice.
In the bathroom, don't use bar soap for your hands. Use liquid clear soap, and your sink won't have all that soap scum.
When you're done with your bath towel, throw it on the floor and use it as an after shower foot rug until the next one is dirty.
Baking soda and white vinegar down the sink drain helps for general declogging.
Dip toothbrushes in a container of hydrogen peroxide to disinfect.
Kitchen:
instead of leaving pots and pans in the sink to rot, cover and put in the fridge. This is good when someone is coming over really quickly and you don't have time... and you don't have a dishwasher.
Put everything in a ziplock bag. The sugar box, flour, tea, extra portions of food, etc.
Put 2-3 cups of water in the microwave for 4-5 minutes to get rid of the stale smell.
If you want to bring water to boil in a microwave, you need to have something like a toothpick inside for the bubbles to collect around.
Immediately wash herbs and wrap in a wet paper towel and put in a ziplock bag. Puncture. They stay fresh longer.
For weed smokers:
Take an empty toliet paper roll and stuff one end with a couple of fabric softener sheets. Exhale into the open end, then quickly cover with your hand.
Keeps the room from getting too smoky, actually smells kinda nice.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
Never wear white athletic socks with a suit or slacks or even khakis.
Since that turned back into a tread about practic things:
The best remedy against diarrhea is a glass of water with one soup spoon of sugar and one soup spoon of salt dissolved on it. That very simple mixture will help your body to rettain its liquids, and has saved many lifes in third world countries which cannot afford medicines.
Put the salt on the meat before you coock it, it will be absorbed and it wont jump into your face when you fry said meat.
There is no virus of colds or whatsoeaver. Colds are just a sign of body fatigue, hence why there is no "cure" to it besides resting properly or fighting its sympthons.
The best remedy against diarrhea is a glass of water with one soup spoon of sugar and one soup spoon of salt dissolved on it. That very simple mixture will help your body to rettain its liquids, and has saved many lifes in third world countries which cannot afford medicines.
Put the salt on the meat before you coock it, it will be absorbed and it wont jump into your face when you fry said meat.
There is no virus of colds or whatsoeaver. Colds are just a sign of body fatigue, hence why there is no "cure" to it besides resting properly or fighting its sympthons.
Ikael said:
Pro-Tip: Do not attempt to overturn the germ theory of disease without sufficient evidence.
There is no cure for the common cold precisely BECAUSE it is caused by viruses (rhinoviruses are the most common causative agent)! There are many subtypes of viruses that cause colds, and they all mutate fairly quickly, making them nearly impossible to cure.
If you have a source for your "pro-tip," I'd love to see it.
lastendconductor
Put your snobby liquids into my mouth!
butter + blue cheese
CharlieDigital
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djtiesto said:
There's a difference between slobbery and a manly-casual :lol (I'm thinking Brett Favre cuz of all those Wrangler commercials us NY/NJ GAFfers are subjected to).
LOTS of women don't want to deal with high maintenance men just like lots of men don't want to deal with high maintenance women.
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