tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post114272960182049386..comments2023-11-03T04:17:39.459-04:00Comments on The Truth About Cocks and Dolls: MySpace: Come for the Vanity, Stay for Illiteracy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-18270233743634285002008-12-15T14:32:00.000-05:002008-12-15T14:32:00.000-05:00This is brilliant. I love a good fight for proper ...This is brilliant. I love a good fight for proper usage of the English language.marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072836341469471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1164456460719348802006-11-25T07:07:00.000-05:002006-11-25T07:07:00.000-05:00This post is hilarious! I've received some MySpac...This post is hilarious! I've received some MySpace messages that are very similar. I've actually saved them for my book.Sister Copinherhairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896140845912858618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1143417157165029912006-03-26T18:52:00.000-05:002006-03-26T18:52:00.000-05:00Ok, after reading this post...are there any women ...Ok, after reading this post...are there any women still doubting what PUAs teach? A few of these guys sending these emails were probably typicals AFCs, who just don't have the know how to talk to the lovely Dolly.darius451https://www.blogger.com/profile/11567161861016714796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1143239262612473972006-03-24T17:27:00.000-05:002006-03-24T17:27:00.000-05:00I didn't know my ex was sending you myspace messag...I didn't know my ex was sending you myspace messages!!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204425103043820968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1143054410344536602006-03-22T14:06:00.000-05:002006-03-22T14:06:00.000-05:00I love your wit. I've had similar experiences with...I love your wit. I've had similar experiences with borderline Downs Syndrome sufferers on Match. Makes me want to spell and grammar check their e-mail and send it back to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1143043387405625032006-03-22T11:03:00.000-05:002006-03-22T11:03:00.000-05:00lama: it could be Webcam Slut High School. They ...lama: it could be Webcam Slut High School. They could have their own football team and marching band and stuff. I would write the fight song!<BR/><BR/>Your typo made the joke better, dude!Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1143041907836640542006-03-22T10:38:00.000-05:002006-03-22T10:38:00.000-05:00Horse said... Lama: When you put up the URL: ...Horse said...<BR/><I><BR/> Lama: When you put up the URL:<BR/> www.webcamsluths.com<BR/> I thought is was a misspelling of sleuths.</I><BR/><BR/>Sorry Horse, the "h" was not supposed to be there. But as I am not a native speaker of English (I am Dutch) I guess you can pardon me if I butcher an English word every once in a while... ;-pLaMahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712390970540273141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1143038360904730022006-03-22T09:39:00.000-05:002006-03-22T09:39:00.000-05:00dsp: I totally agree. Does knowing a lot of funny...dsp: I totally agree. Does knowing a lot of funny jokes make you a funny person?<BR/><BR/>Does knowing about psychology make you insightful?<BR/><BR/>Does knowing all theses routines make you attractive?<BR/><BR/>Does asking rhetorical questions make you interesting? <BR/>;)Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1143002362815575782006-03-21T23:39:00.000-05:002006-03-21T23:39:00.000-05:00BTW Dolly--I think your post is a good example of ...BTW Dolly--I think your post is a good example of why you should just use Friendster instead of MySpace. That's where all the quality guys are ;-)Jim Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109822854814859552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1143001763875212112006-03-21T23:29:00.000-05:002006-03-21T23:29:00.000-05:00Horse...well said...and Freakonomics...another gre...Horse...well said...and Freakonomics...another great book recommendation!Jim Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109822854814859552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142979287900964652006-03-21T17:14:00.000-05:002006-03-21T17:14:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah: don't call her 10 times a day. That's n...Oh, yeah: don't call her 10 times a day. That's not smart no matter what you want to do. I agree with stretch.Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142978551578117242006-03-21T17:02:00.000-05:002006-03-21T17:02:00.000-05:00ps You're not an idiot :Dps You're not an idiot :DHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142978255165736842006-03-21T16:57:00.000-05:002006-03-21T16:57:00.000-05:00Pawlr: never sacrifice your principles for anythin...Pawlr: never sacrifice your principles for anything, have self esteem, always control yourself, and always be a considerate gentleman. That's 100% of what it means to be α to me. Some of the PUA shit can be really stupid sometimes. If supplicating is really what you want to do, then do it!* If she doesn't like that, she doesn't like you!<BR/><BR/>You want to be the kind of guy that always does the right thing, and nobody can stop you. Whatever you determine to be right, you act on it, and that's the kind of person that you are. Existence precedes essence, amigo. Second-guessing yourself is not α. I haven't read 48 laws. I read a PUA review of it off bristol lair, though. Some of it seems underhanded, but again, I haven't read it.<BR/><BR/>One thing I learned from <I>Freakonomics</I> was that, if you aren't well-read, it doesn't make much difference empirically in your child's education if you read to that child at an early age or if you don't. Your child's academic success mostly depends on your academic success. If this is true of the dating world, then rather than spending all your money on a girl (presumably because of her humps), you have a better chance if you invest it in yourself (dance lessons, voice lessons, travel, even PUA workshops) and you will be more successful with women in the long run. I can dig that.<BR/><BR/>Regarding shibboleths: yeah, it's basically a secret code that isn't taught. Subcommunication is the big shibboleth in PUA culture. You learn the right signal 'word', you get an IOI. Get 3 (give or take) and you can start the negotiations ;).<BR/><BR/>*this desire must spring from deep within you without regard to consequences, as opposed to the normal assuption guys make regarding social interaction:<BR/><BR/><B>7</B>. whereof I buy her dinner, thereof she must feel obligated (apologies to wittgenstein)<BR/><BR/>Girls can sniff out when you are trying to ply them with this method like girls are bloodhounds.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142975337490523042006-03-21T16:08:00.000-05:002006-03-21T16:08:00.000-05:00That is so freakin funny! i can't stop laughing my...That is so freakin funny! i can't stop laughing my ass off! i wish you would send those replies...it might do them some good:)The Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371540906879629615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142971951725248592006-03-21T15:12:00.000-05:002006-03-21T15:12:00.000-05:00pawlr: If you routinely find yourself sacrificing ...pawlr: If you routinely find yourself sacrificing shibboleths (how do you even say that? ;) then you are not standing up for yourself enough. Some things about you, you need to hold fast like a ship in a storm. Most things it's ok to have an open mind about. Ethics and honor are invariant. I gotta work, but i'll get back to you.Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142967448969066872006-03-21T13:57:00.000-05:002006-03-21T13:57:00.000-05:00Pawlr--the point I am driving at is that not enoug...Pawlr--the point I am driving at is that not enough people realize that some degree of discomfort is often very useful after one takes a step back and looks at the big picture. I am not advocating a lifetime of self-denial. And I don't think this is very much like changing the AFC beliefs that you should bring a girl flowers when you meet her on a first date or call her 10 times a day to let her know how much she means to you when you have only known her a week. But your other points are well taken.Jim Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109822854814859552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142966316536249892006-03-21T13:38:00.000-05:002006-03-21T13:38:00.000-05:00Another quote that I think is pertinent here comes...Another quote that I think is pertinent here comes from Friedrich Nietzsche: "that which doesn't kill me makes me stronger." Granted, Nietzsche was not exactly a poster child for mental health and well-being, but in that case he had a point. One theme that comes through in Unhooked Generation is that couples can actually grow closer and grow in love from toughing it out through bad times...but they will be unwilling to do so if they have unrealistic expectations as to what a committed relationship would be like.<BR/><BR/>I think an important part of becoming a man or woman of character is learning to cope with suffering and discomfort in pursuit of a greater goal. For instance, in the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo," the Count had to endure 7 years in a hellish prison to emerge from his state of suspended adolesence (a term that I think applies to many 20-somethings) and into his better self. My experiences in the military, although often unpleasant, gave me the discipline and confidence to know how to handle a wide variety of situations. Relationships are similar...we have too much trouble distinguishing those relationships that shouldn't have been started from those that just need work. We are a generation that has had it so good for so long we missed out on many of the lessons our grandparents were forced to learn. <BR/><BR/>At one point or another, I have been guilty of most of the things described in Unhooked Generation, so I am no angel or paragon of old-fashioned values either. But I am trying to move more in that direction.Jim Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109822854814859552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142963945025114962006-03-21T12:59:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:59:00.000-05:00Of course, maybe this entire post is Dolly's way o...Of course, maybe this entire post is Dolly's way of telling us she's pretty.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations Dolly!Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142963791826686062006-03-21T12:56:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:56:00.000-05:00Q: What does a UGA professor say to motivate his s...Q: What does a UGA professor say to <B>motivate</B> his students?Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142963410311271062006-03-21T12:50:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:50:00.000-05:00Hey, Stretch: First, I wrote a joke just for you, ...Hey, Stretch: First, I wrote a joke just for you, since we're doing plays on words today:<BR/><BR/>Q: What does a UGA literature professor say to motive his students?<BR/><BR/>A: Git-R-Donne!<BR/><BR/>(don't roll your eyes too hard; you might injure yourself :)<BR/><BR/>My personal philosophy is that, to varying degrees, a person is responsible for everything that happens on earth. I'm not saying that Dolly causes hurricanes or that Stretch is responsible for bird flu, but anything that happens is, to some extent, our collective responsibility (so go help someone, even if it's yourself). <BR/><BR/>A simple example is if the drain in the shower is clogged with hair. It doesn't matter whose hair it is or how it got there, if it bothers anyone, it's my problem, and I have to find a way to fix it.<BR/><BR/>Also, I take the tack that anything that goes wrong in a relationship, I'm responsible. If a girl leaves me because she's a skank, then I should have known better than to fall in love with her. If a girl who is not a skank leaves me, it's because I didn't know how to get her to value the relationship enough not to throw it away. Again, my responsibility. I still need to read this book, though. Maybe it will give me more insight.<BR/><BR/>ps my word is aceho. at least I'm an ace!Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142962610012250002006-03-21T12:36:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:36:00.000-05:00I didnit no they were aloud 2 use myspace in jail....I didnit no they were aloud 2 use myspace in jail.Brandi Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596387493724195119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142961659613703922006-03-21T12:20:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:20:00.000-05:00Hi Horse (pardon the pun, I just couldn't resist t...Hi Horse (pardon the pun, I just couldn't resist this morning)--<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the quote...yes, I have read it before, I think on one of these blogs or somewhere else on the internet. But I don't think Shaw was being entirely serious. Saying you must either adapt yourself to the world or make the world adapt to you is a false choice. The reality is that progress depends on people who are able to adapt / absorb reality and fit within the existing social structure just enough to keep themselves and their ideas from being dismissed.<BR/><BR/>Without getting too deep, I think there is a continuum between the self-centered "why suffer?" mentality describing our current generation in the book and the selfless-in-an-unhealthy-way that many of our ancestors exhibited, and our pendulum has swung too far in the narcissistic direction.Jim Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109822854814859552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142960908602119042006-03-21T12:08:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:08:00.000-05:00Maybe URBAN TRIBES is the other end of the spectru...Maybe URBAN TRIBES is the other end of the spectrum of UNHOOKED GENERATION?<BR/><BR/>You can find it on Amazon. I tried posting the link, but I'm not so good at this web stuff all you kids are doing these days.<BR/><BR/>For the record, I haven't read either.Transformerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058650416512194667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142960629174020342006-03-21T12:03:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:03:00.000-05:00Lama: When you put up the URL:www.webcamsluths.co...Lama: When you put up the URL:<BR/><I>www.webcamsluths.com</I><BR/>I thought is was a misspelling of sleuths. Like they use webcams to solve mysteries. Like Encyclopedia brown. Shows what I get for getting my hopes up.Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20530625.post-1142953434726891742006-03-21T10:03:00.000-05:002006-03-21T10:03:00.000-05:00Hi there, Stretch. I thought your post was funny....Hi there, Stretch. I thought your post was funny. I will read <I>Unhooked Generation</I>, though. I already followed Dolly's suggestion to procure JPG's "Le Male," and it is a very nice, sweet-smelling cologne (i found it a bit unsettling when the gift bag that came with it had make-up for guys in it, although I was warned that it was marketed to the homosexual male demographic).<BR/><BR/>Stretch, are you familiar with this quote: <BR/><BR/>"The reasonable person adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable person persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. All progress depends on unreasonable people."<BR/>(G Bernard Shaw, I think)<BR/><BR/>Sucking it up and appreciating what you got is a reasonable tack, to be sure, but I'd rather be making progress :)<BR/><BR/>Learning to fight your way through discomfort is definitely something that people any age should learn. I think people of our generation (more like the baby boomers) are more fearful of sacrifice than those in generations past, but that's just an impression I get (no hard evidence). I speak, ignorant of the book's contents. I might change my tune after having read it. Thanks for the recommendation and your opinion.Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260602975694315445noreply@blogger.com