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The Pickup Artist

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by CoolGuy, Aug 13, 2007.

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  1. benchmoochie

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    I wouldn't hate on these PUAs. You make out to be a AFC.
     
  2. macalu

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    AFC American Football Conference
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    AFC Amplitude-Frequency Characteristic
    AFC Anadromous Fish Committee
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    AFC Analyse Factorielle des Correspondances
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    AFC Another Frustrated Chump ?
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  3. Sooner423

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    It's sad, but I know exactly what you're talking about.
     
  4. benchmoochie

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    Average Frustrated Chump.

    I find the show funny myself, but I was like this 10 years ago, and that's really what happens if you have no game.
     
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    "No me gustan ternos, mi estilo es moderno
    Si me enterno, you me enfermo
    Mi apariencia es dura, vivo en la locura
    No me vengan con ternuras

    So please don't judge a book by its cover
    There's more to being a latin lover
    You got to know how to deal with a woman
    That won't let go
    that's The price you pay for being a gigolo"
     
  6. Fatty FatBastard

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    Just so y'all know, this show is an absolute lie. I watched the first episode, and there is no way that their "lines" worked. In my best hypothesis, I'm fairly sure that everyone in that bar was told before they came in that they were being filmed for a show. If you noticed, not a single person was blotched out.

    As a lark, I went with a few friends to midtown on Saturday, and specifically used their lines verbatim. I think I had two of my friends do spit-takes while I would do it.

    Other than the utter shock that wopmen had, it actually was fairly interesting to see how after they were horrifically offended, my other guys would tell them why I was being so obnoxious, and we'd talk to them a bit, afterwards. So I guess there is something to be said about at least trying, regardless of how stupid the line is.
     
  7. MR. MEOWGI

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    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
     
  8. ima_drummer2k

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    The question is...

    Were you wearing a hat and goggles? Were your fingernails painted black? Uh huh... I didn't think so.
     
  9. Red Chocolate

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    If guys like Mystery are 'douches', then what does that say about the standards of women who drool all over them?

    The reason he dresses like that is to attract attention and make it easier for curious girls to come up to him and say "why do you dress like that?" etc. It also shows that he 'doesn't give a ****' what people think, which is attractive to women.

    Contrary to what you might think, pickup artists frequently do have girlfriends and aren't sleaze balls. If this PUA stuff were that easy, everyone would be doing it. One thing about these guys is they do NOT hit on a girl or make a move until the girl shows interest in them first. Maybe people just don't like that this high school nerd is now a big celebrity getting all the women.
     
  10. ima_drummer2k

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    Or maybe we're not taking it seriously at all and just having a little fun on a basketball message board. :)
     
  11. thadeus

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    getting laid is easy.
     
  12. Jeff

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    Actually, it shows the opposite. If you REALLY didn't care what anyone thought, you would put zero effort into a look that would cause people to find any interest in you at all. You'd show up and a black tie event in jeans and not even notice people were wearing tuxes.
     
  13. swilkins

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    You're the man.
     
  14. rocketshopeful

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    the OP is a douche ;)

    no really he is.
     
  15. Blake

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    easy there
     
  16. thadeus

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    I'm flexing right now. I need to go outside so chicks can check out the gun show.

    Seriously speaking - this entire industry around these "pick-up artists" has sprung up claiming to help the guys who are trying to get laid it bars. It's really not that difficult. For one thing, it's a bar.

    Here's the thing to keep in mind: women like sex just as much as men do. We all, more or less, want to get it on like Donkey Kong. Different people have different standards, but those standards all resolve around the same question, "So, who am I going to have sex with tonight?"

    All this 'PUA' stuff, from what I've read, is just basically a script for guys who get nervous around attractive women and then can't think on their feet. Sticking to the script makes them focus on something else. It just strikes me as incredibly corny and sorta creepy. And as it becomes more popular, girls are gonna read it too (peering into the enemy camp), and that's when the fun is REALLY gonna start.
     
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    Anyone see last night's episode?

    Why did Spoon quit?? He finally started talking to those girls and they weren't repulsed by him. They actually engaged him in conversation. Then he just left and ended up quitting the show. I think they were about to kick that old guy off, so Spoon really blew it.

    Seriously, if you can't even talk to a woman without freaking out, that doesn't bode well for the rest of your life. What are you going to do during that tough job interview? Are you ever going to meet a girl, get married, and have kids? Or are you just going to be alone for the rest of your life?
     
  18. Mr. Brightside

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    What's all this mystery method and PUA talk. What ever happened to the good old days where you could meat classy women with your fancy car or a gold chain hanging around your neck? If you weren't that rich at least you could show up with your model looks wearing a zoot suit and greased back stock broker hair. Damn, times a changing.
     
  19. macalu

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    as much as i hate to admit, i can relate to just about every one of those guys. i "grew" out of my shell a bit during my college years but it wasn't easy trying to talk to women. even now, i'm better at keeping conversation than starting them but definitely leaps and bounds above the way i was before.
     
  20. bejezuz

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    Freudian slip?
     

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