Lenticular_J

26 and still a student? That's a long-ass time.

Best thing is to ignore it all and forget about it. If they're around, be cordial. Of course, if your friend starts bragging about it, you're perfectly in the right to kick his ass. Walking away might be a better option, as other friends will probably follow you for being the better person. But, hey. We're animals. We need to knock the [cabbage] out of one another every now and then.

Darn. The world isn't fair. And it certainly isn't any better than when sodomites (or sodomizers?) were stoned and burned to death. I thought all people were completely equal and happy and everyone attended the same schools and had the same ideals ingrained unto them from birth. Except for the peasants, of course. The donating blood thing makes some sense - AIDs is more prevalent in gay men here. But you should have to have blood work done if you're giving blood no matter what. Huh, that was sarcastic. I need to cut that [cabbage] out.

Quit your whining; men are ending. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/8135 National Man Day is not celebrated by getting pissed off just because everybody doesn't think the same way as you.

Rosetta Stone. It's true.

Stopped caring about her. Happens a lot.

I'd sit him down and talk to him, man-to-man. How he sounds, it might be necessary to be an [wagon] about it. More often than not, it is.

I've been refining a lot of my life lately, and I've decided: I've never really dated a girl. I've hung out with them, yes, but never dated. Make the distinction, gentlemen. All parties will appreciate it.

Very true. But a lot of people, when they think "frat boy", get an image something like this: And these guys are actually my age. This is a picture from some thing for the yearbook. Not sure why it's online.

Some of my friends go to Texas Tech, and they and I would go to the one spot on campus that was usually open at midnight or sometimes a little later - we knew all the cashiers. They had the same ones every time we went, it was hilarious. Really good guys. But yeah, like he said, any service type job forces you to interact with people. Hopefully if you go into waitering or something you don't find too many people who are [bleep]s just because you have to serve them. I'm lucky enough that I've realized how important tipping is, especially if you intend to be a "regular" someplace. Money is the grease to the world's engine.

Most American fraternities are rich douche bags who go after women with low self-esteem and will remain at college for many years due to failing - but their daddy's money will pay for it. A frat boy is something you do not want to be. I have a feeling the fraternity he was speaking of wasn't exactly like this. Frat boys found things like Bros Icing Bros and have totally rad times in Cancun during Spring Break. Their typical uniform is a cheap, bright t-shirt they got from some crappy tourist shop (bonus points if arm holes enlarged to make room for THE GUNS), lots of pooka shells, flip flops, hats turned backwards, and Oakley sunglasses worn [bleep]ing everywhere. My school has more wannabe frat boys than I've ever seen. And Texas Tech has so, so many fraternities and sororities. The majority of which are recognized due to alumni contributions to the school. AKA, fraternities are where those who give the school a [cabbage] ton of money are occasionally given special privileges. Now, respectable ones are another matter. But stereotypes are fairly often true about frat boys, although if you talk to them alone, they're usually cooler than with a group of like-minded bros. But there is nothing wrong with attending a frat party. Keggers can be annoying very easily, but after a few beer bongs you'll realize that a totally rad time in Cancun is so totally you. Haha, I'm on a roll of [bleep]ishness today.

Now I would recommend, for those who've already listened to this for a long-ass time, making a Frank Sinatra station on Pandora Radio to supplement the fire and rain. Very nice.

That's why you should realize that there's a very tiny portion of the population that isn't afraid of approaching (or being approached by) strangers. So many people carry the fear of strangers ingrained in them as children into their adulthood that they can barely function. It's a shame. You just have to start talking to people. Especially if they look interesting. Compliments are the easiest way to make quick friends - genuine, creative ones. Or complimentary questions. See a very well-dressed man? Ask him where he gets his clothes, about his tailor, barber, whatever. See a woman reading a book? Probably leave her alone unless she appears a bit restless or not that into her book. But if she seems open to conversation, start it up! Pick up lines, no, don't use them. A simple hi and compliment is all you need. The routines and openers and all that [cabbage] that the pickup artist community clings to is falling apart to a degree in favor of being an adult and a man. Knowing the logic behind them is a sound experiment in psychology for you, which will help you with other people greatly. As will studying body language. Pickup lines are better used with people you already know anyways. Most people who try to be funny upon first meeting someone crash and burn spectacularly. Also, your english is fantastic.

Yes. And occasionally Maxim, GQ, Popular Mechanics & Science.

It isn't like you can't take your time to respond in real-life. It is the mark of a gentleman to think before you speak.

This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while. You're trustworthy. Now I need to get surround speakers and have some company over.

I hope someone has already said this. If I'm the first, I'll be disappointed. You're not getting hit hard enough! Although to be fair, I haven't bruised in a while either. But I've been getting cuts like a [bleep]. My legs look slashed.

[bleep] me I want to see Toy Story 3.

Water. Drink tons of it. It's the best energy drink there is. And even if it isn't keeping you up, having to pee every ten minutes will. Turning a hot shower to cold halfway through is also a nice wake-up call.

All the same thing. Although if you get very technical, blazers are usually solid-color, structured exactly like a suit jacket, have buttons of high-class material, and are intended to be worn with odd trousers (pretty much suit trousers minus jacket). Sport jackets technically have more leeway with pattern, button and shape. But really they're all names for the same thing: an odd jacket (jacket that could be a suit jacket if it had matching trousers). People who sweat over the names need to chill most of the time. You should get a red gingham shirt. Be a dandy.

No it isn't. It takes a man to be decisive, and know when, where, what you're doing. Always asking, "What do you want to do?" is a turnoff for both sexes.

Probably 5% of the girls at my school consider themselves lesbians. They're aggressive about it. And all of them are butt-[bleep] ugly. Ugly people in general getting all affectionate is bad. Makes me sad ...

Call her your girlfriend, if she's your girlfriend. She will appreciate it. If you introduce a girlfriend (or potential girlfriend) as your friend or lady friend, odds are that's all she'll be. One of those chivalrous things, you could say. If she isn't your girlfriend, introduce her with just her name. No titles.

I wouldn't say rigid. I don't really like most recent trends except the 50's, 60's throwback. But I think it's ridiculous to be telling people who are just getting started on their own styles that they need to go spend hundreds on clothes that will be in fashion for this season or maybe even this year, when they don't even have solid basics for a foundation. Or whatever.

Another reason to wear a condom every time, kids. My friend knocked a girl up just out of high school. He's one of the most amazing guitar players I know. He's 20 now and works in a grocery store to support the kid and the girl, who is his permanent girlfriend or whatever. He hates her, because she was a drunk [bleep] at some party. But we make fun of him anyways. My oldest friend lost his virginity today. I told him good job. He said he wouldn't have worn a condom if I hadn't explicitly told him to. Which made me wonder. But he's been with this girl for four or five months. They're cute together or whatever. I'm happy.