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Title: How to Talk to Girls
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081211.
URL Source: http://LewRockwell
Published: Dec 12, 2008
Author: ZOSIA BIELSKI
Post Date: 2008-12-12 07:22:54 by Turtle
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ZOSIA BIELSKI 'A crush is like a love disease. It can drive you mad." That's wisdom from nine-year-old Alec Greven. After watching his classmates mingling at recess, the Colorado third-grader decided the boys needed some help. With a creative writing assignment due, Alec spun his observations into a pamphlet called How to Talk to Girls - which then sold for $3 (U.S.) at the school fair. The project has gained Alec international media coverage, a publishing deal and now a film deal - Fox bought the rights on Tuesday. He's already planning his next books - they'll tackle mom, dad and Santa. While some of his advice is kid stuff ("Control your hyperness and cut down on sugar if necessary"), some of it could benefit most grown men. Consider this suggestion from Chapter 1: "You also have to be aware that girls win most of the arguments and have most of the power. If you know that now, things might be easier." There are also chapters on crushes, compliments and the thrill of victory. The 46-page book is selling in 17 countries. Ahead of Alec's appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien last night, we spoke with the pint-sized pickup artist about pretty girls and class clowns. Alec Greven Alec Greven The Globe and Mail What did you see on the playground last year when you were in Grade 3? I saw boys having trouble getting girls to like them, getting ditched and getting all miserable and everything, so I wanted to write a book that helped them. What were these boys doing wrong? Usually their brains turned to mush and they [would] say something wrong. You had a crush on a girl in preschool but your family moved away. I was 3 and I didn't even know what a crush was. It was kind of like friends, dug a little deeper. You said, "I had to let her wash out of my mind." How did you do that? I think adults wouldn't mind knowing. The thing is, I actually forgot about it. My parents actually told me. I wouldn't have known if it weren't for my mom and dad. What kind of advice do you have for the class clown? Class clowns: Turn normal. Less jokes, no jokes during class. Then you might get a girl. But girls like a sense of humour. Well, some do but most don't, really. What about the shy guy? The shy guy? They probably want to copy someone that they think is cool except it can't be a class clown or somebody that's power hungry. Did anyone give you advice writing the pamphlet or the book? No. I wrote it all by myself. So tell me about pretty girls. They seem pretty scary. Well, pretty girls, all they care about is their looks. That's why we call them pretty girls. You can go for regular girls because regular girls can be pretty too. They just have other things on their minds. What do you mean when you say, "Pretty girls, like cars, need a lot of oil?" That kind of means, you know how oil costs money and it takes work to put the oil in the car? If you're trying to get a pretty girl to like you, there's a 98-per-cent chance that she'll ditch you. So that's higher than the regular percentage right? Regular girls ditch boys 73 per cent of the time? Yes. Do you think all pretty girls are mean? Most are. Some aren't, but usually they'll just ignore you and they're kind of rude. Do you think that's because they know they can get away with it, because they're pretty? No, it's because they think they're all important and proud and they're worth more than other girls. Have you become interested in girls at all through this whole experience? I'm a little young to go out dating and everything with girls yet. I'm friends with girls. How did they react to your book? They actually thought it was pretty funny. Some, they want to write How to Talk to Boys. How do you know if your advice works? Boys come up and say that my advice worked [in elementary school]. What mistakes do you see adults making? Adults? Yeah, like men and women. Actually, I haven't really observed adults just yet. This is kind of an elementary guide for basics. When I'm in middle school and I observe there, I could do a basics for middle school, and then basics for high school, and then basics for college and then basics for adults. Some [advice] like "Life is hard, move on," is pretty much going to go in all the books because it's a very, very important tip. Do you plan to marry? I don't really know. GIRLS 101 * "If you like a girl, comb your hair and don't wear sweats. You don't have to try too hard, but just try to look kind of clean." * "Go for a talkative girl if you are shy. Then you only have to say one sentence, and she will do the rest of the talking." * "When you see a pretty girl, don't let her tractor beam pull you in. ... If you are really confident, go for it!" * "Do you think that attracting a girl's attention means flapping your arms like a chicken and making noise? No way." * "Whatever happens, don't let it make you crazy." Poster Comment: In middle school, high school, college and after, I never went out of my way to talk to girls. There were very few I was ever interested in, and I knew that 95% of them -- those with IQs of less that 120 -- would think I was a weirdo. I had monster models in my room, had a library of about 100 books, couldn't care less about sports, loved pugs, and in general was a misfit. Oddly, I still got so many girls some of the other guys were very envious, especially in college, when the guys in the house I lived in couldn't stand it because I was bringing girls home overnight and they didn't have any. When I wasn't around they would tell the girls, "You can do better than that." One told one guy, "Any girl can do better than you."
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#1. To: Turtle (#0)
Want girls, kiddies? Sit back and let Uncle PSUSA tell you all about it. Don't worry, it wont take long, and its not that complicated. Rule #1: Do not listen to what women tell you, but WATCH WHAT THEY DO. Be a "bad boy". Provide her with lots of drama. Be a real jerk. Not a mean jerk, but more of a selfish jerk. She and her girlfriends will dissect everything you say, all the nuances, providing her with hours upon hours of drama. Drama is the key. The more drama you provide, the more she will be attracted to you. Want to not get girls, kiddies? Be a "nice guy". Nice guy = no drama = boring. But she will have someone to help her move heavy and dirty things. They all claim to want "nice guys", but I refer you back to Rule #1. They dont want the "nice guys" until their market value starts to shrink. By then, it's too late. No man in his right mind wants a used up party skank. There you go, kiddies. That's all you really need to know about women. .
Click for Privacy and Preparedness files Nehemiah 4:14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”
Rule #1: Do not listen to what women tell you, but WATCH WHAT THEY DO. Be a "bad boy". Provide her with lots of drama. Be a real jerk. Not a mean jerk, but more of a selfish jerk. She and her girlfriends will dissect everything you say, all the nuances, providing her with hours upon hours of drama. Drama is the key. The more drama you provide, the more she will be attracted to you. Want to not get girls, kiddies? Be a "nice guy". Nice guy = no drama = boring. But she will have someone to help her move heavy and dirty things. They all claim to want "nice guys", but I refer you back to Rule #1. They dont want the "nice guys" until their market value starts to shrink. By then, it's too late. No man in his right mind wants a used up party skank. There you go, kiddies. That's all you really need to know about women. Quoted for truth.
You don't know how much I wish I was wrong. It sucks and I hate it.
Click for Privacy and Preparedness files Nehemiah 4:14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”
Works for "girls" but what about women? I was never big on "girls" but I've always adored women. Now if I can only find one with an IQ above 130 who can carry on a Dinner Conversation, who likes Fly Fishing, who considers an afternoon at the Art Museum well spent, AND going to the Symphony (but not Opera - I am good till the end of the Overture and then I'm ready to get away from all that screeching - Pavarotti was an exception. I once read that Opera was the Burlesque of Classical Music - a sentiment with which I agree. Ditto "Golf is a good walk spoiled" - toxic lawns and chasing a little white ball whilst whacking it with bent sticks.). One who actually reads books and thinks Cosmo and Vanity Fair (saving Thackeray) are shallow. I know - "The Impossible Dream". But one can dream.
""I think the subject which will be of most importance politically is Mass Psychology...It's importance has been enormously increased by the growth of modern methods of propaganda...Although this science will be diligently studied, it will be rigidly confined to the governing class. The populace will not be allowed to know how its convictions were generated." Bertrand Russel, Eugenicist and Logician
Look for a different "class" of girl. They are out they but are rare jewels that must be searched for. I've actually met a few - compassionate, tough, and not lost in the fog of pop culture, but they are rare jewels. It's like "panning for gold" - you have to sift through a lot of sand.
""I think the subject which will be of most importance politically is Mass Psychology...It's importance has been enormously increased by the growth of modern methods of propaganda...Although this science will be diligently studied, it will be rigidly confined to the governing class. The populace will not be allowed to know how its convictions were generated." Bertrand Russel, Eugenicist and Logician
I just wanted one with a peaceful, quiet spirit, some pride in herself, and common sense. She can have her own interests. I gave up though. It's not worth it, to me anyway.
Click for Privacy and Preparedness files Nehemiah 4:14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”
I hope that in dude's later efforts he will have a chapter on the G-spot; where it is, and how to 'treat' it.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
There is a woman I know whose "boyfriend" spend 18 years in prison for drugs, has no teeth, and is covered with tattoos. But he provides drama to her tedious life. I fully agree that parents and brothers and sisters should have say in who their offspring/siblings marry. They don't approve, no marriage.
Republicans believe in abortion -- they just wait until they're born and then call them 'collateral damage'.
Too true. The learning curve is very short, if you have a good teacher.
You know, we all are "victims" (I hate using that word) of the contrived culture. I suspect that the creator of this g-spot phenomenon is in the same school as the Kinsey Report perverts. Younger gals do seem to go for bad guys, but more mature, experienced women realize that a sane, decent man is the ticket to any chance of happiness and sense of security. Both men and women have been trained to hold each other in contempt. I mean, just look at the tv commercials which totally make white guys look like fools. People mimic what they see.
They're out there - it just that the demand outstrips the supply - and most of the good ones are taken. I want one, and I haven't given up, who can go toe to toe with me in a discussion and isn't easily intimidated. I don't like prissy little darlings who need someone to decide for them. I have met them, but generally they're spoken for - they tend to be very popular with men. Let me simplify my desires, or requirements, someone who is sophisticated enough to be as comfortable in an evening gown as she is in Blue Jeans, conventional when required and unconventional and independent at leisure, intellectually curious - able to "think outside the box" and in fact insists on it - and can put up with an obstreperous cigar smoking male with an affection for good food and wine. Oh, and I can cook. Sigh!
""I think the subject which will be of most importance politically is Mass Psychology...It's importance has been enormously increased by the growth of modern methods of propaganda...Although this science will be diligently studied, it will be rigidly confined to the governing class. The populace will not be allowed to know how its convictions were generated." Bertrand Russel, Eugenicist and Logician
#2. To: PSUSA (#1)
(Edited)
Want girls, kiddies? Sit back and let Uncle PSUSA tell you all about it. Don't worry, it wont take long, and its not that complicated.
#3. To: Ncturnal (#2)
#4. To: PSUSA (#1)
#5. To: PSUSA (#3)
You don't know how much I wish I was wrong. It sucks and I hate it.
#6. To: Original_Intent (#4)
#7. To: PSUSA. Guys here (#6)
#8. To: lodwick (#7)
Not only does it work, it might work too well if that's possible. ;-)
#9. To: PSUSA (#1)
#10. To: Rotara (#8)
Not only does it work, it might work too well if that's possible.
#11. To: lodwick (#7)
he will have a chapter on the G-spot; where it is, and how to 'treat' it.
#12. To: PSUSA (#6)
I just wanted one with a peaceful, quiet spirit, some pride in herself, and common sense. She can have her own interests.
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