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[–]UncomfortableOrbit 51 points52 points ago

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I've taken upon myself the theory that I can meet the girl at any time. So I should always be prepared (clean shave, brushed teeth, and look nice). It's a good way to encourage me to clean myself up even when I feel like total butt-poo.

[–]ThatsItGuysShowsOver 24 points25 points ago

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Every waking hour of mine is filled with hopes of meeting the girl. Every waking hour.

[–]bdubaya 6 points7 points ago

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Have you considered a hobby?

[–]CtrlShift7 4 points5 points ago

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Perhaps that is his hobby?

[–]PJStelford 0 points1 point ago

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Life is something to be done in between the three Ws. Wine, women, and warbglrgl.

[–]KarmaKaiser -3 points-2 points ago

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Seems like a shitting hobby. He should consider programming, or sports, or carving wooden ducks, something where you have a goal you can realize in a short amount of time.

[–]nemec 2 points3 points ago

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He should consider programming

You want him to meet girls eventually...

[–]KarmaKaiser -2 points-1 points ago

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One can lift weights without being a dude brah and one can program without being a neck-beard.

[–]gid13 4 points5 points ago

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Ironically, the odds of finding her probably get better the less you feel you require her.

[–]UncomfortableOrbit 0 points1 point ago

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Then suit up, my friend!

[–]SirRosie 0 points1 point ago

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Go for a girl first. You gotta go through a few of those first.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

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butt-poo

[–]ducttape36 1 point2 points ago

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meh. the right girl for me would be one who didn't give a shit about that stuff. but to each their own.

[–]UncomfortableOrbit 0 points1 point ago

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Son, a relationship is a lot like a chemical reaction. In order to start it you need to put in a lot of energy, in order to start the reaction. However, once reacting it's own thermal output will contribute to the continuation of the reaction, and you need to put in less energy.

You can be a slob once the reaction has started. It's super hard to start before though.

[–]ducttape36 -2 points-1 points ago

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i agree. but i'm just saying i don't need to put that energy into clothing when i can put it elsewhere.

[–]KarmaKaiser 0 points1 point ago

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I'm going to guess that this is a double standard. Are you into well groomed attractive women? If so why would you think that they wouldn't be into a guy you dressed well and took care of his body?

Unless you actively seek out slightly frumpy introverts (nothing wrong with that but it is rare) then I personally would advise you apply the same standards to others as you do to yourself.

[–]ducttape36 -2 points-1 points ago

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i've dated both supermodel types and super nerdy types and both. i found the most important thing to be their ability to have a conversation and be easy going. but like i said before, to each their own.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Warning! Warning! You have been tricked by Disney! There is no the girl!

[–]UncomfortableOrbit 2 points3 points ago

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Well, it's a turn of phrase. There are many women that would qualify, and I'm prepared for any of them. If there was a "the girl" as you interpreted me, then I wouldn't have to clean up because she would "love me for my personality no matter how I looked"

Which we both know is total bovine crap.

[–]gid13 0 points1 point ago

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While I agree that such actions will help your chances, in my experience girls are a lot more likely to look past a guy looking shitty and unkempt than they are to look past a guy being nervous and unconfident about looking shitty and unkempt.

[–]extendedwarranty 0 points1 point ago

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I find I get a lot more attention when I'm dressed up but I'm usually at work and usually don't have an opportunity to follow up. But it may not be just the clothes since I carry myself differently when I'm dressed up, and when I'm at work. I'm working on updating my casual wardrobe to something more than polos while avoiding clothes too young for my age. Finally ready to make an effort to go places where I might actually meet women. (Side note- why does it seem every girl has a boyfriend and nowhere near as many guys have girlfriends?)

[–]gid13 0 points1 point ago

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But it may not be just the clothes since I carry myself differently when I'm dressed up

That's what I'm getting at. If a guy is shabby but confident and fun to be around, a girl is more likely to respond well than if the guy is shabby and nervous about it.

Side note- why does it seem every girl has a boyfriend and nowhere near as many guys have girlfriends?

  1. Single guys tend to make it more obvious by hitting on women.
  2. "I have a boyfriend" makes a convenient excuse even when it's not true.
  3. You may well have selection bias here. I assume you have standards when it comes to women. If you hit on 10 women that are all above your standards, and if your standards are similar to average men, those women are far more likely to be taken than the 10 women you chose not to hit on (and thus never found out if they were taken).
  4. It is also not impossible that the male-female ratio in your job/city/etc is especially high. As you said, going to places where you might actually meet women may well help.

[–]KarmaKaiser 0 points1 point ago

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"I have a boyfriend" makes a convenient excuse even when it's not true.

It's very often used. In my experience a good way to tell if she's serious is to make a light joke like "So do I, don't tell him I'm talking to you." and chat a little more. Sometimes they'll for sure have boyfriend, sometimes they are just not that into you, sometimes they realize that getting to know you was cool and they DO want to date. They are just so used to dealing with approaches that "I have a boyfriend" is a reaction and not a deliberate blow off.

[–]Busterdouglas 42 points43 points ago

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Fair enough...try unbuttoning it

[–]zgh5002 46 points47 points ago

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...Yeah button it back up.

[–]NeonXero 17 points18 points ago

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Came here to murder you!

[–]AwesomeThunderbolt 20 points21 points ago

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Have you seen my other flip flop, it's sort of the exact opposite of this one... not like an evil version or anything...

[–]MediaMoguls 0 points1 point ago

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this is the best line of the whole movie

[–]NeonXero 0 points1 point ago

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That is debatable... but it is good.

[–]mms13 4 points5 points ago

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I'll be in the Kapula suite

[–]sweeners44 29 points30 points ago

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Trust me, girls do the same thing.

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[–]bigbird7331 10 points11 points ago

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Sage advice.

[–]MissChanandalerBong 7 points8 points ago

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Almost always.

[–]brosinski 4 points5 points ago

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hey there. Im not wearing a shirt ;)

[–][deleted] 92 points93 points ago

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I can't believe I'm about to tell this story. So my best friend from grade school had sort of a hard family. Parents were bikers and brother is in prison blah blah blah. So they separated for a short time and we went to stay at her dads for a night and helped him paint. I snagged my shirt on a broken hinge and nearly ripped it off. I needed a new one but the only one available at her dads place was an old tee he got from a bar that read "Guess the size of my cock correctly..." on the front. On the back it said "win a free fuck". I had no choice but to wear it. So we are painting for a few hours and we start running out of paint. He asks us to run by home depot and grab some more. I completely forgot about what I was wearing. So we are grabbing the paint when I see a guy in my English class working there. Kind of super hot. I go up to say hi and chit chat a little. He seemed a smidge distracted but my dumb ass completely forgot about what I was wearing. I leave and I'm sitting there in the car. I look in the mirror to fix my contact when I see it. The lettering on the shirt. I remember now. Fuck.

[–][deleted] 33 points34 points ago

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He was probably throwing random numbers into the conversation trying to win that free fuck and you though just blew him off. Yes I saw the username.

[–]smilingman 6 points7 points ago

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Negative inches. Sooo where we gonna do this?

[–]wtfpancake 61 points62 points ago

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I would've immediately turned the shirt inside out.

[–]ThatsItGuysShowsOver 26 points27 points ago

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And wet her tits with paint. That's hot.

[–]MBSquared 3 points4 points ago

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Seriously the first thought that came to mind. How was this not the case?

[–]baropithecus 20 points21 points ago

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The lettering... was comic sans.

[–]roml 2 points3 points ago

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As long as it wasn't Papyrus, we're good.

[–]kitnontik 3 points4 points ago

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So what if you were wearing that shirt? Was he offended? Did he think less of you? What kind of person wouldn't at most joke about it and that's it?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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I spoke to him a few days later about it and he figured it wasn't mine. He thought I wore it as a joke, intentionally.

[–]kenewbie 9 points10 points ago

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If you restructured that story to have the text on the shirt as a punch-line, it would be a lot funnier. Just saying.

[–]mackidbrendan 2 points3 points ago

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Username: sugar_titties O_o

[–]hans91 0 points1 point ago

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Well, I wouldn't mind really, if you were cute I would comment on that shirt trying my best to make you laugh about it, then if it worked, I would ask you out.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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We actually dated for around 3 months. He moved to Florida. I was only 16 at the time.

[–]TheNoKarmaComment 13 points14 points ago

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I wear my Hawaiian shirt around all the time and I still get them honeydips!

[–]hoverhands 5 points6 points ago

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Tyler?

[–]Lampmonster1 16 points17 points ago

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I finally saw that movie. It was pretty decent.

[–]NeonXero 6 points7 points ago

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I actually really like it, as well as Get Him to the Greek.

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

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I loved Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I don't know what it is though, I did not enjoy Get Him to the Greek at all.

Maybe it was the lack of Kristen Bell.

[–]Gen_E_Awesome 10 points11 points ago

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For me it was the fact that Jonah Hill was in both movies, while playing different characters, and Russell Brand was in both, and he plays the same character.

[–]karnoculars 2 points3 points ago

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I totally did not notice that. Jonah Hill is also incapable of carrying a movie that isn't called "Superbad".

[–]archaicruin 2 points3 points ago

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And he didn't even carry that. If it weren't for Michael Cera and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, it wouldn't have been nearly as funny.

[–]DFGdanger 1 point2 points ago

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What's the name of it?

[–]xpinchx 11 points12 points ago

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall i'm pretty sure.

[–]Rooster10 -3 points-2 points ago

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Aye, what movie was it?

[–]BlazerMorte -1 points0 points ago

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I forget.

[–]sweeners44 1 point2 points ago

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The puppet scene at the end. Excellent.

[–]anderal 9 points10 points ago

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That happens EVERY time you see a hot girl? Sounds like you should get some shirts that you're not ashamed of.

[–]NoBalls123 15 points16 points ago

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Well I in my case is more like: "I wish I wasn't wearing this fugly face"

:(

[–]irish_toys 2 points3 points ago

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Be confident, be outgoing. Accept how you look and remember that looks aren't always the most attractive part of a person.

[–]keezel 0 points1 point ago

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Also, cologne and/or aftershave. Maybe cheesy but it works for lots of dudes.

[–]leilavanora 3 points4 points ago

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For all you ladies out there, I just went bar hopping with the hottest guys I had ever seen and I was wearing the most unflattering lounge romper, unbrushed hair, and half assed make up. I was NOT planning on going out that night. FML.

[–]Orcjob 2 points3 points ago

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the hottest guy you've ever seen here, I don't mind the haggard look. that is all.

[–]trjohnst 4 points5 points ago

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WHY does it seem like this picture is moving? Its a .gif I tell you!

[–]unoriginalsin 2 points3 points ago

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Stop wearing that fucking shirt.

Problem solved.

You're quite welcome.

[–]LoveTruffle 2 points3 points ago

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I solved this problem by using my shirt to start a fire.

Clarification: While I was around the women of interest to me.

[–]GotPerl 2 points3 points ago

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I live in Hawaii and wear Aloha shirts nearly every day. Not that pattern mind you.

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[–]tophat02 4 points5 points ago

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It's probably the purple that turns them off

[–]bluukm 2 points3 points ago

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Just don't wear crappy clothes.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Anything involving Jason Segel gets an upvote from me!

[–]leoselassie 2 points3 points ago

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Since you took the time to make this, take the time to clean out the closet. Too expensive to replace all your shirts? Plain T's man. Chicks dig the simplicity of a man in a plain T shirt.

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[–]hobbitfeet 0 points1 point ago

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What's wrong with prints? Poor men can't seem to wear anything in a cheerful color or pattern.

Dude, if your shirt fits you in a flattering way and doesn't show me your armpits, then you just get bonus points if it shows some personality too.

Also, I have never seen a man's T-shirt with rhinestones, but I predict that I would just find it to be hilarious and like you all the more.

[–]redalchemy 1 point2 points ago

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I think you mean "I wish I weren't wearing this fucking shirt"

[–]jimmyslaysdragons 4 points5 points ago

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I think he means "I wish I amn't wearing this fucking shirt."

[–]aMANescape 1 point2 points ago

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EVERY TIME!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I wish I bathed, I wish I shaved, I wish I had a better haircut, I wish I took the time to buy stylish clothing, I wish I had a tan....

[–]NeonXero 2 points3 points ago

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Pretty sure you only get 3 wishes.

[–]hobbitfeet 0 points1 point ago

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Dude. Get with the bathing. What the heck?

[–]kaaskop42 0 points1 point ago

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C-Lo would like to have a word with you.

[–]turinturambar81 5 points6 points ago

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You're thinking of Skee-Lo. C-Lo is an orange tabby cat that starred in a movie with a dog named Otis.

[–]leoselassie 1 point2 points ago

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That's J-Lo. Cee-Lo is the guy who does the song "Forget you"

[–]NeonXero 1 point2 points ago

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I forgetting hate censorship. In some forms.

[–]Ultimate_Thor 1 point2 points ago

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I'm always way more self conscious about my hair. Something like "Good god my hair looks like shit"

[–]hobbitfeet 0 points1 point ago

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Are you a guy? If so, just get a buzz cut. It'll always look the same: fine.

If you are a woman, I can't help you, because I still don't know how to help myself.

[–]Ultimate_Thor 0 points1 point ago

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I'm a guy. I've never liked the look of a buzz cut though. Everyone I've had in the past has ended in disaster.

[–]hobbitfeet 0 points1 point ago

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I'm interested to know how a buzz cut could end in disaster.

[–]Ultimate_Thor 0 points1 point ago

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All I remember was it looked like hell and even my family members told me it was messed up looking. I've had a ton of bad haircuts....

[–]SilkySmooth105 1 point2 points ago

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Same, but replace shirt with face.

[–]hawaiianshirts 1 point2 points ago

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That's a pretty sweet shirt, actually.

[–]rugabug 5 points6 points ago

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I'm wearing a Hawaii shirt right now and I made with the sexytime about an hour ago.

[–]dylansavage 8 points9 points ago

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Solo doesnt count

[–]MyPetGiant 1 point2 points ago

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Throw away the fucking shirt! (Like, seriously.)

[–]buttercode 1 point2 points ago

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I can't... I have too many ugly ones.

[–]randomsnark 4 points5 points ago

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Get some that aren't ugly.

[–]buttercode 0 points1 point ago

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Hey thanks!

[–]throwaway_for_keeps 2 points3 points ago

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Interesting, every time I see a hot girl, I say "Hi" just loud enough for me to barely hear it. I don't know why, but it's something I've done for a while now.

[–]Raz_Aquato 11 points12 points ago

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Haha, a friend of mine just stares and whispers, "I love you."

[–]chewp911 6 points7 points ago

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:|

[–]futurelogic 1 point2 points ago

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Stop wearing that fucking shirt, then.

[–]Reallybadpoet 1 point2 points ago

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why does the shirt matter so much? How can something so materialistic as the shirt define the person ... are girls as shallow as guys? Girls ..... answer plz .... : |

[–]hobbitfeet 1 point2 points ago

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It doesn't define you. But it certainly contributes to your hotness.

My husband has shirts that fit him terribly and make him look skinny, young, and shapeless. My husband also has shirts that fit him perfectly, and then I can see how nice his shoulders/torso are, and I kind of just watch him do stuff because he's so hot.

And that's just fit at work there.

Funny/lewd/boring/geeky/crazy shirt designs also make an impression. Namely, that you are funny/lewd/boring/geeky/crazy. If you don't want to be making that impression, then don't wear that shirt.

[–]Reallybadpoet 0 points1 point ago

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I completely agree with all your points. My only concern is that I fit into a category that is not interested in looking 'hot'. Clothes, according to me, are just something to cover myself in to fit into the civil society and to keep me warm during winters. My ex hated me for this attitude of mine so I understand these views coming from a lady :)

My clothes are actually a mix of Funny/lewd/boring/geeky/crazy shirt designs and I like them all, equally. If a girl would not talk to me because I'm wearing a lewd shirt, I know that we lack common grounds and will reach a point wherein we'll end up arguing over petty things. I had the same attitude towards her and loved her equally in whatever outfit she wore.

[–]hobbitfeet 1 point2 points ago

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If you don't really care how the shirt fits (as long as you like the design), then why not just wear shirts that do fit/flatter you? It'd be all the same to you, except then your girlfriend would get to admire you, which would make her happy (and probably get you laid more often), and you'd make good impressions on people who care about such things, which would make your life easier. There's no downside, really.

[–]Reallybadpoet 0 points1 point ago

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Point taken Ma'am. Though I guess you missed the 'ex' part. As for the fitting argument, I never said that I like wearing misfit shirts. I just have a bias towards oversized ones. C'mon you know that they are more comfy. Still, those are exceptions and my only argument was about designs. If I wear a bright orange colored shirt with yellow and green polka dots or if I wear a formal blue shirt with a dark-red tie, I want people around me who are comfortable with both. That's all.

[–]hobbitfeet 1 point2 points ago

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I didn't miss the "ex"; I was sort of speaking hypothetically about any girlfriend you may have.

Bigger is more comfy to a certain extent, but I have tons of body-skimming shirts that are every bit as comfy as my over-sized ones. Actually, more so, since they can't twist around and get all bunchy the big ones do. If there's a bit of stretch to the material (like, 95% cotton, 5% spandex), nothing beats a shirt that fits properly.

The designs, I totally support you on. And I kind of want the polka-dot shirt you described.

[–]Reallybadpoet 0 points1 point ago

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Thank you for speaking 'hypothetically' but girlfriend is the last thing on my mind at the moment. Let us just stick to shirts and how they represent, or don't represent, a person's personality.

I'll certainly keep your advice in mind the next time I go shopping for a shirt. I'm more of a cent percent cotton guy. Maybe it is the hot indian summer that force me into it but will certainly consider it the next time I'm out picking a shirt.

Lolz. I swear after posting my last comment, even I felt that I should add one of those to my wardrobe. :)

[–]hobbitfeet 1 point2 points ago

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P.S. Your punctuation is already WAY better. I actually just double-checked that the person I was discussing shirts with was indeed the same person I was discussing punctuation with, because your punctuation is so much better in the shirt discussion.

[–]Reallybadpoet 0 points1 point ago

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Thank you for this. I was beginning to lose my confidence over my grasp on the english language. :D I guess it is more about how much of an effort I put behind what I post. The text with the morse code is usually what I post when I am not in a mood to put any conscious effort in what I am writing. Now that I know there are people on reddit who feel this strongly about correct usage, I'll try to mend my ways. No promises though ;)

[–]omgpokemans 0 points1 point ago

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The ability to not look like a retard in public goes a long way; I'd say it's true for both genders.

[–]Reallybadpoet 0 points1 point ago

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C'mon .... Just a friggin shirt makes a person a retard ? ... Nah ! ... I feel it's the actions and what the person speaks .... her ideas .... ability to hold on to a conversation .... and so on ..... these things are more important to me .. but that's just my opinion ...

[–]omgpokemans 3 points4 points ago

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Right, but you don't know any of those things just by looking at a stranger on the street. I agree that these are the things that really matter, but, before you interact with a person all you can tell about them is how they choose to present themselves to the world. It says more about a person than you would think; Does this person plan out their day? Do they have a good sense of aesthetics? Do they keep up with trends or go their own way? Do they have a sense of humor? Do they care what people around them think? Do they have a lot of money, and if so do they like to show it off? Do they buy frivolous things? You can get hints about a lot of these just by looking at the way a person presents themselves.

That being said, I love tacky hawaiian shirts.

[–]Reallybadpoet -2 points-1 points ago

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Upvoted for the last line :D

As for the rest ... I agree with some part of what you say .. This is why I always tell people around to never draw any conclusions about a person before you have interacted with him/her .. you assume and you make an Ass-(ouuta)-u-(&)-me .. First the part I agree with : What a person certainly shows how much he/she seeks the approval of others, how much of a show-off is he/she(It's a turn-off for me personally) and do they keep up with the trends (I've never followed one and am more likely to be seen wearing my dirty rugged jeans that hasn't been washed for days). Things I don't think clothes can tell: If the person has a good sense of humor (This I got no idea why you have put in .... except maybe at fancy dress parties or on Halloween I don;t think clothes can tell you that), Does this person plan out their day? (Never have but I hope my clothes aren't a give-away .... can this actually be true?.. if so .. HOW?), whether he/she has a sense of aesthetics (C'mon I love and live on beautiful designs but I don't see myself as my canvas... I'd rather have a beautiful artwork on my design table than actually on me) and last but not the least about how they choose to present themselves to the world (What bout people like me who don't actually choose but just pick-up the first T-Shirt/Shirt I can get my hands on ... Jeans is a constant).. Though I've tried to convey my view on your points .. I think we're gonna end up saying the same thing using different words .. I guess on the bottomline we both are saying the same thing ... But am interested coz I just might be able to find some of my blind-spots .. : )

[–]hobbitfeet 4 points5 points ago

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Dude, your punctuation really needs some work, particularly with regard to your excessive use of ellipses. I know you've been called on that on Reddit before; are you unfamiliar with the rules of punctuation, or are you ignoring them on purpose? If it's the former, and you'd like to learn, I'll edit this comment for you and explain why different punctuation would be more appropriate in various places. If it's the latter, then I hope you are buckled in for frequent comments about your non-standard punctuation on Reddit.

[–]Reallybadpoet 1 point2 points ago

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Thanks a lot for pointing that out hobbitfeet. I highly appreciate it. I love languages in general and if my overuse of ellipsis or lack of punctuation usage is making the language lose its lustre, I will certainly try to amend my habit. Yes, it is more of a habit than being unfamiliar with the rules. The reasoning behind my usage can best be defined using a quote from Wikipedia, " the ellipsis is sometimes used to represent an intentional silence, perhaps indicating irritation, dismay, shock or disgust".

I know that I have been called on it before but am not not usually concerned about how I am perceived by the people who are more interested in 'how I write' than 'what I right'. I'm from the school of thought wherein the idea behind the text is more important than the text in itself and the sole purpose of language is to convey my thoughts across. Rest is all semantics. Still, I appreciate your concern and thank you for putting it across in such a civil manner (It's rare on the internet). Thus, I would request you to kindly amend my text with proper punctuation marks, as it might help me understand some of my blind spots. Thanks again.

[–]hobbitfeet 1 point2 points ago

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I do know lots of people who can be a little overly obsessed with how people write, so I understand your feelings about that, but it is certainly the case that, the better you write, the more clearly your ideas come across.

Many times when you use ellipses, you are indicating certain things that I am fairly sure you do not mean to indicate. And when you deviate so far from standard punctuation, you distract your readers from your point and sometimes make it even difficult to understand your point. This all inhibits your ability to convey your thoughts across.

Here are my edits (they're in brackets):

"As for the rest[,] I agree with some part of what you say[.] This is why I always tell people around to never draw any conclusions about a person before you have interacted with him/her [(]you assume[,] and you make an [a]ss [out of] u [and] me[)]."

I switched the first ellipsis to a comma because the ellipsis would indicate a very pregnant, long pause here, conveying perhaps that you are dissatisfied with "the rest", that you are at a loss about "the rest", that you are kind of exhausted about "the rest", or that maybe you are giving some thought to "the rest" right at that moment, mid-sentence. Since the next thing you say is that you agree, which is a positive statement, the tone from the ellipsis isn't really right there. All you really mean to do is pause for a second in what you're saying, so a comma would be better.

I replace the second ellipsis with a period, because that indicates that you have completed your thought. Having a period at that point also establishes that clause as your your topic sentence, thus establishing the subsequent sentences as supporting statements that explain your topic sentence further. This structure (topic sentence followed by supporting sentences) is very common in English writing, and your readers will follow you more easily, because you are following a pattern of thought expression that they are very familiar with.

I then changed how you wrote "(you assume, and you make an ass out of u and me)", because you used so many punctuation marks, incorrect capitalization, and misspellings that your text was all broken up and very difficult to read. "you assume, and you make an ass out of u and me" is a sentence in its own right, but it's sort of a little reminder that you interject into your main point. Because it's just a little interjection before you continue with your main train of thought, I put that entire sentence in parentheses and made it part of the previous sentence, to which the reminder was highly related.

Adding a comma after "assume" makes it easier to understand what you're saying. The pause indicated by the comma makes it clear that the second clause "and you make an ass out of u and me" is a consequence of the first clause "you assume". Without that pause, it sounds more as if you're listing things that you do (akin to, "you run and you jump and you play and you sing").

"Ass" is a common noun and in the middle of a sentence, so it should not be capitalized. Ampersands are not usually used in a text where you've typed all the other words out. (If you're abbreviating everything in your text, then it's common to use an ampersand. If you're not abbreviating anything, then you just type out "and".) I also took out all the hyphens and parentheses just to make things simpler on the reader.

"First[,] the part I agree with: [w]hat a person [wears] certainly shows how much he/she seeks the approval of others, how much of a show-off [he/she is] ([i]t's a turn-off for me personally)[,] and [if he/she keeps] with the trends (I've never followed one and am more likely to be seen wearing my dirty[,] rugged jeans that [haven't] been washed for days)."

I added a comma after "First" to improve readability. You'd pause here while you were speaking to indicate that you are listing things or starting out on something new. Without the comma, I didn't pause in my head while I was reading, and I got confused reading the next few words.

I made the "w" lower case, because words following colons are always lower case (excepting proper nouns). When the "w" was upper case, I thought you'd started a new sentence, and this in addition to the lack of the comma after "First" made me have to re-read this sentence again SLOWLY to figure out what you meant to say.

The rest of this sentence is also difficult to read because you have a long list that is broken up by several parenthetical statements, you're missing a word, you change the pattern of your list part way through (the last phrase doesn't start with "how much", and "do" doesn't work with the verb "shows" from the beginning of your list), and your English is incorrect in some places. I fixed the incorrect English too.

This sentence is actually where I originally stopped reading your comment and skipped to another one, because I was having too much trouble making sense of what you were saying. If you'd had better punctuation and had made the parenthetical statements separate sentences, I would have been able to understand what you were saying, despite the English mistakes. But when bad punctuation is piled on top of English mistakes, it's too much.

This, more than anything else, is why I'd advise you to be a little more careful with your punctuation. Your English is quite good, but you are clearly still learning, and you can't guard against all mistakes. But if you avoid doing things you KNOW are wrong, then it will be so much easier for us to weather the mistakes you don't know you're making, and we'll be able to understand you anyway.

I actually have to run, so I can't finish correcting the rest of your comment, but I hope what I've written here helps.

Good luck!

[–]Reallybadpoet 0 points1 point ago

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I cannot thank you enough for putting in all that effort in replying to my post. It certainly must've taken a long time for you to mark out those mistakes and then to go on and explain the correct usage. I'm highly obliged to you.
I compared your points to what I had written and your points certainly hold their ground. Hereon, I'll certainly try to put in more thought on what I post in here. Thanks for pointing it out.

[–]hobbitfeet 0 points1 point ago

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You're most welcome! I'm glad what I did helped!

[–]corosos 0 points1 point ago

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I wish i had that shirt... need to buy me one.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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then dont wear shirts that make you look like a dick, how about that?

[–]slurpme 0 points1 point ago

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There is an easy way out of your pain...

[–]kneaders 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah blame the shirt.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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just rip it off and flex your biceps, can't lose in that situation.

[–]Wrym 0 points1 point ago

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I wish she wasn't wearing that fucking [any] shirt.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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If you can't make a Hawaiian shirt work, nothing will.

[–]sajman 0 points1 point ago

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Humuhumunukunukuapuaa, bitch.

[–]furiousgtz 0 points1 point ago

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Jackie was so hot in that movie.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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See, the way I see it, it's usually the guy in the "fucking shirt" that tends to be the more interesting, but he's got to be smiling. In other words: have confidence...

[–]Mick_Shrimpton 0 points1 point ago

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When I go out, I often wear Hawaiian shirts. Haters gonna hate.

[–]Theox88 0 points1 point ago

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I usually wish I wasn't so fucking ugly.

[–]goldenspork 0 points1 point ago

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Every time I see a hot guy:

I wish I didn't look so fucking stupid.

[–]oreopimp -1 points0 points ago

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Forever Alone.

Correct thought: Every time I see a girl I know she's going to be wearing this shirt in the morning.