Friday’s Conversation Topics
It’s been a hard year, hasn’t it?
What? we’re still in the first month? Dammit. I need a vacation already….
Let’s gather together and create some interesting steam to power through the usual ugly breaks of silence that kill any type of connection you may have (almost) had. Here are some news articles from the past week to get you through the conversation with something fun to say:
- Apple’s Siri is going to take over your life. Yup, you’re going to rely on her to keep your home warm, or cold, appropriately, as well as write your emails and help you buy things. If you don’t have an iphone 4s now you’re going to be sorry. If you do score extra success points as you retell this story with real-time examples.
- Porn producers offer easy cash is just a variation of the Nigerian Email Scam with the added benefit of physical threats and no overdraft protection.
- “Ass-man has a new definition”. So there’s this guy that happens to have in his possession a part of Saddam Hussein’s bronze ass and he can’t sell it off at auction, not for lack of bids (supposedly) but for a lack of “high enough” bids. Then the Iraqi Consulate hears of this and they want the piece of ass back – because it’s a piece of “cultural history”. One can only guess what they’ll do with it but you can bet it won’t be the first guy’s idea of “art”!
- Do you remember the flag with the snake on it “Don’t tread on me” it said? Well, the game maker Saga has gone it one better with games that say “Pee on me”. Seriously. “Toylets” are urinal game consoles pitting one man’s strength 9of stream) against another. Ugh. I hope they aren’t planning on any “mixed couples” games…. LOL. The curiously named “The Northern Wind, the Sun and Me” is designed to stimulate a player’s interest in the opposite sex. The aim is to blow a girl’s skirt up and reveal her underwear, with the harder the player urinating, the harder the wind blowing.
Meet someone special.
Have a great weekend!
Finding Something to Talk About
Do you remember the last time you were a part of a conversation, the other talkers looked your way and all they received from you was an uncomfortable moment of silence (the dreaded “pregnant pause”)?
Life isn’t all sex and french fries.
Many people, men and women, can run out of something to say. And if you’re with someone you like, running out of conversation is on par with over-drinking and becoming an obnoxious giant-mouthed bigot.
Yup, it’s that bad.
The pregnant pause never has to happen if you do one of two things:
1) read regularly, and/or
2) be an active member of real-world social clubs.
It’s important to note that people that do not run out of conversation topics are also people that frequently participate in conversations.
If you’re “too shy” to talk with people then that is something you need to work on. You can join a social club (Toastmasters has chapters in many towns and cities), read and stay on top of the daily news and current events.
You have to expand your horizons if you want to be able to be heard and have people that want to hear you.
Or you’ll become old, alone and stupidly opinionated, not knowing much about the world around you other than your own miserable experiences.
Friday’s Best Conversation Topics
Another week, another testament to the horribleness and deceit of our fellow people. If there was only a way for people to be forced to tell the truth…. Nomination hopeful Herman Cain will find next week that the truth will win out. The support of family and friends is certainly determined by the truthfulness of your own life. Good luck Herman!
- Santa Claus is not allowed to visit classes. And students/children are not allowed to give Christmas cards. Obviously the Fort Worth school board is trying to hide the holiday season from their students. What a bunch of hypocrites and liars, eh?
- Woman stabs husband for using online dating service. What she didn’t know is that the accounts are from before he met her. No word if he was still using the accounts. She knows now. I guess asking a couple of honest questions would have saved her from jail.
- Based on recent events we all know the stock market is for suckers. After all, it is the rich man’s play ground as we watch our investments fall in value like an aging hooker. But having a Chinese cave that calls itself “The Underground Grand Canyon” being listed on a U.S stock exchnage is a very deceitful trick, don’t you think?
And finally, a great article about “How to make anyone tell you the truth” or at least confuse the hell out of them so they give it up anyways.
Friday’s Best Conversation Topics
Charlie Sheen Adult Costume Kit
TSA Will Reportedly Fire Agent Who Wrote ‘Get Your Freak On’ After Finding Sex Toy. If the traveler wants to get her freak on don’t leave messages in her luggage cheering her on. And when you work for the TSA you will get caught and you will be fired for bringing to notice a passenger’s personal sex toy. Better hope the Chinese cookie factory is hiring fortune cookie writers, numbnuts.
FX picks up Charlie Sheen sitcom. Yes, he’s coming back!!! Sheen and his production team announced that they were working on the pilot this summer, but FX has just revealed that they’ve picked the show up and ordered 10 episodes. Sheen has “come up with a wonderful, hilarious vehicle for Charlie’s acting talents—and a character we are very much looking forward to seeing him play,” FX Networks president and general manager John Landgraf says in a statement. “Two and a Half Men has been an outstanding component of FX’s schedule for the past 14 months, and we have every confidence that Anger Management will soon be as well.”
Sometimes you don’t stop all of the ‘bargain shoppers’ but eventually they get busted. Property crime detectives said the suspect knew about weaknesses and soft spots in Target’s security operation and used the knowledge to his advantage. The theft suspect would just load the items into a shopping cart and walk out, police said. Detectives had a trailer full of stolen evidence from the man’s residence. They seized movies, video games, clothing, electronics, and even crayons, to name a few things.
Sexy, funny costumes make Halloween good time for romance: survey. Romance might not be the first thing you think of in relation to Halloween, but a new survey shows it ranks favourably as a time to meet a potential mate. There are a few reasons for this, such as that men are likely to be attracted to someone wearing a sexy costume, while women like seeing someone in a funny outfit.
Pictures From The Best Internet Party Of The Year: Hallowmeme Photo gallery.
Friday’s Conversation Topics
This week has shown us the final bloody moments of Libya’s Colonel Gadhafi and the liberation of Libya’s people has been achieved. Whether they remain on the road to true freedom remains to be seen, just as Egypt’s people now are being lost to events that were supposed to be thrown out with their tyrant of a ruler and his cronies. We live in interesting times my friend, the events of which will forever change our world and destiny. Read these top news stories from the past week and be ready with something to talk about this weekend.
Gadhafi’s demise and the Arab Spring – CNN has done a great job wrapping up recent events (to date) so you should start with this article.
Not a Facebook member? You could still be on Facebook – Allegations of “shadow profiles” is an interesting complaints against the world’s most popular online destination. I don’t think we’ll ever have private lives again with so much information online, tucked away in public files that can be accessed for a small fee. Your best opportunity is to have such a common name that tracking you becomes an almost endless task of misdirection and duplicity.
Today is ‘Judgement Day’, again – Yes, it’s true and you can read about it here, but hurry, we may not be here tomorrow.
Man in US creates 130 Facebook accounts to harass ex-girlfriend – A 22-year-old man from Los Angeles in the United States could be the first to be convicted for harassing his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend by creating fake online accounts, including 130 Facebook accounts.
Art of Conversation: Dating Profile Headline of the Day
The art of conversation, without a doubt, is under attack from all sides.
It’s not that we don’t have something to say, everyone is texting, emailing, checking their walls all the time. We just don’t have anything to say to someone “in person”.
It’s easier to have a conversation when you can wait 30 seconds, or a couple of days, to reply, to give yourself an opportunity to think about what to say. To be facing someone and not answer immediately would certainly make you seem stupid, or worse. But the issue of a timely response doesn’t exist in cyberspace or on your smartphone.
And if you’re not taught how to have a face-to-face conversation with someone, well, what chance do you have? Better to pretend to be busy with something else than to worry about having to say something with your lips! Am I right?
The art of conversation, like dating, is a matter of learning, reading and a lot of practice.
And I’ll give you a conversational tip too:
When you’re asked “What do you do?” don’t give a three word answer (I’m a writer), offer a short story instead about something funny that happened on your job and then ask the person if they have a similar story, or if they can guess what you do.
It’s the beginning of a conversation that makes a conversation happen… or not. So do your part and practice the art of conversation starting today.
For your dating profile headline try this one out today:
“Isn’t it time to have a conversation face-to-face?”
Have a great day!
“The Best Pick-up Line Ever” That Never Fails
“When dating only leads to rejection…”
This article: “Introducing yourself to a woman is called ‘A pick-up line’ and every situation calls for a different line to use. But there is one that always starts off a conversation.”
Read the complete article here.
Written by Robert Lee.
Friday’s News Conversation Stories
Another weekend is here and you’d better be prepared to talk about something to someone. I’m taking the weekend off so you’ll have to be your own wingman (Wingwoman?).
Don’t worry though, I have some great stories for you to share with whoever you end up standing beside and needing something to talk about. Just remember me, sometime…
Here we go:
- BP should pay, not fundraisers. I’m glad this news story came about, even if it is an iReport at CNN (mostly these people are crazies, I think). You have to wonder why our “stars” are manning a phone-in-donation campaign instead of walking the street, placards in hand, disparaging BP. The oil company will pay for their mistakes. The coast and affected states will pay for the mistake. Why are famous entertainment people raising money to pay for whatever cleanup needs to be done? Why are these “stars” fund-raising for what eventually be a high tally that BP will be required to pay? If these movie stars need to fundraise for something, how about my retirement?
- How would you be this guy? Yes, the third founder of Apple, who sold his very young 10% of the company shares of stock for $800.00 says life turned out just fine, thank you. I bet.
- Going to pot. Without a doubt I believe that government budget woes will eventually lead to the legalization of marijuana within the next 3 years. Californication? Yes, they will lead the way. How can a broke government continue to throw away (burn, arrest) potentially hundreds of millions of tax revenue? Watch and learn people, I can see the coming storm.
- Vuvuzelas everywhere. Well, if Youtube adds a noisy button and referees at the World Cup won’t ban them, what the hell???….
- One year after the death of Michael Jackson. Does this story make me old? Stories of people I kind of grew up with, that are now dead…. geesh (*sob*) Now I’m all depressed. Let’s change the subject to:
- The new luxury resort at Disney World opens. But you need four paws to get a room. Just when I thought buying a jar of salted cashews was the worst way to waste my money…
Have a great Friday night out and a great weekend!
Things To Do On A First Date
Make your first date great!
Think of it: all the things you do with your date will be “firsts”. And when you can share that magic, you really do share something special.
Great first dates include natural magic that you can share, whether it’s a walk in a nature preserve, a guided tour of a popular tourist spot, even a simple and fun game of mini-golf can help you find, and share, the magic that makes two people a couple.
You need to do things that allow you to interact together, not like watching a movie where you both are fixated on something else (the movie), and not something the other person is doing with you, together, and sharing an experience.
To make a first date great, a first date that will invite a second date and more, you want to be open and friendly and, as a warning, do not share any negative thoughts or ideas.
Be open to fun and laughter.
Going back to the mini-golf idea, this is a great example of having fun and even laughing at yourself as you shoot an 18 on a par 3 hole. Let the windmills guide you into a fun place that envelopes the both of you. Do not be harsh as your date flubs one putt after another. Do. Together.
Great first date ideas are not what can you watch but what can you do.
Is there a farm that is open to the public near you? have you ever petted a goat? Or milked one?
Maybe there is a garden maze nearby. Have you ever walked through a botanical garden maze or a corn field maze? You can both get lost, together. Just don’t lose your patience, everyone is allowed to make a wrong turn now and again.
Visiting a museum is a great first date. This allows you to both share the experience of seeing the past unfold before your very eyes.
Conversations during your first date should be about the things that are in front of you or around you. Do not talk at length about your fascinating hobby of “ship in a bottle” building. Certainly, although you find the subject interesting, your date will accept the distress call from a family member or friend and end the date unceremoniously.
Beware the downfall of your ego and talking about yourself too much. Remember, the best conversationalist is a great listener, allowing your date to answer questions that show interest in them is a sure way to increase their attraction towards you.
A final word of advice: relax.
How being funny helps you to meet women
I am a funny guy
Now, I will be brutally honest with you, I use humor as a way of coping with life. If I can’t deal with it, maybe I can at least laugh at it. And if I can make someone else laugh at it too, well, all the merrier then.
I am often way ahead of others with my sarcastic wit and I even think that some people are put off at me because, while I am laughing on the inside I give away no outward signs of humor. No smiles, no chuckles, just a deadpan face.
The woman I attracted, and now my wife for 9 1/2 years finally understands me and adds in “He’s trying to be funny” when someone doesn’t understand what I’ve said, or maybe why I’ve said it.
All that being said, if you can make a person laugh you can make a friend. If you can make a woman laugh then you might be able to get a longer conversation from here and maybe even the opportunity to introduce yourself to her, get her name and number or email.
Even the guys that seem to have automatic success with women aren’t trying to seduce them through plain vanilla friendship and sucking up to them. They are sarcastic, off the cuff funny and aware of their surroundings, so that conversation, even if just light-weight topics, are easy to follow.
I’m not going to teach you to be funny. But you can certainly email me things that happened to you today, yesterday, and even tomorrow that struck you as funny, or you were able to interpret into a funny situation or sight and I can give you my opinion if it indeed was funny.
Because smiles and laughter are the best way to exchange interest and attraction. You can do this.
I’ve added below some great resources to read further into this topic of making women laugh. Enjoy the reading!
Friday’s Conversation Topics
Today is January 1, 2010.
We have gone through 7 days of holidays and mob shopping, so forgive me for not having several conversation topics ready for you this week, I’m just beat tired. And plan on sleeping for days once I publish this article.
So, to keep you working on your own conversation topics (after all, the world does not stop with the tiredness of one man, does it?) I will provide to you some websites to visit, and find interesting conversation topics of your own.
Have some fun reading!
- Psychology Today
- Weekly World News
- 17 ways to cure your hangover
- Adults go wild!
Always be ready with an interesting conversation topic and you’ll always be known as an interesting person. Just remember to listen when appropriate.
Have a great day!
