The Pick Up Artist On VH1 – A Review
August 7, 2007 by Thundercat
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So hopefully everyone caught the premier of VH1′s new series, "The Pickup Artist," starring our beloved Mystery, along with his wingmen Matador and J-Dog.
Before the show came on, I was really excited. I was hoping this was going to be Mystery’s big break. After all, the potential for this type of show is massive, and something like it has been talked about and fantasized within the community for years.
Unfortunately, I don’t think this will be the show everyone hoped it would be.
Read on…
Secrets Of International Seduction
August 7, 2007 by Thundercat
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So Men’s Health conducted a survey which found that Foreign men have sex on average of 70 times MORE a year than the average American male.
So if you’re not an American, you should be getting laid all the time, right?
*Ahem.*
Anyway, Men’s Health then tried valiantly to compose an article detailing some of the "tricks" foreigners use to get laid in their own country. And while I’m going to share this article with you here, I’m also going to share why most of it is complete bunk.
Read on…
The Porn Myth – Naomi Wolf Is An Idiot…
August 1, 2007 by Thundercat
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I recently came upon an article on the New York Magazine’s website written by a woman named Naomi Wolf that examines the effect that widespread internet porn is having on the men and women of this generation.
For all it’s faults, it’s actually a pretty interesting article. However, I strongly disagree with a lot of Naomi’s conclusions about the effects of pornography on male/female relationships.
First of all, the "Porn Myth" is an idea created by feminist Andrea Dworkin, who was (and I guess still is) an anti-porn crusader from the 80s who claimed that…
Naomi Wolf writes:
If we did not limit pornography, she argued—before Internet technology
made that prospect a technical impossibility—most men would come to
objectify women as they objectified porn stars, and treat them
accordingly. In a kind of domino theory, she predicted, rape and other
kinds of sexual mayhem would surely follow.
Well, according to Naomi, this is the great "Porn Myth," because even though pornography is now so pervasive and readily available, men haven’t turned into sex-craved beasts who run around raping every woman they see.
But Naomi’s article suggests that even though this isn’t the case, the level of psychological and emotional harm porn is doing to the new generation of men and women coming up through the ranks is wreaking havoc on the health of relationships and sexuality in general.
Read on…
World’s First Lesbian Bigamist
July 24, 2007 by Thundercat
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So some woman, who was married to a guy, decided to get married to another woman, then decided she wasn’t gay, and dumped her after the law came after her. Brilliant.
The civil partnership ceremony between Suzanne Mitchell and her lesbian lover Caroline Beddoes at Shrewsbury register office, on February 1, 2006, was a quiet affair.
Suzanne, a petite blonde, wore a beige skirt and cream blouse while Caroline, a statuesque brunette, wore a white trouser suit reminiscent of the one worn by John Travolta in the film Saturday Night Fever.
None of Suzanne’s friends or family turned up, and only a smattering of Caroline’s. After the happy couple said their vows, pledging to love each other for ever, the party repaired to a local pub to celebrate with a few drinks.
But there was one small problem. Suzanne, 30, was still married to her husband Charles, 46, with whom she’d exchanged the same vows at the very same register office some six years earlier.
Even more bizarrely, Charles – the father of two of her five children – was still ensconced at the family home, albeit relegated to the sofa downstairs once 24-year-old secretary Caroline had replaced him in the marital bed.
This embarrassing state of affairs would have remained their little secret, had police not acted on an anonymous tip-off after Suzanne’s "marriage" to Caroline imploded within two months and she decided she wasn’t gay after all.
Last week, she found herself in court accused of being the country’s first lesbian "bigamist". The mother of five admitted making a false statement to the registrar by failing to mention she was already married. She will be sentenced in August and is praying she won’t be sent to jail.
I think this entire article is a fascinating warning for guys who fall in love with bisexual women. One of those "Be careful what you wish for" scenereos. I’ve yet to see an example of a polyamourous relationship that actually lasts for the long haul.
World’s First Lesbian Bigamist
July 24, 2007 by Thundercat
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So some woman, who was married to a guy, decided to get married to another woman, then decided she wasn’t gay, and dumped her after the law came after her. Brilliant.
The civil partnership ceremony between Suzanne Mitchell and her lesbian lover Caroline Beddoes at Shrewsbury register office, on February 1, 2006, was a quiet affair.
Suzanne, a petite blonde, wore a beige skirt and cream blouse while Caroline, a statuesque brunette, wore a white trouser suit reminiscent of the one worn by John Travolta in the film Saturday Night Fever.
None of Suzanne’s friends or family turned up, and only a smattering of Caroline’s. After the happy couple said their vows, pledging to love each other for ever, the party repaired to a local pub to celebrate with a few drinks.
But there was one small problem. Suzanne, 30, was still married to her husband Charles, 46, with whom she’d exchanged the same vows at the very same register office some six years earlier.
Even more bizarrely, Charles – the father of two of her five children – was still ensconced at the family home, albeit relegated to the sofa downstairs once 24-year-old secretary Caroline had replaced him in the marital bed.
This embarrassing state of affairs would have remained their little secret, had police not acted on an anonymous tip-off after Suzanne’s "marriage" to Caroline imploded within two months and she decided she wasn’t gay after all.
Last week, she found herself in court accused of being the country’s first lesbian "bigamist". The mother of five admitted making a false statement to the registrar by failing to mention she was already married. She will be sentenced in August and is praying she won’t be sent to jail.
I think this entire article is a fascinating warning for guys who fall in love with bisexual women. One of those "Be careful what you wish for" scenereos. I’ve yet to see an example of a polyamourous relationship that actually lasts for the long haul.
World’s First Lesbian Bigamist
July 24, 2007 by Thundercat
Filed under Rants & Reviews
So some woman, who was married to a guy, decided to get married to another woman, then decided she wasn’t gay, and dumped her after the law came after her. Brilliant.
The civil partnership ceremony between Suzanne Mitchell and her lesbian lover Caroline Beddoes at Shrewsbury register office, on February 1, 2006, was a quiet affair.
Suzanne, a petite blonde, wore a beige skirt and cream blouse while Caroline, a statuesque brunette, wore a white trouser suit reminiscent of the one worn by John Travolta in the film Saturday Night Fever.
None of Suzanne’s friends or family turned up, and only a smattering of Caroline’s. After the happy couple said their vows, pledging to love each other for ever, the party repaired to a local pub to celebrate with a few drinks.
But there was one small problem. Suzanne, 30, was still married to her husband Charles, 46, with whom she’d exchanged the same vows at the very same register office some six years earlier.
Even more bizarrely, Charles – the father of two of her five children – was still ensconced at the family home, albeit relegated to the sofa downstairs once 24-year-old secretary Caroline had replaced him in the marital bed.
This embarrassing state of affairs would have remained their little secret, had police not acted on an anonymous tip-off after Suzanne’s "marriage" to Caroline imploded within two months and she decided she wasn’t gay after all.
Last week, she found herself in court accused of being the country’s first lesbian "bigamist". The mother of five admitted making a false statement to the registrar by failing to mention she was already married. She will be sentenced in August and is praying she won’t be sent to jail.
I think this entire article is a fascinating warning for guys who fall in love with bisexual women. One of those "Be careful what you wish for" scenereos. I’ve yet to see an example of a polyamourous relationship that actually lasts for the long haul.
235 Reasons To Have Sex (like we needed more than 1!)
July 24, 2007 by Thundercat
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I tracked down a very interesting article about a study done on "Sexual Motivation," otherwise known as "what are the reasons people have sex?" Some of the answers are very interesting, ranging from the benign "I was horny" to the evil "I wanted revenge." Check it out…
According to the biggest study carried out into sexual motivations, these include that it is a "reasonably effective way of overcoming boredom", help you fall asleep or gets rid of a stress headache.
For others, the desire for revenge was the major factor, while some lovers were motivated by a purely selfless wish to make the other person feel good.
The researchers also confirmed what most already consider obvious – men and women think differently about sex.
They found it was more about the physical experience for men, while women’s desires were based on an emotional need.
Women were much more likely to say: "I realized that I was in love." Men were more likely to say: "I wanted to increase the number of partners I had experienced."
Researcher Cindy Meston said: "We identified 237 distinct reasons why people have sex. They ranged from the mundane – ‘It feels good’, to the spiritual – ‘I wanted to feel closer to God’.
From altruistic – ‘I wanted the other person to feel good’, to manipulative – ‘I wanted to get a promotion’."
For the study, reported in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour this week, psychologists at the University of Texas quizzed more than 2,000 men and women aged 17 to 52.
"Why people have sex is a surprisingly little-studied topic," says their report. "One reason for its relative neglect is that scientists might simply assume that the answers are obvious."
Each of the 237 reasons was given the highest rating by at least one of the people taking part.
"The frequently endorsed reasons for having sex, reflect what motivates most people most of the time: attraction, pleasure, affection, love, romance, emotional closeness, arousal, the desire to please, adventure, excitement and opportunity," say the psychologists.
"The less frequently-endorsed reasons, however, may be no less important. One person’s seemingly trivial reason for having sex might well be another’s magnificent obsession."
Notice how men seemed in it for the "experience" or "variety" while women gravitated towards the more emotional reasons. Interesting.
Ugly People And Evolution
July 17, 2007 by Thundercat
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I just found a great article which pretty much debunks any "Evolutionary Biology" theory on pick up there is. Basically, it asks "If natural selection is real, then why are ugly people still around?" It’s a fantastic read. Check it out…
Women In Charge In Marriage
July 17, 2007 by Thundercat
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So it looks like a new study has proven what pretty much most married men know to be true… that women are the ones in charge at home.
Men might throw their weight around at the office, but at home, women are the bosses.
A study, which was just released, finds that wives have more power than their husbands in making decisions and dominating discussions.
"The study at least suggests that the marriage is a place where women can exert some power," said lead author David Vogel, a psychologist at Iowa State University (ISU). "Whether or not it’s because of changing societal roles, we don’t know.”
The results counter past research.
“Most of the research literature in psychology has suggested that women have less power,” Vogel told LiveScience. “They have largely based that on the fact that traditionally men earn more money and so therefore would have the ability to make big decisions in the relationship.” That wasn’t the case in this study.
Snippage.
Trained volunteers coded the videotapes using a scale that rated couples’ interactions based on words and behaviors associated with blame (blames, accuses and criticizes the partner); demand (nags, pressures for change, requests); withdrawal and avoidance (avoids discussion the problem by hesitating, changing topics, diverting attention or looking away); and discussion.
Wives were more demanding—asking for changes in the relationship or in their partner—and were more likely to get their way than the husbands. This held regardless of who had chosen the issue.
The women were not just talking more than their husbands.
"It wasn’t just that the women were bringing up issues that weren’t being responded to, but that the men were actually going along with what they said,” Vogel explained. “[Women] were communicating more powerful messages, and men were responding to those messages by agreeing or giving in.”
One reason for in-charge wives could be that they carry the weight of making sure the family farm is running smoothly.
"Women are responsible for overseeing the relationship, making sure the relationship runs, that everything gets done, and that everybody’s happy," Murphy said.
Wife power could signal a harmonious couple. "There’s been research that suggests that’s a marker of a healthy marriage—that men accept influence from their wives," Murphy said.
A harmonious couple, possibly. An unhappy couple? Definitely. Most married men I know tend to just agree with their wives so they don’t have to deal with a fight, but then go off and do what they were going to do anyway. I call it "Married Ear." We listen, then we ignore.
The interesting part I found in this article was that wives tended to demand changes in the relationship or in their partner. This isn’t exactly news, but it does point out the disadvantage men face in marriage. They have to either force a change to suit their wife, or be miserable. Doesn’t sound very appealing does it? In my experience, I’ve found that this behavior by the women tends to drive the man to cheat. And can you blame the guy? I mean, he’s the same dude she married, and now that she’s married him, she wants him to be someone he’s not.
In situations like that, the guy just might not feel comfortable at the home.
I understand that you need a strong woman to make sure the family is running smoothly, but in my experience, all the best marriages seem to occur when the man has the final say in most matters. Marriage is a partnership, but having a ball-busting wife you can never win with is a sure-fire recipe for a FAILED marriage.
Confidence In A Bottle…
July 17, 2007 by Thundercat
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Wow, you just gotta love science. It used to be you’d need 4-5 beers to feel confident enough to talk to women. Now all you’ll need is a puff of nose spray.
DOCS have invented a spray which cures shyness — by being squirted up the NOSE.
The all conk-quering spray was developed after medics discovered a chemical that stops people feeling bashful, it emerged yesterday.
The product — set to be a hit with jittery Brits — means sensitive types could have a quick squirt before nerve-racking events such as public speaking.
And scores of shy men would use it to boost their confidence to chat up women.
The spray harnesses the powers of a feel-good hormone called oxytocin, which is already known to promote an air of calm.
It is produced naturally by the body when a person is in love and it also induces labour in pregnant women. The spray contains a synthetic version, created in a laboratory after researchers at the University of Zurich spent almost a decade working on it.
The team decided to test its effects on adults who found it difficult to socialise, trying it out on 70 people for a month.
Team leader Dr Markus Heinrichs said they were given the spray half an hour before they were put in a difficult social situation.
It changed their behaviour “dramatically” with every person stopping feeling anxious and engaging better with others in the group.
Large-scale trials of the spray are now planned. If they prove successful, it could go on sale in the next five years. The study was announced at the World Congress of Neuroscience in Melbourne.
Dr Heinrichs said the hormone had an effect on the part of the brain that controls fear response.
Suspending it in a nasal spray is the most effective method of delivery because it was absorbed into the body more rapidly, he said.
Oxytocin is the chemical that is released in your brain after you orgasm, so imagine having that feeling whenever you want it, just by using a nose spray. This stuff could be bigger than cocaine! That, and it could revolutionalize the pick-up community. Imagine every poor AFC out there now being the most confident guy you’ve ever seen talking to women. How crazy is that?
I can’t wait to see when this thing comes out in the states.
Teens Are Having Less Sex
July 17, 2007 by Thundercat
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Here’s some good news (unless you’re a teen, I guess…)
WASHINGTON — Fewer high school students are having sex these days, and more are using condoms. The teen birth rate has hit a record low.
More young people are finishing high school, too, and more little kids are being read to, according to the latest government snapshot on the well-being of the nation’s children. It’s good news on a number of key wellness indicators, experts said of the report being released Friday.
"The implications for the population are quite positive in terms of their health and their well-being," said Edward Sondik, director of the National Center for Health Statistics. "The lower figure on teens having sex means the risk of sexually transmitted diseases is lower."
In 2005, 47 percent of high school students — 6.7 million — reported having had sexual intercourse, down from 54 percent in 1991. The rate of those who reported having had sex has remained the same since 2003.
Of those who had sex during a three-month period in 2005, 63 percent — about 9 million — used condoms. That’s up from 46 percent in 1991.
I must say, it’s good to hear kids are being smarter about this stuff – especially the girls. I knew a few girls who got pregnant in high school, and life has not been easy for them. It really all comes down to the parent’s educating their kids, at least in my opinion.
Friday The 13th…
July 13, 2007 by Thundercat
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Okay, so today is Friday the 13th.
Many people believe that every time the 13th falls on a Friday, that day is supposed to be extremely UNLUCKY.
Because of this, you may be temped to think that today is a BUST for going out and meeting women.
(If you’re superstitious, that is.)
However, nothing can be further from the truth.
Fridays are always fantastic times to go out looking to meet new women.
Why?
Because most women, who spend their week working, are looking to cut loose and have some fun on Fridays!
After a long week, who doesn’t want to have some fun, right?
So I would really encourage you to forget about silly superstitions today and go out tonight!
Get a few buddies together and go out as a group to have some fun.
And while you’re having fun – talk to some girls! You’ll find that most women are open to meeting new guys.
(Seriously, some guys feel like they are "intruding" on women when they talk to them. This isn’t always true. Many women enjoy meeting new people. You just have to know how to talk to them the right way!)
Nowadays, when I go out, I almost NEVER get rejected or "blown out." This is because I know how to meet a girl the RIGHT WAY.
And you know what? It’s easier to do than you think.
Seriously, if you don’t think so, then go check out my book Art of Approaching. In it, you’ll learn how to make meeting women fun and easy.
Click here to check it out now.
So good luck this weekend! I hope you get lucky this Friday the 13th. =)
Larry Flynt Is Tracking 20 Sex Scandals
July 13, 2007 by Thundercat
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A while ago I posted about how Larry Flint is offering a reward for proof of a sex scandal in Washington. In fact, it took out a full page ad in the Washington Times advertising the scheme. Well, it finally looks like it’s paying off…
Larry Flynt, the porn-industry magnate who first linked Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) to the escort service of the “D.C. Madam,” said Wednesday that his investigators are tracking more than 20 leads on alleged congressional sex scandals.
As Vitter remained missing in action for two Senate votes on defense policy, Flynt insisted that he exposed the conservative lawmaker’s sexual indiscretions only because they contradicted Vitter’s longtime defense of the “sanctity of marriage.”
“If someone’s living a life contrary to the way they’re advocating … then they become fair game,” Flynt told reporters. “I don’t want a man like that legislating for me, especially in the area of morality.”
In addition to the phone records of “D.C. Madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey, accused of prostitution and racketeering by federal authorities, Flynt is mining responses to an ad he placed last month in The Washington Post. The ad promised a million-dollar reward for anyone providing evidence of illicit encounters with members of Congress.
The 20-plus new leads, Flynt said, come from the newspaper ad and not Palfrey. The Hustler publisher, arrested and jailed multiple times during his decades-long career, vowed to provide clear proof and only out lawmakers whom he perceives to be hypocrites.
“You guys always know, [from] the past, I deliver,” Flynt said. “And if I fail to, the mainstream media will crush me like a bug.”
The Vitter scandal has touched off new anxiety among Republicans over whether their party will pay the price for members who fail to live up to their moral principles. Flynt, an unabashed Democrat, acknowledged that the GOP provides him with easier targets.
“Republicans are more fun because they get caught so easily,” Flynt said. “They’ve been living a repressed life all their life. Democrats are liberal — they wear it on their sleeve. Their sex life is what it is. They don’t spend their whole life trying to cover it up.”
Flynt released the particular wireless phone bill containing Vitter’s phone number on Palfrey’s calling list, confirming that the Louisianan contacted the escort service while serving in the House. Flynt also claimed to have testimony from five New Orleans prostitutes about their sexual encounters with Vitter, adding that that quintet would likely share the $1 million bounty with Palfrey.
You know, it’s hard to side with a guy like Flynt because he is such a scumbag, but you know what? He’s right about this. In this country it’s so hard to be comfortable with sexuality because we have people in power who feel the need to dictate what is considered "moral" in terms of sexuality and what isn’t. Holding the people who make the laws up to a higher standard is a good way to keep people honest. However, it’s also a good way to get them to attack you. I’m sure Flynt is prepared for the government to come after him in some way for doing this.
Man Owes Child Support For A Kid That’s Not His
July 13, 2007 by Thundercat
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This is disgusting…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) — Francisco Rodriguez owes more than $10,000 in back child support payments in a paternity case involving a 15-year-old girl who, according to DNA results and the girl’s mother, is not his daughter.
art.rodriguez.wsvn.jpgFrancisco Rodriguez is fighting for leniency in his paternity case. "It’s not right. I’m not the father, " he said.
Rodriguez, who is married with two daughters and a son from his wife’s previous marriage, is fighting for leniency. "It’s not right. I’m not the father, " he said at a recent court hearing.
He says he knew nothing about the other girl until paperwork showed up about four years ago saying he was the father.
He now has DNA results that show the 15-year-old girl wasn’t fathered by him. He even has an affidavit from the girl’s mother — a former girlfriend from 1990 — saying he’s "not the father" and asking that Rodriguez no longer be required to pay child support.
Yet the state of Florida is continuing to push him to pay $305 a month to support the girl, as well as the more than $10,000 already owed. He spent a night in jail because of his delinquent payments.
Why is he in such a bind?
He missed the deadline to legally contest paternity. That’s because, he says, the paperwork didn’t reach him until after the deadline had passed.
Jesus freakin’ Cristy. When does common sense come into play here? This poor guy is being gouged by the government for a kid that isn’t even his. The kid’s own MOTHER doesn’t want him paying child support! Just more proof that in America, men get screwed by the courts on a consistent basis. I’m sure this guy isn’t the first dude this has happened to either. I’m just surprised he’s not living in California!
Man Owes Child Support For A Kid That’s Not His
July 13, 2007 by Thundercat
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This is disgusting…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) — Francisco Rodriguez owes more than $10,000 in back child support payments in a paternity case involving a 15-year-old girl who, according to DNA results and the girl’s mother, is not his daughter.
art.rodriguez.wsvn.jpgFrancisco Rodriguez is fighting for leniency in his paternity case. "It’s not right. I’m not the father, " he said.
Rodriguez, who is married with two daughters and a son from his wife’s previous marriage, is fighting for leniency. "It’s not right. I’m not the father, " he said at a recent court hearing.
He says he knew nothing about the other girl until paperwork showed up about four years ago saying he was the father.
He now has DNA results that show the 15-year-old girl wasn’t fathered by him. He even has an affidavit from the girl’s mother — a former girlfriend from 1990 — saying he’s "not the father" and asking that Rodriguez no longer be required to pay child support.
Yet the state of Florida is continuing to push him to pay $305 a month to support the girl, as well as the more than $10,000 already owed. He spent a night in jail because of his delinquent payments.
Why is he in such a bind?
He missed the deadline to legally contest paternity. That’s because, he says, the paperwork didn’t reach him until after the deadline had passed.
Jesus freakin’ Cristy. When does common sense come into play here? This poor guy is being gouged by the government for a kid that isn’t even his. The kid’s own MOTHER doesn’t want him paying child support! Just more proof that in America, men get screwed by the courts on a consistent basis. I’m sure this guy isn’t the first dude this has happened to either. I’m just surprised he’s not living in California!





