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I can be a good liar when the situation calls for it. The majority of the time the lies I tell are white lies. Told purely as a means to cheer someone up or help them through a difficult period. These are the easiest lies to tell of course because we don't want loved ones to be miserable or...

I posted this in the shoutbox not so long ago in a fit of nostalgia. This seems like the perfect thread to jog some people's memories ;)

I recently finished 'Human, All Too Human' by Nietzsche which was a great insight into the guys mind. It's written in aphorisms so you can pick it up and read any page in the book and still get something from it. It passed many a long train journey away quite well. I still need to read 'Beyond...

I studied English at University for two years and left. So massive debt and nothing to show for it :) I play music in a band and somewhere in my mind I'd love to succeed in that. Not that I want to be 'a celebrity' and make money. I'd like to just be able to support myself financially doing...

I wouldn't even have to think about it. I would instantly choose the red pill. Truth is one of the most important things to me. I read a lot of books on Science and a lot of them destroy commonly held notions such as the idea of free will. Some people would think that some things should be left...

Hmm I don't mind it. Like a lot of things in relationships I prefer it to be a spontaneous thing. When it becomes an expectation or mandatory it starts becoming extremely tiresome and irritating. I've had girlfriends who get offended when I refuse to cuddle. Usually it was become I was too warm...

Not many girls I know would be brave enough to initiate conversation in the first place so I guess you're in the minority that most guys wish were the majority. :P Though I understand what you mean about an initial connection being no indicator for a long lasting relationship. For me personally...

And now I feel sad. Tragic story man. I feel the only appropriate response is there's plenty more fish in the sea :| Haha, I guess I'm the complete opposite. If I go ahead and stick my neck out by initiating a conversation with a strange girl you can be damn sure I want to take it further than...

Seeing someone you like when you're working is pretty much mission impossible. :P Maybe you should make bold assumptions more often? I mean obviously if I catch someones eye a few times I don't assume they are infatuated instantaneously, but when a pretty girl repeatedly glances at you and...

Is there anything more more disheartening than feeling a vibe/attraction with someone when out in public and either not being able to or not having the balls to approach/dish out some cheesy chat up line. This seems to happen to me quite often as I can only really initiate conversation in a...

Just a few. - Free Will doesn't exist. - The War On Terror is perpetual and not winnable. - The Government is not 'your' Government and they don't care about you. - Saying "I Don't Know" isn't a crime and should be said more often!

Not that the gifts are the true pleasure of Christmas (and all those other countless platitudes) but I was happy with just some money from a few family members this year :P My mum got me a few books too including Norwegian Wood by Murakami which I have yet to read. I think clothes are the order...

Sentiment is far more important. The only people I know who would derive more pleasure from knowing the cost of a gift are the superficial, entitled people I see everyday on the reality tv programs my sister watches. 'Don't tell the Bride' and crap like that. Good call on the Labyrinth too. As...

As far as I'm aware most scientists don't like the word 'prove.' They gather evidence to support or refute a hypothesis/idea. Even if what I read in the article is true all they are really saying is that after we die we 'dissipate' into the Universe. This makes sense considering we are made of...

I always say that Final Fantasy games are like books. You can start them over anytime and re-experience them all over again. Sometimes you find subtle little embellishes that you had missed the first time through. Other times the story becomes a whole lot more clear due to your knowledge of the...

This always causes unbearable tension. I remember when I was in my first year at Uni I was introducing a girl I had met on my course to my flat mates and I forgot her name mid introduction. I had known her for about a week at the time so it was pretty bad. I just stood there thinking for about...

I can relate to this quite a bit. Sounds almost identical to my Mum and Dad's situation before they divorced years ago. Only difference is that my Dad never bad mouths my Mum to me and never really mentions her at all anymore. My mum is the complete opposite and will insult/critisise my Dad...

I take Doug Stanhope's views into consideration when discussing marriage. "If Marriage didn't exist would you invent it?" In all seriousness I don't really understand why people get married anymore unless it's some sort of bending to peer pressure, the desire to receive attention (even for a...

Old thread but I'd recommend War of the Worlds by HG Wells for a hostile alien invasion story and Contact by Carl Sagan for a beautiful, uplifting story about meeting a superior species from a different star system.

I just bought Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell in preparation for the movie. The trailer impressed me enough to buy the book so I'm looking forward to reading it. I also just ordered Empire Of Illusions by Chris Hedges online. I'll have to decide which to read first! -_-