tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post4361967866277633827..comments2023-10-31T09:19:41.762-07:00Comments on Canon Fodder: Reading Journal Entry: The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Straussmapletree7http://www.blogger.com/profile/15261672903705693449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-91002512877376775032006-10-17T13:29:00.000-07:002006-10-17T13:29:00.000-07:00Bethie, I'm surprised you missed the scandal when ...Bethie, I'm surprised you missed the scandal when this came out.<br /><br />Yes, it's supposed to be non-fiction. But, a cover story on this book got several people fired/suspended at the Village Voice because interviews with the author and other "facts" in the article could not be confirmed.<br /><br />http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/03/02/village_voice_w.phpAnnaMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596563029082439483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-49896065757558859372006-10-13T10:41:00.000-07:002006-10-13T10:41:00.000-07:00It depends.
There's really nothing new here is te...It depends.<br /><br />There's really nothing new here is terms of group behavior.<br /><br />But the addition of plot and the multiple illustrations of how the principles are laid out make it an easy read.<br /><br />I was reading this and saying to myself, 'Hey, no-one ever tried these lines on me!'<br /><br />Then I realized that I'm not an HB (Hot Babe).<br /><br />You, on the other hand, are pretty much a HB.<br /><br />This is a big best-seller so I imagine that there are thousands of guys out there using these routines.<br /><br />Read it so you can laugh at them when they try their lines on you.mapletree7https://www.blogger.com/profile/15261672903705693449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-31667623132571071622006-10-13T09:35:00.000-07:002006-10-13T09:35:00.000-07:00should i read it for warning signs, or is it not r...should i read it for warning signs, or is it not really believable that they ploys would even work?<br /><br />any book that teaches geeks to do ANYTHING with the goal of potential copulation, though, can't be all bad....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com