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Love or loathe Erik von Markovic, aka Mystery, but he has a show on VH1 starting Monday August 6th @ 9pm.

http://www.vh1mystery.com/

Includes promo.

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I saw this clown on Letterman, he seems like a tard

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all that [censored] is fake anyways

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So, is this pickup artist thing all based on the fact that chicks dig gay guys? That's the vibe I'm getting from looking at that dude.

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So, is this pickup artist thing all based on the fact that chicks dig gay guys? That's the vibe I'm getting from looking at that dude.

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shh

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O/U on number of episodes before cancellation? I say 3.

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My dream is this show makes it big and girls stop falling for stupid tricks like this. Then guys with no confidence and no game become all the rage.

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This dude has a good sized following. Own forum, DVD's, books, the whole shebang. At one time he was even doing paid seminars where you do some classroom work, so to speak, then go out and practice what you learned.

I read some of his material, and even used one of his plays (meeting a girl who's with a group of guys). Basically, chum up to the guys first, then chat up girl. While nothing came of it, it did work to get me "in".

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O/U on number of episodes before cancellation? I say 3.

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I don't know, everything else on VH1 is trash.

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I read some of his material, and even used one of his plays (meeting a girl who's with a group of guys). Basically, chum up to the guys first, then chat up girl. While nothing came of it, it did work to get me "in".

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hold on, you actually talked to strangers?

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So, is this pickup artist thing all based on the fact that chicks dig gay guys? That's the vibe I'm getting from looking at that dude.

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Oh god here we go.

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Ive never seen this guy before, he looks like the offspring of tommy lee and chris angel, and raised my richard simmons

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That guy is heavily featured in Neil Strauss's book The Game. http://www.amazon.com/Game-Penetrati.../dp/0060554738

The book is a pretty good read for the 1st half or so.

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That guy is heavily featured in Neil Strauss's book The Game. http://www.amazon.com/Game-Penetrati.../dp/0060554738

The book is a pretty good read for the 1st half or so.

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Really? tell us more. Never heard of it.

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PUAs are experts at picking up rape and incest victims.

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PUAs are experts at picking up rape and incest victims.

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hahahahahaha........you know what, Ive never thought about this, but this is 100% spot on.

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Paging Bruiser...

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hold on, you actually talked to strangers?

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No, they were all my friends from high school, still, it worked like a charm.

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hold on, you actually talked to strangers?

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No, they were all my friends from high school, still, it worked like a charm.

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ive got this pickup move I do called "whip it out and jerk it infront of her" when she isnt continuing to get naked and sexytime. it is expert.

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PUAs are experts at picking up rape and incest victims.

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hahahahahaha........you know what, Ive never thought about this, but this is 100% spot on.

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There must be an awful lot of those. How sad and disturbing.

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I think this show will be like Juggler's series, Seduction School, which I really enjoyed. Basically a bunch of virgins/internet forum posters with trouble getting girls. However, the Juggler and Mystery styles are so different that I don't think I'll be able to bring myself to watch it. My bet is that instead of focusing on the guy's internal issues and working to help them be more confident with themselves and thus ultimately women (like the Juggler series), this show will instead be mainly about Mystery's dominant personality and a bunch of cheap gags to "seduce" women. I hope I'm wrong though.

Brian

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If he was still around, this thread would have hundreds of responses to it by now. Mostly consisting of 2+2 asking for his PUA-camp trip report for the umpteenth time, and Bruiser telling us off for calling Mystery a loser/douche/etc.

I could just copy/paste this post a few dozen times.

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Why do PUA feel the need to WRITE like THIS? It is so ANNOYING.

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I actually saw a DVD set about body language (by David DeAngelo) a few days ago, and Mystery is a guest speaker. After he came on the stage I thought "WHAT THE [censored]!". He looked ridiculous. Weird shoes/boots, like 4 watches, weird clothes. But after he started talking I liked him more and more. He really had great charisma or something. Also, he said after a while 'you think I don't realize I look ridiculous? Come on!' or something along those lines, but that he dresses like that for some reason.

I'm wondering, why do you guys dislike these guys so much? Because you think that what they do actually doesn't work and is BS, or because you think that actually working at becoming better at picking up girls is silly?

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I'm wondering, why do you guys dislike these guys so much? Because you think that what they do actually doesn't work and is BS, or because you think that actually working at becoming better at picking up girls is silly?

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Here's an analogy that I think works: you can program a Casio keyboard to play Chopin note for note. But its just a Casio...there is no understanding or feeling or emotion. The Mystery Method is about programming and repetition. This, for me, was what I found both fascinating and disturbing at the same time after reading The Game.

Don't for a moment confuse PUA with "picking up girls"...

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The peacocking Mystery uses is to give other people a reason to talk to him ("why do you wear 4 watches?"). However I doubt most people can get away with dressing as outrageous as it won't be congruent with their look.

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I'm wondering, why do you guys dislike these guys so much? Because you think that what they do actually doesn't work and is BS, or because you think that actually working at becoming better at picking up girls is silly?

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I think for me there are some lengths you can go to pick up girls, just like making money, that simply aren't worth it. If I can't meet someone as myself, if I have to rely on some kind of parlor trick that pushes the buttons of hot girls with self-esteem issues, it's not worth it.

I'm a pretty weird dude, but every now and then in life I meet my weird match and we have a cool connection. I wouldn't want to kill that chance, however remote, by acting from a script.

I realize it's not all about neg-hits, and the littler bald dude actually appeals to me a lot more. He seems to emphasize working on your own confidence issues and meeting someone for the long haul. Watching Mystery in action is pretty repulsive to me.

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I'm wondering, why do you guys dislike these guys so much? Because you think that what they do actually doesn't work and is BS, or because you think that actually working at becoming better at picking up girls is silly?

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I think for me there are some lengths you can go to pick up girls, just like making money, that simply aren't worth it. If I can't meet someone as myself, if I have to rely on some kind of parlor trick that pushes the buttons of hot girls with self-esteem issues, it's not worth it.

I'm a pretty weird dude, but every now and then in life I meet my weird match and we have a cool connection. I wouldn't want to kill that chance, however remote, by acting from a script.

I realize it's not all about neg-hits, and the littler bald dude actually appeals to me a lot more. He seems to emphasize working on your own confidence issues and meeting someone for the long haul. Watching Mystery in action is pretty repulsive to me.

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Okay, I agree with you guys. I actually only bought some of David DeAngelo's stuff, and he really emphasizes that it's not about tricks or techniques, but about becoming a confident and strong man. Never read any of Mystery's stuff.

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The peacocking Mystery uses is to give other people a reason to talk to him ("why do you wear 4 watches?"). However I doubt most people can get away with dressing as outrageous as it won't be congruent with their look.

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i saw dario minieri wearing two so maybe hes on the path to tons of chicks (guys?)

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hold on, you actually talked to strangers?

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No, they were all my friends from high school, still, it worked like a charm.

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ive got this pickup move I do called "whip it out and jerk it infront of her" when she isnt continuing to get naked and sexytime. it is expert.

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Wait...this really is an expert move but it sounds like you're joking.

Yugoslav

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I think this show will be like Juggler's series, Seduction School, which I really enjoyed. Basically a bunch of virgins/internet forum posters with trouble getting girls. However, the Juggler and Mystery styles are so different that I don't think I'll be able to bring myself to watch it. My bet is that instead of focusing on the guy's internal issues and working to help them be more confident with themselves and thus ultimately women (like the Juggler series), this show will instead be mainly about Mystery's dominant personality and a bunch of cheap gags to "seduce" women. I hope I'm wrong though.

Brian

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I agree. There is no way anything Mystery does will be like what Juggler does. One of them is all about authenticity and the other is all about top hats and platform boots.

Oh and this show will of course be excellent in some way or another. Either high unintentional comedy or a compelling look at socially inept guys actually improving themselves.

Yugoslav

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PUAs are experts at picking up rape and incest victims.

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Do you think that a higher % of hot chicks have been raped or been incest victims compared to the % of not hot chicks?

Yugoslav

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Don't for a moment confuse PUA with "picking up girls"...

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PUA means someone who picks up girls. So I think your statement is pretty silly...your previous point has merit but I don't think people put much thought into the alternative of being a social robot. For many guys it's really the only way they can get themselves on the path to "real" social skills with women.

Yugoslav

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I'm wondering, why do you guys dislike these guys so much? Because you think that what they do actually doesn't work and is BS, or because you think that actually working at becoming better at picking up girls is silly?

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I think for me there are some lengths you can go to pick up girls, just like making money, that simply aren't worth it. If I can't meet someone as myself, if I have to rely on some kind of parlor trick that pushes the buttons of hot girls with self-esteem issues, it's not worth it.

I'm a pretty weird dude, but every now and then in life I meet my weird match and we have a cool connection. I wouldn't want to kill that chance, however remote, by acting from a script.

I realize it's not all about neg-hits, and the littler bald dude actually appeals to me a lot more. He seems to emphasize working on your own confidence issues and meeting someone for the long haul. Watching Mystery in action is pretty repulsive to me.

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It's only about scripted stuff to start with. It's like having a preflop starting hand range in poker (kinda). You're supposed to not need one after you actually develop talent.

Yugoslav

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This dude has a good sized following. Own forum, DVD's, books, the whole shebang. At one time he was even doing paid seminars where you do some classroom work, so to speak, then go out and practice what you learned.

I read some of his material, and even used one of his plays (meeting a girl who's with a group of guys). Basically, chum up to the guys first, then chat up girl. While nothing came of it, it did work to get me "in".

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lol

Yugoslav

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Yugo I seem to remember you making like 20 replies in a row the last PUA thread we had. Is this some kind of bombardment strategy to get OOTers to sleep with you?

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Yugo I seem to remember you making like 20 replies in a row the last PUA thread we had. Is this some kind of bombardment strategy to get OOTers to sleep with you?

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Exactly. The genius of the plan is in its simplicity.

Yugoslav

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Yugo I seem to remember you making like 20 replies in a row the last PUA thread we had. Is this some kind of bombardment strategy to get OOTers to sleep with you?

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Exactly. The genius of the plan is in its simplicity.

Yugoslav

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How you doin'?

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Yugo I seem to remember you making like 20 replies in a row the last PUA thread we had. Is this some kind of bombardment strategy to get OOTers to sleep with you?

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Exactly. The genius of the plan is in its simplicity.

Yugoslav

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How you doin'?

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Just chillin' with my top hat and big goggles beating hanger-ons off with a stick. Oh, hey, that reminds me, I need a quick opinion on something.

Who lies more, men or women?

Yugoslav

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Don't for a moment confuse PUA with "picking up girls"...

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PUA means someone who picks up girls. So I think your statement is pretty silly...your previous point has merit but I don't think people put much thought into the alternative of being a social robot. For many guys it's really the only way they can get themselves on the path to "real" social skills with women.

Yugoslav

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Did you read The Game? I thought you had. Mystery "programmed" his followers with specific techniques. I mean PUA in this sense, not hotshots who "have game". It was pretty clear that Mystery was not interested in just "picking up girls".

PS Sorry for "all the quotes".

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