Comments on: How Not to Holla http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html Where Pop Culture and Life's Random Adventures Meet Humor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Big Notch http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-1308 Big Notch Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:18:51 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-1308 If a man approached you str8 forward the way ya'll claim we should. It would never work. Men only do this because it works on 99.9% of ya'll. And if it didn't, nobody would be in 'relationships' right now. If a man approached you str8 forward the way ya’ll claim we should. It would never work. Men only do this because it works on 99.9% of ya’ll. And if it didn’t, nobody would be in ‘relationships’ right now.

]]> By: SaneN85 http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-1020 SaneN85 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:59:12 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-1020 This list perfectly describes the ways I am approached 99% of the time. I thought it was just me. This list perfectly describes the ways I am approached 99% of the time. I thought it was just me.

]]> By: So Flyy http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-1016 So Flyy Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:51:25 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-1016 *applause* I must say that I have "fallen" victim to the 'you can't have friends?" line more than once, but it was not because I didn't understand the swindle, or b/c I wanted to encourage it but b/c I didn't want him to progress to step 3 (sour grapes fleaux) and have me create a scene on a lovely DC sidewalk. No bueno. *applause* I must say that I have “fallen” victim to the ‘you can’t have friends?” line more than once, but it was not because I didn’t understand the swindle, or b/c I wanted to encourage it but b/c I didn’t want him to progress to step 3 (sour grapes fleaux) and have me create a scene on a lovely DC sidewalk. No bueno.

]]> By: Brokey McPoverty http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-3735 Brokey McPoverty Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:38:31 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-3735 yeah. see sometimes when i start talkin about this ppl, particularly dudes, go on the 'ugh u so conceited' offense. but that's not even it! im cute, but only SO cute. this happens to EVERY woman, no matter what. lol yeah. see sometimes when i start talkin about this ppl, particularly dudes, go on the 'ugh u so conceited' offense. but that's not even it! im cute, but only SO cute. this happens to EVERY woman, no matter what. lol

]]> By: Brokey McPoverty http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-3734 Brokey McPoverty Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:36:04 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-3734 see, if ure gonna do it, this is the way to do it, i think. dont make it all about the holla holla holla holla right out the gate. when i get approached by someone i know is about to try to get at me, i start shutting down. dont ask about my man right out the gate! dont tell me how nice my booty is (though it is nice, cant fault u for that)! make a joke, ask abt the weather, somethin. that wld put me more at ease. but if the first words out of ur mouth are 'aye boo, u got a man?' the last word u gon hear me say is 'bye.' lol see, if ure gonna do it, this is the way to do it, i think. dont make it all about the holla holla holla holla right out the gate. when i get approached by someone i know is about to try to get at me, i start shutting down. dont ask about my man right out the gate! dont tell me how nice my booty is (though it is nice, cant fault u for that)! make a joke, ask abt the weather, somethin. that wld put me more at ease. but if the first words out of ur mouth are 'aye boo, u got a man?' the last word u gon hear me say is 'bye.' lol

]]> By: Brokey McPoverty http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-3732 Brokey McPoverty Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:31:57 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-3732 w00t! thanks so much! sometimes its hard to be mad at people who do dumb things like that. sometimes u just gotta laugh. i usually do both--get mad first, laugh later. lol w00t! thanks so much! sometimes its hard to be mad at people who do dumb things like that. sometimes u just gotta laugh. i usually do both–get mad first, laugh later. lol

]]> By: Brokey McPoverty http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-3731 Brokey McPoverty Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:05 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-3731 aw thank for the follow and the welcome! :) that should/could have gone on the list too. its getting to the point that u cant even be CORDIAL to ppl u pass on the street (and i live in the semi-south, so that's what im just used to doing) cause u dont want the hassle that may come with it. and then dudes wanna wonder why we walk around lookin mean all the time. ha! aw thank for the follow and the welcome! :)

that should/could have gone on the list too. its getting to the point that u cant even be CORDIAL to ppl u pass on the street (and i live in the semi-south, so that's what im just used to doing) cause u dont want the hassle that may come with it. and then dudes wanna wonder why we walk around lookin mean all the time. ha!

]]> By: Brokey McPoverty http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-3730 Brokey McPoverty Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:28:22 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-3730 im so glad im not the only victim of phone number theft. we shld start a support group. its not our fault!!!! im so glad im not the only victim of phone number theft. we shld start a support group. its not our fault!!!!

]]> By: Brokey McPoverty http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-3733 Brokey McPoverty Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:58 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-3733 yeah :( and i take credit for my role in such f*ckery. here's the story of the second time it happened: so, im at a party or a bar or somethin with a bunch of people i know, right? i literally knew everybody in the room except for this one dude, but everybody else there knew him, so i didnt feel any kind of way about him. i trusted everybody else's judgement--if im cool with them, and they're cool with him, i felt cool enough with him too. at some point in the night he and i start chatting. which is fine. im a chatter. i like to chat. at the time i had a fancy scmancy cellphone (which, in retrospect, is really a huge piece of sh!t) and he was askin abt it. he picked it up and i didnt trip; i assumed he just wanted to see how it worked. i started talkin to someone else, but i did keep my eye on his general person so i could see him if he got the notion to run. but he didnt. he just put my phone on the table and left the room. TEN SECONDS LATER. my phone rings. ....its him. talkin bout 'yeah, u know, i think u real cool, and now that i have your number, maybe we can talk??' $#r%@#$@^&#&**#$%@%$@#!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah :( and i take credit for my role in such f*ckery. here's the story of the second time it happened:

so, im at a party or a bar or somethin with a bunch of people i know, right? i literally knew everybody in the room except for this one dude, but everybody else there knew him, so i didnt feel any kind of way about him. i trusted everybody else's judgement–if im cool with them, and they're cool with him, i felt cool enough with him too.

at some point in the night he and i start chatting. which is fine. im a chatter. i like to chat. at the time i had a fancy scmancy cellphone (which, in retrospect, is really a huge piece of sh!t) and he was askin abt it. he picked it up and i didnt trip; i assumed he just wanted to see how it worked. i started talkin to someone else, but i did keep my eye on his general person so i could see him if he got the notion to run. but he didnt. he just put my phone on the table and left the room.

TEN SECONDS LATER. my phone rings.

….its him. talkin bout 'yeah, u know, i think u real cool, and now that i have your number, maybe we can talk??'

$#r%@#$@^&#&**#$%@%$@#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: amymay117 http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2009/11/how-not-to-holla.html#comment-3728 amymay117 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:43:31 +0000 http://awesomelyluvvie.com/?p=289#comment-3728 iDied. Hee-lair-ee-ussss!! iDied. Hee-lair-ee-ussss!!

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