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Here's Why You Don't Try to Impress Your Date With a Fake Mugging

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:59:29 +0000

Men doing foolish things to impress women has been a common thread throughout history. But, for today, we can call Jeffrey Tyler Siegel the king of the fools. The 26-year old Arkansas man wanted to make a good impression on his date. So he hired his friend to pose as a mugger and accost the [...]

Brothers Look for Love on Craigslist By Posing as Centaurs

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:47:38 +0000

Despite possessing many positive qualities, brothers Dave and Mike found themselves date-less for their cousin's impending nuptials.

Having been told by the bride that dates are "mandatory" because she doesn't want them "harassing all of my friends all night" the pair took to Craigslist to find two women -- preferably sisters or friends -- to accompany them to the wedding.

OkCupid Meets Horse_ebooks in Hilarious New Tumblr

Emerald Catron — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:15:13 +0000

What do you get when you combine the randomness of Horse_ebooks with the desperate horniness of OkCupid? This hilarious new Tumblr — Ock_ebooks. Horse_ebooks, if you don’t know, is a well-known Twitter spambot that posts random blurbs of text copied from a variety of sources in order to avoid getting kicked off Twitter. Instead of [...]

Pay Attention, Fellas: Women Finally Admit What They Look For in a Mate

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:04:15 +0000

Aside from a pre-off-the-rails Mel Gibson being miraculously adept at reading Helen Hunt’s lady-brains in ‘What Women Want,’ it’s pretty much a given that no one knows what the opposite gender is thinking, ever. Until now, of course: we finally have an end to a mystery that is eclipsed in age and debate only by the creation [...]

Hey Moron: Taking a First Date to a Super Bowl Party Is a Terrible Idea

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:03:37 +0000

Team pride. Trash talk. The aroma of chicken wings. Many things may be in the air at a Super Bowl party, but romance shouldn’t be one of them.

Conan O'Brien's Prop Master Offers Cheap Super Bowl Party Tips

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:00:49 +0000

It's that time of year -- Super Bowl! Sadly, many people are experiencing hardships during this financial crisis and trying to save some money. But the fact remains that it is the Super Bowl, a time for all types of gatherings -- most of which aren't cheap -- in celebration of the pigskin. Thanks to the folks over at 'CONAN', we're getting some insider tips as to how to stash those dollar, dollar bills and still throw one heck of a party. Specifically from the host's prop master, Bill Tull.

OKCupid's Blind Date App Is Pretty Creepy

Amanda Ferris — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:28:54 +0000

While Tumblr’s ‘NiceGuysofOKCupid’ is now sadly defunct, the online dating site OKCupid has gotten even creepier with the release of their new blind date app. This can’t possibly end well. The app is called ’Crazy Blind Date’ and is available for both iPhone and Android. It works like this: the user picks both the venue and the [...]

The Best Jobs to Meet Single Men

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:21:54 +0000

What’s harder – finding a good job or finding a good man? There’s no reason you can’t use one to find the other. There are several careers out there where you can meet more single men than you’d find at a ‘Star Trek’ convention who are much more desirable. Here are a few: Sports reporter [...]

Man Proposes With Boy Band Video

Emerald Catron — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:59:22 +0000

This guy definitely went to a lot of trouble to propose to his girlfriend. He wrote a song, made a music video, flew her to Australia and arranged to have it played at the end of another video at a giant party with all of his friends. Sincerely, how would you say no to that?

Geek Proposes to Girlfriend With Replica of 'Iron Man' Arc Reactor

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:00:58 +0000

When YouTube user Eddie Zarick wanted to propose to his girlfriend, as an electronics geek and ‘Iron Man’ nerd, he wanted to make it an extra-special occasion. His girlfriend had always been very supportive of his work with electronics and she is also a huge fan of ‘Iron Man.’ Thus, Eddie’s nickname of “Tony Stark” [...]