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Nine-year-old writes dating book

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7887000/7887032.stm?lss

He based his techniques on watching children trying to chat up other children. Ohh and it's a New York Times best-seller, apparently.

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What do you think of his dating advice?

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More importantly - what does it say about modern popular culture, that such a book can do so well?

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Old news. NEXT!

His advice is nonsense, can you imagine going up to a girl in a bar and having your opener be about indiana jones? Urgh

Reply 3

TruckBear

Cyclone33

Old news. NEXT!

It's old news for you US types. Not so much for UK-ers, I imagine.

Reply 4

Rian1988

Gah, I heard this on Radio one newsbeat he was being interviewed and was trying to chat up some woman, it was so cringeworthy, his voice didn't sound confident ...... then he started talking about star wars.

Yeh that's going to impress them :rolleyes:

Reply 5

LucidDream

Funny thing is, playground tactics would probably work out pretty well with a few relationships I've had.

Reply 6

denty5

its stupid because its taking the innocence out of childhood. they shouldnt even be interested in girls anyway and should be able to think they can just be friends with girls without people thinking they fancy them..like it doesn when your an adult

Reply 7

clevergirl

IeuanF

Ignore her. Apologies on behalf of UK kind.

I will not be ignored and supressed into a corner where I cannot express my opinion. Anyhow, why are you supporting the yank?

Reply 8

Thud

a_t

His advice is nonsense, can you imagine going up to a girl in a bar and having your opener be about indiana jones? Urgh

It'd be a refreshing change. :tongue:

Reply 9

>Anna<

I have to say...his lines would totally work on me!
Haha, well maybe not. But not a bad start, considering his age.
People are probably just buying his book for comic value.

Deary me..

I'd probably buy it as one of those tongue in cheek books that you read just for something fun and light hearted...I like buying books like that. It's no different to those boys/girls yearbooks that everyone seems to buy at Christmas or other silly books like that. I think that is why the book has done well, because it is seen as another in a long line of popular humorous books on how to live life.

Reply 12

el scorcho

I wonder if the 13 year old dad tried a few of those gems out

Reply 13

Age_of_Innocence

Yeah, pathetic. Don't know why the BBC wasted their time with this tripe. If I was the journo who wrote that piece I'd feel ashamed of myself. I'd go home, run a bath, and scrub myself with bleach until my skin was raw