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So I need to get ripped like Jesus, then take a shirtless self-picture while petting my cat, playing the guitar and not-smiling at something off-camera.

See you soon, ladies!

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Don't forget to hide the beer bottles

Normal people just throw them out.

You should be recycling, you're wasting valuable nickels.

Recycling is not reasonable where I live ( even if I want local trash pickup I have to pay a company that isn't the city), but throwing out and recycling should be synonomous where recycling is popular or common.

should be ?

they connote which bin to place the item in..

I meant the non-empty ones

I would be curious to see if Photoshopping all that together would have the same effect

I doubt it. What you're doing informs your body language (and vice-versa); I'm sure one of the reasons girls like muscle shots is because the guys in the pictures look like they're showing off their muscles, and guys with their pets look like guys hanging out with their pets. That is--if you took the pets or the washboard abs out of the picture, the face or other aspects would still convey that information.

I'm talking about the subtle changes in demeanor and facial expression: the way you carry yourself differently when you start your day by looking in the mirror and thinking, "I am a sexy man-beast, and the day is my prey." If you started with a blah photograph, photoshopping in the other disparate elements wouldn't change those subtle cues that you're giving off (or not giving off) in the real picture.

I know you probably asked this mostly facetiously, but this felt like a good rant opportunity anyway. :-)

Edit: Though, this subsequently makes me wonder what kind of mixed signals would be sent by a guy who is actually attempting to show off his hot bod, pet a cat, strum a guitar and brood simultaneously.

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