Category Archives: advice

How to tell if you’re a “Nice Guy” (and how to stop it cause its awful)

Full great comic: here             Let me be clear right here from the start, nice people are amazing all the time and wanting to be one should be a main goal in everyone’s life.  This isn’t about them. “Nice Guys”, … Continue reading

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How to ask a girl out

If this topic seems facepalm-ingly obvious to you, congratulations: you are in the minority of SYWH readers (and authors) who socially functional. As you can see from the questions above this is a topic of great concern for many lads … Continue reading

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How to get ahead in finance: An dialog between C.N. and Lloyd

Sup brahs. Long has mathematics had humanity by the metaphorical short hairs. Mankind has looked to the stars, yearning and thought “I wont even bother working out how far away that shit is”. I thought math isn’t something that can … Continue reading

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Unorthodox Business Models for Aural Product Manufacturers

I’d like to thank you all for attending this panel at Your Local Music Conference That Totally Isn’t A Cash-Grab.  The title of this panel is: “Lay Back And Accept It: Unorthodox Strategic Strategies For Your Dumb Band.” Now let … Continue reading

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Long-distance relationships– NOT EVEN ONCE!

For whatever reason, long-distance relationships are an integral part of the hardcore/punk/etc scene. Perhaps because we are all lonely weirdos that think we can’t find anyone close by, you see so so so many kids latching onto someone that lives … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk About Your Shitty Band

Right off the bat, if you’re younger than 25ish and you’re in a band, you can stop reading if you’d like.  Go off and have fun but for the love of fuck MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN EXIT STRATEGY. Ok, … Continue reading

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: How to find a girls’ butthole

some anon asked me this and tumblr and i just thought this could be useful to some of you guys. i suggest printing it out really small and taping it to the palm of your hand next time you hang … Continue reading

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Life Advice: Depression and Mental Illness :(

Almost all of us have known of some stupid teenager who wants to appear ‘deep’ and ‘beautifully flawed’ by placing “OCD” in their “about me” section of their myspace/tumblr, and who constantly writes about how miserable and depressed they are … Continue reading

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LIFE ADVICE: Should you dump your gf and start doing a ton of drugs?

The short answer to this is maybe. But before I go into more detail, let me tell a little story that illustrates a concept that is very important to answering this question. A few years ago I dated (or more … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk About Video Game Tattoos!

Sup bros.  You like dem games.  I like dem games.  Sometimes we like them so much that we make poor life decisions and get a video game-related tattoo. This can start you down a dark, dark path.  One day you’re … Continue reading

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