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The Dumping Grounds

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Watchmen – Adapting The Unadaptable

 

Bill Burr – Keeping Up With the Kardashians

 

Inside Rio’s favelas, the city’s neglected neighborhoods

 

When you accidentally roll up on a gunfight in Boston

 

Student pranks parents after 3 years away from home and minus 44 pounds

 

Louisville Jail Humiliates Black Woman by Bringing Her to Court With No Pants 

 

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Awesome Stuff Around The Internet

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This Ultra-Exclusive Private Sex Club is Swinging From L.A. To NYC – Maxim

14 Untranslatable Words Beautifully Illustrated – Ned Hardy

Titillating Tianna Gregory Refuses To Wear A Shirt And I’m Okay With That (22 PICS) – Linkiest

Beautiful Babes In Skin Tight Dresses – Leenks

8 Times the Olympics Ruined the Economies of Host Cities – Ranker

Trump Vs. Clinton: Where The Candidates Fall On The Most Important Issues – Digg

Ariel Winter Left Her Headlights On – G-Celeb

These Girls Can Don’t Need No Stinkin Bras (39 Photos) – Radass

Barstool U Monday Smokeshow – Jackie from Towson – Barstool Sports

Which Cars Cost the Most (and Least) to Maintain As They Get Old? – Priceonomics

Mystery of the female orgasm may be solved – Newser

30 Cleavage Pics for Motorboat Monday – Regretful Morning

The Surreal Life Aboard The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship –

Welp, Rio Olympians Better Enjoy Swimming Through ‘Human Crap’ and Corpse-Riddled Waters – The Blemish

Sarah McDaniel Neked for Treats! – Drunken Stepfather

MILF Brooke Burke at the Teen Choice Awards – Celeb Slam

Mirrors will forever be a girls best friend (30 Photos) – Bad Sentinel

Only 9% Of America Chose Trump And Clinton –

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Hot Instagram Babe Of The Day: Caitlin Arnett

13 Glorious Clips For Your Consideration

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This dude just jumped out of a plane without a parachute and landed in a net!

 

How other countries view Americans

 

Quite possibly the greatest scene in all of Star Trek: The Next Generation

 

Bike rider saved by car crash

 

Man uses a car wash hose to chase away hijackers

 

It’s just a prank, bro! 

 

There’s a bad day.. and then there’s this guy’s day

 

Human chain rescue in Maryland flood

 

Flower Girl goes rogue during wedding ceremony

 

The 1996 Democratic National Convention

 

This definitely wasn’t her first rodeo

 

Grrl power workout

 

How A Bullet Works

 

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This One Goes Out To All The Gamers Out There

10 Professional Wrestling Stories The Casual Fan Might Have Missed

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Kurt Angle’s Real Wrestling Match With Brock Lesnar

Angle and Lesnar have different versions of this story. An interviewer once asked Lesnar while he was in the UFC, what exactly was the result when he and Angle had a wrestling match? Lesnar angrily responded: “I tapped him in 10 seconds.” Despite the fact that there are no “taps” in a freestyle wrestling match. However, there are more than a handful of wrestlers confirmed Angle’s story as they were standing ringside watching it unfold.

In short, Lesnar had won an NCAA championship at the University of Minnesota and Angle was a gold medalist at the 1996 Olympic games. Angle had the more decorated pedigree but Lesnar was confident he would win in a freestyle wrestling match due to his 70 pound weight advantage. Before an episode of RAW in South Dakota, the wrestlers were messing around in the ring and the two decided to go at it, so everyone cleared the ring and watched.

“We fought in a wrestling ring during the day before our show,” Angle told Sports Illustrated. “It was fun. It was nerve-wracking. Someone was going to win, get hurt, or die.”

According to Angle, Lesnar thought that he would dominate the match due to his size advantage. Lesnar was not only taller than Angle, but at about 300 pounds, held about an 80-pound weight advantage.

“Brock was in the ring with Big Show,” Angle said. “He was literally throwing this 530-pound man around the ring like a little kid. I’d never seen anyone lift up Big Show like that without his help, but Brock was picking him up and throwing him around.”

“I said to Big Show, ‘Get out of the ring.’ Then I tapped Brock on the should and said, ‘Let’s go.’ And that’s when we started.”

“I know I’m not the biggest person, but I’ve annihilated people a lot bigger than me,” he said. “You’re one of the best in the world as an NCAA champion like Brock, but when you’re an Olympic gold medalist, that’s a whole other level. The guys who saw Brock and I wrestle that witnessed how much of a gap there is between the two.”

“We were doing take-downs, and it was very, very tight,” Angle remembered. “Brock showed me that he knows how to wrestle. A lot of heavyweights are big and strong and know how to use their weight, but Brock knew how to wrestle. He was a lightweight who grew into a heavyweight body, and he brought that technique with him. That’s how good Brock was.”

Although Brock was technically sound, Angle said that he did not score a point on him.

“When I got done with him, I didn’t want to wrestle him again,” Angle said.

 

The Brawl For All Fiasco

WWE wanted Dr. Death Steve Williams to win the Brawl For All and they thought he was gonna win because he was a legit tough guy and then along comes Bart Gunn who knocks him into oblivion.

Bart Gunn wins the thing when he wasn’t expected to and the smart thing for the WWE would of been to capitalize on a new star they have created and give him a good push, but they blatantly buried him and they took him off tv for months after the Brawl For All and when he returned, they put him in a fight with Butterbean, who knocked off his head in 37 seconds. It’s been said that this was punishment for Bart winning a contest they didn’t want him to win and Jim Ross was probably behind it since Dr. Death was his close friend.

 

The Montreal Screwjob

Bret Hart was about to jump ship to WCW after contract negotiations with WWE went south, and he didn’t want to drop his WWE title in his home country of Canada.

McMahon, the greatest mind in wrestling, knew Shawn Michaels’ had to win the title in Canada, and did everything he could to make sure this happened. This meant Vince coming out, and calling for the bell, without Bret Hart ever actually submitting to Michaels’ version of Bret’s “Sharpshooter.”

From there, Bret Hart lost his cool, and went as far as to spit on McMahon during what was left of the pay-per-view. This is where the documentary “Wrestling with Shadows” comes in, as it gives us a view backstage where Bret becomes physical with Vince.

 

The Kliq

The Kliqwas a backstage group in the WWE of the mid-1990s, which some claim held virtually all booking power (the power to make matches and determine storylines), and were accused of refusing to put over (elevate, usually by losing a match) anyone outside the group. The group was made up of the following members: Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Triple H, X-Pac. The five were best friends in real life; most of them remain close friends today.

 

Curtain Call: The MSG Incident

One of the more talked-about actions involving the Kliq was the Madison Square Garden Incident (MSG), which took place on May 19, 1996 and involved all of the Clique except for Waltman (who was home nursing an injury at the time). At the time of the incident, Hall and Nash were about to leave the WWF for WCW. At a major WWF house show in Madison Square Garden, Michaels and Levesque (as Helmsley) worked separate singles matches with Hall and Nash. Earlier in the card, Levesque worked a match, as a heel, with Scott Hall (as Razor Ramon) in which the departing Hall would job to Levesque to put him over. Later, in the main event, Michaels, as a face, worked a steel cage match with Nash (as Diesel), as a heel, in which the departing Nash would job to Michaels to put him over. Immediately after the match, Hall walked towards the ring, came in, and hugged Michaels. This was not seen as a problem, since both Hall and Michaels were faces in the storylines. But after Hall and Michaels hugged, Levesque walked towards the ring, got in, and also hugged Hall, despite working a match earlier in which Hall was a face and Levesque was a heel. Then, Nash stood up after being pinned by Michaels and all four shared a prolonged group hug.

Their actions in the “Curtain Call” scandalized WWF management, who at the time wanted to maintain the illusion that the supposed antipathy between faces and heels was real and that they were not friends outside the ring. It is reported in Michaels book, Heartbreak and Triumph, that Vince Mcmahon was initially ok with the incident, but did not expect them to take it so far. It is alleged (according to Kevin Kelly’s commentary on the October 20th 1997 edition of Monday Night RAW) that the incident created a furor behind the scenes in the locker room, and that several superstars (said to have included The British Bulldog) had to be restrained from engaging in physical interaction with the Kliq superstars.

Because Michaels was the WWF Champion at the time and was one of the promotion’s biggest drawing cards, the WWF feared that punishing him would hurt its business. Hall and Nash were soon to leave for WCW (Hall arrived just over one week later, Nash three weeks later), so they escaped punishment. The punishment fell solely on Levesque; he was demoted from championship contender to jobber to the stars, although he did win theWWF Intercontinental Championship five months later.

This punishment turned out to have a major impact on the WWF’s future. Before the MSG Incident, Levesque had been booked to win the King of the Ring tournament late that spring, but instead was booked to job to Jake “The Snake” Roberts (a finalist in the King of the Ring that year). The winner of this title traditionally received a large push toward stardom. However, the incident led the WWF to change the booking for the tournament. The King of the Ring title would instead go to Stone Cold Steve Austin; his win (and subsequent “Austin 3:16” speech) started his rise toward mainstream superstardom and helped the WWF defeat WCW in their business wars. Levesque’s punishment only delayed his rise to prominence in the business, as he would go on to win the following year’s King of the Ring and later went on to hold the World Heavyweight Championship multiple times for extended periods, beginning with his WWE Championship victory over Mick Foley the night after Summerslam 1999.

 

Jeff Hardy High As Fuck vs Sting

The infamous TNA match where Jeff Hardy showed up completely unable to compete during his main event championship match and was defeated in one move by Sting. Hardy was missing backstage during the PPV and once he was found, he had to be carried over to gorilla position where Eric Bischoff and other TNA agents noted Hardy’s state. Based on how slow Hardy is during his own entrance, it’s safe to assume that Eric Bischoff called an audible right then and there to make this PPV match last as long as it does — one minute and twenty-eight seconds.

After the match, Sting can be seen responding to the crowd’s boos and chants of bullshit with “I agree”.

Jeff Hardy was sent home after the embarrassing match-up with Sting and coincidentally saw himself in court soon after to face felony drug trafficking charges from an arrest in 2009. Hardy would eventually plead guilty and serve ten days in jail with probation and rehab requirements attached to his sentence.

 

That Time Vader (legitimately) Broke A Jobber’s Back 

With a name like Vader, you’re supposed to be a pretty intimidating presence in pro wrestling, but the WCW’s Vader took that sentiment a little too far when he broke the back of his opponent Joe Thurman in 1992. When you watch the video, you can’t help but pity Thurman and his teammate as they bounce off of the unstoppable girth of Vader. As the match progresses, Vader decides to just put Thurman out of his misery, and throws him down to the ground, breaking Thurman’s back with a paralyzing powerbomb. 

 

The Undertaker’s Backstage Posse

Shawn Michaels’ ‘kliq’ was infamous for bullying other wrestlers and having Vince’s ear. Bret Hart and Bam Bam Bigelow are two of the many wrestlers who have spoken out about their tyranny.

Calaway formed his own backstage group called the Bone Street Krew. This was possibly made as more of a joke, in response to HBK’s posse, but it got serious enough that tattoos were involved! If you ever see ‘Taker’s abdomen you will clearly see the very large B.S.K Pride emblazoned proudly.

Members of this alternate group were Yokozuna, Godfather, Savio Vega, Crush, Paul Bearer, & Rikishi.

The group was more a bit of fun and camaraderie compared to the real power of the kliq. Undertaker was actually good friends with Kevin Nash, so it wasn’t like he was trying to rival the kliq or take a dig at them. This was just a fun way to send a message to the kliq that there were other things going on backstage in the WWF.

 

Yokozuna sits on a man’s head

Backstory: Yoko didn’t like how this jobber was selling, and he had no respect for jobbers anyway. He did this on purpose, and when the agent at the time asked what happened as he had just caved in some guy’s face (and is on his way to the hospital), Yoko’s response was, “he moved.”

 

Owen Hart Breaks Steve Autsin’s Neck

August 3rd, 1997, a day Steve Austin will never forget. An Intercontinental Championship matchup was lined up between two seasoned greats, Owen Hart and Steve Austin, two men who knew how to dance in the ring. What was supposed to be a reverse that fed into a pile-driver, led to an amazing gaffe that changed Steve Austin’s life forever. The original plan was for a Tombstone piledriver which is why many speculate Austin positioned his head so. Instead, Owen turned the move into his Hart Driver and the rest is history.

OWEN HART:

“The crowd was right where we wanted them. Everything was perfect. I could do no wrong…

Everything [Steve] did, the crowd responded to. He was the fan favorite and I was the bad guy.

It’s like [having] a dance partner. You go out there and you do your stuff and everything is going well…and then all of a sudden in a split second…” [snaps fingers]

STEVE AUSTIN:

“I remember we went into the pile-driver deal…I picked him up and then we reversed that and he picked me up… “

OWEN:

“I saw his neck – there was a bit of a push; an impact on my thighs – and his neck is so vulnerable… I knew that Steve had a bad neck prior to us going in the ring. He’d had a trapped nerve for awhile…a few months…it was really bugging him. Even if you just shoved him from behind, if his neck kinked back he would get lightning bolts [of pain]…”

AUSTIN:

“My head was about, I dunno, six or eight inches below the bottom of his legs and he jumped up and spiked me.”

OWEN:

“I dropped him on his head. The match went from utopia to hell in a second. I knew right then; there’s something wrong…”

AUSTIN:

“As soon as my head hit that mat, I was thinking Christopher Reeve. Cause I thought I was never gonna walk again, ever.
I couldn’t feel anything from my neck down…”

OWEN:

“He said, ‘I can’t feel my fingers.’

All of a sudden my first concern became ‘Is he paralyzed?’

That twenty seconds…it felt like forever. Slow motion, you know? What do you do? Do I look at the promoter and tell him this isn’t part of the match? There’s a point where you’ve gotta say, ‘What’s more important?’ – The guys health, or satisfying this crowd and the cameraman and everybody else…”

AUSTIN:

“Man, I’m laying there…and now pain’s starting to set in…

I couldn’t use my hands yet but I could turn over and I could use my forearms to crawl. It took me a long time to straighten my knees to be able to… [but] there was no way I was gonna lay there and let some ambulance or bunch of paramedics carry me out of that ring.

And then finally, I can start using my hands…I hit him with the roll-up…it looks like shit…”

OWEN:

“My two-year-old daughter could have rolled me up better… he didn’t have the strength to do anything else. He grabbed me and pulled me down and pinned me 1-2-3…”

 

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27 Horribly Depressing Facts That Will Ruin Your Day

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1. There is one person who is 7x more likely to kill you compared to everyone else. Yourself.

2. There is a whale called 52 Blue that only sings at their frequency meaning it can’t communicate with other whales. It is nicknamed the loneliest whale on the planet.

3. The first people the Nazi’s gassed were the disabled and mentally ill, not the Jews. They were family members of normal Germans who were at mental hospitals. The families would get a letter that their family member was being transferred then about 6 weeks later they would get a letter saying that they had a heart attack or something and died. It got to the point where it became common knowledge that the transfer letter was advance notification that their loved one had been killed.

4. The wondrous smell you get while cutting grass is actually a chemical distress signal, you’re smelling the silent screams of your lawn.

5. 40% of the food produced in the world goes to waste.

6. When 11 year old Timothy King disappeared during the Oakland** County Killings, his mother made a plea on television public plea for the killer to release him, and stated she would feed Timothy his favorite meal of Kentucky Fried Chicken when he came home.

His body was found later and postmortem showed the last thing Timothy ate was fried chicken.

7. A female born in South Africa has a greater chance of being raped in her lifetime than learning how to read. (source)

8. Seniors have the highest rates of suicide at nearly double the teen/young adult ranks.

9. The United Nations estimates that roughly 27 million to 30 million individuals are currently caught in the slave trade industry. India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Russia, Thailand, the Congo, Myanmar, and Bangladesh lead the way, but slavery also exists on a smaller scale in advanced democratic nations. Source.

10. There will be a time in the future where your name is spoken for the very last time.

11. Judith Barsi , the little girl who voiced Ducky in The Land Before Time, was shot… by her FATHER… then set on fire. Her mother met the same fate.

12. Most laugh tracks were recorded in the 50’s. You’re hearing dead people laugh.

13. Many small adorable furry creatures (e.g. guinea pigs, hamsters, etc.) will happily eat their own young if stressed.

14. If you are a guy and don’t have a son, you are breaking a direct chain of father->son that goes back thousands of years.

15. The Curiosity rover on Mars sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to itself every year. Probably the loneliest birthday in the solar system.

16. More US soldiers die by suicide than by dying in combat.

17. Dr. Seuss’s wife committed suicide because he was having an affair.

18. Brain anuerysms…Death in an instant with no cause or build up. One minute you’re here, healthy as a horse. The next, poof.

19. Adulthood is more defined by paying bills for the things you need/want instead of enjoying the things you need/want.

20. At some point your parents picked you up, put you down and never picked you back up again.

21. You can die from Alzheimer’s by means of your brain forgetting how to chew, swallow, breathe, etc.

22. Everything we know about the stages of hypothermia came from cruel human testing that the Nazis performed at Dachau during the holocaust.

They killed 300+ people by freezing them to deaths under observation

23. You were born too soon. You will never explore the galaxy.

24. During WWII, Japanese soldiers would force Chinese women to commit incest for their entertainment.

25. The astronauts aboard the Challenger likely survived the disaster , and may have been conscious during the almost 3 minute fall to the ocean.

26. Black dogs and cats are more likely than any other coloration to be euthanized in shelters simply because they look “boring” compared to other animals and because of superstition.

27. On average, people see themselves as being 10% more attractive than what other people rate them

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We need more mentors like this in the world

 

A new way of looking at stress

 

Inside The Prison Cell Of Brazilian Drug Lord “Jarvis Chimenes Pavao” Luxury is not the word

 

Best representation of addiction

 

Deadmau5 demoing his modular synths

 

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Awesome Stuff Around The Internet

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2-Year-Old Throws Tea Party For The Cop Who Saved Her Life – Ned Hardy

The 5 Greatest Japanese Sports Cars Of All Time – Maxim

The 7 Most Terrifying Archaeological Discoveries – Linkiest

Here’s Why You Don’t Leave Dogs in a Running Car – Newser

Accused Racist Miss Teen USA aka Karlie Hay – G-Celeb

Hot wet and wild girls – Leenks

Elena Belle Was the Perfect Choice for a Carl’s Jr Commercial (31 Photos) – Radass

Smokeshow Matchup from Hell – Jade from ASU vs. Sofia from FIU – Barstool Sports

9 signs you’ll never be rich – Business Insider

Yay! More Melania Trump Nudes! – The Blemish

He Wanted Adventure In His Life So He Built Something For His Car That Anyone Who Loves The Outdoors Needs – Slip Talk

McKayla Maroney Gymnast Butt of the Day – Drunken Stepfather

Sexy Redheads is the Reason to Live – Bro My God

26 Pics of Boob Genius Ashley Salazar – Regretful Morning

Ariel Winter is noticeable – Celeb Slam

The Motherboard Guide To Not Getting Hacked –

Ten Wildly Successful Gamblers – Gunaxin

Daily Man Up (25 Photos) – Suburban Men

Girl gives us a flash of her thong while riding the subway – Ehowa

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Hot Instagram Babe Of The Day: Amber Hayes

Welcome To Caveman’s Fight Club!

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Didn’t See That Coming!

 

Why is Yair Rodriguez not attempting to defend the takedow….oh

 

Ryo Chonan flying scissor heel hooks Anderson Silva

Backstage footage

From the translations…

from 1:57 chonan: “it hurts, my head hurts. i’ve never fought a guy like that. his right hook was crazy. with that long reach you can’t see his arm, so while his arm isn’t in my view, suddenly the punch comes.”

from 2:21 chonan: “oh i can’t drink my sake properly that motherfucker. ouch shit.”

 

Lomachenko is in The Matrix

 

Imanari cripples Mike Brown

 

Rory McDonald toying with Tyron Woodley

 

Bully gets cracked with a right

 

A few refs could learn a thing or to from this example

 

Head movement is key to not getting knocked the fuck out

 

Mom knocks out son’s attacker with a sweet kick to face

 

Damn, Chill Son!

 

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A Few Answers To Questions You Always Wondered About

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Why don’t police clearly state “You are being detained. You are required to identify yourself and may not leave until I say so.” when approaching and questioning someone and “You are now under arrest, you must now come with me” before grabbing them and forcing them into custody?

As a former police officer, I can tell you exactly why they don’t do that.

When you’re in the academy, from day 1 they beat it into your head that “YOU ARE #1. AT THE END OF THE DAY YOUR NUMBER 1 PRIORITY IS TO GO HOME AT THE END OF YOUR SHIFT.”

What this means is that from the very beginning they are instilling into the minds of new recruits that their lives are absolutely more important than the lives of anyone they may come into contact with. Now, they aren’t saying that the rest of society is fucked, just that there are enough that are fucked, that it is our duty not to take any chances. So there is an implicit understanding that their top priority is themselves. There is an explicit understanding that “it’s better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6” meaning *the first time you fuck up and don’t treat people as potential murderers then you will be killed and 6 of your fellow officers will carry your casket.

It’s not hard to see how these people get god complexes, is it? I graduated from a Class A academy in Missouri, which is 940 hours (6 months). Even the strongest mentally will crumble after 6 months of brainwashing.

So the idea behind your specific question is that by telling the individual anything concrete, they are allowing a moment, or more, for the “criminal” to “make his move on you.” They follow it up with all kinds of statistics that say, “the vast majority of the time when someone resists, they do so after the first handcuff is applied.” This immediately puts the officer on the offensive every single time because in the back of their minds, they’re one handcuff away from being killed with their own service weapon. So they’re gonna kill you first and take their chances with a 12 person jury.

This is also why things like, “10-12” exist when calling for wants/warrants check. If there is a warrant dispatch will come back over the radio, “309” “309 go ahead.” “309 10-12” “309 copy” At this point the officer will either effect his physical arrest or if the suspect is in the car (troopers often place people in their front seat while doing business), they will walk outside of the car after turning the volume down on their car radio. Then they go back to dispatch, “309, go ahead with your 10-12” 10-12 just means “confidential” or code word for, “I’m about to say this person has a warrant over the radio so you need to prepare yourself for a potential fight if he hears this information.”

– Chelsor 

 

 

Why are there so many Muslim related attacks?

Muslim here. A common question i get is WHY do they attack? If you want to know specifically about ISIS, then you should first know a little history about them, and if you want to know why some Muslims in the West join such extremist groups, then I’ve compiled several key factors that can push them to extremes and can help explain their perspective:

  1. Death Of Muslims: Muslims have been witnessing the continual slaughter of their brothers and sisters by opposing forces in their lands. Instead of such incidents abating with time, every few days a new headline in some newspaper conveys the death of more anonymous Muslim civilians. This can encourage Muslims to sometimes make quick and irrational decisions, often times leading to innocent civilians being killed on the other side. “We can’t just sit and watch them get butchered while we sit comfortably behind our screens. We have to do something”! (Confessed terrorist plotter who used this reasoning.)

  2. Attacks From The West: Some Muslims may see the Western world as their primary enemy because of their attacks, invasions, support of oppressive regimes and their killing of thousands of civilians in Muslim lands in the last century. From the invasion of Iraq to the military endeavors in Afghanistan, from Abu Ghraib to Guantanamo, from Aafia Siddiqui to Ali al-Timimi, from the ‘War on Terror’ to the ‘Patriot Act’, it can become easier to convince an impressionable mind into accepting the West versus Islam paradigm (as if these two entities can be surgically and neatly delineated, separated and defined). It’s not hard for some Muslims to feel strong resentment towards the West and this resentment can push some to go to the extreme in retaliation, consequently justifying taking the lives of civilians on the opposing side. “They killed our people, so we should be able to kill theirs” is a common argument they use. (Jihadi John mentions similar rhetoric before executing an aid worker) .

  3. With Us Or Against Us: Among extremist groups, you will see Muslims who have adopted a very simplistic, black/white view of the world. Either you are on their side (side of Muslims) or on the side of the disbelievers (kuffar). When they come across Muslims who have condemned their group/actions, they will be quick to dismiss their arguments, saying that they are “aiding the kuffar”. They see their condemnation as them betraying their own Muslim brothers and sisters who are suffering in other countries.

  4. Economic Frustration: Extreme frustration with the economic situation of many of those involved in such groups, coupled with a lack of hope in alleviating their dismal situation. Years of poverty, oppression, unemployment and greedy political leaders in the Muslim world can push many of the youth to take the matter into their own hands. For those with no hope, fanaticism and over-zealousness gives them some hope. When there is no alternative, extremism becomes normal.

  5. Lack Of Islamic Knowledge: A very common trait among extremist fighters is that they are largely composed of young, overzealous recruits that are relatively new to Islam or have a very superficial understanding of the faith. (Some examples: 1 2 3 4 ) A quick read through of the Quran and exposure to the first Muslim group you encounter can easily lead you to think that this group is on the right Islamic path. The more Islamic knowledge you have, the easier it is to recognize heretical groups & movements and to avoid making ill-advised choices.

  6. Unwelcomed in the West With each new terrorist attack, Muslims living in the West prepare themselves for more backlash from their community. Right after the Charlie Hebdo incident, 50 anti-Muslim incidents were reported in France in just 1 week. And many Muslims expressed the difficulty they’ve experienced with their neighbors after 9/11 in this AskReddit topic. Young Muslims may feel like that they can never belong in the West and may even question whether they should be supporting the other side.

  7. Distrust: You can find those who support these groups online talking about how we shouldn’t trust mainstream media on the topic of Muslim terrorists, because of the previous lies these sources have told us. There are those who honestly believe that the extremist group they support are in the right; that they are only attacking to prevent further harm. They will disregard any source that counters these claims despite how strong the evidence is against their group.

  8. Lack Of Unity: Religious leadership among Muslims is disunited today; every loud voice can potentially become a leader merely by shouting loud enough. Anyone can potentially take on the lead without understanding Islam and the contemporary world or start takfiri preaching further dividing the Muslims into more smaller segments. Since there is no official Caliphate, you can find some smaller segments coming up with their own pseudo-Islamic state or their own pseudo-caliph. Lack of unity makes it hard for Muslims to voice their condemnation against any particular extremist group because they can’t have an ‘official opinion’ on a matter.

  9. Misunderstanding Jihad: The concept of jihad is a legitimate concept if applied properly in Islam; and it can be a type of terrorism if misunderstood and misapplied. It is like a loaded weapon: it can be used for good and to defend, and it can also be misused for harming others. Many other faiths don’t have such a concept. Because Islam does, it can and will be misapplied.

  10. Silence on Jihad: Muslim teachers in the West are restricted from speaking about physical jihad or have classes where Muslims can learn the proper context of battles in Islamic history, the conditions for fighting, etc. Because of this silence, young Muslims can be duped by extremist recruiters into accepting the alternative view and the permissibility of fighting with modern militant groups. Someone can easily show them narrations (hadith) of the rewards of jihad while being completely unaware of the major contextual differences in our time and can convince them of the greater good in fighting. When the only voices that address issues of concern are the voices of radical militant jihadis they find on the internet, it is only natural that young and impressionable minds will gravitate to these voices.

  11. The Media: Terrorist groups are empowered by the media. The more attention they get, the more powerful their threats become and the more new recruits they can potentially secure. Violent groups, no matter how small in number, will always get more attention than peaceful groups. Hundreds of Muslim scholars can condemn terrorism, 10,000 Muslims can protest for peace, but the 1 Muslim who blows himself up or beheads a civilian, will be the person who receives more attention in this age, and more attention gives him a better chance for more people to join his cause.

  12. The Easy Path: It might be surprising to non-Muslims, but in many ways, it can actually be more simple and easier for a dedicated Muslim to join one of these groups and fight. It can be much tougher for a passionate Muslim to envision living in a secular land with trials, tribulations and possible persecution for the next 30+ years, all while watching their Muslim brothers and sisters die. And the misguided idea of blowing yourself up and going straight to paradise sounds very easy. Many passionate Muslims are eager to die for the sake of God, but how many are willing to live for the sake of God?

  13. Scholars Are Ignored: Muslims already supporting extremist groups will ignore Muslim Scholars who critique their groups. Calling them ” sellouts” or saying that they are “aiding the kuffar” because they’re condemning a Muslim group. “You can’t criticize those Muslims fighting! At least those Muslims are doing something while you are just living comfortably in your home”. Often i come across isis sympathizers online who completely dismiss Muslims when they are refuted by them. Extremists are emotional and impatient, and won’t bother to take the time to read/listen to the entire message of Muslim scholars who often critique both sides and can explain to extremists about their flawed understanding. (Hostage claims captors cared little about religion).

– LIGHTNlNG

 

 

What are DJs like deadmau5, tiesto, and Steve Angelo doing on stage during a show? Aren’t all their songs already prerecorded?

First of all, we need to talk about the difference between a DJ and a Producer.

  • A Producer makes music

  • A DJ plays music

That said, keep in mind that almost all Producers are also DJs (but NOT many DJs are Producers). Think about it: with any instrument, lots of people play other people’s songs, but very few end up good enough to write their own. Same thing.

In any case, all the big name DJs you hear of are famous for songs they PRODUCED, (though most of them are, as you might expect, incredible DJs as well). All the DJs you named are both.

Finally, as a bunch of other people on this thread said already, there are also DJs that actually produce (make) musiclive. That’s pretty cool, but also much more rare, so I don’t think that’s what you’re talking about.

So, what is a DJ doing up there in his (or her) little box. Well, a number of things:

1) Picking songs

It’s not enough to just pick a good song or even a good dance song to be a good DJ; you need to pick a song that goes well with the last song you played. This is very difficult to do for 3 hours straight unless you know A LOT of music REALLY WELL (which is one of the most important things that makes the best DJs so good). Sometimes, DJs just “know” what songs go well with other songs (practice helps a lot), but other times, they need to listen to both songs being played at the same time to figure out whether they mesh or not. So, while a song is playing on the speakers, the DJ will play another song in his headphones and, listening to both at the same time, decide whether they go well together.

Of course, because this is so difficult, and because DJs have to do this for hundreds of songs every night, most DJs decide (to some extent) what songs they’re going to play in what order before they start their set. In the end though, good DJs almost always have to improvise a little bit because of what they see in the crowd.

2) Reading the crowd.

A DJ needs to be able to tell what kind of music people like (in general) and what they want to hear (right now) just by looking at them. Are lots of people dancing and singing along to Britney Spears? Does the dance floor clear out when you play Skrillex? Well then, doesn’t matter what the DJ likes, he should play more pop and less dubstep. Figuring this out is pretty easy, and the DJ has to do it very early or else lots of people will just leave the party.

More difficult is reading the crowd’s “mood” or “energy.” On one hand, the DJ is supposed to be setting the mood, but there’s a limit to what he can do. Maybe the DJ plays an energetic song and everyone is jumping up with their hands in the air so he thinks, “Great! They love this kind of music!” But if he plays another song like that, and then another, people will stop jumping – they will get tired; they will get bored of being “super excited.” A DJ needs to see that BEFORE too many people stop jumping so that he can choose a less intense song next.

This is something that DJs have to do throughout the night. They have to see or “feel” when the crowd is ready to take it up a notch and when they need to be given a little slack.

So, based on the tastes of the crowd, and mood or vibe that the DJ observes, and his knowledge of what songs go well with other songs, the DJ is constantly looking through his records, cds or music library, listening to songs in his headphones, and planning the next song or next few songs that he is going to play.

All of this has to be done in a very short amount of time, because the third thing DJs do is:

3) Transitioning Between Songs

The first step in mixing music is Beat Matching, which means speeding up or slowing down one (or both) of your songs so that they are playing at the same tempo (speed). These days, this is usually done automatically by a beat matching software, and despite what some people on this thread are saying, even the pros use it because beat matching is very easy and there’s not much room for creativity, so it’s just not all that interesting to do.

To beat match manually, the DJ pauses a song in his headphones right before the first (usually, but it can be any) beat. Once it is paused, he can fast forward or rewind the song very slowly to find the exact right spot. Then, he listens to the song playing on the speakers and tries to start the song in his headphones at the same time as a beat in the song that is playing. Once both are playing (one on the speakers, one in his headphones), the DJ speeds up or slows down a song (usually in the headphones) to make the beats match each other exactly for as long as possible. He may have to do this several times (pause, wait for a beat, play, adjust speed) before getting it just right.

One of the marks of a good DJ (in electronic music) is having long mixes, that is long periods of time where two (or more) songs are playing at the same time. Beat matching for a few bars (or a few seconds) is easy, because if you’re only off by a little, nobody will notice. With longer mixes, small mistakes become obvious as the two songs increasingly diverge, so DJs will often have to adjust the speed of one of the songs as they’re going.

You will notice, for example, that they sometimes seem to be moving the record (or the thing that looks like a record) forward or backwards a little bit at a time, (but you won’t hear a scratching sound, there’s not much scratching in electronic music). They will do this when they have already adjusted the speed, and now they have to push one of the songs a little bit forward or backwards to “catch up” to the other one. (Or else, they’re playing at the same speed, but they’re not in sync anymore).

The other thing you need to do to have long mixes (but also to do proper short ones) is Phrase Match. This is much more interesting than beat matching and there is no software for it (to my knowledge).

If you think of a song like a story, then a Verse is like a Paragraph, a Phrase is like a Sentence, and a Beat is like a Word or a Letter. It’s easy to match two words of the same length, but much more difficult to match two sentences. For example, you don’t want to play the part of a song that has words in it at the same time as the part of another song that also has words in it – it’ll just sound like a garbled mess. So it’s not enough to start a new song on the same beat as the song that is playing, you also have to consider what part of the song is playing, and match the phrases.

All of this stuff – phrase matching, beat matching, is stuff that DJs are doing in their headphones while you’re listening to a song play. Basically, they’re getting (at least) one step ahead of you. Again, this is something great DJs can do in seconds because they know music so well, and newer DJs spend a lot of time struggling with.

So to get back to your question – what are (great) DJs like Deadmau5, Tiesto and Steve Angelo doing during their set – the beat matching and phrase matching probably isn’t taking up much time. They’re probably, as you say, playing with knobs the entire time, though these knobs don’t simply control the volume.

Some of the knobs are labelled: Highs, Mids, and Lows. The sounds you hear in a song are broadly broken up into these three categories – the high sounds, the middle sounds, and the lower sounds. The deep BOOM BOOM BOOM of the bass is Low, whereas the TSS TSS TSS of a cymbal is high, and vocals (singing) usually comes in the middle (although parts of the voice will come through in the High and Low registers as well.

Sometimes, the DJ only wants to start playing the bass on a new song, so he will turn off the Lows on the song playing, turn down the Highs and Mids of the new song, and then mix in the new song in with only the Lows playing to match the Mids and Highs of the old one. There are a lot of variations on this and DJs can play with it quite a bit.

The other knobs control different kinds of effects that distort the sound in one way or another. For example, they may add a sort of “stutter” or echo, or a sort of “crushed,” static-y element to a song.

There are also buttons and knobs to make certain parts of a song repeat over and over again. DJs can use this to transition into a new song or also just in the middle of a song.

Then of course, there are the volume knobs and the cross fader. These are used if you want one song to play louder than another, possibly to fade one out while the other one fades in.

4) Mixing

Everything I’ve just said about Transitioning between songs can also happen in the middle of a song. For example, maybe a DJ only wants to play a small clip of a new song while the other one is already playing, but he doesn’t want to switch to that new song in the end.

Basically, a DJ is trying to serve up music in a way that you haven’t heard it before. That’s what really gets people excited. Hearing a song they like but in a new way. Getting that “high” you get from a familiar song, but also getting that “high” you get from hearing something for the first time, that maybe none of your friends have heard before. It’s that combination of familiarity and surprise that makes DJ sets so cool.

 

 

Why is a two-state solution for Palestine/Israel so difficult?

It’s because the situation is an endlessly spiralling disaster. The Jewish people have been persecuted so much throughout history up to and including the Holocaust that they felt the only way they would ever be safe would be to create a Jewish State. They had also been forcibly expelled from numerous other nations throughout history. In 1922, the League of Nations gave control of the region to Britain, who basically allowed numerous Jews to move in so that they’d stop immigrating to Britain. Now this is all well and good, since the region was a No Man’s Land.

..Except there were people living there. It’s pretty much right out of Eddie Izzard’s ‘But Do You Have a Flag?’. The people we now know as Palestinians rioted about it, were denounced as violent. Militant groups sprang up, terrorist acts were done, military responses followed.

Further complicating matters is the fact that the people known now as Palestinians weren’t united before all of this, and even today, you have competing groups claiming to be the sole legitimate government of Palestine, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. So even if you want to negotiate, who with? There’s an endless debate about legitimacy and actual regional control before you even get to the table.

So the discussion goes

“Your people are antisemitic terrorists”

“You stole our land and displaced us”

“Your people and many others in the world displaced us first and wanted to kill us.”

“That doesn’t give you any right to take our home. And you keep firing missiles at us.”

“Because you keep launching terrorist attacks against us”

“That’s not us, it’s the other guys”

“If you’re the government, control them.”

And on, and on, and on, and on. The conflict’s roots are ancient, and everybody’s a little guilty, and everybody’s got a bit of a point. Bear in mind that this is also the my-first-foreign-policy version. The real situation is much more complex.

Oh, and this is before you even get started with the complexities of the religious conflict and how both groups believe God wants them to rule over the same place.

– zap283 

 

 

How do you appreciate abstract modern art?

For this explanation I’ll stick with painting, though it applies to art in general. There’s two main things you look at when viewing a painting. It’s “form” and its “content.” Form describes the physical stuff about a painting: color, size, what type of paint, thickness of paint, type of canvas, type of brush strokes, and so on. Content describes what the painting is depicting: a house, a person, a group of people, a particular event, a collection of objects, whatever.

We’ll look at two paintings, one “normal” painting and then an abstract one. First up is Leutze’s painting of Washington crossing the Deleware.  

What are its formal qualities? Well, it’s really big, 21 feet long. It’s painted in oil paint using brush strokes that aren’t really visible unless you’re right up close. The colors are natural and a little muted. It’s a horizontal rectangle. It’s probably very heavy. And I assume it’s made out of wood and canvas. Other than the size, there’s not much going on as far as form goes. But as far as content is concerned, well… I’ll just link you to the wikipedia article. There’s a whole story being told in the piece. There’s men in boats, there’s a great general, there’s an icy river and terrified horses. There’s content out the wazoo. This is the point of most “normal” painting:to depict something, and do it in such a way that the viewer isn’t really worried about the how it’s painted or the formal elements. It’s like when you watch TV, you don’t think about all the transistors and LEDs that make the thing function, you just watch your show.

Now on to the abstract piece, Jackson Pollok’s Autumn Rhythm No. 30.  

Where “normal” painting is all about content, abstract painting is all about form. This painting is 17 feet long. The paint is thick and applied with a crazy dripping, splattering technique. The canvas is left bare in many places; you can see what its made out of. As far as content goes, there is literally none. The entire point of this painting is the form, how the paint is applied to the canvas. In the absence of any kind of content the viewer is left to simply react to the painting however they’d like. There are no politics in Autumn Rhythm, no story, no reclining nudes, no faces–no content. Going back to the TV metephor: It’d be like if somebody broke your TV down into it’s individual components and spread them out on the floor. It’s no longer about what it’s displaying, it’s about what makes the TV work, and what it’s made of.

Why is abstract art important? Because it’s progressive. Since the beginning of civilization most, if not all art was representational. Cavemen painted pictures of mammoth hunts and fertility goddesses on their cave walls, and up until very recently all that anyone in history could really do was paint that hunt a little more realistically. In the twentieth century (arguably a little bit earlier) artists deliberately moved away from representational art and simply tried to capture their feeling of a time and a place. This acceptance of emotion by itself, not attached to any concrete meaning is the essence of the abstract, and reflects a growth in the consciousness of humanity as a species. We’re no longer just goofballs staring at the TV, watching whatever is on. We’ve taken it apart and now we’re learning about electricity and transistors and LEDs and wires and the specifics of what makes the whole thing work.

So to answer your question: you should appreciate abstract art because of it’s formal qualities. Look at the brush strokes. Look at the colors. Look at the size and shape of the work. Ask yourself why the artist made the decisions they made. Think about the feeling the artist was trying to communicate. Think about your own feelings while you look at an abstract piece of work. Is it uplifting? Depressing?Energizing? Chaotic? Orderly? And you should appreciate abstract art because of what it means as a milestone in the grand endevor of human expression. I should add that little reproductions of these works on your computer screen don’t compare to the seeing the real deal. Go out and see art.

 

 

What exactly does Crystal Meth do to someone? What’s so addicting about it?

Meth makes you really really happy. More happy than you could ever get without drugs.

And its not a goofy happy, its the kind of happy where everything is fascinating – everything. You love life and being alive. You feel strong, confident and able to meet any challenge.

Its a lie.

This amount of pleasure extracts equal pain, horror and misery. I will never forget the screaming, yawning, emptiness of my soul. I wanted to tear the flesh from my face with my fingernails and swallow a nuclear bomb to blow every atom of my body as far away from each other as possible, but I didn’t have enough strength to even lift my hands – nor could I sleep.

Don’t ever EVER do it. Not even once. It ruins the curve for the rest of your life. You’ll always remember that feeling and want it back. The rest of your life will pale in comparison to moments that never truly existed.

 

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A Damn Fine Collection Of Fascinating MUSIC Photos And Videos

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“Strange Fruit” By Billie Holiday

Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.

 

“Home taping is killing music” – backside of a 1972 vinyl sleeve 

 

NWA circa 1985

 

Black Star – What’s Beef…still as real as when this was said 10 years ago.

 

A list of bands banned by the Soviet Union circa 1985

 

Picture of the crowd at Metallica’s 1991 concert in Moscow. It is estimated somewhere around 1.5 million were in attendance. 

 

The couple from the Woodstock album cover are still together 47 years later

 

Big Jay McNeely, Olympic Auditorium, 1953

 

No Doubt at Fender’s Long Beach, CA 1987

old school cool music pics

 

Deadmau5 before he was Deadmau5

Deadmau5 Live Set Up

 

 

Eminem’s letter to Tupac’s mother

 

Miles Davis, please advise (1969 label memo)

Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970) – full album

 

This is what Daft Punk look like without masks

Daft Punk’s Live Setup

 

Dads Dragged To A One Direction Concert

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How To Be A Good Friend

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best friends

by Nick Notas

Good friends are family.

They aren’t just buddies we have a fun time with but people we treat like our own blood. They can be profound connections that are forged for a lifetime.

I remember sitting in the car with my girlfriend and a close friend when he opened up to us. “Listen, you know how much I care about my mom and brother. They have the best intentions but sometimes they don’t truly understand me. But you both do. And I want you to know that you’re my family, too.”

It was one of the most honest and meaningful statements someone had ever said to me.

The other day I was excited to see a “How to Be a Good Friend” article appear in my feed. Reading through it was severely disappointing for a topic so important. When I searched for similar articles on Google, I was amazed to see how many contained idealistic advice that lacked any substance.

Here’s my list of ground rules that I follow to be a good friend.

  1. Don’t be a fair-weather friend. You have to maintain your own life and set boundaries for your time. However, being there only when it’s beneficial or convenient for you is selfish. Friendship should be a mutually valuable connection.

    This especially applies when starting a new relationship. Don’t forget about your friends or let your partner dictate who you’re allowed to see. Even though you have less free time, keep in touch and make plans when you can. How can you expect the friends you ignore to welcome you with open arms if the relationship ends?

  2. Never pressure or guilt them into something they don’t want to do. And don’t allow it to happen to you, either. Everyone has to take responsibility for their actions, but we’re easily influenced by our close friends.

    Back in the day, some friends thought it was funny to push our already drunk buddy to take a huge dose of shrooms. He then had an intense mental breakdown, sobbed for hours, got caught by his father, and was taken to the hospital. Moral of the story: recognize when a friend is being pushed too far and respect their wishes.

  3. Be happy for their success, even if it’s something you wanted. Don’t be another crab in the bucket. I see this especially when dealing with self-improvement and confidence with women. Men get jealous that they aren’t pushing themselves and try to deter others from excelling. Support your friends in all their productive endeavors. Don’t let your own insecurities prevent you from being fair and supportive.
  4. Don’t talk about them behind their back. If you have a problem with a specific person, speak to them directly. You have no right to complain if you haven’t addressed the issue with the right party. Also, when you speak behind someone’s back, the listener is usually wondering what you say behind their back. Which leads me to—¦
  5. Don’t fault them for what they don’t know. Give your friend a chance to resolve the issue or share their side. They may not even realize they’re doing something wrong until you explain it to them.
  6. Listen intently. That means much more than hearing the literal words coming out of their mouth. Care deeply, be genuinely interested, and empathize with their emotions. Most of all, listen without judgment.
  7. Be a source of positivity. It’s perfectly okay to express when you’re feeling down. But always being cynical, whiny, and negative is taxing to those around you. Your endless drama will eventually lose its impact and become a burden. We’re attracted to friends that enhance our quality of life.
  8. Give them space when necessary. Just like in dating, nobody wants to deal with a clingy person. If they can’t spend time with you, don’t hound them about it. If they never make time to see or even speak to you, then they’re not as great a friend as you think.
  9. Communicate honestly. Let them know when they’re crossing your boundaries. Be a voice of reason when they’re acting irrationally. When asked for an opinion, give them a constructive yet candid response.

    Don’t just tell them what they want to hear, tell them what they need to hear. Say your friend’s girlfriend dumped him because he was treating her poorly. Don’t tell him, “You’re way too good for her anyway.” Instead, go with the truth, “I understand this sucks. But, you have to admit you weren’t investing that much time in her.” It may be hard to hear but a true friend will appreciate your input.

  10. Keep your word. Don’t share their secrets. Follow through and show up when you say you will. Be someone they can count on. Your word is your bond and it’s the most powerful tool you own. Once you break it, it’s extremely hard to get back —” and sometimes you’ll never regain it at all.
  11. Stand up for them when disrespected. If your friend is the instigator, no one is asking you to jump in. But if someone is attacking them, you should be there to help. That could mean telling them to walk away or speaking up. Most men know this rule but overlook that it applies with women, too.

    I’ve called out and walked away from many girls that were rude to a friend. Unfortunately, I’ve also watched many men stay silent or even playfully join in against their companions. Then they try to defend their actions as “I’m just having fun!” No, all I see is a guy who’s so desperate for sex that he disregards his friend’s feelings.

  12. Never hook up with their ex without talking to them first. If you care about your friend, you owe that much to him. If he gives you the go-ahead, awesome. If he doesn’t, you’ll have to decide if she’s worth it but understand that you may lose your friendship.

    I had a friend who pursued a girl I dated the day after we broke up. When I confronted him about it he said, “All is fair in love and war.” I would have given him my approval but his lack of respect was hurtful. Needless to say, he’s not a friend anymore.

  13. Give when you can but not when you can’t. Only guarantee your time and effort when possible and reasonable for you. It’s better to set your limits than backtrack on your promises. You shouldn’t feel entitled to the same from your friend, either.     
  14. When you give, do it with no strings attached. The worst thing you can do is help someone out and expect something in return. It shows that you only did that favor for selfish, manipulative reasons. If you can’t give freely, you shouldn’t give at all.
  15. Don’t be desperate for their approval. Do you know how awkward it is to have someone constantly trying to impress you out of insecurity? You don’t need to “win” friends over. You just need to treat them with respect and have a fun time together. A real friend likes you for who you are and not what you can offer them.
  16. Know when to distance yourself from negative influences. Cutting ties with friends is painful but sometimes necessary for your mental health. You have to be aware of when someone is adding unnecessary stress, using, or abusing you. If you’ve already addressed your feelings more than once and nothing has changed, it may be time to separate yourself —” at least for a while.

    Part of being a friend is self-preservation and surrounding yourself with good company.

  17. Be a great wingman and never fight over women. You should be assisting each other in meeting women, not sabotaging one another’s chances. Only insecure men try to one-up their friends, tear them down, or steal the girl they’re talking to.
  18. Educate and grow with each other. I can talk about anything with my best friends. Yes, we enjoy bro-ing out about video games and hot women (who doesn’t?) But we also have deep conversations about humanity, our greatest fears, and becoming a better person.

    We’ve shared our life lessons, insights, and failures. We discuss ideas that benefit all of us. We aren’t afraid to open up and be vulnerable because we trust each other. And our lives are enriched because of it.

Check out more awesome articles by Nick at The Dating Specialist >>

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The Dumping Grounds

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The first Michelin starred food stall

 

Louis Vuitton men’s shoemaking

 

The Spitfire’s Fatal Flaw

 

Former Russian breakdancer searches the globe for participants of the Soviet Union’s breakdancing festival held in 1986. Most are now in their 40’s and 50’s, but they can still move

 

The Justin Wren Bullying story is heartbreaking!

 

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Awesome Stuff Around The Internet

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We Can’t Get Enough of Kara Del Toro on Instagram – Maxim

A Man’s Body Was Photoshopped To Show Different Beauty Standards Around The World – Ned Hardy

These Photos Will Change The Way You Look At Strangers – Linkiest

He Just Found Out His Dog Had Terminal Cancer And What He Does About It Will Have You In Tears – Slip Talk

Leonardo DiCaprio Adorably Pranks Jonah Hill – Newser

Katy Perry Bikini Photos in Italy! – G-Celeb

Hump Day is a Beautiful Thing! (38 Photos) – Radass

14 Ways World War II Directly Shaped the Way We Live Now – Ranker

There’s Nothing Like Underboob – Bro My God

Whatever happened to ‘The Worst Boxer in the History of the World’ – Sports Illustrated

 

 The Most Creative Offices In The World – Leenks

28 Girls in One-Piece Swimsuits – Regretful Morning

The Principles Of Life That Everyone Knows, But Only A Few Follow – Medium

The Girl Who Falls on her Face to Become an Instagram Model of the Day – Drunken Stepfather

Ruby Rose is on vacation. All 96 pounds of her – Celeb Slam

30 Biggest Steals in MLB Draft History – Gunaxin

China Builds Elevated Bus That Straddles Traffic – Classy Bro

Tan lines look good on this hottie (nsfw) – Ehowa

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