November 2009

Where in the world is Dennis Mangan?

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.30.2009

Via Half Sigma, I learned that his blog has been taken down. What gives? UPDATE: Half Sigma thinks Dennis ran afoul of Blogger’s comment policy: Hate Speech: We want you to use Blogger to express your opinions, even very controversial ones. But, don’t cross the line by publishing hate speech. By this, we mean content that [...]

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A chat with Cécile

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.30.2009

I’ll be providing a more extensive breakdown of my Thanksgiving vacation (which I did NOT spend in Toronto – sorry Sofia) when I get the time, but for now, here’s an amusing story. On Turkey Day afternoon, when I was getting ready to eat with my family, I claimed my spot at the dinner table [...]

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My blog is an awesome blog

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.30.2009

Greetings and welcome to the smarter, cooler, and sexier In Mala Fide! Gazing around at this wondrous new universe I’ve created, you no doubt have many questions about what’s new and what’s not. Here’s a quick rundown of how things are going to be ’round these parts from now on. First up, I’ve added an Amazon recommended [...]

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Dimming the lights

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.24.2009

Well folks, I’ve been posting to this blog more or less continuously since mid-July, but the coffeeshop is closing up for a bit. Thanksgiving is coming up, meaning its time for me to hit the road once more. That, along with other business I need to take care of, will prevent me from enlightening you with my golden [...]

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The resistance has begun

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.23.2009

I pen a quickie post at The Spearhead on one feminist’s reaction to sexbots. An excerpt: The thought that the only reason sex dolls exist is to help men get off, with the concept of “relationships” not playing a role at all, doesn’t occur to the highly educated but ultimately ignorant Valenti – because it [...]

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Tap dancing around the truth

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.23.2009

You find honesty in the strangest places these days. Like when Internet humorist and supernerd Spoony (aka Noah Antwiler) posted his video review of New Moon yesterday. It’s both insightful and hilarious, so I urge y’all to go watch it now. All forty-six minutes and thirty-six seconds of it. Additionally, Spoony appended a note to [...]

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Linkage is Good for You: English Rose Edition

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.22.2009

  There’s not going to be an LIGFY next week, so you better make this one last. New blood first: Chic Noir gives surprising accurate dating rules for men. Michael Wears a Hat states the benefits men get from cradle robbing. Thras critiques Half Sigma’s opinion on abortion. Also check out J R’s and DaveinHackensack’s [...]

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In her heart, there can only be one

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.21.2009

“One frequently hears of remarried widowers who continue to moon about their dead first wives, but for a remarried widow to show any such sentimentality would be a nine days wonder. Once replaced, a dead husband is expunged from the minutes. And so is a dead love.” H.L. Mencken, In Defense of Women

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Letter from an omega

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.20.2009

I respond to a reader’s questions about game, sexuality, and masculinity over at The Spearhead. A snippet: All life, from protozoa to plants to puppies, is possessed of one primary goal – survival. I separate survival into two subcategories - corporeal survival and genetic survival. The former entails staying physically alive, and the latter consists of passing [...]

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The intellectual bankruptcy of game’s haters, part deux

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.19.2009

Earlier this week, I took the time to rip apart ever-present game hater Justin for a blatantly obvious untruth he spilled over at Anakin Niceguy’s blog. Shockingly enough, Justin opted to pop in yesterday and respond. He’s got guts, I’ll give him that. Unfortunately, he squandered the opportunity to defend himself and only dug his hole deeper. Join me, studio [...]

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The bloodlust of modern man

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.18.2009

If you haven’t already, you should check out this post by T. aka Ricky Raw, in which he skewers the recent “poverty porn” flick Precious. This passage struck me in particular: I watched it in a predominately black theatre, and many of the scenes the audience was laughing or cheering at were disturbingly inappropriate, and [...]

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Women don’t get to define female beauty

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.17.2009

I’ve got lots of ideas knocking around my skull, but it sometimes takes external stimuli in order to get them out of my head and in comprehensible form – like this catty blog post by real-life libertarian girl Ilana Mercer concerning Christian martyr-cum-amateur porn star Carrie Prejean: “Blond Squad” is a synonym here for the [...]

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The intellectual bankruptcy of game’s haters

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.16.2009

Fellow travelers in this area of the blogosphere might be familiar with a guy named Justin, who runs the blog The Truth Shall Set You Free and occasionally comments at Elusive Wapiti’s, Anakin Niceguy’s, Φ’s, and The Spearhead. Justin is opposed to game, denouncing it as “evil and stupid” and claiming it fosters a “destructive” worldview. Thursday [...]

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God hates Albany, and we’re all going to hell

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.16.2009

Yep, everybody’s favorite too-homophobic-to-be-true church is coming to town: The city school district is preparing for demonstrations by members of a Kansas church protesting the Albany High School performance of “The Laramie Project.” Westboro Baptist Church members are expected to be at the high school Friday, Nov. 20, before the second performance of the play. [...]

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Linkage is Good for You: Common Cold Edition

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.15.2009

Why do I always get sick at the most inopportune times? When I was in school, I’d always fall ill around exam time, and nowadays, I always get sick either on the weekends or on days I already have off from work. Spending a whole day curled up on the couch watching TV and eating [...]

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The double standard persists because women enable it

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.14.2009

slwerner left this brilliant comment over at Seasons of Tumult and Discord: ““When girls sleep with multiple people on different occasions, she is labeled as a ’slut’ or ‘whore,’ but when guys hook up with multiple girls they’re seen as heroes to the male race,” said Rachel Sloane, a senior at University of North Carolina [...]

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One feminist article, two nuggets of stupidity

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.13.2009

Yesterday, Assanova dropped a link to an article on AlterNet about “female sexual dysfunction.” The author is whining about how Big Pharma is nefariously trying to help women have better orgasms. How dare they try to spice up peoples’ sex lives! This quote at the end had me laughing: “Maybe the best approach is not ineffective, [...]

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Sexytime verse, courtesy of E.E. Cummings

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.13.2009

may i feel said he (i’ll squeal said she just once said he) it’s fun said she (may i touch said he how much said she a lot said he) why not said she (let’s go said he not too far said she what’s too far said he where you are said she) may i [...]

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The greatest trick the huckster ever pulled was getting you to pay full price for a turd

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.12.2009

I was at the coffeehouse yesterday evening, sipping some straight black arabica, scribbling poems in my notebook, and watching a hipster couple converse across the way when a thought struck me. When I was in high school, I spent close to nothing on girls. The only thing I ever bought for the girl I lost [...]

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Game goes mainstream

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.12.2009

Check out the trailer for Let the Game Begin, the film that will drive a dagger into the heart of the seduction community. If any of you are still relying on Mystery-style routines and canned material, you’d best start brushing up on unscripted game, STAT. Hat tip: Assanova.

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Brief thoughts on Nidal Hasan

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.11.2009

I’ve kept my mouth shut on the Fort Hood shootings, largely because I didn’t have much to say on this incident. I’d rather not be known as the Mark Ames of the Roissysphere, blaming every rage killing on sexual deprivation as opposed to economic deprivation. But yesterday, Professor Hale posted on Hasan’s love life, or [...]

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You have a responsibility to have game

by Ferdinand Bardamu 11.11.2009

Speaking of LTRs and game, Epoxytocin No. 87 left an awesome comment on this Roissy post yesterday: Speaking from LTR-land, I also feel compelled to point out one HUGE oversight/incongruity on the part of just about everyone in this community. Namely, the way a lot of people around here view relationships is reciprocal to the [...]

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