A few weeks back I introduced a
running series talking about how to avoid being “that guy.” It happens far too
often these days, and after analyzing the world around me, it’s about that time
I introduced Volume 2.

Don’t
be that guy who…

10.
Relentlessly hits on a girl who clearly isn’t interested:

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Nothing makes me more embarrassed of
my gender than seeing that guy at a party or at the bar that’s using cliché line
after line trying to get a girl who’s way out of his league. Pick-up lines don’t
work on her, yet he feels the need to ask if her father is a baker because she “has
a nice set of buns.” Don’t get me wrong, I’ve playfully used “Hey, my names
Adam, but you can call me available (insert wink here)” but only when I noticed
mutual interest. I’m not going to randomly walk up to a girl and pull that
line, because then I’d be “that guy.”

9.
Overly quotes a movie:

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I love quoting movies. In the right
context of a conversation, it’s fun to pull a line from a classic. However, after
those one or two lines are pulled, the quoting ends. We all know “that guy” who
continues to quote his favorite parts, which always end up not even being funny
or relevant to the conversation. Then it gets awkward, the talk is ruined, and
you look like an absolute moron.

8. Guesses what happens at the end of a movie:

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My best friend did this the other day while we were watching Now You See Me (which is a freaking awesome movie). He called the ending about 30 minutes into the movie, and I wasn’t sure I believed him, but sure enough he was spot on. Even if he was wrong I’d still be pissed. JUST WATCH THE DAMN MOVIE. You can keep those thoughts to yourself, but you ruin it for the rest of us. I watch movies like that to see what happens, not to be told less than halfway through. Please, for the love of God, don’t be “that guy.”

7. Gets emotional with their posts on Facebook:

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1.) Nothing pisses me off more than seeing depressing statuses on Facebook and 2.) Why the hell are you still using Facebook? Facebook is for the occasional poke, creeping girls pictures and chatting with people. Get with the times and get on Twitter.

6. Gets emotional on Twitter:

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Yeah…don’t do that on there, either.

5. Tries to hard:

This guy can be guilty of trying way too hard at the following: playing a pick-up game of (insert sport here), talking to girls at the bar, drinking at the bar (shoutout to you lightweights), trying to be funny, butting in on people’s conversations and, my favorite, bragging about something they have no business bragging about.

4. Tries to fight when he’s drunk:

Don’t be these guys (Photo Courtesy of University of Toronto) 

We all love how much we hate the guy who gets tough after a couple shots and a few martinis. I haven’t seen it happen yet, but “that guy” is due for an old-fashioned ass whooping.

3. Has subwoofers:

 $900 car, $9,000 subwoofers. (Photo courtesy of radioshack.com

The early 2000’s called, they want they’re annoying as all hell booming trunks back.

2. Takes selfies:

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‘Nuff said.

1. Trolls celebrities on Twitter:

Damn…I guess I’m that guy…

 – Adam W. 

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