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James Dean Guide to Being a Body Language Bad*ss
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- ittybiz, on 04/16/2008, -1/+10Mmm. James Dean. Mmm.
"He was a paragon of coolness who occupied the middle ground between normalcy and anti-social rebellion. He took up lots of space (both physical and psychological) and his body language simultaneously conveyed extreme confidence and boyish vulnerability."- Hrodrik, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3Half of this article is a guide on being lazy. "Lean here. Rest that body part there. Stay horizontal.".
- claycollins, on 04/16/2008, -0/+27I wish everyone would love me for scowling at them.
- cgilkey2, on 04/16/2008, -2/+2The fearless stare is a classic!
- shannolann, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4Body language addressed in a James Dean sort of way. Cool.
- thepez, on 04/16/2008, -1/+7Much harder for current celebrities to manage their image like this. He definitely set a standard. If you've ever met someone who can pull this off, what impression did they leave?
- daskatzsocrates, on 04/16/2008, -0/+20that they were a total dick
- reddfox321, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1of course
but they also ran through a lot of women
- reddfox321, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1of course
- ATLien74, on 04/16/2008, -1/+1They might have been a total dick, but they got lots of women! What would you rather be, nice and a virgin, or an ***** who gets laid? Don't hate the player, hate the game...or don't hate the game, just learn how to play.
- daskatzsocrates, on 04/16/2008, -0/+20that they were a total dick
- mountainzebras, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4James Dean is just unreal. Watch Giant. He is amazing. Everything there is to know about cool is in the flick. Even the Rock had it going on.
- stonklit, on 04/16/2008, -25/+3Out of touch.
Please don't reference someone who was popular in the *50's* as someone to take "bad assery" lessons from.
You would probably get laughed at if you took it serious and actually tried some of that *****.- aphexconspiracy, on 04/16/2008, -2/+19You've never actually seen James Dean movies, have you?
- stonklit, on 04/16/2008, -16/+4Yes, I've seen his movies. You sound like those ***** tools that say, "Oh, you hated The Matrix? *ponders the impossibility of the situation* You must not get it then"
Get the ***** out of here with that *****.
It's on par with how to take awesome dance lessons from Elvis. Was it good at the time? Yes. In today's day and age? Yeah, you'll be laughed at.
Like I said, out of touch. It's the truth.- aphexconspiracy, on 04/16/2008, -2/+9Body language isn't a fad like dance moves. Try reading the article, it doesn't say go get a biker jacket and a tube of hair gel.
PS: Hated the Matrix too. - Luminoth, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3When someone says "take awesome dance lessons from Elvis", they don't mean "do the same dance as Elvis".
- aphexconspiracy, on 04/16/2008, -2/+9Body language isn't a fad like dance moves. Try reading the article, it doesn't say go get a biker jacket and a tube of hair gel.
- stonklit, on 04/16/2008, -16/+4Yes, I've seen his movies. You sound like those ***** tools that say, "Oh, you hated The Matrix? *ponders the impossibility of the situation* You must not get it then"
- Sherman901, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4***** off man, james dean IS a badass.
- aphexconspiracy, on 04/16/2008, -2/+19You've never actually seen James Dean movies, have you?
- Tubilakken, on 04/16/2008, -9/+4Neil Cassady owns James Dean
- Kakemonster, on 04/16/2008, -2/+4Mirror?
- heliox, on 04/16/2008, -4/+12Check the bathroom
- clemsontigers, on 04/16/2008, -2/+5http://duggmirror.com/educational/James_Dean_Guide ...
- Narcism, on 04/16/2008, -0/+5duggmirror caught something? this is incredible
- DulcetTone, on 04/16/2008, -8/+2If that first primping, self-consciously aggrandizing puff shot is meant to display cool, I think it's clear the audience is desperate for instruction on the topic. I'd give the smarmy foil greater cool marks for handing out those scripted softballs without wincing.
- b04155, on 04/16/2008, -1/+20Different times. Cool then, sure. Today however for people that didn't know him, or for some anonymous person to act like that, we'd just call him a douche.
- pgouy, on 04/16/2008, -1/+5Except for the 'Talk slowly' part... That's still valid today - and maybe ever will. In my experience women don't like guys who talk fast. Its even worse for those with a nasal voice. That means a lot.
- passedoutghost, on 04/16/2008, -3/+5http://duggmirror.com/educational/James_Dean_Guide ...
- jaymzdean, on 04/16/2008, -1/+1I want that.
- passedoutghost, on 04/16/2008, -4/+1I've always found that when you're in a staring contest, etc...it's always easier for me to look past them and focus on a distant object.
- rayraym0fucka, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2I take my eyes out of focus and I can stare for ages.
- slingr, on 04/16/2008, -5/+3James Dean will ***** your couch
- Sherman901, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3as well as ***** on your couch... with you sitting there, trying to watch tv... with a line of women waiting for their turn
- Raufs, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3Great, now we'll get James Dean posers all around the world.
I'm going to do the banana dance if I see more than 3 guys in a bar implementing these poses.- ATLien74, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3There has been an endless supply of those ever since James Dean. Take a look around. Brad Pitt, Colin Farrel, Jason Priestly, Luke Perry...just a quick few off the top of my head.
- back2mono, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2site down?
- thailand1972, on 04/16/2008, -2/+10James Dean exuded cool. He was the outsider in all his films and he had the looks. Today though his style of acting would be seen as rather cliched (I don't have the accent above the "e" I know).
"You're tearing me apart" - classic line from a classic film. Youngsters, digg me down because you're confused/bored.- Supurcell, on 04/16/2008, -1/+6It's only clichéd because people have been copying him for fifty years.
- thailand1972, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1True.
- Supurcell, on 04/16/2008, -1/+6It's only clichéd because people have been copying him for fifty years.
- zantos420, on 04/16/2008, -1/+5all i can hear in my head is "jimmy dean sausage" in that annoying old redneck voice. damnit.
- halobender, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4This article is missing something, getting verticle when sitting does not show dominance. Leaning on stuff all the time to seem cool? I don't think much of this works in modern times.
- halobender, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2I meant horizontal.
- ATLien74, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2Being an alpha male will always 'work'.
- Willy99, on 04/16/2008, -0/+6Check out this James Dean body language - in a one minute PSA for driving safety. Made a few days before he was killed in a car accident.
http://www.liketelevision.com/liketelevision/tuner ...- MWeather, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3It wasn't a PSA. It was in interview on Warner Brothers Presents.
- claycollins, on 04/16/2008, -0/+14Please, please don't bury this because my server went down. I'm bringing it back up! Working my hardest. My bandwidth is getting pounded.
- r00tus3r, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2Quit yapping and fix it! j/k ... Seriously, thanks for the heads up, and good luck handling the digg effect.
- fulibs, on 04/16/2008, -1/+1I like his breakfast sausage, now those are cool.
- frishack, on 04/16/2008, -3/+4This slouching James Dean fool looks like an early victim of Idiocracy.
- TylerDCA, on 04/16/2008, -0/+0I've been doing that sort of thing for years! I get punched a lot ):
- itsgotyou, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1You're doing it wrong!
- raeshao, on 04/16/2008, -1/+6He's ripping off all of Brad Pitt and Colin Farrells moves.
- duggreen, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1Well, I'd say we can agree that JD was here frist? So that would mean Brad and Colin are ripping James off....
- akwok, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2WHOOSH
- duggreen, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1Well, I'd say we can agree that JD was here frist? So that would mean Brad and Colin are ripping James off....
- thedinomeister, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2Blue Steel !!!
- gttim, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2David DeAngelo stuff. It works.
- Jasdar, on 04/16/2008, -1/+1"Speaking of racy, have you ever been in a drag race?"
Bit of a sketchy transition. - KhanneaNL, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2Being a high priestess of the church of ASS I am offended by the blocking out of my religious iconography. Say ASS not *ss.
- kenhatch, on 05/31/2008, -0/+6I ******ng hate it when people censor themselves.
- ATLien74, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2"93% of communication is non-verbal." I don't know who said that, and I'm not sure if it's quite that much... but make no mistake that everybody communicates A LOT non-verbally, and being aware of it is a great skill to have.
As for this particular list, a lot of it is very true, but I don't recommend scowling or staring at people all the time though, because you will get your ass kicked eventually. - Greatn3ss, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4FTC:
"But if I spend all my time online, what good will these poses offer?"
...Exactly. - donkeySays, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1My role model is John Wayne. *gallops on imaginary horse*
- TurnipFarm, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3Lesson 1: Don't be afraid to write the word 'ass'.
- akirakurosawa, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1Marlon Brando >>>>>>> James Dean
- anselm83, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3Somehow I don't think James Dean would think it's badass to constantly put an asterisk in bad*ss.
- hataproof, on 04/17/2008, -0/+0JAMES DEAN IS ***** HOT.....
- badboynextdoor, on 04/23/2008, -0/+0Lean Back. Put one thumb in each pocket. Yeah that's powerful.
Great point with the strategic smile. That's why stand-up comedians never get laid...
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