This is probably one of the best inventions I’ve seen in a while if you have a bar in your basement. These sleek and stylish cups are a great Christmas present for your man or father. I’m sure our men readers will agree with me.

There are ways to cool drinks without using ice. But if you don’t want to put anything else in your drink, these stainless steel glasses can do the job too, keeping drinks chilled 45-105 minutes longer. (via: theawesomer)

Price: $50/4 pack

Ladies night is a sausage fest for guys. In a way, it’s kind of sad ladies going out to have fun and them every guy and their brother is trying to hump these girls. Guys relax.

I understand that ladies night be your chance to get laid, but your crowd-sourcing (big word there) the wrong venue. After a stressful week I just needed a beer and went out with a female friend but god damn!

If you need to get laid so badly, go to Atlantic City or Vegas. Please do not be a sucker for these ladies nights.

What about guys night? Guys should pay less once it a while! It’s a gimmick, and just a cash cow for these bars.

In researching this article I used foursquare to prove my point and I checked in and this is what I got:

Today she wants to know that you appreciate her and sincerely care about her; itʼs not so much about what you can buy her. Donʼt get me wrong just about every girl loves getting beautiful gifts, but that doesnʼt show that you care about her it just shows you can spend money on her. Why not take the time and pick out something special, something thoughtful- make something, do something out of the ordinary. Getting a box of candy and writing To and From on a card doesnʼt say very much. Sheʼll most likely thank you over and over and over again…nahmean.

For those of you who are single and hate Valentineʼs Day, gather some of your single friends, guys or girls, and go to a bar. Guaranteed there are other singles there feeling the same way you do. You might even get lucky!

She now tells you that she is going to go out with the girls, and you ask her the same questions. No problem. Before you were in a relationship going out with the guys could often turn into a drunk, rowdy mess of whoʼs going to take home what girl, who can get the most numbers- things need to be different now. This goes the same for females as well. There are things that were acceptable for you to do in your single days but that time has come to an end. This doesnʼt mean that you canʼt still go out and get shitfaced with the guys and have a good time, it just means that it has to be a different kind of a good time, one that doesnʼt involve girls.

Cheating because of alcohol isnʼt an excuse, it just means you were willing to do it all along and were just using the alcohol as an excuse. Your friends pushing you to go talk to the blonde with the big boobs at the bar isnʼt an excuse either. If theyʼre your friends they will respect the fact that you are in a relationship and not pressure you to do stupid things. Just go out with the guys, have some beers, watch the game and enjoy. Also, have enough trust in yourself and your partner to know that both of you are just having a night out with friends.

Here are some quick ideas for a first date:

1) Play video games – PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, it doesn’t matter. If your date is into video games, it might be time for some Street Fighter Turbo or some Wii Boxing.

2) Visit a new restaurant – New restaurants pop up all the time. Take 5-10 new restaurants put them in a hat and pick one out and go to it. It’s a gamble but worth the shot.

3) Eat in at your/her place- Ask before doing it but if she clears it, just order in.

4) The Aquarium/Zoo- Who doesn’t like the zoo? I am scared of snakes, but they are locked away. Show interest in all the animals.

5)Meet up for a drink- Harmless. If it doesn’t work out, you can leave it there and just move on.Who knows, she might stay around for dinner.

1) The bartenders see you: I know all of us can’t wait to get served but just have patience or leave. Some bars only operate 1 or 2 bartenders on a busy night so just wait to get served and when you do get served have manners like “Thank You”.

2) Know What You’re Drinking: You just ordered 16 shots and 8 drinks for the cast of Jersey Shore and the bartender had it to you in less than 5 minutes. Have your money out when the bartender gets back. Even if you don’t know how much you’re going to spend take out a 50 dollar bill.

P.S. Run a tab. It’s fast and easy and you only have to figure out the tip once

3) Don’t Fight: If you have to take it outside.

4) Don’t Complain About Prices: At most bars the cover/door charge goes to the band. The bar does not make any money off of that. When I go see the @Avonjunkies play I know that they bust their ass and deserve to get paid.

5) Don’t Expect Free Drinks. EVER: Some bartenders will buy you a drink/shot. Some won’t. Get over the fact if you didn’t get a free beer for the night. My cousins a restaurant/bar manager in D.C. and under no circumstances are they allowed to give out free drinks. They even have a systems that measure how much alcohol was poured for each shot. So relax cowboy.

Bonus 6) ALWAYS TIP

OK, it’s Friday night and you want to get drunk, but you don’t have a lot of cash. This used to be a problem, but not anymore because today we are going to learn how to get shit-faced without spending a lot of money.

Step 1 is to pre-game. We all know it, we’ve all done it, now it’s time to practice it regularly. You know how this works, pound a couple of drinks before you leave the house and I suggest to go as far as mixing up a coffee cup for the road. Just don’t go nuts, you want to be able to walk when you get to the bar. You’re about to leave your house and there is just one thing left to take care of, flasks. If you have them, fill ‘em, as many as you can conceal. If you don’t, your fucked, maybe next time. Let’s go out.

Mission accomplished, you’ve reached your destination. A little juiced-up and with pockets full of boozes. Time to order a drink. For your first drink, you should always order something you can drink fast, so nothing straight, try a mixed drink. The reason why you want to drink this fast is so the ice doesn’t melt and you can pour the contents of your flask into the glass. That ice should last you two or three pours before you have to go back up for another drink. Take your time with the second one, no rush, because if your human you should already be drunk at this point. Once you finished, treat yourself to one more pour and then it is time to take it to the next level.

You look around and see your friends pounding shots to get drunk fast. This is not an option for you. So to keep up with their level of partying, you must take extreme measures. Go to the bar and order a Red Bull or any energy drink. Pound that son-of-a-bitch and start moving. If there’s a dance floor, dance. If there is a staircase, run up it. I don’t care if you have to lock yourself in the bathroom and do jumping jacks, do what ever you have to do to get your heart pumping and that booze in your blood stream. At this point, your head will probably start spinning, don’t worry, you’re fine. Reconvene with your friends and commence partying. The bad news is, your probably out of money by this point. The good news is, your probably too drunk to care what anyone thinks so just start drinking out of your flasks. You should have enough in there to keep you moving at their pace. Keep in mind, one or more of these drunk idiots will probably buy you a drink. If not, chug your home brought booze until you run out or get kicked out of the bar for pissing on a stranger. Good Luck.

The first step to pretending to be wealthy is dressing like you are wealthy. So what I’m going to need you to do right now is go back are re-read Smartening Up Your Look. . .Ok your back. That should cover up appearance, lets move on.

When you go out to a bar, do yourself a favor. Do it with a pocket full of cash. Because unless it’s a Black Card, plastic doesn’t look like money, it looks like debt. Also, and this is important, instead of going to an ATM before the bar, try to hit a teller. You may have to do it earlier in the day, but believe me it’s worth it. For some reason, crisp bills seem more valuable to women than old bills. I don’t know why, probably because they aren’t as smart as us.

Ok, because your an avid Bachelor’s Guide reader, you had no problem sparking up a conversation with one of these women, and now your about to buy her a drink. When you get yourself a drink in this round, don’t go crazy. Just get a regular beer, and if you must drink liquor, drink it on the rocks. No shots! At this stage in the game you cannot afford to seem like a drunk or to seem like you are trying to get her drunk. I personally recommend Whiskey, because not many women drink it, but they know it’s strong, so they won’t question why you are ordering less drinks for yourself than you are for them. Which brings me to my next point, make sure you don’t drink as much as them.

Alright, the night in winding down and you’ve somehow convinced this woman to leave the bar with you. Always offer to drive. If you have a nice car, PERFECT! If you don’t, then you need to get her drunk enough to not give a fuck what she is getting into. If you have your own pad, PERFECT! If you don’t, make an attempt to go back to hers, or spring for a hotel. Sometimes you get extremely lucky and this woman will not only get into your not so fresh car, but she’ll be drunk enough to pay for your broke ass at the local hotel/motel. If none of the above seem possible, park the car at the most romantic spot you can think of and hope for the best.

Ok young men, I’ve given you all the tolls necessary to complete this task. Now get out there and pretend to be someone much more interesting than you’ll ever be.

Anything you want to know about and are afraid to ask anyone else? Emails are welcome! Feel free to send any and all questions to me at brendan.lyons@dogandponyshowwebsite.com.

Ok, it’s Friday night and your about to hit the town. There is going to be a lot of girls out, but don’t be nervous, I’ve prepared you for this. Your outfit is fresh, and you walk out of your bachelor’s pad, ready to fill up the contact list on your hoe phone. Now that I’m done self plugging, we can move on. (HA, that link wasn’t even in context. I’m awesome. Anyway.)

Seriously now, all joking aside, I don’t care what anyone says. One of the hardest things in the world to do is walking up to a complete stranger in a bar and saying hello. But as hard as we both know this is, it must be done. It is literally, the only way to start a conversation with a woman. If you glance at a girl, and see she is glancing back at you, do not hesitate because the staring game is only cute for about 13 seconds. Just walk over and say hello. DO NOT USE pick-up lines, or immediately offer to buy her a drink. It’s simple, just say, “Hi, my name is _______. How are you?” And trust me, if she is in to you, she will more than likely do all the talking from that point on.

Ok, new scenario. Your out with your peeps, and you happen to take interest in a girl who is hanging out within your circle of friends that night. Your chance of success has become significantly greater, because the awkward introduction was taken care of for you by your mutual friend. Do not be shy. If she is in your group, you have free reign to speak to her when ever you like. Just make sure you get there before someone else does. So if your starting to get a vibe, like she might be into you, just wait for that one moment when it appears that everyone is engaged in conversation except you and her, lean over and say, “So what do you do?” One you get her talking, keep her talking. Believe me, there is nothing that a woman loves more then the thought of a guy who is willing to sit a listen to her babble about the 7 million trivial, meaningless events that went on during her work week. But, make sure you really listening, because listening will make it a lot easier for you to involve your opinions on her mindless babble, making you a part of the story. That will give you countless opportunities to make her laugh, and making her laugh will give her countless reasons to give you her number.

Alright champ, I’m going to give you one more basic scenario and then you are on your own. This one I like to call ‘the hit or miss.’ It’s when you come into close contact with a random girl in a public setting. Example: store, coffee shop, fast food joint, etc. (You get the point). This is a tricky one. The up side is, your not in a bar so you don’t have any competition. The down side is, trying to hit on a chick on her way to work doesn’t always end so pretty. So my recommendation is, go balls to the wall, check your shame at the door, and take nothing she says to heart.

The key to this interaction is the way you open it. You’ve got to strike fast, you’ve got to strike hard, and you’ve got to strike funny. For example, the next you and a hot chick are approaching a counter at the same time, look over to her and say, “Hey, cut me in line if I’m the cutest guy you’ve seen all day.” If she does it, look to the person behind the counter and say, “My coffee’s on her. Thanks, I’m _____ by the way.” If she laughs and doesn’t cut you, say “That sucks, should I try again tomorrow morning?”  and no matter what she says, you respond with “Well, you called me ugly, can you at least tell me your name?” And if she does, you turn to the person behind the counter and say, “Hey, so and so said my coffee is on her.”  9 times out of 10, this shit will probably not work. But it’s always fun to do, and you never know, you might be talking to that one girl who is waiting for something random to happen to brighten up her day.

Ok, that’s all for this weeks episode of ‘I need someone else to teach me how to grow up.’ I hope the advice I’ve given helps you, and remember, hit or miss, win or loose, do it with confidence, and do it with style. The more girls you talk to, the better you’ll get at it. So never stop trying.

Love, Brendan

Anything you want to know about and are afraid to ask anyone else? Emails are welcome! Feel free to send any and all questions to me at brendan.lyons@dogandponyshowwebsite.com.