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I want my son to be the best footballer in the world

Cute guy dilemma

I have been seeing this cute guy who comes every day to this coffee shop that I frequent in the evening after work. He come in there and sometimes meets friends. I haven’t seen him getting too comfortable with any girl so I assume he is single. Would it be awkward if I went over and spoke to him? Actually, I do not know how to do that, so please advise me

Miss T

I too have trouble talking to cute guys, especially the ones my daughter finds cute. She has threatened to stop talking to me if I continue to give them dirty stares when they talk to her. She’s only 15 but she scares me already. Now you’re asking me how you should do and talk to this boy? What would your father say? Okay, I’m kidding. Women’s lib and all that. You first need to muster up the courage to talk to the guy, but I must confess that most boys today would take that as a sign you’re being too direct. It’s sad to say this but we still live in a society where women don’t just go up to a guy and ask him out. Many men would get the wrong idea. If you have to do this, I would suggest taking along some moral support, like a close friend, or a can of pepper spray. Whatever you do, don’t give out too much of yourself too early.

Antsy Uncle

I want my son to be the best footballer in the world. I am not married yet, but when I do get married and have a son, I will train him to be the best football ever. Actually, even if I have a daughter I will do the same thing. Football is the new cricket and I need to learn how to best create a good footballer as my child

Ronaldo fan

There’s a very easy solution to this. The first thing you need to do is stock up on training manuals and watch as many games as you can every week. One a day would be ideal. Then when you do decide to get married, ensure that your wife is a football fan too. Football loving girls are not that difficult to find nowadays. In my time, it was rare. I had to buy a second TV just so I can watch football and my wife can watch her reality TV series. Once you woo said wife, you have a child and play it audio transmission from football games when it’s still in the womb. Fill its life with football. Everywhere it looks there should be some hint towards football. First pair of shoes “ footie boots. First pair of shorts, footie shorts. First shirt…you get the hint. Look at it this way, either he or she becomes a football professional who goes on to play for Real Madrid to Bayern Munich, or they will end up hating and disowning you for stuffing their lives with football memorabilia. Okay I’m kidding. Here’s a life lesson “ STOP LIVING YOUR LIFE THROUGH YOUR PROGENY! (progeny (noun) - a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.) Now go watch some football you nut. And while you’re at it, tell Ronaldo not to fall down on the ground every time someone blows in his ear.

Antsy Uncle.

Boxer rebellion

Hi. I have a problem with tourists and locals, both, who ride bikes wearing boxer shorts. I have seen quite a few in Calangute and even in Margao and Benaulim. Can I get someone to ban them?

Ravi Kamat

There’s a group called Men and Women against Men who wear Boxers. MAWWWB for short. It’s pronounced Mawwwbbh! Their mission statement is aptly name Mawwwb Mentality. If there isn’t a group like this, you have a brand name already! That’s half the battle won already. All you have to do is start a facebook page, post pics of these riders in boxers and start commenting on it. I guarantee you that within a week you’ll have atleast 500 followers, 490 of which will never comment but like your statuses, the other ten will join you in protests and get more followers. By the time you reach 5000 members, you’ll have a lot more participation. Atleast 50 people will now be commenting regularly. It’s a Mawwwb programme that will eventually convince the government to ban boxers. I can see the headlines already. Go for it. But, do not wear boxers for a while, okay?

Antsy Uncle

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