{"id":23195,"date":"2013-03-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/23195\/a-gentlemans-guide-to-picking-up-women"},"modified":"2013-03-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T00:00:00","slug":"a-gentlemans-guide-to-picking-up-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/23195\/a-gentlemans-guide-to-picking-up-women\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gentleman&#8217;s Guide to Picking Up Women"},"content":{"rendered":"Dear men of Beirut,<br \/>  <br \/>  You suck at picking up women. Gelled hair is <i>not<\/i> attractive. Blasting Lil Wayne at 3 am is <i>not<\/i> hot. Talking about your work out routine is really not all that exciting.<br \/>  <br \/>  You want a girlfriend? You&#8217;ve got to do it the old fashioned way. 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