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Have you ever been in the club when that Trey Songz – Say Aah song comes on? Bricks! Women go crazy. I once was entering a lounge on a Monday, (smh… long story involving bowling and @MissyKi), and while we were trying our best to force our way into the lounge, standing in line, the song came over the speakers and it seems like the line dissipated into the club like water down the drain. That’s not how I want to describe it, have you ever been to an ATL strip club and seen a shift change? Yeah, that’s how it looks, women flying in from everywhere.
I thought I would examine this phenomenon and bring up some past thoughts and give you some new thoughts. So what makes women go this damn crazy? I’m going to give you somethings that make women go coo-coo for cocoa puffs.
Something free, on sale, or a coupon
Shaking my head. If you ever see a woman go to a stupid event or a presentation and you’re wondering why, ask her what they gave out and watch her face. “Baby why did you go to that presentation on nail cancer?” “Oh my god, because they gave out all these nail products for free. Look in this bag. This right here that’s Origins, that’s like $200 worth of stuff.” And a chick doesn’t need a reason to go to Victoria Secret, but if she can get a free pair of panties with every $25 spent, she might drop a stack. (For those of you who don’t know, a stack is $1,000.)
Some food
Women will spend their money on food. End of discussion. If you’ve ever been a dude trying to plot of getting to the birthday party of a female when you know she got a tight crew. What do you have to plan around? The birthday dinner! If she took you out for dinner you bet your bottom dollar you’re going to Chipotle, but for her birthday dinner, she’s going to the most expensive restaurant in town and she won’t bat an eye or break stride. If you’re a promoter and it rains or snows or is too cold, you’re worried your party is going to flop. A chef? He’s like, maybe I’ll tell these women I’m running out of flan and see how fast they get here.
These won't be the only things that get blown tonight.
Her birthday
I don’t have to tell you how much women love their birthdays. They love their birthday, they best friend birthday, they mama birthday, they cousin birthday, they love your birthday, and most of all they love Jesus birthday. A birthday gives a woman the chance to have a day that is completely about her. Read above, you have to take her to dinner and pay for it. She gets to buy a birthday dress and wear it. I’ll be real with you, us real men know this to be a fact, not only do you take her out for a night on the town, you are taking her and all her friends out for a night on the town on your credit card.
I’m not done…
In the fell chance that you don’t go out with her on her birthday you should know that this day is the one day of the year when NOTHING THAT HAPPENS REALLY HAPPENS. She’s allowed to get Maia Campbell wasted, give her number to a basketball player, give a lap dance to midget, go to the Eiffel Tower, hook up with a girl, (if you show up) slap you in the face, cry (women don’t have a birthday and not cry at least once), dance the night away (hear her song fifty-leven times back to back), have sex with that previously mentioned basketball player AND then call you to come pick her up because she can’t drive herself home.
OK, I’m finished.
There you have it people, these are the things that women go crazy for. This is not an exhaustive list. (That means I didn’t list every possible thing.) I’m sure there are some things I left off the list. So ladies, what makes you go crazy, in a good way? Fellas feel free to chime in. As it pertains to Dr. J, my top 3 are; unexpected money in my pocket, women that don’t speak English good, and 72 oz. of Sam Adams divided by six.
LOL Dr. J. I admit, when I hear the word free, my ears perk up. One of my favorite days of the year is the Friday after Thanksgiving. I will get up at 2 in the morning for a good deal. I'm signed up to all my favorite stores so I'll be aware of any specials. And if a guy I'm seeing doesn't do anything special for my birthday, he's on my "s" list and the "s" doesn't stand for Shelia either. He'll soon be history because my birthday is my national holiday.
YES…I go crazy over birthdays…Peep my birthday cake from the links below..
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gYNv0rZpnpE/Szl8sqZbtVI…
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gYNv0rZpnpE/Szl8qw-Xn_I…
Another thing that I go crazy for::: Some good D.
omg. that cake is fabulous. it was right up my alley w/ the zebra print & the orange ribbon!! i love it.
🙂 I go crazy for Zebra prints also..
WOOOO! That cake is beautiful! Enough said!
Damn. That b-day cake is fly! Hope you didn't eat it!
I love that cake.
You are so right! Anything free or discounted makes me go crazy! Hence if I hear SALE, don't care what it is, I'll check it out
And birthdays! Oh I love them. Mine is up nxt month and I've been spreading the good news 🙂
And shirtless fit guys….
A good shoe sale!
Why do women think its ok to celebrate their bdays for a whole month?!
exactly o_0 i have a friend who has been celebrating her birthday since march 1st. her birthday is tomorrow. and best believe she'll be celebrating the rest of the month.
Guilty as charged sir! Sad thing is the people in my inner circle (husband, kids, sisters, bffs) are enablers! They EXPECT me to celebrate my birthday-I'd be remiss if I were to let them down! What can I say-I'm a giver.
Things that make me say AAHHHH, hum, a great sale, an indulgent splurge, good food, good funtime. I could go on and on with this one.
I only celebrate my birthday for that week, and the last time I did that was for my 25h. But, when I turn 30, I'm celebrating the entire year.
I'm the same way–a week is enough, but for 30? I'm already brainstorming on 30 shenanigans…all my tight girls also were born in 81 so we are kicking it all year in honor of all of us…
Yeah, all of us are 82 babies, and our birthdays go from January to October. 2012 is going to be a crazy year!!
..not all. I really only go all out on benchmark birthdays. All the other birthdays, its real chill. Im just glad to live to see another one. I don't expect anyone to go whole hog for my birthday. I would like it to be acknowledged in some way but it doesn't have to be an event..I am not Jesus. lol
I know someone who did a two city dual party where she hopped on a plane Saturday morning for the second party in the second city.
To me, celebrating a whole month is normal. LOL
Lol… This list is so right!! Especially the birthday thing, last year when I turned 25 it was like a week long event. There were some tears and one too many drinks. It was the best bday ever. Me and my friends take each others bdays very seriously and @peyso because it's our bday and we can do what we want to do, lol!!
as for me it would have to be:
-alcohol that looks like water (read: vodka).
-free food (especially good food)
-easy money
LOL. This is SO true. I celebrated my birthday mardi gras style – the whole month. I go out often throughout year and don't expect my friends to show up all the time but the bday celebration is the one even you better show up for. This year, I had my make-up done and brought a new dress. lol And yes the bday party night where most thing typically not allowed ARE allowed. lol
And sales – Love 'em! There is no feeling (well except orgasm) when you pay almost nothing for something that was 3x the price. Say Ahhhhh!
Good post, Dr. J. I love free stuff. I entered 4 tournament bracket contests for the chance to win free stuff. And I love a good sale, especially if it's a sale on cosmetics. I can never have too much eye-shadow and mascara.
I like birthdays, but I usually just celebrate the week, not the entire month. But all of that will change this year. The month of May won't be ready for me!!
Good post, J! I love this… especially the birthday. I know about brithdays. Man, I celebrate my friends brithdays like it's my birthday, looking from the outside in I'm sure strangers can't tell whos birthday it actually is…
My parents are enablers of the birthday thing… they started me w/ weekend long destination celebrations in high school & as I got older, the length of time grew. I'm up to a week now…
One other thing… SHOES. I am shoe crazy. I can not pass up a good pair of shoes. It's ridiculous. Unlike some other females, I won't leave a good pair of kicks off my list either. I mean a girl has got to have her own Griffey's, they get playing time right next to the BCBGs. As a matter of a fact, I just joined a shoe club. Shoedazzle.com — it's a godsend. *le sigh*
Have you received any shoes yet? How is the quality?
I have!! The quality is great. Think Off Broadway quality… you take a fashion survey and then send you 5 shoes a month according to your responses…
It's been great thus far!! I had to send one pair back b/c they were too big but they give you a free return label w/ every pair so it's no big. The boxes are so pretty and they come w/ a shoe bag.
What?! What is this shoedazzle you speak of and how come I don't use it??
I am shoe queen!!
I almost didn't sign up b/c it was founded by Kim Kardashian but it is soooooo worth it. OMG. Loves it. $40/month… a pair a shoes a month. Shoe stylists picking and sending them according to your tastes and no obligation to buy every month… it is fabulous.
Yeah, I have heard about it and saw her name and was like never mind lol But I'll give it a second looksie. Thanks for the heads up.
If ya'll want to sign up — and haven't already — let me know. I'll send you an email. You'll get a percentage off and for every 3 ppl I sign up, I get a free pair!! Whoooo!!
Imma come clean…
I'm a shoe fanatic. So much that it got to the point that my mother told me to stop buying shoes every weekend for a year. (I was 24!) I have had every pair of Jordan, Uptempos, Foamposites, Flightposites, Hush Puppies, New Balances, stop me when you figure out i'm from DC.
Now that shoe game is on the grown man. But I still keep copping shoes for no reason at times. I got four pair of shoes in my crib right now, that I haven't worn. And when I say I haven't worn them, know that I only try on one shoe when I try them on before copping them. I have NOT worn the shoe.
The addiction is resurging and it's almost spring time. Shall we buy deck shoes and loafers!? Good God Yes!
Son….
Im far from a sneaker head but I loe coppin exclusive shyt. LOVE IT! I got the best sites and places to shop but my frugal nature usually hinders me from goin buckwild.
Gotta step up the loafer game too… Jay-Z sd I need white Louis boat shoes
Oh yeah for sure. I copped some Pumas that they haven't even put on the shelf yet, TWO WEEKS AGO.
I had the patent leather Jordans, got them exclusively made into the Gucci print fabric in HS. (I mean the joints was fake, but i'm just saying…)
Next time you're in the 202, i'm going to take you to my dude Abdul in GTown, dude will be like yeah these are just in this the next new new hotness. I just gotta stop buying tennis shoes, my bad, what yall call them in NY, kicks.
@DrJ
I HATE the term tennis shoes.. u cant play tennis in BBall kicks? I mean u can but.. u know what i mean! lol
Guilty. My birthday lasts the entire month after the actual date. But I do accept gifts year round. My birthday is also a national holiday for all, so when I greet people about my birthday I like to ask them "How was the holiday, did you enjoy yourself?" =)
I do like free stuff too. Almost all my t-shirts are from some on campus fair lol…all my friends kinda know me as the free t-shirt queen.
I'm notorious for my bday celebrations. With parties in at least 3-4 cities. I usually try and do one in Syracuse, NYC and DC. I used to do the Miami one, but not in this recession. My birthday last a month because there's a lot to do and a lot of people to see. Last year, I kinda took it easy because I wanted a year of thought. This year though, the party will return.
In 2006, I had 7 birthday parties. I had to make a flyer to let people know how many parties I was having and where. They ended with HU Homecoming… oh what a night.
I actually lose my mind over ink pens, yes, ink pens. It's just something about the way they feel in hand when I hold them, the way they smoothly glide across the paper, the way they may look…ooohhh, let me stop. I go nuts when I walk into Office Max and down the pen aisle. My "61 second" guy took me to Office Max and told me to pick any pen I wanted for my birthday; I smiled all the way home. I still think that was one of the most thoughtful gifts I received.
I concure, going out to dinner makes me happy. I like being waited on.
This was a little odd. You crossed into the fetish mode quickly.
Yeah, I thought the same thing as I was writing it… it still excites me…
I think if Jack the Ripper wanted to get at me all he'd have to do is wave a 75% OFF SALE!! neon sign at the end of a dark alley. I'd be gone….
Don't really celebrate my birthday that much – heck, a simple day off does me good. Last year, though…I went on a weeklong vacation and cruised to the Bahamas. Sigh…my b-day is coming in 2 weeks and I have nothing planned.
Anything involving a meal…if someone unexpectedly calls with an invite out to eat…I get really happy. Or, one of my friends calls and says come over for dinner…..Im there. I love to eat and I absolutely love to cook.
this was so funny to me, i could just see you at a restaurant…
"Um, yeah the cajun fired scallops? I don't want that, send everything else."
Wow! I feel like a lame. I only celebrate my bday on that actual day (who woulda thunk it?! Lol) but yeah def my bday (did a wk in Hawaii this yr), exclusive limited edition sneakers, 5 star restaurants & fast/expensive cars make me go crazy!
I think the women have pretty much covered things that make me go ahhh. So I think I'll state what makes my man say ahh:
1. head (the kind that he didn't have to ask for)
2. happy hour drink prices
3. looking extra big in his tight shirts
4. oiling up and stealing the shows at summer time daytime parties
5. hitting licks (if you're from the south, you know what this means)
6. Mid August-beginning of football season
7. college/NBA season
8. Good margaritas
9. When let the freak out
10. Free food
Shopping with other women will make them say AHH quick! To hear all the nuances of a sale, mixing and matching, all of this and that.. let's just say if you tag along and witness this, men you'll be in awe and go nuts at the same time! LOL
Its an effin dress PICK ONE! lolol
you could never roll with me, lol. I prefer to shop alone anyway. I feel pressure with a man to skimp thru stores to be "quick". I like to take my time. 🙂
LMAOOO
Nah I don't pressure, but I feel suss commenting on what looks good. I be havin good opinions , but I look around to make sure ppl dont see me sayin that shyt hahahaha!!
I don't really go crazy over sales (shopping is not my thing, and I avoid Black Friday like the plaque), but trust I will be there if something is free.
I also don't really go crazy over my birthday. Today is my birthday and since I am so damn busy the rest of the time, I am taking the afternoon/evening to just chill. I've had a few invites to dinner for today, but I just really want to chill. I may go out this weekend, but no real plans to. *shrugs* Although, things are a little bit different when I'm not single, I do at the very least expect dinner or something.
I go crazy over new gadgets, toys, etc. For instance, I was over the moon for like a week when I got my new flat screen and PS3 over Christmas. I'm about to get new rims on my car in the next couple weeks, and I will be just giddy when I finally get them on my car.
Lies…lol
Awww, why's it gotta be like that? Although, looking back at my post, I guess it does sound a little suspect. LOL. I just didn't realize that as I was writing it, as it's 100% truth. I just don't get excited for the typical women things, and birthdays have just never been a big deal in my family. Frankly, the person who should be getting all the gifts is the one who went through the labor.
You can't say "lies" to people, Streetz…it makes them stop commenting.
LMAOOOOOO stop son!
I go crazy over gadgets and new technology, i'm anxiously awaiting the official release of the ipad. I also go crazy over a good book and free food! 😀
I go crazy over chocolate from time to time :-X. Shoe crazy? Nah. Unless it's says "Suki" all over it, I won't even blink. Bag crazy? Nah, same rules as the shoes. Shopping? Nah, same shoe & bag rules apply.
Free, on the other hand, my ears will tune in & listen for the catch. There's always a catch. These Buy One, Get One (HALF) kill me. I want BOGO FREE. Not Half. I know what you're trying to do to me!!
Birthdays? Hehe. November 1st. 111. I love the repeat of my favorite number. But I won't celebrate it for a whole month. Maybe a week. I wonder if that will change for 21, 25, 30, 40…ehh. We'll see. I know for 21, I'm celebrating my friends 21st bdays like it's mine too. Girls night out and all of that.
My "jam"?? Lol I have too many songs that I go nutty over but my friends know, once a dancehall or some song with a dance (or what have you) comes on, Susan leaves the building and Suki is definitely taking over. Yeah I just got a perm, and?! I'm ready to dance and sweat this bad boy out. (Yes, that's how crazy I get over a reggae song. smh. Don't judge me. Only God can lol)
Oh, and I love food. But I won't go crazy over it. …#liesSukitells
I go crazy over some fine men…but you know, I maintain my outside appearance, but on the inside <DEL>of my panties</del>, I get all moist….AHHHH, Nnamdi Asomugha… lol
The real question is do you have to wear panty liners?
#dontshootthemessenger
Warm weather (75-103 degrees) makes me extremely happy.
What's even better is playing bball in that weather. I could do it. ALL. DAY.
Free food? Maybe so, maybe no…
Free alcohol? I'll be there!!!
Every payday. That's the only time I can stand to play 'I'm so Paid' by Akon. lol
The longest I ever went was three years. It was post divorce. I needed to give myself time to heal. Currently, I am posted up in a 2.5 month drought but its because the SO is outta state…but, I am seeing him next week!
Are you saying sex makes you go crazy?
Excuse my manners:
I did it for the glory, these things make the men go crazy:
Football (every week, the Playoffs and the Super Bowl)
March Madness
Talking about Sports
Talking about her Love Below
Things that make me go crazy…
Mehcad Brooks in this commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEtmQIRTYlk
Trey Songz giving away money on his UStream…am I the only one? Oh well…
Killer sale at the Coach store…yessss…
And I have to agree with Dr. J, finding money in my pocket or buried in one of my million purses, that takes the cake!
SHOES!!! Especially when DSW sends me a coupon. When I walk in there it's like the mothership calling me home.
1/2 price drinks @ happy hour. Hot damn… I'm never the designated driver.
My song… "1 Nation Under the Groove"… long version. That'll get me on any dance floor, have me crank up the volume in my trunk or run a little longer on the treadmill.
And of my Boo calling me to tell me he just got off the turnpike and he's rounding the corner… woo hoo!!!
WOW!
You pegged it perfectly.
Simply amazing.
Do you have a girlfriend? If you don't, holla back. j/k (not really)