FLASH
        
        Exposing the seamy underside of Dallas nightlife
        
        Mom, this is your son Flash. If you're reading this, STOP NOW! Do not go any further!
        Trust me, you do not want to see this. You'll call me crying and leave a message saying
        you're praying for me. Then Father Callahan will call. It will be a mess. So just stop
        now. It'll save us both a lot of trouble.
        
        What are you doing still reading? Well, don't say I didn't warn you.
        
        It's All In Your Head
        
        Guys are all about the three Bs; Babes, Booze and Ball. After all, what's better than
        drinking a beer while watching the game with your chiquita. Well, maybe a fourth B would
        make it better. What's the fourth B? Yes, you in the back, you have a guess? Yes, that's
        right. You hit the nail on the head.
        
        Of course, guys are always bitching that they don't get these often enough. Then again, 24
        hours a day probably wouldn't be often enough. But maybe you should be looking in the
        mirror rather complaining about your chiquita. After all, are you doing all you can to
        improve your chances?
        
        Just to make sure you're doing everything you can, here's Flash's suggestions on getting
        her to go downtown.
        
        1. Take a shower. Coming home from the gym, watching the game while you eat, and then
        going to bed without bathing is not the way to get her to visit your boxer buddy. After
        all, do you like going south of the border when she's not minty fresh? Trust me, neither
        does she. You've smelled your gym shorts when you get home before. Well, that's second
        hand smoke. She's inhaling directly, so at least rinse off.
        
        2. Get a trim. And I don't mean on top of your head. I mean around the other head. After
        all, don't you like her nice and neat when you make a run for the border? Well, she
        doesn't like hacking through the jungle any more than you do. Besides, your tree needs all
        the help it can get to stand out from the forest. And if you expect her to give THEM
        attention when she's visiting, shave them. But be very careful, they don't grow back.
        
        3. Stop the push down. It may have worked in high school, but she was in band, for god's
        sake. She would've done anything. Believe me, girls know you like that without exercising
        your triceps. Every guy likes it. If she doesn't want to, shoving her down there is no way
        to convince her. Remember she has teeth. Try talking to her rather than pushing her. Just
        ask her. If that doesn't work, beg her. If that doesn't work, see #4.
        
        4. Be a gambler. Girls always think they're right, don't they? Well, take advantage of it.
        Every time she's convinced she's right about something and you're wrong, bet on it. If I
        have to tell you what to wager, then you don't deserve what we're talking about. Worse
        case, you lose and have to do something you should be doing anyhow. Best case, she loses
        and you get to check the part in her hair. The fact that she was wrong is just icing on
        the cake.
        
        5. Quit with the hips. She's not a hula-hoop. Maybe she'd like it more if you weren't
        trying to inspect her esophagus. Trust me, she'll never do it again if she chokes to
        death. There's a gag reflex for a reason. Let her be in control and she'll like it more.
        You know how much she loves to think she's in control.
        
        6. Say when. Don't be tempted to milk it for all it's worth and surprise her. It's not
        going to guarantee she orders a Big Gulp. In fact, it'll probably just mean she spills the
        Slurpee all over you. Let her decide. Otherwise, she'll never shop at your not-quite 7-11
        again.
        
        Of course, none of this is guaranteed to get you anything. After all, Flash isn't a
        miracle worker. If I could get one anytime, do you think I'd be wasting valuable time on
        this column?
        
        Besides, there's only one way guaranteed to get one.
        
        Buy her a Mercedes.
        
        P.S.
        
        The views expressed here may reflect the views of your chiquita, but not necessarily Us
        Exposed or my mother.
        
        - Flash -
        flash@usexposed.com