I've been dating a girl who's a talented cryptologist, and she's always trying to get me to crack her code.

But honestly, I think she's just looking for someone to decrypt her daddy issues.

My friend, who's a professional trombonist, was telling me about the key to a really great performance. He said you have to get a firm grip on the slide, push and pull it with power and precision, and really blow hard and deep to make it sing.

He was showing me how to hit the high notes.

My fishing instructor told me the most important thing is to really work the rod, get your line out deep, and keep a firm grip, because sometimes you have to wait for a while before you get a good tug.

He caught a record-breaking marlin.

I've been dating a girl who's really into role-playing in the bedroom

But honestly, I'm getting a little tired of being the defendant