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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: Pick-up lines that work |
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Here's a real story on picking up women, at least in Las Vegas, you might find it interesting:
My best friend and I agreed that the "nice guy" approach (for example: how are you? nice dress. what are you drinking? etc.) would only earn you scorn. First we tried the extreme macho approach (for example: you. come here!) and got mixed results. Then we shifted to starting out with an insult or aggressive comment, covered as a joke (for example: please don't tell me you paid full price for those shoes! listen in on a conversation and then say something like: sounds like it sucks to be you; or simply say: why are you looking over here? can I help you with something?) and the results were unbelievable.
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This story really got under my skin. I can understand why that would be effective, because it's like throwing down the glove and issuing a challenge for a woman to prove how cool she is. It made me wonder whether this works on men as well.
So, what are your stories of conquest or defeat? There's got to be something a little cooler than "Where are you from?" or "How long have you been here?"
I've had success in the past offering Pez from a Spiderman dispenser, or chatting about the rugby game we're watching. I guess the silliest thing I've ever done was approach a handsome, curly-haired guy and laughingly say,
"Pop quiz, pop quiz. Name the following animal...." (and then I produced a ridiculous mooing sound.) You know, I can't even remember what animal it was, but I had seen it on the Discovery Channel the night before. He made a couple of guesses before my friend excitedly blurted out the answer. Despite his failure, we went out for lunch with some friends.
For me, it was a sort of litmus test. With the Pez Dispenser, I ended up with a dozen dullards I had to pawn off on friends and then slip away from. By making a ridiculous and silly noise, I'm giving the guy a chance to show me whether he's worth my time. If he is "too cool for school" then he's not my type.
It suppose it also demonstrates impressive self-confidence, and perhaps a sense of humour, which I assume a guy would like.
How would you react? |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Pick-up lines that work |
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| kermo wrote: |
"Pop quiz, pop quiz. Name the following animal...." (and then I produced a ridiculous mooing sound.)
How would you react? |
Depends what you look like =)
-HE |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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"WHO WANTS A FREE MUSTACHE RIDE?"
Veerappan swears to me that this line has never failed him |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Pick-up lines that work |
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chiaa
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Are you Japanese?
Does not work. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice shoes wanna f*ck |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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For me it's not a pickup line, although I've had a few of them run on me.
Usually a girl can communicate interest by asking you a series of questions. Like the waitress in Chile on the day I left who was asking me where I was staying, how did I like Chile, what was I going to do for the rest of the day, etc., etc...
But, by far, the most effective way for a woman to grab my attention at a party or whereever is to send a sustained smile in my direction, not a goofy smile, but a nice, confident, inviting smile. Nothing verbal about it. Works everytime with me. It's honest and straightforward, it's too appealing to walk away from.
Pickup lines are kind of stupid, as is the whole singles scene in general...
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| Nice shoes wanna f*ck |
I saw that on Sex and the City a while back.
I know your friends, you know my friends...blah, blah, blah....wanna *beep*? |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Kermo wrote:
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I've had success in the past offering Pez from a Spiderman dispenser, or chatting about the rugby game we're watching. I guess the silliest thing I've ever done was approach a handsome, curly-haired guy and laughingly say,
"Pop quiz, pop quiz. Name the following animal...." (and then I produced a ridiculous mooing sound.) You know, I can't even remember what animal it was, but I had seen it on the Discovery Channel the night before. He made a couple of guesses before my friend excitedly blurted out the answer. Despite his failure, we went out for lunch with some friends. |
Yeah hot chick comes up and says something, it really doesnt matter what they say. Most guys are just blown away that the woman will talk to them.
A buddy of mine used to pick up women in bars and he had 2 pickup lines(if you can call them that)
#1. Do you spit or swallow?
#2. Lets fornicate!
Now on an average night he got his face slapped 3 or 4 times, but he never failed to go home with someone. |
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AdamH
Joined: 27 Aug 2004
Location: Bachman Turner Overdrive...Let's Rock!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Grotto wrote: |
Now on an average night he got his face slapped 3 or 4 times, but he never failed to go home with someone. |
His parole officer? |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
For me it's not a pickup line, although I've had a few of them run on me.
Usually a girl can communicate interest by asking you a series of questions. Like the waitress in Chile on the day I left who was asking me where I was staying, how did I like Chile, what was I going to do for the rest of the day, etc., etc...
But, by far, the most effective way for a woman to grab my attention at a party or whereever is to send a sustained smile in my direction, not a goofy smile, but a nice, confident, inviting smile. Nothing verbal about it. Works everytime with me. It's honest and straightforward, it's too appealing to walk away from.
Pickup lines are kind of stupid, as is the whole singles scene in general... |
I think that body language should have its own thread. You should start one, Mr. G.
I agree that pick-up lines are stupid. There are moments that don't need words at all, and the idea of using a stock phrase to hook up is pretty lame.
However, we've all been in a situation where we see someone groovy and would like to approach them somehow, whether that's in a bar or a bookstore. I don't have a "tried and true" method, but if inspiration strikes, I'll make the first move.
I love it when guys carry books with them. If they're perusing Piers Anthony or Michael Moore, I'll give them a pass, but if it's an author I'm into then not only does that add to his appeal, but it gives me a chance to make a comment about the book, the author, the subject, and start a conversation that is actually interesting.
If an attractive person is standing around with a map in a place I'm familiar with, there's another excuse to go and talk to them.
The most ridiculous pick-up I'll admit to:
I ordered a drink involving Amaretto and Kahlua, the name of which you shall find out shortly. The waitress poured a little too much, and handed me two glasses. Never one to waste a double-entendre, I held one out to a man sitting alone at the bar and quipped "Want an Orgasm?" He took the cocktail, I blushed and hightailed it back to my table.
The most ridiculous pick-up I've turned down:
(on the phone in the dead of night)
"Hey, I've just broken up with my girlfriend. How about some gobbie?" |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry kermo, you're just not my type. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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| rapier wrote: |
| Sorry kermo, you're just not my type. |
Pop quiz, pop quiz. Name the following animal... boo hoo, ribbit ribbit, boo hoo.
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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great pick up lines?
My uncle is Bill Gates. 
Did it hurt? When you fell from heaven? 
I have a 12 inch tongue and can breath through my ears 
How u doin? |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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| kermo wrote: |
| rapier wrote: |
| Sorry kermo, you're just not my type. |
Pop quiz, pop quiz. Name the following animal... boo hoo, ribbit ribbit, boo hoo. |
Don't cry, i have a nice friend who might like you. |
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