Friday, June 05, 2009

Line Dancing

Surprisingly "Hey babe, wanna make an easy fifty bucks?" didn't make eHarmony's list of "Pickup Lines that Actually Work."

Number two strikes me as creepy.
Pickup Lines that Actually Work

If you’re the type of man who thinks that asking “if I told you that you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?” is likely to lead to an actual date, you may need some help. While some pickup lines sound great in a bar with your friends, out in the real world they’re likely to fall flatter than drywall.

...Here are six deceptively simple ideas to get you going.
  1. Are you Laurie James? - If you’ve got even the merest hint of shared history with someone, it makes approaching that person so much easier. So if you don’t, here’s an idea – pretend that you do...

  2. Hey, Nice Shoes - The main problems with most pickup lines are that they’re too generic and can clearly be aimed at anyone. So if you’re interested in someone you see while you’re out, pick something special about her and ask her about it. just blasting the room with random pickup lines...

  3. Don’t I Know you from Spinning Class? - Assuming some familiarity with someone is a perfect, nonthreatening way to approach a woman, and if you root your question in your own reality, you’ll be able to follow up, too...

  4. What Kind of Dog is That? - If the woman you have your eyes on is with a ‘prop,’ you’ve already got a clear advantage...

  5. I Just Got out of a Mexican Jail - Someone we know actually used this line and ended up marrying the girl he was directing it at...

  6. Let me Buy you a Drink - It’s not big, it’s not clever, but it’s straight, simple and directly to the point...

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