unxpurg8d and I have a question for the guys of the board....

[Yeeny]

Russ: Ah, now I see what you were saying, and I totally agree with you.

 

[prodigy]

Does "Can I buy you a drink?" work? I wouldn't know since I'm not old enough to get into a bar.

 

[BoberFett]

It can work prodigy, but you have to careful not to give the impression that you're trying to get her drunk.

 

[IBhacknU]

I think too many men feel their complimenting a women when they say things like, "YOU LOOK FINE!", or whatever they say. The same for the cat calls and horn honking. Many guys probably think most women go for that sort of thing (and maybe some do).

As Russ said, it's about a level of maturity and upbringing. Some guys/boys were never taught the proper way to treat a lady. Others learned it while attending 'beer' college. Frankly, I am quite embarrassed at the way some men act around women.

 

[sweetrobin]

The only line I ever fell for was during my freshman year in college when everyone was getting moved in ... This guy came up to me and said "Umm ... hi ... I lost my phone number ... so can I have yours?" ... He was so cute and sweet about that I told him yes .. we ended up being good friends .. nothing exciting though .. but it was a cute opening line ..

 

[IronMike]

I have known many guys who use lines such as the ones you list. Have found 2 reasons why they are used.
1) These guys are basicly lazy and figure there are many other "fish".
2) They work. Many years ago I knew this fellow that approached women in bars with "hey baby let's f@ck". That SOB was way too successful.

 

[yllus]

Took me a while to remember it, but here's the one that won the pickup line contest we had back in high school:

You: My magic watch tells me you're not wearing any underwear.
Her: I *am* wearing underwear.
You: Funny, my watch must be running an hour ahead.

Oh, come on. That's golden material!

Anyway, directly addressing the question...an intentionally lame line delivered with the right pananche opens doors and blous...er, minds. There really isn't anyone dumb enough out there that thinks it'll start up something more than a conversation.

 

[kassy]

They guys that honk, in my experience have hardly been old enough to shave, I would love to see the embarrassment on their faces if they found out they had honked at someone who is nearly old enough to be their Mom.. haha

thebestMax, I did post a picture, in the last show me your ugly mug thread.

 

[perry]

My friend and I have this pick up line we use at parties.. Well, it I guess it's more of a skit. We use it when he has met the girl once and I haven't...
him: Hey so and so, have you met my friend Perry?
her: no
him: Oh.. Yea, he just signed a record deal with BMG..
her: oh really! That's cool!
me: Yea, 12 cd's for a penny, ya know, it's a good deal!

Most of the time, I'll get a good laugh of it to break the ice and start a conversation. The rest of the time we just walk away and laugh at how stupid we are

When I'm with my cousin, in small town Indiana, he'll tell girls that come over to his house that I'm the Georgia Tech placekicker. A very high percentage will believe it until his roommates burst out laughing at me...

I don't have any of those cheesy pick up lines. Never tried em, never will.

 

[Fathom5]

Hmmm, I never tried lines like that I was always too shy. Mrs. Fathom pursued me at a party and I didn't seem to catch the drift that she was hitting on me.

Poor me I finally caught the drift. LOL

I had always been the "King of Blind Dates". Someone was always trying to set me up.

But I never had pickup lines but would this work?

Fathom walks across room and says:

"I'm sorry, I just had to tell you that you are the most beautiful, charismatic and intelligent woman I have ever seen. This room lit up when you walked in and my life would have been incomplete if I hadn't told you."

 

[Isla]

Um, that would do it for me, Fathom...

I might think you were crazy, but I'd like you for it.

 

[Fathom5]

Fathom thinks to self; "I need to be taking notes here"

Not the first time someone thought I was crazy

 

[Yeeny]

Fathom: If I were ever to listen to a line used on me, that would be the one.

 

[Fathom5]

Isla and GirlFriday now I just have to figure out where women like you hang out!

[edit] Besides the OT Forum of course.

 

[Yeeny]

Psst Fathom: Look for me in the grocery store, or the department store. I will be the one with the frustrated look on my face saying something to the effect of "I have already told you a thousand times that just because your sister wears a ponytail does not mean you have to pull on it every ten seconds. And you over there, back away from the Pokemon cards, I told you I am not buying anymore of them!"

And I wonder why I don't get hit on anymore.....

 

[xero]

this is one of my lines:

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and another one here:


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[sweetrobin]

E_mc_2 didn't use any lines on me ... he just kept asking me out over and over and over again (for three months) until finally I agreed just to shut him up.

 

[Fathom5]

LOL @ GF I remember those days. Glad my kids finally outgrew it!

sweetrobin ahhh, persistance.. great tactic.....(still taking notes.)

 

[CliffC]

It's real simple...Lines are for getting poontang. Edblor is right on the money.
This below average(MO) looking guy I went to scholl with would ask chics if the wanted to go smoke a joint and if they said no he'd ask if they wanted to go f!ck. Didn't matter where he was, although I don't think he did it at church, and his success rate was about 1 every 8or9 chics. None ended in relationships.

I think he's still living.

Lines don't get you mates they get you poontang!

And GF, guys are not the only ones that use lines!

 

[Total Refected Power]

I was always a coward. Women always tracked me down or made it so obvious that there was little risk of failure. Kind of lucky I guess.

When I finally asked my future wife out she wondered what took so long!! In a lot of ways I am just a big kid.


So I guess I never used lines. Just got to know people over time. That's the best way I think. Only once or twice did I "pick up" a lady and that really wasn't for me.

 

[qacwac]

I have never used a "line" and pretty sure I never will. The kind of girl I'm looking for would slap me if I said some of the ones you guys are saying.

I assume by line you only mean pickup lines and not just a plain old introduction like,

"Hi, I'm Seth."
She gives her name.
"Nice to meet you, (her name)."
Then talk about the things you might have in common, church, school, interests, whatever. I don't consider that a line. Just a civilized introduction. (In writing that I just now realized that I don't think I've ever introduced myself to a girl)

I imagine the reason pickup lines work is because most all guys are so shallow that girls feel like it's the best they're going to get and some of the girls are just as shallow as the guys and only care about so they are delighted to have a guy say some of the previous mentioned things. And then some of the other girls have this romantic fantasy that they get from watching all these movies with guys that don't exist and so when a guy says something romantic they automatically think he is like the perfect guy in the movie. Of course he ends up not being like this but like most guys, just wanting sex and happened to think up a romantic line.

If I ever have a daughter I will tell her that all guys are crappy. Then she will be wary of all of them and it will take more than just a good line to win her.

But that's just the wisdom of a 20 year-old. It may change.

But I'm only 20

 

[SKiller]

<< If I ever have a daughter I will tell her that all guys are crappy. Then she will be wary of all of them and it will take more than just a good line to win her. >>


HAHAHAHA!! Man, are you in for an big surprise if you ever do have a daughter!

 

[divide by zero]

Too funny! I've never used lines like those, or hardly any... more &quot;reserved&quot; I suppose.

I have to agree with the points already made - stupid lines by stupid (maturity challenged) induhviduals, or just saying anything to get a look, hopefully from someone who is looking for *anything*!




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