'How about a coffee?' and other boring pick-up lines

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I agree about dancing as a superb way to 'get to know' someone, but it does have to be preceded by conversation. Otherwise it's no sport when you can dance as well as I can...

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Not for me. I look like a preying mantis having an epeleptic fit when I dance

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That is how everybody starts.

And if you get yourself to a studio with other beginners...guess what...again a great way to meet.

Ok, I really must keep quiet now. Before the dance mafia finds me....

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The silliest pickup line that I've heard used was "What's the silliest pickup line you've ever heard?" A mate of mine tried this on someone, it managed to get the conversation going and in the end it worked.

Sneaky.

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I think simple works best. A "hello" and a smile will go a long way. However, it should be mentioned that people usually size people up in about the first 20 seconds.

One of my personal faves was when some british guy I happened to be standing next at a bar just put his arm around me and asked me if "I wanted to snog" To which I promtly laughed in his face and told him he was retarded if he thought that would work with me. But I guess you say that 20-30 times to different girls during an evening you might find at least one girl who says yes. Maybe it all comes down to playing the odds.

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Aside from 'you wanna go out later' or 'hi, I'm Rico', the only pick-up line I used (this was back in the 1800's when I was still partially cool) was 'I want to be a fire truck.'

This would be followed by one of two things. Either a look of 'You're weird' followed by a relatively hasty exit if there was no interest. Alternatively, usually if there was interest, it would be, 'Excuse me?' Then the reply of, 'Well, that was when I was a kid. Then I realized that I couldn't be a truck, and firemen need to go into burning buildings...not for me. I'm Rico.' Oddly, when it worked, it worked. Go figure.

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Its a scientific fact: those that cant dance or arent very good-looking must evolve a good line in chat in order to survive.

dave

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Unfortunately even claiming "to know all the elements that makes you beautiful" from the periodic table, is unlikely to succeed.

dave

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Keep trying, Dave...

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Regardless of your profound logic, I wouldnt have the nerve to go with this naked approach, (See the Jeff story earlier). "Goodbye Rico" may be the reply...

dave

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my c/. 2 on this subject

Pickup lines here are unnecessary, you just go and talk to the woman, if she is interested she will start a chat with you, and if she is not, simply move on to the next one. Many men just waste opportunities to get to know someone because they are afraid just to start the chat, or waste oportunities with many ladies because they are going after the one that is not interested.

Partner dancing is the greatest gift culture gave to men in order to approach women. It is simple, go and ask her for a dance, you'll be holding her in your arms for at least 3 minutes that is plenty of time to start a chat with her.... try tango, salsa, bachata, merengue.... Nowadays the salsa and latin scene is blooming here there are many places to go, packed with beautiful ladies willing to dance.

off course all starts with having something to say anyway

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[quote=chemgoddess;119899]I think simple works best. A "hello" and a smile will go a long way. However, it should be mentioned that people usually size people up in about the first 20 seconds.

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Didn't work for me, lol!

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Ganz genau!

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Dave, I really agree with this mate, you know 1/2 the issue is if a women is amazingly beautiful then they have issues being taken seriously for their personality/intelligence. So there's always the other side of the coin.

I suppose my motto is "If you don't ask you'll never know" so pluck up the courage and ask!

Plus funny/intelligent guys get way more bonus points than eye candy in the long term...

Humour is definately number one as a general concensus I reckon, might cause you a few slaps but there you go.

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Dave,

Those that can dance or are very good looking must also be able to converse in order to survive....

if not, it takes a avery short time for their attractiveness to wane...

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Many people of both sexes try to go through their whole lives relying on their looks. Sad but true.

dave

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The "Paris Hilton Syndrome"

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On the subject of maths, it's not exactly a chat up line more a line which would be heard from chaps lining the bar watching the ladies...

"On a scale of 1-10 where would she be..?"

"Oh, I'd definitely give her one!"

I used to work for a company in the UK which had an adjacent factory with lots of redblooded welders, grinders and panal beaters so most of the chat up lines I heard wouldn't be printable on here.

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Pickup lines are generally a load of rubbish. If you need to rely on something as corny as some of the things said here, then you won't get very far. Of course, if you're only trying to get as far as tomorrow morning, that's a different matter.

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Is there something more than tomorrow morning?