G'day John,

On Jan 06 02:02 99, John Tserkezis wrote:

JG>> I heard this one while standing next to girl (I didn't know her) at
JG>> the Bourbon & Beefsteak bar years ago: 

JG>> "Do you come here often?"

JG>> At hearing this I looked straight at her to guage her reaction. She
JG>> looked straight at me so as not to embarrass the poor sod on her other
JG>> side who uttered it. Unfortunately we both cracked up :-) 
JG>> Great pickup line that was :-) Only time I've ever heard it in real
JG>> life. 

JT>  Ah yes, but did it work?

Not for him. It did for me as I started to chat her up after we stopped laughing.

JT>  Another one I heard about was "Are you ready to go home
yet?"  To some 
JT> girl he didn't know.  They left together.

I haven't tried that one! Next time.

JT> Actually, as far as pick up lines go, I've been told that the more bizaar 
JT> ones are the better ones.  The clean subtle lines are just a turn-off, but 
JT> the real grubby ones have by far one majority result.  They laugh because 
JT> it's so damn obvious that you're joking they can't really help reacting in 
JT> any other way than laugh.  Also serves a dual purpose to break the ice.

True. The blunt but honest ones tend to lead to facial injuries though.
I've tried "do you wanna fuck" a couple of times and been slapped
a couple of times. 

JT> Actually, I might post the list once I get it finished, anyone willing 
JT> to try them out?  If no-one takes the bait, I might try myself as a weirdo 
JT> social experiment.  All in the interest of science you understand.

JT>  Women don't hit men with glasses do they?

With more force than normal I've been told :-)

Regards...Jeff (jeff{at}matra.com.au)

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