Breaking in a new pickup line...

[Walden]

Obviously when you get a new pickup line you can't just take it out and expect it to hunt for you straight away. You've got to train it and let it run wild for a bit and sniff other pickup line's butts, and pee against the trees in it's backyard.
You've got to try it out and experiment , see where it will hunt and where it won't.

With that in mind I've been working on a general purpose conversation starter that I can use any place any time without having to think. Oftenttimes I don't have time to think of a situational convo starter and I'm not one of those guys who'se idea of a convo starter is just "Hi" (if anyone gets to meet chicks by doing that I'd love to hear how).

My convo starter is a variation of the directions gambit. IE

"Hey, d'you know if there's a decent cofee shop around here?".
<Response>
"<Followup comment> , what's your name "?
and pretty much standard drill from there.

I find I can have a witty , interesting , engaging conversation with the dumbest girl in the room so long as I can start it somehow.
Now to my mind the point of a pickup lin isn't to trick the woman into talking to you or liking you. It's sole purpose is to break the ice and then if you're money and she's feeling you she'll stick around and if not she won't.

I also don't pretend that I'm that interested in where the coffee shop is , I want her to figure that I was looking for and excuse to talk to her.

So I'm gonna spend a few days trying this line out and refining it , and hopefully I'll be able to report how it worked and how to use it most effectively.


"Coffee Shop"s' first outing.

Try One: A blonde 8 , youngish, passing.
Choked. Dammit maybe this pickup line won't hunt!

Try Two: A brunette 7.5 , youngish , passing.
Hey man (I find I call chicks "man") , d'you know if there's a good coffee shop 'round here?
"Yes there's Zarbo's just up the street that's pretty good"
[Approach avoidance body language here]
So I took the hint , said thanks and went on my way.

I think the first few times may be diffcut until I get the delivery natural. However if I can get it to fly the it'll save me so many chokes that happen cos I can't htink of what to say.

 

[coh]

This is a very good post. If you start a convo with "hi", she could turn on her b!tch shield. But.. If you're just asking for an opinion/directions, by her tone and body language, you can tell if she's interested in a convo or not.

 

[DankNuggs]

I start conversations by saying "hi." If your generally interested to see if a chick has a head on her shoulders, and you confidently say hello and extend your hand, for them to do anything other than shake it and introduce themselves is rude...Now maybe you're going after 16 year old skanks who want to get slapped in the face and carreid over the shoulder of some gumba named guido...if they don't have the class to start a conversation, they aren't very upstanding people, so pardon yourself and leave....Their loss.

 

[cgraz]

I just posted a bunch of tips here that might help you out on cold approaches.

I think you've got the right idea cause it's not really a pick-up line, but an opener. Openers set the mood. Take David Deangelo's advice and write 50 openers for the situations/places you find yourself most in. Then, pick the top 5 or 10 and use them.

I've got a few that might help give you some ideas:

What's a NICE girl like you doing in a WILD place like this? (obviously you want to say it in a place that isn't wild)

I noticed you when I walked in and wanted to talk to you (that smells more like a pick-up, but if she was giving you good EC or signals then it's a great opener)

Please try not to smell so good the next time you come over (if she smells good when she walks by)

You're not seriously considering buying THAT, are you? (while looking at something in a store)

If a girl is working, ask her if they make her wear that uniform (when she's not wearing a uniform)

And usually hi works well if she was giving me good signals like EC and/or smile. At that point it doesn't really matter what you say.


Well It's like 1:30am, so that's all I got right now.

Cgraz

 

[Walden]

Dude that's exactly what I'm doing!

 

[cgraz]

I really gotta stop browsing these forums after midnight...

Sorry about that But since you said you struggle with what to say, maybe it'll come in useful sometime...

Cgraz

 

[Walden]

No bother brah.

Didn't get the chance to give "Coffee Shop" a run today but I did get to try my eye-contact-followup line.

Lookalike's first outing:

Try one
Walden(Afetr some eye contact) "Oh hey I didn't mean to stare before but yoi look a bit like someone I usedta know"
Redhead hb7 "Oh not at all , I was looking thinking I'm sure I don't know him..."
Yeah it's always the one's you're not sure you know that are like "you ginored me " six weeks later
Redhead hb7laughs
Walden What's your name?
Redhead hb7 Melissa...

Well done Lookalike , good pickup line...