Ryan ChartrandDid it hurt when you fell from heaven? Can I get your picture to prove to my friends that angels really do exist? If you were a library book, I’d check you out.
Many college students have heard (or used) one of these lines during a night out on the town. The question is: do pick up lines ever work? With some old-fashioned creativity, there is a chance it might be effective – all it takes is proper timing and the right execution. Here is a Top 10 list of classic pick up lines. The more ridiculous the line, the greater the chance the other person will laugh. And a laugh can be all it takes to start up a conversation. Cha-ching – you’re in!
1. Are you a parking ticket? Because you have “fine” written all over you.
2. Were you arrested earlier? It has to be illegal to look that good.
3. If I were an enzyme, I’d want to be a heliocase, so I could unzip your genes.
4. Your parents must have been bakers because you have a nice set of buns.
5. My love for you is like diarrhea; I just can’t hold it in.
6. I want to be your derivative so I can lay tangent to your curves.
7. Are those moon pants you’re wearing? Because you ass is out of this world!
8. If I told you that you had a hot body would you hold it against me?
9. Are you the devil’s daughter? Because you are the picture of temptation.
10. (Motion for the person to come over with one finger) I got you to cum with one finger. Imagine what I could do with my whole hand.
But be aware of the context and your delivery. Most of the time, these lines will be useful in large group settings, such as the bars or a frat party. It catches the other person’s attention immediately and becomes a hilarious icebreaker. However, given the fact that it is in a large setting, most people are conscious of the lame creepers lurking around using pick-up lines. So be original; seriousness is out of the question and laughing is acceptable.
As seen on VH1’s television show “The Pick Up Artist,” there is an art to using pick-up lines (but this show takes picking up women FAR too seriously . avoid this at all costs!). No one wants to listen to someone who is trying too hard – acting desperate is not attractive. Use common sense when attempting to pick someone up. Spewing lines at a funeral or during church is never going to be acceptable – period. There is a time and place for using pick-up lines, but never underestimate their power. A few witty lines and the next thing you know you are walking away with a phone number (or who knows, maybe more).
E-mail us with your favorite pick-up lines and your name, major and year at thenakedtruthcolumn@gmail.com. The most ridiculous line will get published in our next column.
Jessica Ford is a journalism senior and Elizabeth Yi is an animal science senior. Ford and Yi are the love, sex and dating columnists and can be contacted at thenakedtruthcolumn@gmail.com.