Efficacy of pickup lines...

[fliszt]

Thinking about ways to introduce oneself to women, I came upon an idea which seemed interesting (and would require a bit of memorization). If the female members of this forum would be so kind as to indicate how they, or any woman, might react to the use of one of these in place of a more typical introduction, I would be most appreciative.

The fellow approaches you, and with no or minimal introduction, starts into this:

When in the chronicle of wasted time
I see descriptions of the fairest wights,
And beauty making beautiful old rhyme,
In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights,
Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty's best,
Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,
I see their antique pen would have express'd
Even such a beauty as you master now.
So all their praises are but prophecies
Of this our time, all you prefiguring;
And for they looked but with divining eyes,
They had not skill enough your worth to sing:
For we, which now behold these present days,
Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.


How well would this work?

[lilyflower]

Are you serious??!

[fliszt]

Of course I'm serious! The thought occurred to me and I wanted to find out if it would be a unique icebreaker, or simply a way to make oneself look like a fool.

[ledzeppelinfan1]

Dude, just be yourself.

[ledzeppelinfan1]

Dude, just be yourself.

LOL...ok, then.

[natbumpo]

Of course I'm serious! The thought occurred to me and I wanted to find out if it would be a unique icebreaker, or simply a way to make oneself look like a fool.

Survey says....fool :)

[Kitty]

That would creep me out - but I would laugh later.

[steamroller]

Being a former English major, I would be slightly impressed. THEN I would likely say something like, "Duuuuuude, how about just saying, 'Hi! My name is_______.' ?"

[meatwad]

Being a former English major, I would be slightly impressed. THEN I would likely say something like, "Duuuuuude, how about just saying, 'Hi! My name is_______.' ?"

"What?"






:twisted:

[jcm12]

ohh boy... are you gonna tell her you wrote her a sonnet and want to read it to her on a sandy beach? then cry at the sunset?

get real dude

[steamroller]

"What?"






:twisted:

See now, THAT would impress me far more. :cool:

[Moogcat9]

When in the chronicle of wasted time
I see descriptions of the fairest wights,...


Um, a simple "Hi" with a friendly smile would probably suffice. Yeah.

[shimmer728]

I would probably laugh.....and I'm usually very nice. But I honestly would have NO clue how to respond to this!

[Kitty]

This reminds me of this one Howard Stern I saw where they had this guy on who was like a 45 year old virgin. They were trying to teach him how find a woman. Anyway, they set up this fake bar like scene and had some hot chick there. They told him, "Ok, we need to see what your current approach is. Just act like how you normally would when you try to hit on girls." So, he goes up to this chick, gets down on one knee, takes her hand and says, "Good evening madame" in like a shakespearen kind of accent. LOL!!

[cheshrcarol]

Yeah, girls don't want to hear some poem that was memorized for the purpose of picking up any and every girl.

[bridgetjones]

How about starting with a comment about something neutral like the weather/ bar/ compliment her on her shoes or something... Then introduce yourself and talk to her like a regular human being. If it goes well, buy her a drink and chat some more. :confused:

Works for me and if not hey it was nice to have a friendly chat with someone.

[steamroller]

This reminds me of this one Howard Stern I saw where they had this guy on who was like a 45 year old virgin. They were trying to teach him how find a woman. Anyway, they set up this fake bar like scene and had some hot chick there. They told him, "Ok, we need to see what your current approach is. Just act like how you normally would when you try to hit on girls." So, he goes up to this chick, gets down on one knee, takes her hand and says, "Good evening madame" in like a shakespearen kind of accent. LOL!!

ROFL! I think beer would be coming out of my nose if someone said that to me.