# Pick-up Lines **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2000, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270 "2000-08-05T19:53:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sands)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/41 "2000-08-07T17:17:43Z")
you say: was your dad a thief? other person says: why? you say: cause i swear he stole the stars and put 'em in your eyes. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/42 "2000-08-07T17:23:02Z")
I don’t use lines, but I seem to be able to get results by going up to a guy and saying something to the gist of, “Hey, you’re cute.” Haven’t used that thing lately, but I’m not exactly looking anyway right now. wacky ninja, I kinda like that keg one you posted. funny, and almost cute. I dunno if it’d work on me, but it’s worth a try to the right people. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/43 "2000-08-07T17:32:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by oldscratch \* > \*\*Let me guess. It was the curves line 😉 \*\* Not sure how to take that one **oldscratch** , but it was actually the one about the lips. And I looked up after she said it and said, sure, why not. I’m such a dork. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/44 "2000-08-07T17:39:17Z")
Heh, Soulsling, if that’s true, then watch out if you ever meet me. 😉 ::sly giggles:: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/45 "2000-08-07T17:51:28Z")
I had a boss who actually used the line: I know your just dying to give me \*\*\*\*. According to him, it actually worked a couple of times. But then, this was at ClubMed, so he may not have been lying. ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/46 "2000-08-07T17:53:36Z")
If I whispered in thine ear that thou hadst a body of beauty unknown but to the heavens, wouldst thou hold it against me? ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/47 "2000-08-07T17:58:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MadPoet \* > \*\*If I whispered in thine ear that thou hadst a body of beauty unknown but to the heavens, wouldst thou hold it against me? \*\* Hey, I should try that at the renaissance festival next time it comes around. Hopefully I shall find a nice object of desire to give this token of appreciation to. ---
**Author:** ![JoeyHemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@JoeyHemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyHemlock)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/48 "2000-08-07T18:14:39Z")
Here’s a line **not** to use (I’ve tried). I was out and the dance floor dancing and this pretty young thing comes and starts dancing with me, you know _really_ close. I said the first thing that came to my mind: **"What, did you lose a bet?"** She left. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/49 "2000-08-07T18:33:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Heloise \* > \*\*I had a boss who actually used the line: > > I know your just dying to give me \*\*\*\*. > > According to him, it actually worked a couple of times. But then, this was at ClubMed, so he may not have been lying. \*\* It does! I told that to my teacher once, and not only did she do it, she gave me an extra star! Okay, so that was obscure. My favorite: “Hi!” ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/50 "2000-08-07T19:03:51Z")
The best line I ever heard: ME: Do you mind if I name your legs? Her: Sure. ME: Okay, the left one will be thanksgiving, and the right one will be Christmas. You then have two choices: “Would you mind if I visited in between to holidays?” or “Would you mind if I came in between the holidays?” Bear in mind I haven’t ever used that before. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/51 "2000-08-07T19:14:17Z")
my favourite has always been: He: Do you sleep on your stomach? She: No. He: Well then, would you mind if I did? bear in mind, if she says yes she does, just stand there like a dork for a few heartmeats and then go back to getting drunk. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/52 "2000-08-07T19:15:38Z")
heartBeats, not heartmeats. Guess I need a drink now. ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/53 "2000-08-07T19:49:52Z")
For cyclists, while riding bikes. “I’ve got something else you can ride” ---
**Author:** ![aviddiva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aviddiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aviddiva)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270/54 "2000-08-07T21:30:40Z")
**iampunha** That’s a variation on a Mae West line. **Monster** LMAO! That’s about as audacious as this one I received as a teenager: “Sit on my face and you’ll never go back to chairs.” It didn’t work, unless the desired result was me to choke with laughter. Lines I’ve used (with success) that probably work better for a woman than for a man: “Why don’t you come home with me.” “I want to sleep with you.” (Do those count as “lines”?) And i got a kick out this exchange: guy 1, to me: “You look lovely today” (to guy 2, indicating me): “Doesn’t she look lovely today?” guy 2: “Yeah, well… looks can be deceiving.” I had to stifle my laughter, as the first guy looked so deflated. One thing, be careful with gratuitous flattery. I find it boring at best, yucky at worst. At the very least, it’s uninteresting and unoriginal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-up-lines/28270.md?page=2)