# Share your nerdy science pick up line **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901 "2007-01-22T00:40:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/1 "2007-01-22T00:40:52Z")
Baby, you’re not that hot, but I’d say that you entropic contribution makes our reaction thermodynamically _favorable_. Giggity gigg. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/2 "2007-01-22T01:43:20Z")
I wish I was a derivative so I could be tangential to your curves. I wish I was DNA polymerase so I could unzip your genes. You can bet these work. ---
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/3 "2007-01-22T01:51:22Z")
[QUOTE=Sunshine and Smiles] I wish I was DNA polymerase so I could unzip your genes. [/QUOTE] In the interests of accuracy, shouldn’t that be DNA helicase? When the moment’s getting hot, you don’t want to be let down by factual errors in your lines. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/4 "2007-01-22T02:45:41Z")
[QUOTE=Sunshine and Smiles] I wish I was a derivative so I could be tangential to your curves. [/QUOTE] Yes, but beware of the reply “No, because you’re the third derivative of the position function.” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/5 "2007-01-22T03:09:38Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] Yes, but beware of the reply “No, because you’re the third derivative of the position function.” [/QUOTE] Oh snap! ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/6 "2007-01-22T03:58:15Z")
[QUOTE=threemae] In the interests of accuracy, shouldn’t that be DNA helicase? When the moment’s getting hot, you don’t want to be let down by factual errors in your lines. [/QUOTE] Ahh, you’re right. Helicase. A mistake like this could be grounds to get acid splashed on me at my local laboratory. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/7 "2007-01-22T04:17:37Z")
“Is that a slide rule in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?” ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/8 "2007-01-22T04:29:11Z")
Hey baby, wanna integrate my natural log? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/9 "2007-01-22T05:25:59Z")
Baby, you’ve got a demand and I’ve got a supply. What do you say we bring our market to equilibrium? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/10 "2007-01-22T05:52:05Z")
Not mine, but a friend of mine actually used this at a bar in Boston: “I’m an economist, and this looks like a marketplace to me.” ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/11 "2007-01-22T07:50:10Z")
I could go for some bilabial frication if you know what I mean… ---
**Author:** ![Agonist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@Agonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agonist)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/12 "2007-01-22T08:28:19Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] I could go for some bilabial frication if you know what I mean… [/QUOTE] My college major was linguistics, so this got a giggle from me. Although I’d probably respond by blowing a raspberry. 😛🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/13 "2007-01-22T08:39:35Z")
I think I just found my 42. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/14 "2007-01-22T14:14:57Z")
If I could rearrange the Greek alphabet, I would put Upsilon and Iota together. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/15 "2007-01-22T15:30:45Z")
It’s not the size of the gedanken that matters - it’s how you perform the experiment. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/16 "2007-01-22T15:40:21Z")
Is that a tau lepton in your pocket, or do you have a hadron? ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/17 "2007-01-22T16:37:11Z")
[QUOTE=Agonist] My college major was linguistics, so this got a giggle from me. Although I’d probably respond by blowing a raspberry. 😛🙂 [/QUOTE] Must… resist… urge… to sign up and post as… **a raspberry**. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/18 "2007-01-22T17:00:41Z")
I’m an architect and we specialise in maintaining our erections. I’m into ergonomics and can ensure you a comfortable body position. I’m an engineer and know how to make things work efficiently. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/19 "2007-01-22T17:37:43Z")
I’d climb into Schrödinger’s box if _your_ pussy was inside. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901/20 "2007-01-22T18:07:21Z")
Wow, I just went to 11 on the Mohs scale. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-nerdy-science-pick-up-line/388901.md?page=2)