Guys: Pick-up technique?

[GirlinContempt]

The other day, this friend of my friends was incredibly drunk and sort of half-assedly hit on me. Which was fine, and pretty normal (technique wise I mean).
However, when we were at the pub and he was hitting on some other girl, it was like, WAY out there. He was very shy and clearly forcing himself to do this, and coming off like a total ass. Over-aggressive. Why didn't he just act with her like he did with me?

So, whats your style? Do you have different styles for different guys/girls? Any insight into this dude?

[no name no slogan]

1. I like to pick them up

with a forklift-- but only if they're over 500 lbs. Otherwise, I'd use a line like:

"Hey baby, what's your sign? I hope it's Yield."

[GirlinContempt]

6. Clearly it's working for ya

[no name no slogan]

14. quite well

The ten thousandth time is the charm, it seems :D

[anarch]

2. It's important to lift with your legs, not with your back, to avoid injury

[GirlinContempt]

7. Thanks Dr. Anarch

:D

[swimboy]

28. Locking.

No medical advice! (:evilgrin:)

:stoat:

[XNASA]

3. Magic Tricks.

And copious amounts of cold hard cash.

[GirlinContempt]

9. I don't think finding coins makes it a magic trick

:shrug: ;)

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

4. My friend Bill and I

had a great technique. He's a big guy--about 6' 6" and built like a pro football player. He is, however, a complete goofball....and he's completely fearless. We would just stand around at bars or clubs and watch as women would walk by. When we saw someone we were interested, Bill would use this line "Excuse me, have you met my friend Paul?" At that point, I'd chime in and start a convo, and that was it! We had a ice-breaker and we'd take it from there. We met TONS of women that way. Simple, and effective, as can be.

[GirlinContempt]

10. I think you could probably pick up girls

by throwing bottle caps at them

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

22. Eh, not as easy as you think.

[tigereye]

25. what's nice about that is that it is

so friendly and unassuming and kind of silly. I think women like silly pick-up lines. I always did.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

35. Yeah, that was one of the charms....

It really caught people off guard.

[tigereye]

37. well, as long as you don't act like those guys in Wedding

Crashers... that was kinda scary. ;)

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

46. I can neither confirm nor deny allegations

that our techniques resembled those in Wedding Crashers.

[tigereye]

54. um

I'm not saying anything! :D

[MadHound]

5. No lines, no hook

Just sit down with the woman and start talking with her. Humor, intelligence, listen to what she says, get to know her. Seemed pretty successful back in the day. It worked well enough that I've been with my wife for twelve years now, and hey, we're still talking:shrug:

I always found the whole "line" schtick to be stupid. Women have heard them all, and don't want the fake sincerity anymore. Just be real with them, talk with them, intrigue them. But don't ever BS them, it will get you in trouble.

[GirlinContempt]

11. Lines usually don't work

[DS1]

8. I park a van outside the side entrance of a local apartment complex

and slip on my removal arm cast. Then I heave out a rolled up carpet, and wait for a heavier girl to come along.

[GirlinContempt]

16. *hide*

[xchrom]

18. lol -- you really thought that out.

so, what were the trial and error periods like before you smoothed the wrinkles out?

boys are so much easier.

[_testify_]

24. Say, are you about a size 14?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

39. "It puts the lotion on its skin"

[Lance_Boyle]

12. 'techniques' are smarmy, 'styles' are wishy-washy

What your friend needs is a "system." A *patented* system...

[GirlinContempt]

19. Might part of that system be

not throwing things at ladies?

[Magrittes Pipe]

13. $50.

[GirlinContempt]

15. paging dolo

[Magrittes Pipe]

20. The rule is "cheap hos only."

:thumbsup:

[GirlinContempt]

21. She charged ME $75. I want a coupon.

[dolo amber]

33. You'd better start addin' zeros, buttface

:P

[johnnie]

17. I look in the Yellow Pages

And call the number. It's easy.

[Ohio Joe]

23. I just try to be straight forward

I tell them i'm attracted to them and ask if they would like to go out so we can get to know each other better.

[tigereye]

26. mmm

ever see the Tao of Steve. That is an interesting perspective on this question.

oops, sorry, I suddenly realized I'm not a guy. ;)

[killerbush]

27. I ask girl out, girl slaps me, I move on

[swimboy]

29. I was out of town having a drink and saw a woman who was

laughing because a female friend of hers had eaten the olive out of her martini. I asked the bartender to send her some additional olives and the next thing I knew I had her full attention. We had a nice time talking. I hadn't thought it through when I did it and I didn't realize it was such a smooth thing to do.

[ghostsofgiants]

30. I have no technique. I just cower in the corner.

[Parrcrow]

31. knock knock jokes

don't work.

[long_green]

32. I walk into a bar, spread out my arms and bellow...

"WHO WANTS TO FUCK MUTOMBO?"

It works best if you are actually Dikembe Mutombo.

[imperialismispasse]

59. LMAO

:rofl:

[catmandu57]

34. It's been so long

and I'm so married that you guys would have to tell me. I seem to remember that flicking the tongue out doesn't work.

[no name no slogan]

36. Friend of my ex-wife's go this one in Ireland

An older gentleman (70s, probably) came up to her at the pub and asked, "Do you have any Irish in you?".

She's German and Norwegian so she replied "No".

His response: "Would you like some?"

Didn't seem to work, though.

[u4ic]

42. ...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

38. Maybe your friend was really attracted to this other girl, it made him

nervous and shy, and therefore his bionic mojo circuits failed him.

It's a sad reality that, particularly if you are already shy, that you may flirt less effectively with the ones that matter more to you.

Not saying that YOU didn't matter to him, but, um, well... you know. :shrug:

[GirlinContempt]

52. Very possible

[Radical Activist]

64. That's true with me.

I can be natural, charming and seductive with women I'm only mildly attracted to. On the rare occasion that I meet a woman who I think is everything I want, I turn into a complete idiot.

[REDKING]

40. I dont have a style....I beg or pray or just get very lucky.

[REDKING]

41. I dont have a style....I beg or pray or just get very lucky.

[gizmo1979]

43. I'm old school

I club them over the head and drag them out by the hair.Just kidding.

[Oeditpus Rex]

44. Never had one

I'm ascairt o' wimmen. :scared:

[CarpeDiebold]

45. i picked up my girlfriend (who is WAY out of my league)

just by saying hi and talking to her like a normal person. it helped that i wasn't drunk and acting a fool :D

if it seems to her that you're actually hitting on her, you don't have much of a chance.

[Wapsie B]

47. That would seem to make the most sense.

And I can do that if I know there's no chance of us dating. Throw dating in there and a mental block forms.
Yeah if you're truly hitting on someone it would seem that most women would pick up on that. But some women may just be in that mood to have casual sex, such as someone just out of a stressful relationship. Hence the term getting lucky.

edit: I don't know about the term outa your league. You and her are compatible. That's all that matters. She liked what she saw in you where it counts, the person inside. That's the great thing about women. They can do that. :)

[SKKY]

48. I'll usually try to start a conversation with a girl by saying something..

...cute and endearing like, "You can dry hump my leg if you like."

[GirlinContempt]

51. You go to the pound often?

[ContraBass Black]

49. "Hello."

It goes from there.

[WCGreen]

50. Be yourself....

IT's the best way....

And I ain't no great looker or anything....

But I have had more than my fair share of success with the ladies....

I think most guys put all or nothing into every attempt at picking someone up....

And they have to realize that some women are not going to be attracted to them...

Take the rejection and head on down the road to the next woman who catches your eye....

[leftofthedial]

53. I have no idea

none at all

[ALago1]

55. Be confident and talk to her like a normal person

Rule #1 I've found is to truly not be or act desperate. Girls can smell desperation from a mile away and it is a big turn off.

I just try to remember than no matter how attracted I am to them, they are just a normal person with flaws and quirks like everyone else.

I also like this saying:

"Just remember, no matter how beautiful she is, somebody somewhere is tired of putting up with her bullshit" lol...it works

[Beer Snob-50]

56. forklift and chloroform

worked well for me in my single days.

[Ron Mexico]

57. I once used an impromptu line which worked.

I ran into her three or four times in the same day, and although we had never met we both knew we had bumped into each other repeatedly that day. So I smiled at her and said the first words she'd ever hear from me: "Are you stalking me? Because that'd be great." We recently had our tenth wedding anniversary. :)

This is the exception rather than the rule, though. Scroll up and read MadHound's post if you want actual advice.

[EstimatedProphet]

58. I talk to them, and I listen

It worked really well too.

[Crazy Dave]

60. I used to let all the other guys in the bar make fools of themselves...

...and annoy some poor woman all night, then I'd walk over and introduce myself when she looked ready to get the hell out of the place.

[swag]

61. I just bat my eyelashes and the women fall flat on their backs.

No, not really. I'm married, so I don't go trying to ball any not-my-wife chicks any more.

[GirlinContempt]

66. I believe that

all of it.

[patcox2]

62. Be excellent in her presence.

The tao of steve.

[Dukkha]

63. Jedi mind trick

or usually I just say "my two favorite things are commitment and changing myself"

[HEyHEY]

65. I rely on my ability to make thigns awkward - then hope they find it cute

[GirlinContempt]

67. It is cute, honey

;)