Yet Another Reason Why The Frogg Is Still Single
There are no doubt many effective ways to ask a woman out. The following example is not one of them.
So I was out walking yesterday evening around the Rose Bowl when a man jogged past me, going in the same direction. As he went by, he turned toward me and seemed to be trying to make eye contact, but it was hard to tell because he was wearing dark glasses, so I ignored him and pretended to be absorbed with my iPod settings. (Since my iPod is a shuffle with no display, this was probably not very convincing.)
Anyway, the guy ran a little way ahead of me, but then he stopped and turned around. He walked backward a few steps, still apparently looking in my direction, and by now he was starting to register fairly high on the Creep-O-Meter. Thankfully there are always lots of people walking/jogging/pushing strollers around the Rose Bowl, so I wasn't too worried but I was definitely getting flustered. I stared at my iPod and hit the volume up and down. He waited til I was beside him and then I saw his lips move. He was obviously trying to talk to me. Dang.
I sighed mentally and took out my headphones. A strange conversation, reproduced below almost verbatim, ensued:
"Can I walk with you?" he asked.
"Why?" I asked.
"How old are you?" (Yes, that really was his answer to my question!)
"Too old." (I meant to say, too old for you, but like I said, I was flustered.)
"Nuh-uh."
"Yes."
"Really, how old are you?"
"That's none of your business."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes."
"Wow." Pause. "You look really young, lady."
And then he jogged away. The end.
Now, I'll give him full marks for bravery, as Prince Humperdink put it so eloquently once upon a time. But if I may make a suggestion to guys out there who want to ask a woman out that they have never met before: an introduction is a nice way to start. Especially if you have creeped her out by unabashed staring for several seconds.
Actually, it's a good idea to avoid the unabashed staring. Unless you're, say, Brad Pitt. (Hey, nobody said life was fair.)
Also, the question "How old are you?" is probably not the best pickup line in the world. Although I still haven't decided if it's worse than "Hey, do you play soccer? You have really strong legs", which is another one I've heard (and hated).
So, anyone else have a fun/weird/silly pickup line story? Feel free to share!
So I was out walking yesterday evening around the Rose Bowl when a man jogged past me, going in the same direction. As he went by, he turned toward me and seemed to be trying to make eye contact, but it was hard to tell because he was wearing dark glasses, so I ignored him and pretended to be absorbed with my iPod settings. (Since my iPod is a shuffle with no display, this was probably not very convincing.)
Anyway, the guy ran a little way ahead of me, but then he stopped and turned around. He walked backward a few steps, still apparently looking in my direction, and by now he was starting to register fairly high on the Creep-O-Meter. Thankfully there are always lots of people walking/jogging/pushing strollers around the Rose Bowl, so I wasn't too worried but I was definitely getting flustered. I stared at my iPod and hit the volume up and down. He waited til I was beside him and then I saw his lips move. He was obviously trying to talk to me. Dang.
I sighed mentally and took out my headphones. A strange conversation, reproduced below almost verbatim, ensued:
"Can I walk with you?" he asked.
"Why?" I asked.
"How old are you?" (Yes, that really was his answer to my question!)
"Too old." (I meant to say, too old for you, but like I said, I was flustered.)
"Nuh-uh."
"Yes."
"Really, how old are you?"
"That's none of your business."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes."
"Wow." Pause. "You look really young, lady."
And then he jogged away. The end.
Now, I'll give him full marks for bravery, as Prince Humperdink put it so eloquently once upon a time. But if I may make a suggestion to guys out there who want to ask a woman out that they have never met before: an introduction is a nice way to start. Especially if you have creeped her out by unabashed staring for several seconds.
Actually, it's a good idea to avoid the unabashed staring. Unless you're, say, Brad Pitt. (Hey, nobody said life was fair.)
Also, the question "How old are you?" is probably not the best pickup line in the world. Although I still haven't decided if it's worse than "Hey, do you play soccer? You have really strong legs", which is another one I've heard (and hated).
So, anyone else have a fun/weird/silly pickup line story? Feel free to share!
posted by grackyfrogg @ 2:48 PM
5 Comments:
At 3:59 AM ,
Anonymous said...
I had a very strange an disturbing thing happen to me in Sydney, Australia on a train on my way to work. I was doing what I normally do, kicking back reading my newspaper. Sitting opposite me was a elderly woman which I hadn't taken much notice of untill I felt a hand brush across my knee. I didn't want to make any sort of scene so I causually moved down my seat a little, but as the seats got more full the elderly lady had to move down a little as well an there it was again a hand brushing up onto my knee. Still not wanting to make a scene I moved down to the end of the seat, though as the seats got filled the elderly lady was sitting opposite me yet again and this time under my newspaper slipped a hand an grabbed my knee! I had pretty much had enough by now an looked up to have a word with her but as I looked up my words were "your a bloke", yip it was worse than I thought it was actually a old man dressed up as a old lady! I done the bolt an just got out of there an still to this day its about the only time I've felt violated. Ha pretty funny now, but at the time....mate what a nightmare. Bees
At 4:15 AM ,
beccaline said...
Man, I've been out of the blogosphere too long! And you've had some fantastically commentable items lately! Let's see, worst pick up line had to have been at a bar once when after the initial pleasantries this guy said to me "I'm looking for a little love in the night" with a very expectant look in his eye. I think I said something like "good luck to ya" as I walked away.
Hey and good talking to you on the phone! It was really fun being home even just for the week. And I'll be back again in just another week or so. Time really does fly.
At 7:02 AM ,
eldila said...
I've had 'Do you know a good tax lawyer?' (somehow followed by a phone number request), plus someone who mistook me for someone else, but seemed to be hoping that I'd pretend to be them...
At 4:33 PM ,
Caroline said...
Oooh! Oooh! I have one! A Eurotrash dude came up to me at an Irish bar in Newport Beach. And he said, "YOU LOOK JUST LIKE MY EX-GIRLFIREND!"
Ugh! And I said, "NO THANK YOU!"
At 4:51 PM ,
grackyfrogg said...
bees, that story never ceases to amuse me. an old man in drag is feeling you up and you "didn't want to make any sort of scene"?! too funny!
becca that was so classic! reminds me of the guy i think i mentioned in a previous post, who asked me and another girl he was hitting on, "the question is, will you be in our motel room later tonight?" ugh!
eldila, i was going to give yours the prize for "worst pickup line", but then i read caroline's... so now i have to give yours the prize for "weirdest pickup line." because really, that was pretty weird.
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