As a single girl in the city I hear quite a few lines. As a southern belle I am some how obligated to be gracious. Sometimes they are obnoxious and other times they are flattering, but they are always entertaining. One of my very favorite lines happened while I was at a gas station.
I had just gotten out of my car when this kid, who was easily 18 years old, said, "Hey!! You're too pretty to be pumping your own gas" (gold) I laugh and then he says,"Do you want me to do that for you?" Never one to pass up the opportunity to let someone else pump my gas I tell him to go for it. As he is pumping my gas he says, "So, what year did you graduate?", which I know would only be asked by someone who was just out of high school. I kind of felt bad for the kid now, but I was also flattered. Who doesn't love being told they look younger (in this case MUCH younger) than they really are? My response: "Really?" to which he replies, "Yeah" with just little too much enthusiasm. I almost don't want to tell him at this point, but I laugh and say NINETEEN NINETY SEVEN... I lost him at nineteen I'm sure. The look of disappointment and embarrassment that flashed across his face was priceless. He managed to stutter, "Well, uh, your really pretty?" which was definitely more of a question than a statement of fact. He wasn't too sure if it was true now that I was so OLD. He finished pumping my gas, told me to have a nice day and walked back with his head hung low, full of shame, to his friend's truck who had been watching and waiting for him to score.
The lesson learned that day? It's always a good idea to practice the art of the pick up line, but it's even better to find a target audience of a suitable age.
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