Pick-Up Lines.

One thing we do for fun around here is share pick-up lines.  My friend J.Wo has a hilarious collection of them, namely one about bees and honey that I think any girl would fall for.  I wouldn't do it justice by repeating it here.

Thing is, there are guys out there who use pick-up lines for real.  And being a girl you actually get subjected to them,.  The last time I was on a plane home to California the guy across the aisle made a lame attempt.  First off I didn't even hear the dude when he started speaking to me.  Bad start if the girl doesn't even know you're talking to her.  Second his first two words were in Chinese, and you know it's bad if white dude start speaking to you in Chinese first. 

The other week I was walking to class when a guy turned around and literally did two double-takes as I was approaching him.  Then double-taker dude turns up behind me in chapel the next week and right as we dismiss approaches me.  Opening line?  "Where are you from?"  Once again, no good.  But better than the other week in the elevator: "Are you Korean? (No) Are you Japanese? (No) Are you from China (No)."  Before I exasperated the guy any further I said I was from California and ended it right there.

Which gets me thinking about some appropriate pick-up lines to use around here:

• "God spoke to me last night and told me we were MFEO (made for each other)."
• "Are you in my Sanctification class?  Cuz every time I see you I'm a better person."
• "Are you in the cross-cultural program?  Cuz I want to travel the world with you."
• "Do you take Greek?  Cuz I got love for you and it ain't phileo."
• "I don't know what your view on the end times are, but I'm hoping I end up with you."

I have to stop now.  I can tell you're rolling your eyes.