Chatting with a female friend.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: I dunno what it is, but I’ve seen a lot of attempted pick-ups on the bus recently.<\/p>\n
L<\/b>: Yeah?<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: It’s like open season or something. Has anyone ever tried to pick you up on the bus?<\/p>\n
L<\/b>: Sure. It happens from time to time.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: Really? What do they say?<\/p>\n
L<\/b>: Oh, you know. They don’t use “lines” or anything, they just say something to start a conversation and go from there. Like, I had my headphones on at the bus stop a few weeks ago, and this guy came up and said “So, what are you listening to?” And I said the news, because I was listening to NPR. And he said “Oh, that’s too bad. You should be listening to …” and then he went on to list his favorite bands and ask me what my favorite bands were and stuff.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: And that works?<\/p>\n
L<\/b>: It probably works on some girls. But not on me, because I’m not in the market and I know what they’re up to. I mean, when someone comes out of nowhere and starts talking to me like that, I know they are either trying to pick me up or sell me God.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: [Laughs] Actually, that’s my backup plan when I try and pick-up girls. If it’s not going well I start pretending like I was only interested in converting them.<\/p>\n
L<\/b>: Crafty.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: I say “You’re listening to the news? Well, have you heard the Good<\/I> News?”<\/p>\n
L<\/b>: Then, you know, they’re not rejecting you<\/I>, they’re rejecting God.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: Which gives me the added comfort of knowing they are going to Hell.<\/p>\n
L<\/b>: It’s win-win.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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