100 Approaches in One Day

[Rhody]

NOTE: All 100 of these openers were selected as having successfully opened, at one time or another, in one place or another, by one guy or another, and lead to positive interactions. Many are very generic; others are more bizarre, but they have ALL worked at one time or another, and they can ALL be made to work.

There all different types of openers: I have grouped them according to their purpose, below.

The Basics
#1: ?Hey?
#2: ?Hi, I?m [name]? (handshake)
#3: ?Hi, I was just sitting across the room and I noticed you over here, so I thought I?d come say hello?.?
#4: ?Do you guys know when this place closes??
#5: (at closing time) ?Hey where else is good to go around here??
#6: ?Hey, where did you go to school??
#7: ?Hey, YOU. Yeah, YOU.? [commence game]
#8: (if the bartender is busy) ?Hey, you?re hot. Get that bartender?s attention over here.?
#9: ?So why the long [sad, happy, whatever emotion] face??
#10: ?Do I have food in my teeth? [show teeth]?
#11: ?Hi, I just saw you from across the room and thought I?d come over and hit on you for a while.?
#12: ?Is that [x drink] you?re drinking?? Or ?What are you drinking??
#13: ?Hey, you owe me a drink.? (if she asks Why) ?Why not??
#14: ?So, seen any good movies lately?? (if she give you shit) ?Just making conversation,?
#15: ?You look bored.?
#16: ?Have you ever seen so many [losers, hot girls/guys, ugly purses, whatever] in one place??
#17: ?So are you here to drink, dance or fuck?? (9 times out of 10 its ?all three?)
#18: ?So why are you all alone today?? (to a lone wolf)
#19: ?Excuse me, are you Catholic [x religion]??
#20: ?My parents taught me it was impolite to stare? (beat, blah blah) ?Let?s go dance.?
#21: ?Is that YOU that smells so good??

OBSERVATIONAL (random statements about x, y, or z)
#22: ?HOT makeup?
#23: ?Hey, that?s a cool / nice [x article of clothing]?
#24: ?You look JUST like my bratty little sister.?
#25: ?You have an evil glint in your eye.?
#26: ?You look like Paris Hilton?.a less-evil version of Paris Hilton. Only one calorie, not Paris enough.?
#27: (commenting on another girl?s something) ?OMG, I can?t believe she is wearing / carrying that [x article of whatever]? (in a conspiratorial whisper)

OPINION / SOLICITOUS (require feedback, however illusory)
#28: ?Do you guys think rockstar David Bowie [x insert celebrity] is hot??
#29: ?Hey, who do you think lies more, boys or girls??
#30: ?Guys, I need a female opinion?.[insert bullshit requirement for female opinion story]?
#31: ?Who has more sex appeal, [x cartoon character] or [y cartoon character]??
#32: ?Is the music always this crappy [good, whatever]??
#33: ?Hey, have you seen [movie / heard new CD]? What did you think of it??
#34: ?Does my breath smell bad??
#35: ?Is there a draft in here?? (yes, no, whatever) ?Well, you?re hardly wearing anything anyway??
#36: ?So which do you think is sexier, boxers or briefs? What about the boxer-briefs? What about on girls??
#37: ?Hey guys?which do you think is better?.GANGSTA lovin??.or THUG lovin???
#38: ?Hey I have a question?would you sleep with Jesus??
#39: (after girl blows some other guy out) ?Hahaha?..huhuhuhh?.UR HOT?.huhhuh? (Beavis and Butthead imitation)
#40: ?Hey, would you date a guy who lived in a tent??
#41: ?Would you date a guy in a wheelchair??
#42: ?Does my bum look big in this??

MONEY (the really good stuff; high-percentage money)
#43: ?So I hear you?ve been talkin? shit about me.?
#44: ?Are you the kind of girl that can take a compliment? Good, me too. You go first.?
#45: (to your wingman) ?Wow man, look at that [X quality] on [x girl within earshot, being very blatant] ?.shit, I bet she would shoot me down INSTANTLY, I cannot go talk to that PREDATOR [overacting]?
#46: ?Would you like some gum??
#47: ?Hey, I thought I?d come over and talk to you rather than just staring at you [eye-fucking you] all night.?
#48: ?What are YOU lookin at?? (with big playful smile, after strong eye contact)
#49: ?Yeah, I?d like a Big Mac and Fries? (at a bank teller or Starbucks cashier)
#50: ?You shure got a purrty mouth? (said Sling Blade style)
#51: ?Hi. Would you like to come sailing on my yacht?? (doesn?t matter if you don?t have one)
#52: ?Woof. Woof woof woof.?
#53: ?Do you like potatoes??

GROUPS
#54: ?Hey, did you guys see that [X crazy thing] happening just now at [X location]? That was wild, this [X story-telling?.]?
#55: (to your wingman) ?Oooh shit man, these are BAD girls?they have a BAD look in their eyes?.we should steer clear?.?
#56: ?Do you guys think I should dye my hair [x whatever color]? What about [x other color]?? (milk it, this one can go on for about 60 seconds)
#57: ?Did you guys know Elvis died his hair? Yeah, his natural color was blond. Isn?t that fucked-up??
#58: ?Ladies, I am an artist, and I?m going to draw a portrait of you for free? (scribble on a pad and make a painfully awkward stick figure, sign it and give it to her)
#59: ?Have you guys ever noticed how girls hold their drinks up like this? (hoist glass with pinkie in the air) ?And guys hold their drinks like this? (hold drink below the belt)

With Wingman (to Groups / 2 Sets)
#60: ?Who do you think has better hair, me or him??
#61: ?Which of us looks like a better kisser??
#62: ?Are you two gay [or a couple]? (beat) ?Not that there?d be anything wrong with that?
#63: ?How, do you think my friend looks like [x celebrity]??
#64: ?If you could sleep with any historical figure, who would you sleep with??
#65: ?Hi, my friend thinks you are beautiful and wants to meet you, but he?s chicken shit, so I told him I?d come over here and road-test you.?

NONVERBAL
#66: High five
#67: Stick tongue out at her
#68: Clink glasses (cheers)
#69: Throw a piece of ice at her
#70: Swat girls ass as she goes by
#71: Grab/smack ass (if preceded by fuck-me eyes)
#72: Suck on your straw like it?s a cock while making strong eye contact; then smile and walk over

THROWAWAY HUMOR (use these as throwaway jokes to springboard to a better topic)
#73: ?Is there lint on my jacket? [turn back to her] Brush it off, brush it off.?
#74: ?I?ve lost my virginity. Can I borrow yours?? (young girls)
#75: ?Excuse me, I just noticed you weren?t wearing any panties.? (wait for response, look at watch, then): ?Oh, I?m sorry?my watch is fast.?
#76: ?Hey, I just have to say, I really like your outfit, but you know what would look better on you?? (beat) ??Nothing.? (either go with sexual or playfully misinterpret that you were NOT implying nudity)
#77: ?Hey, did we go to different schools together??
#78: ?Hey, Laura, OMG, long time, you?ve changed so much!? (when she says she?s not Laura) ?Oh my God, you even changed your name!?
#79: ?OOGA BOOGA BOO?
#80: ?Can I see your uvula??
#81: ?You have a *beep* on your nose? (what? reach over and lightly poke her nose) ?BEEP!?
#82: ?Can you do me a huge favor? I?ll be eternally indebted to you ? Pretend you?re my new girlfriend? My ex is crazy stalking me and she just walked in!?
#83: (walk up to group arms waving) ?IT?S SAUSAGE TIME!?
#84: ?Do you know kung-fu? Cause your ass is KICKIN?
#85: ?Hi, do you have any STDs?? (no, what, whatever) ?Good, neither do I.?
#86: ?Do you think guys should shave *down there*??
#87: ?Excuse me, do you have the time?? (her: yeah its?) ??Cause I have the energy?

NEGS (designed to lower her value relative to yours; use sparingly)
#88: ?Did you know your nose wiggles when you talk??
#89: ?That?s a nice [article of clothing] you have on?.I saw that on another girl just yesterday??
#90: ?Wow, you?re really beautiful?.you could be a model?.like a hand model or something?
#91: ?Is that your natural hair color??
#92: ?Those are great nails?.are they real??
#93: ?You look confused.?
#94: ?Excuse me, are you tired?? (wait for her response) ?Because you look kinda sweaty, like you?ve been running.?
#95: ?Excuse me, your mascara is running?
#96: ?You have a very unique personal style.?
#97: ?So where are all the hot girls at tonight??
#98: (if she looks young) ?So how?d you get your fake ID??

AMBIGUOUS (about your sexuality, disarms some automatic defenses)
#99: ?OMG I love this song!?
#100: ?OMG girl you look SOOOO Cute in that skirt?? (affecting gay accent, works best in gay bars)


There you go. Print that out. Go out to a bar or pub or street corner or mall and use EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE OPENERS. Cross ?em off the list as you go; don?t use a single once twice until you?ve used them all once.

I guarantee that by the time you?ve used every opener on that list, you?ll have either a phone number, makeout, or gotten laid.

[Westfall]

#74: ?I?ve lost my virginity. Can I borrow yours?? (young girls)

I feel like I should be reading this in a Far Side cartoon, with the caption below reading "Trouble Brewing"

Good list, Roady. I think next time I go to Dallas, I'm plow though this list just for fun.

Westfall

[Vector]

Personally I think you're better off selecting a few GOOD openers and using the same ones over and over. Then you can get good at delivering your best opener as opposed to being constantly unfamiliar with new material.

I like openers that give you a lot more time to make the transition to another topic, which requires that the opener be interesting enough to sustain a minor conversation by itself. A lot of those will force an awkward transition right after you blurt out your line.

[Rhody]

I think the point of this exercise is to blast through a high number of approaches. It's more for overcoming AA and to drive home the idea that the opener doesn't matter.

Personally, I wouldn't attempt this exercise myself, but it is a pretty comprehensive list of openers.

[zine]

Personally I think you're better off selecting a few GOOD openers and using the same ones over and over. Then you can get good at delivering your best opener as opposed to being constantly unfamiliar with new material.

I agree, having some solid ones to fall back on just in case you have a sudden loss of mental capicity is a good call, yet I've found that if I get comfortable opening many different ways I am never at a loss of words due to "so and so" opener not being appropriate.