OK, here’s my plea. As a dedicated triathlete, who trains frequently and practically lives to race, I’ve come to the conclusion that if I (Myself, the very eligable rodent) am to find the right girl she would almost definatly have to be a triathlete also. To make matters worse, I was reading on my faithful MSN account the other day, that a study has shown that women are still the most impressed by a good pick-up line. And going through my vast database of self-created, totally cool ways to get a someones attention, I realized, I HAVE NO TRI-ME PICK-UP LINES.
So here’s were you come in; what is the best pick-up line you have ever heard, or do you have any good ones?
The currently eligable gopher of the Midwest
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Ok take my advice with a huge grain of salt since I am married. but at an IM race I got kind of bored on the bike and found that I was picking off the faster swimmers.Everynow and again I would pull up behind a pair of really fine legs/butt etc belonging to the opposite sex, the type of legs which speak of fitness, strength, and of course shape!.
One occasion I could not help myself and blurted out: “Great legs”. And as I pulled up along side I was totally taken back by this huge smile on her face. We chatted a bit before I took off, and as an experiment I did this a couple of times (this was a very boring IM bike course!!) and everytime I ended up in pleasant conversation, if for only a few minutes! I told my training partners (which includes my wife) about this episode and I tried it again on a group ride. Saw a very fit runner ahead of us and as I passed told her she had a great pair of legs (it was true) and again the same response. This runner seemed so happy someone noticed, she actually said thanks and she appreciated my noticing. Almost floored my training partners.
I not sure if I just got luckily or its because it came from another competitor it made it ok, as if my admiration was in some way an acknowledgement of their hardwork, I have no answer. Was I being sexist, probably, do women/men have the right not to be have such comments thrown at them, absolutely! But I was genuinely impressed by the muscles! Would I say it to a man, not likely but I would acknowledge them as we past. I am pretty sure the simple act of acknowledgement would set you up for at least a pleasant chat!
I’d have to be a little cautious with this one. While I am confident in my ability to distinguish between the sexes in regular society, things get a bit blurred in the tri-world. I can just see riding behind someone with some nice shaved legs, and a bikini bottom on, only to find out when I passed that they belonged to a dude. My confusion may be amplified by the fact that it’s mile 80 in an IM bike leg.
I know this is boring and lacking humor - but pick up lines are for frat boys and one night stands. Try striking up a real conversation about training or nearly anything else that SHE might be interested in.
If that fails SimpleS has the ticket - FLATTERY appeals to nearly everyone, especially quietly vain triathletes. But only use that to get started… your going to have to be yourself eventually.
Short of that you could buy a cool bike with a custome paint job with the lettering ‘bad boys ride bad toys’.
Dumb question, WHERE ARE ALL THE LADIES?
I would love some female input(no pun intended) about this. While some of these are intresting I was hoping for something that wouldn’t get me punched, slapped, or even beat with a bike pump and left looking like a pervert.
Not sure I can represent all females, but in my opinion anything that sounds like a pickup line is a definite turn-off. I agree with MS.Kansan that you should talk up the sport that you both love. Anyone who trains for triathlons definitely loves to talk about it. Ask her questions about her training or racing - anything to let her talk about herself a little bit. And, make sure you really listen to her answers. Don’t give opinions, just listen. If she feels like you’re talking down to her or trying to show off how much you know, things won’t go so well. If you show her that you’re really interested in what she’s doing and how her training is going, then things have a better chance.
By the way, where are you planning on using all this knowledge? Do you have a tri group or something like that where you know you’ll be talking to tri chicks? I wouldn’t necessarily discount someone who’s in another sport. Anyone who trains seriously for any kind of sport is going to have lots in common with you. Think runners, cyclists, mountain bikers, swimmers, tennis players, etc.
