Gotta Push to PULL…
I do a weekly installment on this blog called: The Sunday Pull (pick-up-line-love)
Which are all actual pickup lines (good or bad, you be the judge) that have been used on me. I started keeping journals of them “a long-long time ago“, during my first year at University.
Like all freshmen away from home we socialized alot, and one thing my girl friends used to point out was how I got hit on by everyone (but mostly real ‘winners’), and it was like guys tried out the worst pickup lines (ever) on me. My friend ‘Em’ (who sadly I don’t talk to anymore) used to say, “what pickup line love did that guy try?” (Hence the title PULL)
Everyone kept saying I should write them down, and I’d joke that maybe I would, but never did. However, when this incident happened I officially started my PULL journals.
The first big snowfall of the year was huge my freshman year. Being from northern Canada though I trudged through the snow to my only class, which had not been cancelled. Once it was finished I made my way back to the dorms through the newly cleared limited pathways.
A guy passed me, he nicely smiled as he walked by, and said hello. I smiled back. (He was the only other person on the path back towards the dorms with me)
As we walked (him about 5 feet ahead of me) he kept turning back to look at me, and would smile. He then stopped and bent down to what looked like to tie his shoe. I passed him.
It was cold, and my feet were wet and the campus looked bare.
I’m walking and all of a sudden….BAM! A powerful force out of nowhere bangs into me. I’m face down in a huge pile of snow, and it hurts!
‘Tying’ his Shoe Guy: “Oh god! I’m so sorry!” (He is helping me up, and brushing snow off me while continuing to apologize)
Me: (speechless)
‘Tying’ his Shoe Guy: I didn’t see you there!
Me: Are you kidding me!? There isn’t anyone else here!..That really hurt. (Continue to wipe snow off myself and collect my belongings, which have flown into a large pile of snow)
‘Tying’ his Shoe Guy: I feel terrible. I really didn’t see you. (continues to apologize)
Me: (eye roll as I finally find my bag in snow)
‘Tying’ his Shoe Guy: Really! I’m so sorry. Can I make it up to you and take you out to dinner sometime. I’d love to take you out.
Me: No, that’s ok. I’m fine, no worries.
‘Tying’ his Shoe Guy: Well I really want to take you to dinner……to say I’m sorry.
Me: Did you just push me in the snow to ask me out!?
(Silence)
Me: Seriously!? How old are we 5?
(And I walked away in a cold-wet-huff)
(reason #___why I’m single: I don’t always give people a chance.)
I’ve been waiting for your way back when stories you promised. This one is good to give a back story on PULLs and I did always want to know where the name came from. BUT give us some hot stories! unless you dont have any.
And that didn’t work?
how can you be more north then canada anyways. it’s it all north and cold and full of snow. you silly canadian!
Guys will always try the oddest things to impress women. He must have thought you were beautiful and smart based on being the only other person who made it to classes other then him. You might have missed out on a great guy, you need to give them more of a chance.
I’d assume anyone who thought “If I shove her in the snow, she’ll totally be into me!” wouldn’t be someone who deserved a chance.
Wait! What’s the moral to the story? What happened at dinner? Jeez, I hate when people stop half way through.
This is GOLD! The things guys do to get a girl’s attention…
happyharry–You’re right! I got no hot stories!
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jonjon –No, but I was much younger then and less desperate for boys like I am now ;)
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frank — Who you calling a silly canadian? oh, wait, me!
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carol — Good point! Maybe he did think both of those things. Although, I was coming back from a dance class, but I’m pretty sure he didn’t know that.
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Daine Salmon — The moral of the story! (thanks for your first comment!)
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drunkenhopfrog–See above comment and my response! ;)
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Tales From a Bar Stool–the things CANADIAN guys do to get a girl’s attention!
I agree with Carol. LOL. Some of the nicest guys usually don’t know what else to do to get your attention.
Now, if it were a rainy day and he’d pushed you into mud instead of snow before asking you out … that’s a haunted-carnival sort of date that would be hard to refuse.
But snow? Amateur. He must have been from Florida or something.