The oddest pick-up lines
Dating can be a minefield and sometimes it comes down to a single line to peak interest or ruin things forever. So we turned to the Over60 community to find out the oddest pick-ups you’ve ever encountered (or used on others!). Get ready for a laugh with the weirdest, corniest and most hilarious pick-up lines that we’ve ever encountered.
When you have only one thing on your mind…
“I was asked, ‘would you like to go halves in a baby once.’” – Rosemary Savage
“I can remember in the seventies when I was a teenage girl and walking down the street with some girlfriends and an old man (he may have been 40 years old) said, ‘Hey girls, are you having any sex tonight?’ To which the tiniest girl in the group said, ‘Yeah, but not with you!’ We all laughed and laughed at the clever comeback.” – Micaela Pritchard
“I was asked once if I wanted to get together and add to the population explosion. That date didn't last long.” – Anne Gilbert
“‘Do you want to make your parents grandparents?’ Um no!” – Wendy Harty
If you need to ask someone for a dance…
“I was at a dance jiggling to the beat while seated. A guy came up and said, ‘I hate to see all those moves going to waste.’ Original way of asking for a dance!” – Cheryl Richter
“A dance pick-up line in the fifties was ‘Where have you been all my life?’” – Catherine Hansen
The smoothest of all lines…
“After sitting opposite a good looking fella on a commuter bus for some time he leaned closer to me and said, ‘Excuse me, but you've dropped something.’ Of course, I looked at the floor and said, ‘What have I dropped?’ He replied, ‘Your smile. But I think I could be the one to help you find it!’ – Noreen Rae Willis
“I say, ‘You look like my first wife’. She says, ‘You've been married before?’ My answer: no.” – John Trace
“’Hey dreamboat... No, not you shipwreck!’ An oldie but I always crack up when I hear this.” – David Edwards
The sceptical receivers…
“I was on a tour in Italy with a group last year. We were all sitting at a restaurant in Florence being entertained by an Italian singer. He came and leaned over the table where I was sitting and said quietly, ‘I sing to the others, but my heart is yours!’. Yeah right, I thought! He walked past later and placed a piece of paper in front of me with his name and mobile number. He would have been around 16 years younger than myself! Maybe I missed a good opportunity…” – Helen McGregor
“From an American sailor in 1971: ‘You must be the most beautiful girl in the world!’ My response: ‘Then I take it you haven't met many?’” – Maggie Merriman
“I was told by a guy at a cabaret that I looked like the girl in the Macleans toothpaste ad. What a liar!” – Sharon Cook
The success stories…
“My hubby said this to me, ‘I am dying so will you please marry me so that I may live.’” – Louise Johnson
“‘God must be crying tonight because his angel is here with me and not in heaven.’ Yes, I married him.” – Jan White
“I was at my aunt’s New Year party in the seventies when I met my first husband. I was sitting at the table with friends when he came up and said, ‘Move over or I will squash you.’" – Robyn Dupond
“On our first date, my husband said, ‘Give me your paw.’ At the time I thought it was cute.” – Cathy Garvie