Hook, Line, & Sinker

I recently went out dancing with a friend of mine for a good old fashioned "girl's night out". Too much bubbly, red lips, and skinny jeans had us all set to hit the dance floor. Unfortunately the Motown bar we wanted to go to (where you can dance without dodging dirt bags who grope at you) was full. So instead we opted for a university scene down the street. 

The fact that we were the only people there closer to thirty than twenty seemed very apparent the second we walked in. We didn't know half the music that was being played (apparently I haven't kept us with what is 'cool' these days), and we found ourselves getting picked up by guys a decade younger than us.

However, determined to have a good time, we hit the dance floor. Part way through the night I got a text from my boyfriend and I stepped to the outskirts of the dance floor to respond. After a couple minutes of banter back and forth with him, I had a guy step up from behind me and point to my phone.

"Mike Richards?" he said.

I nodded.

"I know him!" he exclaimed.

I rolled my eyes and scoffed.

"No, for real. About 6 feet tall? Brown hair? He plays hockey."

"Yeah," I said partially convinced.

"Lives a bit north of here, right? Yeah, were old pals. Cool that you know him, too."

Okay, let me admit here that I am totally, completely gullible  Hook, line, and sinker. After a couple more tidbits he totally got me. I started chatting with him, thinking how neat it was that he was old friends with my boyfriend. It didn't matter that he had basically just described the most generic, young Canadian guy. I was certain that he knew Mike. 

Thankfully, my friend was a much harder sell. She began grilling this dude about every aspect of my boyfriend until the guy got caught in his lie. He laughed and admitted he had just read the name on my iPhone over my shoulder and guessed the rest. I was impressed at this sneaky but innovative pickup line. 

I am so thankful to not be part of the dating scene at the moment. But for all you gullible, single ladies out there... watch out. It seems like pick up lines have come a long way from "Are you tired? Cause you've been running through my mind all day long..."