You are falling asleep in the 4:30 (Friday!) status meeting, when you receive a mass text message from your girlfriends: crnr bar @ 6. Thank god! You’ve been waiting all week to go somewhere fabulous to unwind.

But wait, before you change into your evening shoes (those of you who keep a drawerful at your desk)…you should prepare yourself for the smarmiest element of single life: The pick-up line. (What would I know? I’ve been married for 22 years).

I wouldn’t have expected Forbes.com to spend even a syllable focusing on this topic, but there it was under the Singles Section: “The Ten Worst Pick-up lines”. I guess, “business leaders” must navigate the dating scene just as adroitly as anyone else.

These lines are expectedly juvenile, if not dated–ergo the title of this post. Each line is categorized and comes complete with runner-up lines and commentary. Here are a couple of my faves:

• Line: You must be a hell of a thief because you just stole my heart.
  Category: Failure through flattery
  Runner-up line: Is that dress felt? Would you like it to be?
• Line: Your legs must be tired because you’ve been running through my mind all night.
  Category: Anatomical
  Runner-up line: Greetings and Salivations!
• Silliest (or deranged) runner-up line: If you were a Burger from McDonald’s, you’d be McGorgeous!

Oddly, also in the Singles section, is an article entitled, “How To Land A Millionaire!” I wonder if those guys use the same lines as regular Joes?

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