“Have you just farted? Because you blew me away.” Of course, I ripped off his clothes and we were married a week later. When you hear the term pickup, it is this kind of silly example most people automatically think of. The buffoonish guy hiding his shyness behind a cheesy joke, or the slightly sleazy womanizer whose confident one-liners are supposed to render him charmingly irresistible. (Think Joey in Friends.)
