Artwork by Sara Johnson
Boy tells Girl a pick-up line. They fall in love and it’s a happily ever after.

Today, pick-up lines are just funny and usually obscene conversation starters for those who want to impress their prospective love interest.  However, pick-up lines shouldn’t be discredited completely, because when done right, they can really work wonders.

Here are some pick-up lines that we “picked up” from West Side’s student body:

“Are you a parking ticket? Cause you’ve got fine written all over you.” -Kaveri Sheth ’15

“Are you a library book? Cause I’m checking you out.” -Ryan Kim ’15

“Are you a fan? Cause you blow me away!” -Kasey Touloukian ’15

“You can fall from the sky, you can fall from a tree, but the best way to fall is in love with me.” -Jake Gutwein ’15

“Are you a beaver? Cause dam.” -Natalia Ochoa ’15

If you were in a meat market you’d be the prime rib.” – Alicia Cheng ’15

“Do you work at McDonald’s? Cause I’m lovin’ it.” -Woojin Choe ’14

“Do I know you? Cause you look a lot like my next girlfriend.” -Woojin Choe ’14

“I lost my teddy bear.  Will you cuddle with me?” -Megan Crawford ’15

Some students seem to have a never-ending list of pick-up lines…

Chris Zhang ’14:

• “Are you Mr. Wickham? Cause you Brighton up my life.
• Hey girl. You’ve got curves like a sine wave.
• Did you cast Wingardium Leviosa? Cause I just got swept off my feet.
• Not even Azkaban could protect my heart from being stolen by you.
• If you looked at the Marauder’s Map and found me, you would see the circles my heart is running around for you.
• I don’t need to cast Lumos, cause you light up my life.”

To teenagers, they are something to throw out during a conversation with friends, something no one ever takes seriously. Hardly ever are they actually used for their real purpose. The next time you run out of ideas on how to approach the person you like, go ahead and be bold and throw out one of them. Who knows? Maybe you’ll pick up something else along the way.