The Professor Analyzes Pickup Lines

The Professor Analyzes Pickup Lines 1. How are things in California? (a) Do I know you? i. Do I look familiar? A. No. I was just guessing. You do have that look. (b) How did you know? i. You have that look. You know, like you just got back. (c) Has someone been gossiping about me? i. I never listen to gossip unless it's not true, so I couldn't have heard that way. No, it's just that you have that look. (d) L. A. never changes. i. It's changed a lot since I grew up there. When did you get back? You have that look like you just got back. A. You were serious? • Hard to tell when anybody's serious these days. Love what you've done with those fake nails. They look so natural. (e) Why would I know anything about California? You have mistaken me for someone else. i. No, you are the one I wanted to talk to. It was just a lame shot in the dark, I thought. But you kind of have that look, so I gave it a go. A. Leave me alone. ii. No, you are the one I wanted to talk to. I was speaking metaphorically. A. So what does being from California mean metaphorically? • Nothing bad. Just sort of sun drenched and a bit weary of the world, that's all. iii. Huh? 2. How are things in the Yukon? (a) What in Heaven's name makes you think I've been to the Yukon? i. Aren't you Sarah Palin? A. (silence) • Tina Fey? • Leave me alone. ii. I figured, gold, gold digger... A. Leave me alone.