When you're at a party or social gathering, whats a good way to strike up a conversation with someone? o

ask how he/she are connected to the host of the social gathering. thats at least one thing you have in common; you both know where you are.

if that doesnt work, try this:
ill be your burger king and you be my dairy queen. you treat me right and ill do it your way.

LOL! If I was drinking a soda when I read that last part, soda would have come flying out of my nose as I choked up in laughter. That burger king thing was funny. I’ll have to try that just to be cheesy and see how they react :D

thanks. i tried it a few times and i got a pat on the back for originality. but they were REALLY weirded out.

Whenever guys come at me with “lines”, the first response out of my mouth is a (with a grin of course!) rating on the scale from one to ten. Is that cruel? ;)

whoa fierce! He he

What you are asking for is a pick up line or two. I believe if you want to hear a lot of people tell you,“Hang on, I’ll be right back” and not see them again, use some lines.
You engage in conversation when you have something that you both naturally have an interest in. Anything else will be forced, fake and what do you do when you have to follow up your line with an actual conversation? You know those awkward moments….that is what you can expect.
Be natural and you’ll find people to talk to.

You should find something they’re wearing and ask where they got it; people love talking about themself.

That actually is a real interesting idea, lovelyy. I’m going to have to try that.

I like to say: Did you know that elephants can’t jump?

Mtl_zack’sf first suggestion can never go wrong. Always go ahead and say “Hi, my name is….”....“How do you know (hosts name)?”....you are bound to get a response. If the person doesn’t response…go with Mtl_zack’s second suggestion. If that fails…the person isn’t worth it. Move on (”,)

Try and ask a question that can’t result in a yes or no answer. “What do you think of the music?” “Where do you learn how to hot wire a car?” Pretty much anything that will get the conversation past the first five seconds ought to work.

“So… Nice weather we’re having” just kidding
I agree with trainerboy. Pick up lines seem forced and awkward unless the person delivering them is a really funny person. Outgoing, funny types usually can pull this off. Honestly, most of the pick up lines I hear make things either weird or uncomfortable in some way. Be yourself and try to be as natural as possible. Good luck : )

If you don’t believe that you’re an idiot then it stands to reason that saying what you’re thinking will be good, for starters. It’s not really about what you say, it’s about whether or not you have enough faith in yourself to start uttering what you’re thinking. That’s being genuine and will come across as being genuine.

Having faith in yourself doesn’t mean that you have to believe that you will always say the right thing at the right time, it means that you find yourself worthy enough to make some kind of intelligent noise pass through your lips.

I say “Did you know that during a pause in conversation, one out of nine people think of Lincoln?”
It never fails to get people talking.

Haven’t you ever seen revenge of the nerds,,,, WONDER DOOBIES!

“So, uh, what do you think about quantum physics?” 9 out of 10 times it works…..

Unless you are going for a girl with a lot of experience with sleeping around, pick-up lines are probably the worst way unless the person knows you are just trying to get a laugh.
I agree with those, like lovelyy, who say to ask a question that results in a conversation of more than a microsecond.
Just listen to others at the party who seem comfortable with everyone, and if you know about the subject at hand, and it is an open coversation, join in. This usually works for me

Or if you have seen Louis CK’s comedy central standup, you can say “did you know, that your eyes are the highest holes on your head”, or something random like that

Good question for all whom read.
A nice way to break the ice….
Say: Hey or Hello? (whatever rolls off the tongue best 4 U)

(now clearly you’re gonna get a hello back)

Don’t be ashamed to tell him or her what you’re doing…You know the old saying ‘Honesty’s the Best Policy’...Well this works in YOUR favor, ok’...so tell him/her…

Say: I’m here w/ _________.
Now, go and get _________ and introduce the two.
(This now takes some of the pressure off you and you’re able to see his or her natural reaction to conversation)

Typically 2 adults don’t just say hi and hi.
So whatever’s said you may now feed off of.
And that my dear is the beginning to a beautiful Ice-Breaker

walk up to a group of people you don’t know (beer in hand) – point at your self (mid chest area) and say “this guy/girl right here…. he loves it..” and repeat until desired effect achieved.

(don’t be loud or obnoxious, maybe say it once and if no one laughs just simply walk away with a smile on your face – they’ll remember)

“Hi I am jelly fish nice to meet you… you enjoying the party, event, art viewing? where do you stay? what do you do.. those sorts of things :)