5. “I’m writing a book and could use your help. It’s a phone book and it’s missing your number.”
4. “Can I have your picture so I can show Santa what I want for Christmas?”
3. “Do you have a job? I need a woman who can support me while I play video games all day.”
2. “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for a hook up, I can tell you I don’t want that. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a delight for people like you. If you hate my icebreaker, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you do, I may ask you to coffee.”
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