About picking up women - natural or unnatural game?

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Picking up chicks takes more than creepy tricks
By Vincent Ross Collegian Staff Writer

Has anyone ever seen a guy wearing a furry top hat, giant goggles, a chin ring, lip ring, earrings and probably other rings we can't see, walk out of a bar with girls hanging on both arms?

Yeah, me neither.

Somehow, though, a man matching that exact description dubbed himself a "master" at picking up women, and VH1 gave him a TV show.

Tuesday marked the final episode of The Pick-Up Artist, one of the saddest (or most ballin', depending how you look at it) shows the reality monster has vomited up lately. In case you haven't been able tune in, Mystery (a.k.a. Erik von Markovik. I think I'd go with Mystery, too), who looks like he could be the front man for a Jamiroquai-Prodigy mash-up project, takes socially awkward men and turns them into masters of picking up women. Oh yeah, his fellow "masters," Matador and J Dog, help out, too.

Normally it might be a valiant cause to help out your fellow man, but Mystery's techniques are a little questionable.

First, scope out a "set" and "target", also known as a woman or group of women. Many times this happens in a bar, although girls can be drunk in almost any setting, right? Right. Next, approach them with an opener, also known as a lie. "Did you see the fight outside?" There was no fight outside.

"I saw the cutest kid this morning. He was just so cute." You saw a bum asking for money outside the club, shaking a Happy Meal cup. That makes him almost a kid, right?

"My friends and I have been arguing about this all day ... " No, you haven't. You've been watching The Pick-Up Artist On-Demand, trying to brush up on your technique.

OK, once you've slimed yourself into a "set" you have to determine whether it's going well. This is where it gets confusing. You've got your IOI's (Indicators of Interest), your IOD's (Indicators of Disinterest) and finally, your TNWIHSBTCKS's (There's No Way In Hell She Bought The Cute Kid Story).

Now, after a few tries there may be a girl that has a weakness for men with a knack for spotting cute kids. It's time to work on the close. There are two types of closes: the kiss close and the number close. Honestly, I get a little creeped out just talking about the kiss close. Like the opener, the key component of the number close is lying. Just lie.

"I'm having a pool party tomorrow, you're welcome to come, I just need your number." There is no pool party. You don't even have a pool.

Even though the concept of the show, helping hapless men gain confidence, was originally a good idea, it spiraled out of control when Markovik, I mean Mystery, stressed lies over truth.

Shouldn't being yourself be enough to get women to talk to you? Even though it should, women can be a mysterious (get it?) creature and maybe little white lies are enough to woo them. I hope not. If nothing else works, though, you can always try adding Dog to the end of your name. Good luck.

Vincent Ross is a senior majoring in journalism and is a film and television reporter for the Daily Collegian. His e-mail address is vsr5000@psu.edu.