2010/05/27 New York
Phoebe
Try to remember
In David Heatley’s graphic novel “My Brain is Hanging Upside Down” I came across this beautiful pickup line:
“Hi, my name’s Phoebe. Try to remember it cuz you’ll be screaming it later tonight.”
I would love to meet a girl like Phoebe, even though in Heatley’s book she turns out to be a bit frigid.
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I match ‘a bit frigidness’ with ‘a slight impotence’.
(Phoebe or Phobos, it is all in the name…)
A Phoebe that fits.
Actress Phoebe Cates
"Fast TImes at Ridgemont High".
On DVD.
When I was around twenty and I had seen Polanski's movie Bitter Moon and I wanted to be a femme fatale I picked up the pick-up line 'Amuse me' from the movie. At that moment I thought it was a very good pick-up line. I must say I was quite bored and lost in these times.
Ive heard a lot of pickuplines in my life and this one is the oldest and the one ive heard most. I always reply that whatever-her-name-is will be screaming mine while i moan. This Phoebe character would not go for that response, only pick up the most humble of men, which explains her frigidity out of boredom. Or is this a contorted joke?
Careca
Perhaps this is a trite line in fraternity houses, but then again I didn’t spend much time in fraternity houses.
Most characters in Mr. Heatley’s book are despite all their flaws endearing.
If you are interested I urge you to pick up the book yourself.
I always liked, "I'mtoo drunk to fuck, but we can sleep together."
Pim
Phoebe's line is more subtle.
phoebe is probably more subltle than I am, but than again, I'm probably less frigid.
I know it as a pickup line for men. Are men likely to scream the name of a woman during sex, anyway? I read or heard somewhere that most men don't even moan more than absolutely necessary thinking that it's an effeminate thing to do.
Juliane
You moan a lot, don't you?
I remember even while doing my reading in the German city of Münster I heard you moan.
Arnon
I'd already put it on my pick up list in secret admiration.
@Lila L
I once wanted to become an ‘homme fatal’, but I could not take myself seriously; and neither did the women. I am afraid I was quite lost too, those days.
@Juliane B
And I tried not to make one sound, because I thought it was too animal like, too ridiculous, too macho …
(How I like those misunderstandings)
Arnon / Bernard
@ Arnon
It might have been you, it might have been my gastritis. Who knows? I'm a part-time fainter these days where good moaning skills come in handy, as well.
@ Bernard
There's only a fine line between hot and ridiculous when it comes to sex, I agree. The same thing can be either at different times.
Goddess
Phoebe is another name for Artemis/Diana. So indeed men might well scream her name.