Ice breakers?

[Squidwogdog]

I bring this topic up because a few nights ago I was out with some friends of mine and one of my two friends accompanying me arranged to meet a girl he had just manned up enough to ask out. So the night went well and the girl brought one of her friends and we left for a diner before going to see an indie rock gig. As the title sugests there was an awkward silence and after about 15 seconds of agony my second friend accompanying me says: "oh hey, funny story, my father beats me", in my head I was screaming WTF!? but everyone else was laughing so i just took it as it came. So what are your ice breakers?

 

[sircashews]

My favorite:
Have I mentioned I see dead people?

 

[Pariah87]

Never tried but I wonder how well "wow, you look even prettier up close after all these months watching you through the telescope" would go down.

 

[Snarky Username]

"... so the father says "We call it the Aristocrats! Why are you looking at me like that?"

 

[pantsoffdanceoff]

Do you know how much a polar bear weighs? Enough to break the ice.
or if its a fine member of the opposite gender:
Good thing I brought my master ball because you're quite the catch.

 

[Insanum]

"How much does an elephant weigh?"
"What? ..I dont know..."
"Me niether, But it sure breaks the ice"

My cousin is full of these ¬¬

GODDAMN NINJAS![/B]

 

[pantsoffdanceoff]

"How much does an elephant weigh?"
"What? ..I dont know..."
"Me niether, But it sure breaks the ice"

My cousin is full of these ¬¬

GODDAMN NINJAS![/B]

Only made worse by you're title thingy.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

My Ice breaker is "I'm the ruler of a small island nation" and that usually gets them going.

 

[the Dept of Science]

Something situational generally works best.

Occaisionally I just pull out awkward turtle (not a pet name for my penis btw), I have a joke about it, and that normally loosens things up a bit.

 

[Admiral Stukov]

I use alcohol as an ice breaker. Very effectivly so, and it saves you the trouble of having to come up with "convetional" ice breakers.

 

[Insanum]

"How much does an elephant weigh?"
"What? ..I dont know..."
"Me niether, But it sure breaks the ice"

My cousin is full of these ¬¬

GODDAMN NINJAS![/B]

Only made worse by you're title thingy.

CURSE YOU PANTSOFFDANCEOFF![/I]

Here, Follow me to the basement, i have a surprise for you...[/I]

 

[oxiclean]

are your pants a mirror, because i can see myself in them. oh by the way, I'm [insert name]. how are you?

 

[pantsoffdanceoff]

Here, Follow me to the basement, i have a surprise for you...[/I]

Even for a guy the publicly advocates nudity while flailing, that's just creepy.

 

[arsenicCatnip]

"Heaven must be missing an angel, because you're... wait, you're not taking your pants off yet. I'll try again."

Never tried it but it's cute.

 

[The Night Shade]

"I WAS FROZEN TODAY" see the irony

 

[i am nobody]

Dress up as super Mario, go to a girl and ask: hey, wanna ride my Yoshi?

 

[CroMagnon]

"How do you like your eggs? Scrambled or fertilized?"
Not an ice breaker, but hey, I like it.
Just do the sexual tension jellyfish. Gets things going fiiiine.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I use this:

 

[leviticusd]

Apologize for something. "Sorry, I'm not better looking" is a good one. I've apologized for our mutual friends having poor judgment and thinking we were in the same league or being left-handed is another one(I only dated athletes and they all know lefties are wired a little differently). It usually can lead to an early opportunity to flatter them about something or pay them a compliment early without seeming overeager, which is always a good start. ;-)

The key is only do it once as an icebreaker. I guy that keeps undermining himself all night long just shows them that he has no self-esteem and will just annoy them.