The Boyfriend App
Kate asked, referring to the Heart icon on the main screen.
“Oh, that’s the Pick-up Lines feature, a special for users in your country.”
“Pick-up lines, huh?” Kate said to herself and pressed the button.
In the Philippines, pick-up lines had evolved from creepy or lame one-liners to witty two-line jokes, still cheesy but at least mildly amusing.
The formula was typically:
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Are you a [object]?
… Because [punchline].
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Or in question-and-answer form:
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Are you a [object]?
No. Why?