how are you doing
Hi. How are you ladies doing this evening?Swingers · 1996 — 第 11 / 17 章 · 2'54" · B1
The 'What Do You Drive' Pickup Line, Explained：cry on cue
The pickups are going badly: one opening line — "What do you drive?" — earns only a flat answer, and the men keep score like a sport. A woman at the bar delivers a long monologue about her star quality and her ability to "cry on cue," while someone else tears up the number he just got from a girl.
あらすじ
At the bar, one man opens with a famously bad line — 'What do you drive?' — and gets nothing back. Mike and Trent compare notes on who is making progress. A woman explains how she decided to become an actress and proves she can cry on cue. At the end, someone tears up the phone number he just asked for, and they head to the Dresden.
注目の表現
the same old shitdon't sweat itcry on cueroll with something
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このシーンの表現
cry on cue
cry exactly when needed
After her teacher's praise, the woman caps the story by claiming she can cry on demand.
She is such a pro that she can cry on cue in every scene.
このシーンの他の表現
- the same old shit
the same old crap
- don't sweat it
don't worry about it
- roll with something
accept and go along
- business class
a cut above, high-end
- a lay-up
an easy sure thing
このシーンのメモ一覧
52 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
In fast speech how are you blurs into something like ha-wə-yə.
Hi. How are you ladies doing this evening?what car do you drive
What do you drive?what type of
What kind of a car do you drive?constantly
See what I mean? It's the same old shit all the time.the same old crap
Mike's pickup line fails, and he grumbles to his friends that it is always the same.
See what I mean? It's the same old shit all the time.it is happening
- How are you guys doing? - It's on, Mike. It's on.stare straight at someone
- Mike, you just looked right at her. - Oh. Come on, she didn't notice.The t of right links into at, so the three words sound joined.
- Mike, you just looked right at her. - Oh. Come on, she didn't notice.don't worry about it — A casual way to wave off an apology; too relaxed for a client.
- I'm sorry, man. I didn't know. - Don't sweat it, Mike.an easy sure thing
Trent pumps Mike up, insisting the whole thing is going to be easy.
It's gonna be a lay-up.Gonna be a runs together into one quick burst.
It's gonna be a lay-up.rejected, dunked on — A joke built on Shaq's name; funny with friends, confusing to strangers.
- What, rejected? - "Shaqued."a buddy's nickname — An in-group nickname; outsiders will not get it.
Just watch old T-bone there and learn.star-like charisma
My whole life people have told me I have this star quality.secretly like someone
You know how you have those little crushes? I had this crush on this guy Lee.object clause: After told me the word that is dropped, and I was ugly becomes the object clause.
Anyway, I really liked him. And then one day he told me I was ugly.so + adjective: So before an adjective adds strong feeling, closer to too than to very.
"Deidre, you are so emotional. You are so dramatic.cry exactly when needed
After her teacher's praise, the woman caps the story by claiming she can cry on demand.
And you know what? I can cry on cue.helped me get into
That's really been sort of my thing, you know. It got me into Juilliard.present perfect: The present perfect shows the habit has lasted from the past up to now.
That's really been sort of my thing, you know. It got me into Juilliard.a low, mean act — A vulgar jab at someone's behavior; never use it at work.
Kind of a dick move, if you ask me.ask for a phone number
You asked a girl for her number and you tore it up.rip something apart
You asked a girl for her number and you tore it up.accept and go along — Everyday slang for accepting whatever comes; keep it out of reports.
See, man, you can't roll with that. She's business class.high-end, a cut above — Borrowing an airline cabin to mean high-end; playful and informal.
- Business class? - Big butt. You know, can't fly coach?have run out of
Gentlemen, out of Glenfiddich.go to a place
- What else is going on? - Could hit the Dresden.dead as in lifeless
Good. This place is dead anyway, man. Let's do it.「The 'What Do You Drive' Pickup Line」を読み解く
What's really going on
The bar is a laboratory for pickup technique, and most of the experiments fail. The opening line — "What do you drive?" — is so mechanical that it gets a car model instead of a conversation, and the verdict on it is "the same old shit all the time." The woman's monologue about becoming an actress is played straight and long, which is what makes it funny: she insists "I can cry on cue," performing even as she talks about being called dramatic. Behind the bravado, the film keeps showing the same thing — everyone reaching for a connection and mostly missing. The torn-up number is the night's real moral, summed up by the accusation "You asked a girl for her number and you tore it up." The scene ends not with a win but with a move to another bar.
Theme
RomanceThe scene is an inventory of pickup attempts, from a bad opening line to a torn-up number, and none of them becomes a real connection.
LonelinessUnder the joking, everyone at the bar is reaching for someone and failing, which is why the night keeps moving to the next place.
このチャプターで学べること
- A flop can be funny when a friend narrates it.
- Don't sweat it is the fastest way to end an apology.
- Business class here is a jab, not an airline ticket.
- The scene shows how buddies rebuild each other's nerve.
発音のポイント
- How are you — In fast speech how are you blurs into something like ha-wə-yə.
- right at her — The t of right links into at, so the three words sound joined.
- gonna be a — Gonna be a runs together into one quick burst.
See what I mean? It's the same old shit all the time.The verdict on bar pickups: every approach turns out to be the same tired routine, which is exactly why the line fails.
My whole life people have told me I have this star quality.The start of the actress's monologue: her confidence is sincere, and the scene lets her tell her story without undercutting her in the moment.
You asked a girl for her number and you tore it up.The accusation that lands the night's moral: asking for a number and destroying it is a small act of cruelty, and the women call it out.
Kind of a dick move, if you ask me.A blunt judgment on the torn-up number: it is not clever, just mean, and the line refuses to laugh it off.
このシーンについての質問
What is the point of the "What do you drive?" line?
It is a bad pickup line. Instead of getting to know the woman, the man asks about her car, and the flat answer — 'Cavalier' — shows how little the question earns him.
Why does the woman talk about becoming an actress?
She is performing for the room, telling a childhood story about being called dramatic and deciding to act. It is a long, sincere monologue, which is what makes it funny in a bar.
Why is tearing up the number seen as cruel?
Because the man asked the woman for her number and then destroyed it in front of others. It turns a small success into a joke at her expense, and the women around him say so.
What does "a lay-up" mean?
It is basketball slang for an easy score, used here to mean something that is almost guaranteed to succeed — Trent's way of saying a pickup is a sure thing.
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第 1 章there's the rubRob Explains the No-Call Rule
第 2 章get out of DodgeTrent Talks Mike Into Vegas
第 3 章look like the moneyTrent Schools Mike in Vegas
第 4 章double downTrent Coaches Mike at Blackjack
第 5 章get back out thereMike Opens Up at the Diner
第 6 章nail itTrent's After School Special Audition
第 7 章a reboundMike Talks About the Breakup
第 8 章moneyTrent Tells Mike He's Money
第 9 章speakeasyHockey Night and Party Plans
第 10 章the moneyDebating Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs
再生中 · 第 11 章cry on cueThe 'What Do You Drive' Pickup Line
第 12 章moneyTrent's Bear and Bunny Speech
第 13 章industry standardThe Three-Day Rule for Calling
第 14 章manifest destinyRob Gives Mike the Future Speech
第 15 章tell me about itMike Meets Lorraine at the Bar
第 16 章be aroundMike Wants to Make Plans
第 17 章make a major productionTrent Embarrasses Mike at Dinner第 11 / 17 章 · 残り約 19 分