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We’ve all heard—or used—a cheesy pickup line before, but this one from a woman at the Toronto International Film Festival might take the all-time cake. During a Q&A session featuring the stars of “The Imitation Game,” one audience member asked Benedict Cumberbatch the following question:
“Would I be able to feast on your yumminess?”
We’ll give you a second with that one.
Poor Benedict came up with a polite reply, this being a public forum and all, but certainly there are better lines to use on a celeb. We rounded up some single famous folks for a “do use/do NOT use” pickup lines primer.
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Britney Spears
Use: “Hey, your sons are really adorable! I’m a single parent too, maybe they could hang out with my kids.”
Do not use: “Hey, remember that one time when you were on MTV with the snake? Huh huh huh.”
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Rihanna
Use: “Tell me the story behind your favorite tattoo.”
Do not use: “I really hope you break my heart someday too. Drake got some great songs out of it.”
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Liam Hemsworth
Use: “Want to play Rock `Em Sock `Em Robots? We can pretend to be kangaroos fighting each other!”
Do not use: Silently sticking out your tongue in his direction.
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Donald Glover
Use: “Those pyrotechnics at your Lolla show really got me hot and bothered — or maybe it was your sick flow.”
Do not use: “Man, `Community’ really should have been canceled years ago!”
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James Franco
Use: “Want to come to this open-mic night with me? Your poetry is just so deep and moving.”
Do not use: “If you really loved me, would you cut your arm off like you did in `127 Hours’? Wait, that wasn’t real?”
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Mindy Kaling
Use: “Let’s go watch `You’ve Got Mail’ and snuggle on the couch!”
Do not use: “I see what you’re doing with your career, but women just are not funny.”
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