Singles proficient at meeting potential sweethearts without the benefit
of introduction (in the vernacular, making a pickup), have developed a
deliciously devious technique that works equally well for social or
corporate networking purposes. The technique requires no exceptional skill
on your part, only the courage to sport a simple visual prop called a
Whatzit.
Whats a Whatzit? A Whatzit is anything you wear or carry that is
unusuala unique pin, an interesting purse, a strange tie, or an amusing hat.
A Whatzit is any object that draws peoples attention and inspires them to
approach you and ask, Uh, whats that? Your Whatzit can be as subtle or
overt as your personality and the occasion permit.
I wear around my neck an outmoded pair of glasses that resebles a
double monocle. Often the curious have approached me at a gathering and
asked, Whatzit? I explain its a lorgnette left to me by my grandmother,
which, of course, paves the way to discuss hatred of glasses, aging eyes,
love or loss of grandmothers, adortion of antique jewelryanywhere the
inquisitor wants to take it.
Perhaps, unknowingly, you have fallen prey to this soon-tbe-legendary
technique. At a gathering, have you ever noticed
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someone you would like to talk to? Then youve racked your brain to
conjure an excuse to make the approach. What a bounty it was to discover
that he or she was wearing some weird, wild, or woderful something you
could comment on.
The Whatzit Way to Love
Your Whatzit is a social aid whether you seek business rewards or new
romance. My friend Alexander carries Greek worry beads with him
wherever he goes. Hes not worried. He knows any woman who wants to
talk to him will come up and say, Whats that?
Think about it, gentlemen. Suppose youre at a party. An attractive
woman spots you across the room. She wants to talk to you but shes
thinking, Well, Mister, youre attractive. But, golly, what can I say to you?
You just aint got no Whatzit.
Be a Whatzit Seeker, Too
Likewise, become proficient in scrutinizing the apparel of those you
wish to approach. Why not express interest in the handkechief in the
ooja
(Ooja)
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