Asked & Answered, New~167

the Smile-back ...in 12 lines

Two Buddies over Beers

"How's that dating app workin' for you Denny?"

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"Zero effin' percent success rate, pal. I get a match, we meet, 

she makes an excuse to skedaddle before I can cream my coffee."

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"Have you tried the Smile-back."

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"Nah, I'm done with piece'o s**t apps."

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"It's a maneuver. As a girl approaches on the street, I smile. If she smiles back 

I say, Hi, how'ya doing? To which she'll often respond, "Do I know you?"

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" ... ...Okay?"

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"Ask me that in 20 minutes, I say. And if she laughs, it's two for lattes."

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"Success rate?"

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"Smile-backs 50%, Laughs 50%, Starbucks 50%."

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" ...12.5% net! One in eight! Creams effin' apps!"

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