I'm starting to realize that my game revolves a lot around this question right now, and I'm brand new, so don't criticize me too bad on that statement, but check this.... [and i wish i had known this transition sooner, to save myself from awkward pauses along the way]


PUA - so what do you do?

HB - HB stuff, you know, job, you?

PUA - i am a performer as well as a toy demonstrator.

HB - wtf, what really?

PUA - want to see a trick?

bam, straight into routines, tricks, all sorts of shit, since this is really what i do, and it also builds character, and rapport, i really need to remember to sooner or later get the chick to ask me what i do, sometimes i forget though until late in the convo, i think it just breaks ice so well if i do it early.

I go with this one:

"Funny you should ask that, im actually in the slave trading busines.."

after that I say ass model.

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Ever take your real job and put enough of a twist on it to make a joke out of it?

I am thinking of a comedy 'tie in' here. You stack a bunch of jokes about all these absurd jobs, and in the middle all the joke jobs, you mention your real job in a twisted way that also came off as an absurd joke. This has not real value at that time...but it has a lot of value down the line.

Later on, after you know she is digging you (comfort building stage), the subject will inevitably come up again at some point. Then you can say 'I already told you what I did'...because you did and you go from there. This is a standard comedy writing technique.

The reason I thought of this is that I work as a area sales manager for a mfg of engineered pumping equipment (big stuff...up to 5000HP / millions of dollars each). A while back I ran into an old college friend and he asked me what I was doing these days. I told him I was a pump salesmen. He said "You sell....pumps?....you mean like for your dick?" Laughed by ass off as I wondered why that was what popped into his mind. I have been thinking of some way of spinning this into an absurd job explanation, but it just sounds way too creepy.....

I thought that Style intentionally laced many of his routines with swears (for example, the "storm" in his cube routine is "fucking shit up"). Anyone know why this is?

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thx for the tip i up until now i said i catch unicorns for a living

I like the answer to the question. I would do a little cocky funny too, but don't draw it out too long. When she grows tired of it tell her the truth. However, glorify the truth. An example from annihilation method would be if you helped make programs for the stealth bomber say you helped to develop the stealth bomber. its not a lie at all and it sounds better.

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One successful answer to this question for me was:

HB: What do you do?

Me: We are firemen on a works night out? (smiling)

My wing: (Grasps the joke straight away) Yeah...etc

From just joking to start with and running with it we never actually gave our proper jobs.

They knew we weren't being serious but weren't bothered!

I've been using lighter repairman and some heavy duty deadpan for the past few weeks. MUCH more interesting than any normal answer and has the girls begging you for the real answer - make her EARN the privelege, lol

You should draw the line somewhere -- asking what your job is could be considered an IOI, after all. One or two of the joke responses are fine, but once you get past three it just seems like you're hiding something. You can make any job sound cool if you rephrase it a bit, and remember, passion is sexy. Explain your job sounding passionate and it doesn't even matter what you do for a living.