. . . something I see in a porn.  I seriously would rarely think of the Ninja Turtles and their female friend April O’Neil.  Now, were the Turtles LBJF’ed?  Interspecies Erotica is totally not my thing.

Welcome back to the place that is more fun than brushing your teeth with a chainsaw.  We here at Pick Up Labs came up with an interesting routine and posted it for all of the fellow testers out there (YOU! ! !) to see how well it could work in your social environment.  Did it keep things fun and light hearted?  Was this personality test set up to help?  Was it a success or a backfire?  Come on, that is why we are here.  To see if this stuff can work or not.  Now, lets see how it did.

The results:

1. Does it work successfully?

It had mixed reviews.  Mostly, the testers stated that it did NOT work successfully.  2/5

2. How difficult is this routine to master?

Almost all the testers said it was pretty easy to master (even though it didn’t work successfully). 5/5 for EASY.

3. Did you get called out on using this routine?

None of the testers said they got called out.  5/5 for not getting called out.

4. What is the hook point strength of this routine?

Most of the testers stated that it had a WEAK hook point.   2/5 on Hook Point Strength.

5. Rapport building strength?

Most of the testers stated that it had a pretty WEAK rapport building strength.  2/5 on Rapport Strength.

6. Your PUA-AFC level?

One tester stated he is a PUA, one tester stated he is an AFC, while all others fell in between a PUA and AFC.

7. Number of times tested?

29 times

8. Any additional insight?

“Can work as a cold read, where instead of asking which was your favorite, you just guess. If there’s a group of four girls, you assign them all turtles based on your reading of their personalities.” -Leonidas

“I don’t know what to put up on here. The first got me a few minus points because she had “high hopes” for me and my intelligence level and though of me very highly up until this routine and “ruined it”.
The other never watched the TMNT and had no idea what I was talking about. I finished yet she seemed bored and continued with her friends.” – The C

“Not my favorite routine, this one got mixed results. 2 groups gave me weird looks, the third went better because I approached it as a cold read. In each group the routine was short lived and the topic switched relatively quickly.” -Clover Thief

“Ehhh this whole routine is a hit or miss but thats what pickuplabs is for to sort out whats good and whats not.” -Prodigy

“There are ways of bringing it up, but honestly, you gotta sell it to the set/target for it to pull. Let’s just say the economy wasn’t going too good for the turtles.” -drewder

9. Suggested Additions of Modifications to routine (if any):

“One of my female friends suggested talking about My Little Pony instead, which I think is sound advice. Plus, talking about a “girl show” can be a fantastic was to stand out from the other guys she talked to that night… there aren’t any meatheads walking around talking about My Little Pony, I promise.” -Clover Thief

“Transition into other topics quick like travel, other cold read, favorite old school cartoons, etc.” -Prodigy

“Take whatever cold read you get and run with it ASAP. Possibly transition into Astrology.” -drewder

Well, it looks like no matter how famous you got in the 80’s or 90’s, if you came from the sewer, you should probably stay there.  This routine gets stamped UNAPPROVED.  And it goes to show, that not everything works in the field.  Also, since it came from a few people that help out around Pick Up Labs, doesn’t mean that it automatically gets the Stamp of Approval.  That is why we are here.  To test what works and also to test what doesn’t work.

Join us this week, where not only do we teach you GUYS DON’T DRINK FROM STRAWS (thanks Bravo), but other goodies about your drinking habits.  Until then:

Keep Framing and Gaming

Ever been out and see a guy that just looks like a complete MUTANT?  No style, no taste, but even worse, HE IS WITH THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS?  How in the WORLD did a guy that looks like that pull it off?

As Kermit D. Frog once said, “It ain’t easy bein Green”.  And the word GREEN has been quite the fluent word lately.  There are quite a lot of “GREEN” AFCs in the works of the GAME.  There is even something called a “GREEN PUA”.  But this isn’t what we are talking about.

This week, a few of the guys that have helped out in the past put their heads together and worked as a team to take something that was once an OPENER, rip it apart, and build it into something better; a Personality Test.  As we all know, personality tests are like Chick Crack, but is this the kind of thing that can gain the respect of girls or guys?  Is it something that can rock social proof?  Well, that is what we are going to test.

Farmer actually came up with this as an opener while he was in New Orleans during Mardi Gras with the Sneak.  He ran it with much success. As soon as he posted it on the Stylelife Elite forum in a field report, many people started commenting on it.  Then a few threads popped up on various ways you can use it.  Even Techfall came up with a great way to use it as a cold read.  Ever since then, it has evolved into what we present for you RIGHT HERE at Pick Up Labs.

I now present to you, The Ninja Turtles Personality Test:

So, if these four guys in green can hook up with April O’Neil, then you can totally use it to pull a girl of your own, possibly gain the respect of guys in the set, and hopefully bring things to a close.  No lie, while Prodigy, Farmer and I were putting this together, I was testing the waters on a girl.  Come to find out, she is a HUGE COMIC fan.  I was impressed by her geek-streak.  Always a cool thing in my book.  What is in your book?  Bring your results back to Pick Up Labs on September 14th, where I crunch the numbers and post the results.  Let us know what you think.  After all, this is Pick Up Labs.

Keep Framing and Gaming

P.S.  Hope to see a lot of you guys this weekend at the 2009 Stylelife World Conference.  Come up and introduce yourself if ya see me.  It’s going to be a blast.