The best pick up line I've ever heard

Berkeley (especially near campus) is an interesting place . . . . between the street people parked every couple of feet asking for change and the spiky-haired/pierced hipster students oblivously talking on their cell phones and not watching where they are going, walking up Telegraph Avenue can feel like a venture onto a Marine Corps obstacle course.

I have the good fortune of taking a class at UC Berkeley this semester, so every week, I get to witness this bizarre mix of humanity up close. Yesterday, as I was rushing to class--much later than usual and having parked about a million miles away in the only available parking space in all of Berkeley--I got my best dose to date of what exactly makes Berkeley so great. Hustling my way up the street toward campus, a young guy caught my eye. He could have been a street person, or maybe he was just some pierced punk student loitering on the street scowling at tourists. When he saw me, however, the scowl became a smile and he said "Hey! If I can make enough money tonight, can I take you out on a date later?"

Ah Berkeley, where even the street people are charming.