OK, you recognize the lyrics in the title. If you don't, Charlie Rich sung it. It's an old-school, cheesy kind of tune. But I, Randy Guy, just used the musical accompaniment in a pick-up attempt. Was I successful?

That's not the point right now. OK? The point is how to use creativity to enhance your pick-up skills. Because, most likely, you've been using the rehearsed lines for too long. It's time to let a little improvisation in on your act...

Walking through the grocery store, I saw her standing there. (She might not have been the Most Beautiful Girl in the World, but she was certainly the MBGIS. Most Beautiful Girl in Store.) I quickly decided against the usual guy approach.* She was too sexy for that. I knew I'd either have to Go Big, or Go Home.

That's when Charlie Rich came in, his song piped in over the loud speakers. Why not? I figured. What did I have to lose?

I marched right over to her aisle and asked her if she was listening to the song. "Um, yes, dumbass, I'm not deaf."

She didn't say that. She smiled, "yes, she was listening," even though it was apparent her young-school self found it rather, yup, cheesy. But that cheese-factor quickly vanished when I spun the (not-so) Rich into flattery.

I told her she was the Most Beautiful Girl in the World and I wanted to go out with her. She blushed, said thanks, and, sigh, "maybe."

But her answer isn't the thing here. The thing is to use the anecdote as an example of how to use your environment and surroundings to go with the creative flow. If you can spin gems like that, you'll be rewarded one day. Even if she's not MBGW material.

As it happens, a quick Google later, I find out the song is about break-up. Which I would be perfectly willing to do if the Most Beautiful Girl in the World would just go out with me once. Please call if you're reading this! I won't bite. Unless you're into that kind of thing.

* Ya know, pretend you just happen to need something on the aisle she is standing in. Then proceed to aisle, buy a bunch of sh*t you don't need, and still drop the ball on talking to her.