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I didn't realize it, but Julie Strain was 6'1", just like Max. I'm assuming most of you know who she was. If you don't, the short version before you hit up google is that she was basically the cover girl for Heavy Metal Magazine. Not literally, they had a zillion amazing covers, almost all of them painted by amazing artists. But I think Strain was featured on more covers than anyone else. She was also in a zillion terrible movie whose plots were "who cares, the camera doesn't cut away when the girls in it shower or change clothes, and they do that A LOT." Unlike Maxima, Strain often wore towering high heels, pushing her to 6'5" or 6'6." And that's really tall for a woman. Immediately after this shot, (from Day of the Warrior - a terrible yet free-with-ads streaming movie) she turned around and smacked the guy in the face with her boob, causing him to flip onto his back. It's the only good scene in the movie. Well, okay, the scene where Shae Marks changes on camera doesn't exactly suck, either.

All of that has nothing to do with this page, but I watched Day of the Warrior (purely for research purposes) so I can't confidently say a 6'1" woman would draw a lot of attention. Especially if all the actors around her are shorter than her in her heels. Max likes cleaty boots, but they don't really add any height over and above the standard shoes most anyone would be wearing. Maybe half an inch over loafers.

Anyway, I guess none of the other guys who have been queuing for Max have tried humor. At least nothing that didn't feel forced. Which is a tall order, admittedly. Pick up lines seem to come in three flavors. Sincere, if somewhat cynically motivated flattery, flat out sexualization, or just straight up attempting to elicit a giggle. Of the three, it seems trying to get a laugh out of a girl would be by far the most effective to break the ice.

I'm sure women use pick up lines on men occasionally, too. And I assume gay and lesbian folks probably use them as well, but for some reason, I picture lesbians using pick up lines the least of all the groups. I'm not sure why that is. Probably because I think of girls using them on guys only as a goof... Maybe I think of lesbians as kind of a serious bunch? Hmm. I'll have to give that some more thought.

But yeah, the "make her laugh" has to be the best approach, right? I mean, has the "Hey baby, do you have any Irish in you? Do you want some? Hur hur." line ever worked? Sure, as a joke, but I mean has it ever worked when played straight?  "No, seriously. I want to put my Irish penis in you."

The vast majority are just groaners. If I was a girl at a bar, (who was attractive enough to have a steady stream of dudes hitting on me) I think by about the 4th guy, I would sound like Kif sighing at Brannigan.

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Fogel

Shoih is nothing if not persistent

AsherMadeMe

Let's be real, that man is wittier than he'll give himself credit for, purely out of spite, which we all know is Max's favorite kind of witty.

William Elliott

amazing what a wingman/woman can do for a situation

Whoriar

He looks like one of the Dalton brothers from the Lucky Luke comics

Julian

Even if the night goes bad, he'll definitely be able to take it on the chin.

Michael Obert

Shioh's brother is channeling Ray Gilette, though, presumably not nearly as gay. Also, loving Shioh as the newest character. She is cute and funny!

rhekke

Honest question, has Deus ever gotten a chuckle out of Max? If not, heaven help that guy if Deus ever realizes he has gotten further with Max than Deus.

daGrimm

Wingsis for the (temporary, at least) non-loss.

William Elliott

Speaking of Heavy Metal...is that Hanover Fist?

William Elliott

also speaking of Heavy Metal...this time FAKK 2/Heavy Metal 2000, the main character was not only modeled on Julie Strain, but voiced by her IIRC [And at the time was married to one of the illustrators, Kevin Eastman, of Eastman and Laird TMNT fame]

Mike

Mmmm, Julie Strain. She is (or was) married to Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the TMNT, also current owner of Heavy Metal. And crap, just looked her up, she died 2 years ago. Man, this got depressing. Thanks Dave! /s

Hurley

I had no idea Julie Strain was dead! Or the shit she went through that probably lead to her early death. Traumatic brain injury causing permanent retrograde amnesia and early-onset severe dementia, whoof.

Brenda Allen

Dude looks like Waluigi with a perm...

Thisguy

The value of a wingman/woman/sister. Max's defenses are lowered because she can see they guy isn't there entirely of his own will, and he also has the defense of 'blame my sister'. Plus, I think Max is into people a little more reserved. Maybe she prefers to be the hunter?

Bowoodstock

Guy in the middle is either Grayden, Brayden, Trayden, or Okayden. Based on the "did it hurt" pickup line previously, thinking Okayden

BJ

He has a good sister.

Stephen Weinberg

Max: so what do you do for fun? Guy: uhm, I mostly read comic books, yeah, I’ve got a huge crush on the Mighty Halo oops I shouldn’t have said that…

Enigma42

I dont know but something about that woman in the black dress does not feel right she is either spying on max or another villian

Aaron Mauthe

I love that as soon as she laughed the rest of them knew the game was over

IvyReed

The mystery of the disappearing chin! it can only be seen when viewed straight on. Also I called it! Goofy awkward nerd energy is Max's weakness, that's why her and Deus will never work.

James Jakes

This guy really looks like Paul Benedict, who played the Judge/neighbor in The Adams Family (1991)

akrasia

Ladies, would a sister actually DO that? Drag her brother to a hookup bar and try to get him laid?

Bharda Sullivan

For the record, Dave, you do understand that I am now legally obligated to create Fear Boner in SFVI, right? Gonna wind up being a funky combination of Dhalsim and Blanka, probably, with maybe some Marisa, too, because 'rastlin.