How to Get His Attention

35 Make a lot of money. 36 Learn several funny stories and learn to tell them well—but make sure you don’t tell them to him more than once. 37 Walk up to him and tell him you need some advice. 38 Dropping the handkerchief still works. 39 Have your father buy some theater tickets that have to be got rid of. 40 Stand in a corner and cry softly. Chances are good that he’ll come over to find out what’s wrong. 41 Don’t let him fish for your name the next time you meet. None of this “guess who” stuff.

A vintage printed list gives humorous advice for getting a man's attention, including making money, telling jokes, dropping a handkerchief, using unwanted theater tickets, and crying softly in a corner. The punchline is the absurd contrast between old-fashioned romantic tactics and increasingly desperate or manipulative strategies, making it useful as a reaction to complicated dating advice or trying too hard to impress someone.

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