I'm not THAT tall, ok?

You know what lines inevitably don't work? Discussion of my height.

Is "Do you play volleyball?" actually calculated to inspired dialogue? No, I don't. In fact, I hate volleyball because despite my slightly-above-average height, I suck at it. Indeed, my slightly-above-average height actually makes this suckage more embarrassing. So thanks for bringing up a sore subject, buddy. Should we talk about basketball too? I love that one.

Even better: "So, ya like tall guys?" Um, really? REALLY? Am I even meant to dignify that with a response? The subtlely pointed, "I don't care about height as long as they've got something interesting to say" is apparently too subtle. Next time, "Generally, yes, you, no."

Granted, club dialogue isn't meaningful dialogue. I know that, believe me, I know. But if you're gonna go lame, at least go with the more generically insipid choices, like Where are you from, What do you do, etc.

Else, go balls-out weird, like "Do my palms smell weird?", "What's your favorite Phil Collins song?" or "Do you know how many insects are in every hot dog?"

That's all I'm saying, is all.