If someone waltzes up to me at the outpost garden plot and purrs, “Are you wild mint? Because you’ve got my heart feeling all fresh and tingly,” I might just trade ‘em my last teaspoon of honey—just for effort! These lines are the real survival test, honestly. Can’t beat a good duct tape one-liner, but how about: “Is your tincture made with yarrow? Because you’re stopping my heart from bleeding out.” Might not win a ration, but there’s something to be said for herbal charm.
Honestly, if I hear, “Come forage with me—maybe we’ll find more than mushrooms in the woods,” I’ll have to try not to laugh so hard I scare the rabbits away. The sillier, the better—keeps spirits up even when the only thing on the menu is dandelion greens and hope.
Anyone got a canning-themed pickup line? I swear the folks at my old signal group would’ve swooned for, “Do you pickle? Because you’ve preserved my affection through every long winter.”