Top 10 pickup lines for Europe-bound travelers

LONDON - Looking for love and heading to Europe? Why not
learn corny pickup lines in six languages before hitting the Continent?

Showing the language of love is universal - and sometimes
universally cheesy - a Scottish publisher released a list of 10 phrases on
Tuesday with their equivalents in Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and
Spanish.

Travelers to France can try their
luck saying, "Excuse-moi, j'ai perdu mon numero de telephone. Est-ce que je peux
emprunter le tien?" or "Excuse me, I seem to have lost my phone number. Could I
borrow yours?"

Other winning one-liners on the list include, "You must
be tired, because you've been running through my mind all day." Spaniards would
say, "Debes estar cansada, porque has estado dando vueltas en mi cabeza todo el
dia."

Publishing house Chambers Harrap chose lines that would
get positive results - or a slap in the face - for Europe-bound Casanovas,
company spokeswoman Charlotte Kissack said.

"The French and Italians are especially renowned for
their romantic ways, but it seems that chat-up lines are the same no matter what
language you are speaking," said Chambers Harrap managing publisher Anna
Stevenson. "Our chat-up lines show budding English-speaking Romeos how to
impress the girl of their dreams whatever country she is from."

Chambers Harrap's top 10 lines, available in a phrase
book costing 3.50 pounds ($6.44, euro5.06), are:

• Was your father a thief? Because he
  stole the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes.
• Didn't it hurt when you fell from
  heaven?
• You must be tired, because you've been
  running through my mind all day.
• Excuse me, I seem to have lost my phone
  number. Could I borrow yours?
• Do you believe in love at first sight,
  or shall I walk by again?
• Excuse me, do you kiss strangers? No?
  Well let me introduce myself.
• Do your legs hurt from running through
  my dreams all night?
• I'm new in town. Could you give me
  directions to your apartment?
• Do you have a map? I keep getting lost
  in your eyes.
• The only thing your eyes haven't told me
  is your name.