Spring is the season of love, or so a poet has said. Although I am not exactly sure whom that line should be attributed to -- Browning, Keats or Byron. Maybe it was all three, but the truth in the statement is obvious to anyone with at least one sensory organ intact.

Young couples frolic among the flora and fauna of a picturesque landscape, with interlocking hands and smiles playing on their lips. Spring vincit omnia. Even the birds and the bees are affected, hatching chicks and finding honey. For the lonely, this hunting season is the period when pick-up lines become most heavily in demand.

For amusement, practicality and the greater good, I will reveal ingenious patterns in successful pick-up lines that, although perhaps never tested with correct scientific method, should work from all of my passive observation.

Talk shows of all sorts, mostly the daytime kind, often stage elaborate contests, where hard-bodies compete for the prestigious title of Mr. Stud or Miss. Babe of Channel XYZ.

Granted, the winner crowned is chosen primarily on looks, but frequently in these titled competitions, where so many contestants look alike, a bad verbal response can eliminate you from the very possibility of obtaining that golden garland.

Often there is a category to measure the substance behind the surface --best pick-up line. From Jenny Jones' long stint, it has been observed that the audience lauds approval (in the form of "ooo's" and "ahh's") most loudly for contestants who execute lines that involve certain key words: angel, heaven and name tag.

Memorize them, like SAT vocabulary words. For instance, "Where's the name tag that says you fell from Heaven? I thought all angels had them." Variations with "name tag" are also acceptable, such as "PSU ID card." However, you must be discriminatory in your choice of nouns. Not just any three lyrical words can magically work the art of seduction. Pick-up lines with terms involving money, exchange, and prostitution are, in most cases, a no-no.

Clever pick-up lines always elicit a response of at least some sort. Lines that could pass as clever can also get attention. It's hard to ignore something you have to think about to understand. These are themed and metaphorical lines that make the deliverer sound quite erudite when in actuality he or she might be less than an Einstein.

Metaphors are great in that when you make them, they are comparisons that are open to wide ranges of interpretation. Even if when you say it, the line makes absolutely no sense to you, the pickup line receiver might know no differently. They might think your cleverness just baffles their own comprehension and be flattered that they were hit on. Themed pick-up line: "Help! Save me! I see the ocean in your eyes, and the tide draws me irresistibly towards you. I could drown." However, sometimes themed pick-up lines go wrong.

For example, "I'll be your Burger King, if you be my Dairy Queen. We can do it all right, all night, alright?"

When in doubt, about what pickup line to deliver, refer to Shakespearean sonnets or Lord Byron. For centuries, these phrases enticed and delighted people of all nations. Hey, if Byron's lyrics worked for him, why shouldn't they work for you?

For females soliciting males, a little editing of the lines might need to be required, but the basic idea is the same. Usually, Byron's "She Walks In Beauty" is a real tear-jerker. ("She walks in beauty like the night, of cloudy climes and starry skies and all that's best of dark and bright meet in aspect in her eyes...")

Some people might argue that pick-up lines are bad primarily because lines are intentionally recycled words, lacking sincerity. That is why they must be used with care and not thrown, at random, to all those who pass by. Choose your words carefully when you have selected your target. But all in all, have a light heart.

Pick-up lines can be great fun if you let them be. The weather favors it. Spring is the season.