It’s happened to every woman. We’re walking down the street, minding our own business, when suddenly we hear some variation of that familiar opener: “Hey ma, lemme holla atchu for a minute!” It doesn’t matter how we’re dressed, whether or not we’re in shape, whether we’re wearing makeup, or if we look like we haven’t seen the inside of a hair salon in five years — there’s always more than enough love for each and every one of us. Sometimes it can be flattering, other times annoying, and still other times downright creepy. But in honor of those men who go the extra mile and get really … “creative,” the staff here at HelloBeautiful decided to share some of the most memorable attempts to get our attention:
The Language of Love
I was waiting for the bus one night when I heard some man say from behind me, “This will only take a minute.” When I turned around there was some short man smiling at me like he’d just won the lottery. He told me he loves Sicilian girls, and then proceeded to say a bunch of stuff in Italian. I told him that while I am in fact half Italian, I am not Sicilian. But he kept going, and then dramatically kissed my hand. When the bus came, he asked me with a straight face, “Is this the part where we kiss like in the movies?” I just walked away. – Andrea
The Oldest Trick In The Book
I was leaving my friends apartment when I walked by a man. I’m about 10 feet away and he goes, “Miss, you dropped something.” Knowing I absolutely did not drop anything out of my purse I still turned around and waited for him to walk up to me to bring me whatever I had “dropped.” He comes up to me and says, “You dropped your number,” and hands me a blank piece of paper and a pen. I respond saying, ” No, I didn’t.” And of course he says, “Well, can you?” Smooth, right? – Brianna
Foot Fetish
My friend and I were on our way to a party in Harlem, and made a stop at the liquor store so we wouldn’t show up empty-handed. As we entered, suddenly my friend started laughing hysterically. I didn’t even notice at first, but a man had come in behind us and was standing uncomfortably close to me, grinning from ear to ear with this eager look in his eyes. “What’s yo’ name girl? You look real exotic, where you from?” he asked. Trying to back away, I explained that I don’t give my name to strangers, and that I was from “down the street.” My friend continued to laugh at him, openly. But he pressed on: “You got a boyfriend?” I immediately said yes, figuring that would get rid of him pretty quickly. That’s when things got interesting: “What about your pinky toe? Does your pinky toe have a boyfriend?” he asked, looking down at my sandals. “‘Cause I’ll do some freaky sh** to your pinky toe.” Thankfully by that point we’d made our purchase, so I just shook my head at him and hustled out of the store. – Ashton
Love Is Blind
I got done with work one night at 3 AM and drove to Wal-Mart to get some food. When I walked out of the store, a guy literally yelled across the parking lot to me, “You are looking good ma!” This parking lot was about 100 yards wide—from that distance he probably couldn’t see me. And anyway, yelling at me like that does not work. – Kasey
No One Likes Rejection
I’m riding my bike around the Williamsburg/Bushwick area of Brooklyn on the day of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, and this guy in a car starts to slow down and ride alongside me. Then he pokes his head out of the window and starts shouting pick up lines and catcalls at me. I tried to just ignore him but he just would not go away. Finally I give him the middle finger and shout, “F**k off!” After that he proceeded to swerve his car closer and closer to my bike – not trying to kill me, but trying to scare me I’m sure. I immediately hopped off my bike and onto the sidewalk, because he was basically trying to run me off the road. After that he just sped off. –Sasha
What’s the craziest way a man has tried to holler at YOU, ladies? Tell us in the comments. And check out the video below for a case of holleration gone horribly wrong …
