St Patrick's Day removes most people's inhibitions by about four in the afternoon, which makes it a forgiving night for a terrible opening line. This is our set of St Patrick's Day pick up lines, ranked by reader votes — luck, shamrocks, Guinness, the Blarney Stone and a great many jokes about kissing the Irish. They work in a crowded pub, at a parade, or on anyone wearing more green than they normally would. The Blarney Stone ones are the most used for a reason. Being told you have the gift of the gab is hard to take badly.
