I struck up a conversation with a girl at the gym a few moments ago. Here's a trick how I use to turn a bland question/answer exchange into a fun conversation.

I like her friend (who's at the gym with her) but this girl is hot too, but I've floundered and made awkward convo with the other. So I decided to make up for it by chatting up her friend and showing I'm just a cool dude, not some creep. And I got some IOI's from her so I figured why not.

Here's how the convo went.

Me: "Hey whatsup, I see your taking advantage of the free day at the gym." On Fridays you can bring a friend, so I assumed hot one brought the hot friend I'm talking to.

Her: slightly confused "No, I've been a member here since I was 14, I live in the city now, just back for Easter."

Me: "So what, you're 18... 19...?"

Her: "No 21, how old are you?"

No matter what, I always give a random answer, it works wonders.

Me: "14" I'm 22.

She giggles: "That's quite a beard for a 14 year old."

Me: "My dad's been giving me steroids since I was 9."

She laughs.

Me: "I'm getting back to my workout enjoy your Easter."

Her: "You too." Hair flip exit.

Hopefully this little chess move, making her friend laugh, works on the hot friend. Still figuring out how to open up the one I like next time. Open to suggestions.

Moral of the story is you can turn a bland q&a into a fun conversation by giving ridiculous answers confidently.