It's Not a Good Idea to Use Taylor Swift Lyrics to Pick Up Girls

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Alexander Abad-Santos 2,931 Views Oct 16, 2012

We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today:

Why yes, the majority of Taylor Swift's fans are women. We know this. But now, thanks to the following video, we know that just because girls like Taylor Swift's music, they won't necessarily like it when you use a verse from "Love Story" to woo them: 

Here are 11 magical seconds of what happens when Luke Skywalker and "Gangnam Style" meet (Luke PSYwalker?): 

And here's a longer video of the shortest free-fall ever recorded: 

And finally, here's a tip: If you don't want to be bothered by the one-eyed emu at the safari park, you should roll up your windows. If you want to be entertained by someone who can't figure this out, please go on and watch this: 

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