This past week I sacrificed my dignity in the name of journalism.

On assignment for The Daily Eastern News, I candidly approached six guys with the ridiculous line, “I’ll play Girl Scout for you tonight if you promise to eat all my cookies.”

To amplify my embarrassment, there was not a single taker.

Each guy responded to my bold advance with widened eyes and plenty of chuckles.

One guy sporting a colorful polo shirt simply stared at me like I was a mutant creature from Mars.

Yep, that’s right. These guys were bewildered and shocked, absolutely astonished at the words I had just uttered.

Replies consisting mainly of “Whoa!” and “Are you serious?” affirmed their skepticism and wonder.

One guy who had probably thrown back a case of beer simply smiled, probably too inebriated to make sense of my words.

Though I tried my hardest to shed my girl-next-door persona, perhaps my victims saw through the sultry facade.

Upon approaching a guy who may as well have had “freshman” scribbled on his forehead, I could not help but giggle while saying my line.

His immediate reaction was to turn to his cronies. Then, in an urgent voice, he told them something along the lines of, “Hey! You won’t believe what she just said!”

I guess college guys-or at least ones at Eastern-aren’t used to being approached with such bawdy and over-the-top pickup lines.

Better yet, perhaps they aren’t tempted by bad taste.

But whatever the reason, a valuable lesson was learned: An alluring smile or a flirtatious glance may be all a confident college girl needs to reel in that scrumptious stud from Psych class or that mysterious Romeo from across the quad.

So next time you’re on the prowl, save the female population some embarrassment and ditch those “lewdicrous” lines!