i once went to a speed dating event and brought a deck of cards with fun conversation topics. i had fun and many girls did too, but something must have been off about my attitude because i got zero matches that day. i also spilled beer on some guy's crotch at the start of the event, haha (i was drinking non-alcoholic hot tea).

instead of cards, u cud pick a random stacker.news post, and discuss that with the new acquaintance. that way they cud help u construct a response and u will have a story to tell on here.