WEATHER!!, weather I love weather.

[Fonzie]

I say something so utterly random and bizarre that the person I am trying to talk with has no choice but to comply and speak with me. Thinking about it now, that is probably why I do not talk to many people.

Yup, sounds a lot like me actually.

[Goldenboko]

"What's up?"
"Nuthin/the_sky/GET THE smurf AWAY FROM ME"
"Oh boring/lol/*sad face*"

[Momiji]

Depends on who I start conversations with.

If it's someone I've never met, I'll be nervous as hell, so I'd probably mumble and stammer a lot.

If it's an acquaintance, simple small talk.

If it's someone I know well, I'd probably start a conversation by picking a topic of related interests.

If it's a close friend, I'll probably say the most bizarre stuff I can think of to raise an eyebrow.

[.:kerrod:.]

One thing I DON'T do is steal people's thread titles and alter them slightly to pull a crowd

Haha, but seriously, I just say 'Hey, what's up?' or something and the conversation usually stems from whatever they say is up. And that's with anybody, really (people I don't really know, acquaintances, friends, etc.), because I might think it's somebody I don't know, but they might know me very well, so I have to act like I know them well, too

[strawberryman]

I tend to make witty comments that get people to laugh.

Pretty much the same, except in most cases I'm being a smartass instead of trying to make them laugh.

Usually backfires into the latter, though.

[Freya]

One thing I DON'T do is steal people's thread titles and alter them slightly to pull a crowd

Two weather threads, I had to do it.

[Shlup]

I don't have any openers. I'm not much of a conversationalist.

[Leen-Leen]

Usually it's just been whatever has been happening lately. Or ... something completely random! like some random fact I just overheard or something. xD Sometimes the whether is a good place to start, actually. xD Or even if I'm really pressed, some weird sound effect. Like, "wachaaa!"
Lately I've been saying "So I completely failed my chem test today ..." xDD