This action occurs when a certain individual, usually a
ginger, attempts to flirt with and pick up a relatively attractive girl. When his attempts are inevitably denied, the individual then slips into a spiral of making more and more
awkward and creepy comments, until the individual seems SO creepy, the local newspaper may even report on it. Those who partake in "pulling a reed" or "reeding" are poor souls
indeed.
Guy: "
Hey, wanna fuck?"
Girl: "Um, no. I want to leave now and never come back."
Spectator: "
Wow, he's totally pulling a reed / reeding that ho."