Opening lines: can pick up lines work in real life
Eric Weber promotes opening lines from his books as tools to start conversations in public places. Readers share mixed views, with some preferring direct self introduction while others favor witty lines, though most agree lines feel contrived to some degree.
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Eric Weber
Harmony Books
Weber
McDonald’s
McMet
Sarah Parsons
Syracuse
Steve Moore
Nedrow
Jim Robinson
Robinson
Dumping the doctor a guide to choosing a new physician
Sonya and Sam end a 40 year relationship with their physician after frustration with unhelpful explanations and dismissive replies. The piece outlines how to pick a new doctor using patient discussions, pharmacists insight, and background checks from medical directories and society referrals.
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Sonya
Sam
Siegfried Kra
Yale University School of Medicine
Era
Directory of
American Medical Directory
Marvin Belsky
New York
Metropolis Superman dream fades after failed theme park scheme
In Metropolis Illinois, once excited residents pursued a $30 to $50 million Superman theme park project in the early 1970s. A local corporation bought stock, opened a museum, and hoped Warner Communications would invest, but bankruptcy ended the venture and public sentiment soured while the symbol endures in street signs and annual events.
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Ob Westerfield
Superman
Man of Steel
Metropolis
Ill
Westerfield
Ohio River
U.S. Postal Service
Supermanaga
Wills
Chamber of Commerce
Warner Communications
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Cary Grants
Lauren Bacalls
By Howard Wolinsky
Chicago Sun-Times
Charles Chandler
Clyde Wills
Metropolis Planet
Phyllis Harris
Massac County
UPI Photo
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