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	<title>Eric Mills &#187; buffalo</title>
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		<title>Chicken Wing Man</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a guy in NY who will eat nothing but chicken wings for 2 weeks. Really. Sounds like Buffalo&#8217;s version of the &#8220;Supersize Me&#8221; guy.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mills-bros.com/2007/06/wing-of-chicken-flock-together.html">There&#8217;s a guy in NY who will eat nothing but chicken wings for 2 weeks</a>. Really. Sounds like Buffalo&#8217;s version of the &#8220;Supersize Me&#8221; guy.</p>
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		<title>Wrong Number Hello</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2003 05:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first moved into my Buffalo apartment along the so-called Elmwood Strip, a mile or so north of the historic area, Allentown, the phone company reported upon connecting my service that my phone number was 882-5036. Being the good son I am, I called home and gave everyone my new number: parents, little brother, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I first moved into my Buffalo apartment along the so-called Elmwood Strip, a mile or so north of the historic area, Allentown, the phone company reported upon connecting my service that my phone number was 882-5036. Being the good son I am, I called home and gave everyone my new number: parents, little brother, Aunts and Uncles; many of whom I haven&#8217;t been in touch with in quite some time, some with whom communication only occurs following a move. A few days went by, and I hadn&#8217;t heard from anyone. No calls from Mom or Dad, no friends calling to say hello, no tele-solicitors either. I began to wonder about my phone, so I called my own number and, to my surprise, a woman answered. &#8220;Hello?&#8221; She intoned. &#8220;Is this 882-5036?&#8221; I inquired. She replied,&#8221;yes, who is this?&#8221; We had a little conversation about the mix-up, and she admitted that she had been getting quite a few calls for &#8220;Eric,&#8221; and wondering why. The next morning I called the phone company and received my real phone number. I was going to call everyone and tell them the story, but then I began to think, everyone knows the other number already, most people who need it for &#8220;statistical purposes only&#8221; already have a copy of the wrong number: work, the university, and the distant relatives. Why bother? I don&#8217;t want to fill in for anyone, I don&#8217;t want to know I owe bills, and I don&#8217;t want anyone to call me. So, except for my parents, I didn&#8217;t tell anyone my new number.</p>
<p>Ever since I moved in, I have been getting phone calls for a girl named Evelyn. They are usually from really sweet sounding old men, and I feel bad explaining that she doesn&#8217;t live here, no, I don&#8217;t know her, nor to where she moved. I think about Evelyn sometimes, how she probably had a bad break-up, just like me, and moved to a far off place. I think of her strength, leaving and not telling anyone her new number. I think of the lady who answers all the phone calls for &#8220;Eric,&#8221; and how she might be wondering, &#8220;who is Eric?&#8221; the way I wonder about Evelyn. I wonder, how many other people are there answering calls for someone else, perhaps they&#8217;ll never get through to the person they are intending to call. Perhaps. But for the meantime, thanks for answering my calls, unnamed woman at 882-5036, and Evelyn, if you are out there, there are some nice people trying to get in touch with you.</p>
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