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"Having a hard time post-breakup? You could do what this guy did and put up flyers with your phone number. Just be advised you&amp;#x27;ve got a pretty good shot at becoming the inspiration for an upcoming Law &amp;amp; Order: SVU episode.I feel like this is the hottest guy I&amp;#x27;ve seen in a stock photo yet. Most of us Muggles have the occasional one-night stand rebound after a messy breakup, but Jeff Ragsdale, 40, a comedian and actor from Harlem, went a somewhat unorthodox route when his relationship ended. According to the the New York Post, newly single and depressed Jeff posted fliers around New York in mid-October 2011. They read &amp;amp;#8220;If anyone wants to talk about anything, call me (347) 469-3173. Jeff, one lonely guy.&amp;quot; Ragsdale shared his personal phone number with the whole city, in all of its sad, gross, glamorous, confusing splendor. The first call was reportedly from a pimp, who gave Ragsdale romance &amp;quot;advice,&amp;quot; but needless to say, more calls followed: 100 calls and texts the first day. The flier has since gone viral and Ragsdale has received 65,000 calls and texts to date. Forty percent of the calls are from New York, and he theorizes &amp;amp;#8220;I think New York can be a particularly lonely place. It&amp;amp;#8217;s hard to meet people here.&amp;quot; His book about the experience came out last week. &amp;quot;It&amp;#x27;s kind of like being in a David Lynch movie,&amp;quot; Ragsdale told The Observer. Yeah, I can see that. My personal response to Ragsdale, reprinted in the Post article: * Felicia, 15, (845) 464-XXXX I wanted to tell you how happy I am after adopting a shelter cat last week. His name is Aleister, after Aleister Crowley. I think we all know who Felicia would be: It would be significantly less safe for a woman in New York to do this, so I actually don&amp;#x27;t advise it. Poor Lonely Boy. On the bright side, he has a book deal and I&amp;#x27;d guess some book deal cash to keep him warm at night... XOXO, Gossip Girl. Do you guys suppose lonely Jeff has already found another girlfriend? Would you use this approach during a romantic slump? And some non-flyer related ideas on how to assuage loneliness: *Since You Asked, Yes, Dating In Iceland Is Especially Complicated *Lonely? A New Study Says Comfort Food Is The Cure *Do You Ever Feel Lonely? Here&amp;#x27;s One Idea... Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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