I think opinion openers are still valid, but you're right.. it helps when they're more spontaneous. Eg, last night there was a girl who kept grabbing my Wing's ass, which he didn't appreciate. He came over to me and said "HELP!" at that point I said loudly enough for the set I was with to hear, "is she STILL grabbing your ass?"... then I turned to them and started asking their opinion on whether it's okay for girls to grab a guy's ass vs guy's grabbing a girl's ass. Sure, it's a canned opener/routine, but in this case it was true.
Also, certain topics don't mesh with me (eg, "we need rapper dog names", "dental floss"). To me, it doesn't make sense to be asking strangers these things. It needs relevance - it needs to be grounded. One canned one I use quite regularly is a variation of Style's sweater opener which is based off of a real situation in my life..
"I'm currently working in Europe, so my friend back home (chick) is looking after my house. Her and her husband (so they don't think I'm into her) are coming to visit me in a few weeks and I want to get her a really nice sweater, but I'm not sure what size to get.. S or M"
For me, it works because there's truth in it. It's relevant.
If you're a total AFC and you're learning and you NEED the canned openers, use them. That's what they're there for. The goal of a canned opener, as I see it, is not to open the set, but to give you the CONFIDENCE to open the set.
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OMG openers (credit STYLE & Juggler) are openers where you comment on something in the here and now. The original OMG opener was "OMG did you see those 2 girls fighting outside?" or how about "OMG where did you get that shirt? I used to have that one and some girl I dated stole it" They are the best when you are working with NO material.
I gotta say.. I LOVE the OMG opener. and I think for the reasons you say... it's dynamic, it's easily grounded ("I used to have a shirt like that!" or whatever) and it STOPS them from talking (most important). Sometimes it can be hard to enter a set in the middle of a conversation.. the OMG cuts away whatever they were talking about instantly.
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So I'm very intersted to see what you all think about this.Been away for a while dealing with oneitis glad to be back.
It's something we've all suffered from. Even the so-called gurus, if you read their books/posts. Besides, for some of us the ultimate goal is to enter a state of one-itis.
- Dex