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Re:J.G. Ballard: My Favorite Books by senthil_rajasek on Thursday February 08, 2024 @03:10PM (#39306990)
'My copy of the Los Angeles “Yellow Pages” I stole from the Beverly Hilton Hotel three years ago; ....'

Hah. This man gets a kick out of reading the phone book.

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Re:J.G. Ballard: My Favorite Books by jdriselvato on Friday February 09, 2024 @04:12PM (#39320612)
I wondered why myself, but look at the ads in an old phone book. The ad art can invoke a lot of imagery in itself.

https://hpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/L_VNBK-YellowPage...

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