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If you're a gifted flirt, talking about the price of eggs will do as well as any other subject.
Mignon McLaughlin
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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
Journalist
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the United States of America
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Flirtation
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Eggs
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Coquetry
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