This is pretty long but here goes:

ME: Hey did you see that tornado tht almost touched down on shore?

HER: No way! Really?

ME: Yeah. It was crazy! The tornado almost hit the beach and took everyone!

Her: Whoa.

ME: It was crazier than the fight that just broke out between those two girls. They were fighting over that midget in the bar. One was pulling her hair and the other was slashing her with her nails!

What do you guys think?
These are two separate openers (twister and the girls fighting) used to make one big opener.

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You miss every shot you don't take.

I do not see problem. However, an opener is created for opening discussion, you must not eternize this phase. The point is to getting a hook, allowing the creation of a real dialogue. I have seem people approaching with too long openers, consequently they went nowhere... Take in consideration if you are in night game that noises might be certainly an obstacle, and if you game in day, that busy life rhythm can force you reducing opener.

So, if your combined opener allow you reaching the hook point, go for it because it's the essence of a good opener

Btw, your combined opener sounds good to me in point of "fluidity"!

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- Reywal

Ok thanks for the feedback!

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You miss every shot you don't take.