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• “I think too many readers dismissed Jamie Reyes when he first appeared as just another Ted Kord wanna-be, but issue #23 proves he has what it takes to be a hero.”

  Blue Beetle #23 – What Would Ted Kord Do? | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News

• “If you think about it, if guns are that restricted in Mexico yet every felon or wanna-be felon has a gun, it shows how ineffective gun control is, period.”

  It Could Be Worse for Gun Owners

• “You so-called 'wanna-be busters' are a bunch of idiots, what with your self righteousness and your huffin 'and a puffin' about how you are going to track down and get these people -- people like me, perhaps”

  Heroes or Villains?

• “Tell us about those intervening years and what transformed you from a wanna-be writer to one with a novel that was snapped up by a publisher based on 50 pages.”

  An Interview with Gail Godwin about her novel Queen of the Underworld, and her memoir The Making of a Writer, both published in early 2006.

• “Could be because one of the characters is ‘supposed’ to look a little like a Johnny Depp wanna-be with the hair and ‘beard’??”

  'Eastwick': Did you find it bewitching, or should it be burned at the stake? | EW.com

• “When the reality of having to care for the dogs kicked in, it proved to be too much for a lot of wanna-be heiresses and they dropped the quivering canines off at animal shelters.”

  Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Where are the “Defend the Border” Folks When You Really Need Them

• “For whatever reason I piped "CAKE" with a wanna-be flower and garnished the borders with shells.”

  CAKE SLICE BAKERS: SWEET POTATO CAKE

• “I've seen wanna-be Lance Armstrongs (and had them blow by me) every time I've ridden the trail, and most of my rides have been between Lake Forest Park and U Village.”

  Slow Down, Bike Path Racer! « PubliCola

• “I ordered a bunch of collared shirts and form-fitting shorts that make me look like the worst kind of wanna-be.”

  The Wall Street Journal: In Sports, It's Uncool To Try and Look Cool

• “I liked the angle Kerry took in his intro, joking about how he, Clinton, Dodd, and Lugar were all wanna-be Obamas (or even Bidens). joe from Lowell Says:”

  Matthew Yglesias » Awkward Turtle

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