yay

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While we were all heartened by their popularity-yay, associate assistants!

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  • Twilight (which happened to hit DVD this weekend, in case you didn't hear -- yay!). —  Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
  • After all, tonight the four remaining finalists will be tackling the music of Elvis Presley (pictured) -- yay! —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • I do have an old Roku Soundbridge that I love (iTunes in the kitchen, yay, and it's worked every day for 3+ years now without a single hiccup) but haven't tried that new mini-DVP yet, which is what I think you mean by "a Roku." —  Ask MetaFilter
  • Ooh, yay, at least Sidhedevil is on the HAES boat with me. —  Ask MetaFilter
  • As the official new Director of Game Research & Development at the Institute for the Future -- yay -- I am happy to finally reveal the details of your seven Superstruct missions ... —  Avant Game
 

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