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I also recommend finishing the Harry Potter book before anyone spoils the ending by announcing who dies and how, and never letting the girls ride in the front when there is any kind of showtune compilation CD within a ten mile radius.
…cirrhosis of the liver, or “How to write off your kidneys”: Part I « Sven’s guide to… 2005
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If any of them recognized that, then they’d have a chance to perform well in any kind of showtune category.
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At Comic-Con in July, a roomful of Gleeks applauded the cast and crew of this show because it was clear that Murphy and his actors connected with the spirit of being different, of not going along with the crowd, of being a showtune-loving outcast.
The cast of 'Glee': Too racy in GQ? Jen Chaney 2010
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This is a dance-oriented musical, more of a chamber piece or opera than a showtune happy affair.
Michael Giltz: NYMF #4: Jazz, Kiddies, Camp, Tap, Tut and Vamps Michael Giltz 2011
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I wonder how many takes it took for them to nail the showtune scene on How I Met Your Mother last night.
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I'm hardly going to take death threats from the corny showtune set which idolizes Bette too seriously.
John Gascot: RuPaul's Drag U: Lady Bunny John Gascot 2011
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This is a dance-oriented musical, more of a chamber piece or opera than a showtune happy affair.
Michael Giltz: NYMF #4: Jazz, Kiddies, Camp, Tap, Tut and Vamps Michael Giltz 2011
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I'm hardly going to take death threats from the corny showtune set which idolizes Bette too seriously.
John Gascot: RuPaul's Drag U: Lady Bunny John Gascot 2011
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Having returned last week from an early season break, this week it's tackling the big stuff, as lumbering autotuned man-jock Finn and serial showtune abuser Rachel decide to go All The Way.
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I'm hardly going to take death threats from the corny showtune set which idolizes Bette too seriously.
John Gascot: RuPaul's Drag U: Lady Bunny John Gascot 2011
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