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For whatever reason I piped "CAKE" with a wanna-be flower and garnished the borders with shells.
CAKE SLICE BAKERS: SWEET POTATO CAKE Melissa 2009
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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.
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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.
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For whatever reason I piped "CAKE" with a wanna-be flower and garnished the borders with shells.
Archive 2009-02-01 Melissa 2009
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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 2009
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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? 2010
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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.
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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 2009
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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.
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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 2009
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