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It somehow manages to be both hyperdramatic (the nosebleeds and kidnapping) and maddeningly tempest-in-a-teacup (Sunako turned goth because some boy said he didn't like her--oh, angst!)
How to kill 15 minutes of your lunch hour. bradamant 2005
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The telecom industry's latest tempest-in-a-teacup occurred as 2008 faded into 2009.
unknown title 2009
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Isn’t there anything that you Mighty Typing Warriors could consider more important than this ridiculous, self-generated, tempest-in-a-teacup controversy you’re engaging in here?
Only Feminists Could Murder Their Progressive Allies Like This « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2007
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Isn’t there anything that you Mighty Typing Warriors could consider more important than this ridiculous, self-generated, tempest-in-a-teacup controversy you’re engaging in here?
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