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* Liking a Glinda who wasn't Kristin Chenoweth is always good for a fight.

* Another British Wicked fight - Adam Garcia vs. Oliver Tompsett. And then Americans throw in Seb, Kris, and NLB. Loosely translated, it's an all-out battle royale for who the crap is the hottest Fiyero.

* [[Die for Our Ship|Shippings shouldn't be talked about if you don't want to start a riot]]. Is the [[Fan Preferred Couple]] [[Les Yay|Glinda and Elphaba]] the one true pairing and fantastic case of [[Star Crossed Lovers]], or is it just shippers thinking everything is romantic? Is Fiyero's and Elphaba's lovely or just getting in the way? They're [[Word of Gay|both]] canon so that adds fuel to flame.

* [[Die for Our Ship|Shippings shouldn't be talked about if you don't want to start a riot]]. Is the [[Fan Preferred Couple]] [[Les Yay|Glinda and Elphaba]] the one true pairing and fantastic case of [[Star-Crossed Lovers]], or is it just shippers thinking everything is romantic? Is Fiyero's and Elphaba's lovely or just getting in the way? They're [[Word of Gay|both]] canon so that adds fuel to flame.

** Related to it, but the sexualities of anyone. Is everyone Bisexual until proven otherwise or not? Is Glinda gay, or not?

* Preferring either the book or musical, depending who you ask, is just asking for trouble.

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==== Other ====

* Saying that you like ANY other version of [[Rocky Horror Picture Show|Dr. Frank N Furter]] other than [[Tim Curry]]. Flaming will ensue.

* Guaranteed Backdraft bait: Bernadette Peters, [[Mandy Patinkin]], Patti LuPone, [[Stephen Sondheim]], [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. Express either liking or disliking them and the other side will start flaming. For an evenbigger flamefest, say they're [[So Okay ~~Its~~ Average|OK -- not great, not horrible]], and you get to watch both the Haters and the Fans go up in a fireball together.

* Guaranteed Backdraft bait: Bernadette Peters, [[Mandy Patinkin]], Patti LuPone, [[Stephen Sondheim]], [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. Express either liking or disliking them and the other side will start flaming. For an evenbigger flamefest, say they're [[So Okay It's Average|OK -- not great, not horrible]], and you get to watch both the Haters and the Fans go up in a fireball together.

* State a preference for either [[Stephen Sondheim]] or Andrew Lloyd Webber. If it's the former, expect to be called an elitist who can't enjoy entertainment, and the latter, a soppy, sentimental idiot. Expect the ALW fans to talk about how Stephen Sondheim doesn't write "hummable" music, and the Sondheimites to drag out the whole stealing-from-opera thing. However, saying you like ''both'' may defuse the situation as both sides stare at you in blank incomprehension.

* On the Andrew Lloyd Webber note: mention the ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' sequel ''Love Never Dies''. The very name is enough to erupt flames. Not hot enough for you? Don't just mention it, say that it's a ''good'' show.