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** Multiple repetitions of this line or variations thereof make up much of the entire first half of the showstopper "Defying Gravity" from the musical ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]''. |
** Multiple repetitions of this line or variations thereof make up much of the entire first half of the showstopper "Defying Gravity" from the musical ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]''. |
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* "As an X ... you make an excellent Y." |
* "As an X ... you make an excellent Y." |
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** Or, in [[Self-Deprecation]], "As an X, I make an excellent Y." |
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* "As they say in [country], '[phrase from a different country].'" |
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** ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'' [[The Musical]] |
** ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'' [[The Musical]] |
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{{quote|"As we say in Vienna, 'Ole!'"}} |
{{quote|"As we say in Vienna, 'Ole!'"}} |
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"As they say in Mexico, 'dosvedanya!' Down there, that's ''two'' vedanyas." }} |
"As they say in Mexico, 'dosvedanya!' Down there, that's ''two'' vedanyas." }} |
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** [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|"There is an old Vulcan saying: 'Only Nixon can go to China.'"]] |
** [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|"There is an old Vulcan saying: 'Only Nixon can go to China.'"]] |
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== B == |
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