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Jackie	Post subject: The head. Literally. Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 4:30 pm
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 598 Location: The Herald in Everett, WA	I have to write a hammer hed AND a summary hed for "Urinetown."<p>Ai-yi-yi, five years of college......
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contrarysounding	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 5:39 pm
Joined: Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:01 am Posts: 43 Location: Washington, D.C.	At least anything you're thinking has already been skewered in the musical.
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Jim Bond	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 6:13 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 139 Location: Dallas, TX	Still, urine the right profession.
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EMorse	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:02 pm
Joined: Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:01 am Posts: 1025 Location: The Lexington Avenue Spaceship	Would that be yellow journalism?
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:41 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	All right, all right.
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Oeditpus Rex	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 1:27 pm
Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 1324 Location: N 36° 57' 9", W 121° 24' 2"	I'm not familiar with the term "hammer hed." Is it similar to "slammer"?<p>(I'd note that in baseball, a "yellow hammer" is a wicked curve ball. But Blanp would holler at me.)
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ADKbrown	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 11:58 am
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1286 Location: Saranac Lake, N.Y.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by blanp: All right, all right.<hr></blockquote><p>He's pissed.
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Matthew Grieco	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 12:27 pm
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 2266 Location: New Jersey	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ADKbrown: <p>He's pissed.<hr></blockquote><p>Nah, if he were pissed he'd lock the thread. Right now he's merely peeved.
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EMorse	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 1:48 pm
Joined: Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:01 am Posts: 1025 Location: The Lexington Avenue Spaceship	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Matthew Grieco: <p>Nah, if he were pissed he'd lock the thread. Right now he's merely peeved.<hr></blockquote><p>That's a relief. I was afraid I'd gone a wee bit too far.
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KfitzR	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 8:20 am
Joined: Thu Apr 18, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 836 Location: New Brunswick, Canada	Actually saw the musical last night and it is terrific. If you want to spend a penny [on theatre] this is your ticket!
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Jackie	Post subject: Re: The head. Literally. Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 6:12 pm
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 598 Location: The Herald in Everett, WA	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by contrarysounding: At least anything you're thinking has already been skewered in the musical.<hr></blockquote><p>Sigh, I know, I know.... At least my boss let me get "stop snickering" in the summary hed.
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