Tropescilloscope: Celebrity Paradox

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Only Known by Their Nickname No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Lighter and Softer Last-Name Basis Comically Missing the Point Taking the Bullet Morality Pet Better to Die than Be Killed Not What It Looks Like Dramatic Irony I Have Your Wife Christmas Movies Index The Alleged Car Recycled IN SPACE! 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