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Battleaxe

noun. An axe, used in combat as a weapon; usually large and often double-headed.// noun. (informal) A belligerent and often unattractive person, especially a woman.
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The DIY Dumbphone Method

The DIY Dumbphone Method

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Watch along: 'Pumping Iron II: The Women'

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Being 'Being John Malkovich'

Being 'Being John Malkovich'

If they made 'Being John Malkovich' today, who would it be instead of John Malkovich? Am I, or was I, supposed to know who that is, or was, or not?
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