Sometimes you need to firmly press your tongue against your cheek and give it your all. That’s the theory behind the VH1 Critic’s Choice Awards commercial featuring a spoof of the ridiculously famous Twilight Saga entry, New Moon. Below, as the YouTube video puts it, Kristen [sic] Chenoweth Kicks New Moon Wolf Pack Butt.
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- What do I WANT to say?
- What will my customers THINK?
- Do I WANT my customers to think this way?
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