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Are you funky-fresh, crazy-fly or some other hodgepodge of buzzwords from the 1990’s? Do you pop your collar? Does your hair extend skyward like Extra's Mark McGrath? If you answered yes, then you may be someone who uses hairspray. Even if you answered no, you may still use hairspray. These questions weren't very fair.

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