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Gettin' Jiggy Wit It Is, Like, The Next Level Of Cool. It's Cool To The Eighth Power. Some People Are Fly, Some People Are Kind Of Hot. But When You Are The Jiggiest, When You Exude Jiggy-essence, It's The Acme Of Cool.

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Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

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Gettin' Jiggy Wit It Is, Like, The Next Level Of Cool. It's Cool To The Eighth Power. Some People Are Fly, Some People Are Kind Of Hot. But When You Are The Jiggiest, When You Exude Jiggy-essence, It's The Acme Of Cool.

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