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But it's hard to excuse them on those grounds when they went to the trouble of placing a disclaimer at the start of every episode that they don't reflect gay society.
Source: Series / Queer as Folk - Stephanie and Michelle used a major excuse to get their sister out of a serious jam by confessing to DJ and/or brushing Comet's teeth with a toothbrush (shortly before he grounds them all).
Source: You Are Grounded - An interesting case occurs when Mr Bennett grounds Claire on an excuse - because it's been foretold that she'll die if she attends Homecoming.
Source: You Are Grounded
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