21.   Once a drab and barren wartime town, Pailin has quickly become gaudy and crass, every other building a nightclub, karaoke bar or brothel.

22.   Other options emerged, from singing in karaoke bars to gambling in Atlantic City to absorbing news and entertainment from Chinese-language programs on cable television.

23.   Playing for the fabled Montreal Canadiens can be a lot like following Pavarotti to the microphone at a karaoke bar.

24.   Popular fronts for sex parlors are the ubiquitous massage services, and karaoke bars.

25.   People magazine reports that Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown recently stopped by a West Hollywood, Calif., karaoke bar.

26.   Reserve this comment for your husband or someone who wants you to sing in a karaoke bar.

27.   Since Sarah waits tables at a karaoke bar, Hewitt will put her healthy set of pipes to good use.

28.   Since there are few karaoke bars in the United States, he said, the best way to deliver karaoke would be to the home.

29.   Some carousing expats supplement their steady relationships too with visits to brothels or karaoke bars.

30.   Tacky hotels and karaoke bars line the streets, while prostitutes troll for visiting businessmen.