1.  This was before they became a popular thing you know.

2.  But it is a rather popular thing to do, especially for couples.

3.  Despite the absence of opinion polls, everything suggests the military exercises have been the most popular thing the Party has done for years.

4.  Doom may be the most popular thing to hit computers since the reset button, but it has two problems -- gravity and parents.

5.  Gingrich talks about funding politically popular things like Social Security and VA offices.

6.  He suddenly stopped, which was not a popular thing with those behind him.

7.  In fact, being obnoxious for the express purpose of extorting money from filmmakers has become such a popular thing that the California Legislature has taken up the issue.

8.  New play development is not a popular thing to do these days.

9.  Probably, the popular thing would have been to do the other. . . .

10.  That anthology series quickly became the most popular thing on kid TV.