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Old 12-Nov-2006, 18:11
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Default Re: who has the power :)?

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Originally Posted by Avalon View Post
Here in Brazil, we say that the person in control of a situation is the one who deals the cards...what would you understand by that in English?And talking about George...have you seen Fahrenheit 9 /11?Michael Moore´s?If you have...is it all true?????

Yes, 'deals the cards' is used in english, as is 'holds all the aces'

re: F9/11 - you couldn't possibly make it up.
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