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I offer you Slumdog Millionaire, and I would get the remainder of the Best Picture field. What stakes would make you say "no"?
Voting is now closed for this poll, but here are the results:
Total votes: 25
How Sure Is the Sure Thing?
10 Feb 2009
Permanent link: http://www.culturesnob.net/2009/02/how-sure-is-the-sure-thing/
Posted by Culture Snob on Tuesday, February 10, 2009.
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