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you know what they say

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You know what they say about fish and company. After three days, you start to stink. -- but after three decades of Hosni Mubarak, the stench has become unbearable.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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Tú sabes qué dicen ellos

你知道他們說了什麼

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