The result does not so much flirt with the ridiculous as lie back and let the ridiculous do more or less what it wants, and Maddin aficionados will ask for nothing more.

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This is what I ask you for, nothing more.

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"I couldn't ask for better, I've got nothing to complain about, " said Powell.

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He also complained that Republican ideas so far for avoiding forced budget cuts "ask nothing" from the wealthiest Americans or big corporations.

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In his opinion, Judge Simpson found nothing wrong with the provisions of the law that require poll workers to ask for photo identification before permitting people to cast their vote.

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As for the rest of us, there's nothing wrong with gargantuan pay packages as long as the recipients don't ask for our help when there's no pay at all.

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