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"ref": "1965, George Carlinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu-trYf96xo#t=268",
"text": "I think we all realize he's not playing with a full deck."
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"ref": "1987 April, Barbara Ehrenreich, “The Unfastened Head of State”, in Mother Jones, volume 12, number 3, page 10",
"text": "Someday our grandchildren will look up at us and say, \"Where were you, Grandma, and what were you doing when you first realized that President Reagan was, er, not playing with a full deck?\"",
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"ref": "2009, Julie Lyons, chapter 1, in Holy Roller",
"text": "[E]very single person, who Grandma said were family members, appeared to be either mentally ill, retarded, or strung out on drugs. Grandma seemed to be playing with a full deck, but no one else was.",
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"ref": "2014 June 4, Cary Shuman, “Former Chelsea High Football Standout and Pop Warner Coach Joe Leonard Dies at 84”, in Chelsea Record, US, retrieved 2015-10-14",
"text": "“My father’s favorite saying was, ‘Are you alright?’ and ‘Are you playing with a full deck?’” recalled Darren.",
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"(idiomatic, chiefly US and Canada, of a person, chiefly in the negative) To behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable."
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"ref": "2014 November 24, Fred Mitchell, “Monday's recap: Bulls 97, Jazz 95”, in Chicago Tribune, retrieved 2015-10-14",
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"To play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players."
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"(team sports) To play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players."
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},
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"ref": "1987 April, Barbara Ehrenreich, “The Unfastened Head of State”, in Mother Jones, volume 12, number 3, page 10",
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