could one use overflow:hidden for both sides?

cause i want the row to be centered.

EDIT: ive got a row of link elements. i want it to be like: <http://jqueryfordesigners.com/coda-popup-bubbles/>

the row will stick out both to the left and right. not just on the right side. with other words: i want to center a very long row within a div which is styled with overflow:hidden and white-space: nowrap. 

here is my code:

<http://jsbin.com/afuni/edit>

if the row is too long the right elements wont be shown. i want the left elements to not be shown too so that the center link will always be in center.