Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for February 17, 2015
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richard's poor almanac by richard thompson exclusive oscar review the crowd gathered to watch the stars arrive will in-clude a contingent of truman capote re-enactors. hi tom while accepting the oscar for best actess, reese wither-spoon will briefly lose control of her face host jon stewart is un-injured but deeply shaken. audience. bye-bye, orlando bloom! goodbye, michael bay! sob. bye, mickey mouse! the audience will respond emotionally to the video honoring all those whose careers died in 2005. you will doze off by 11:00 and have a dream so intensely compelling that, were it translated into film, it would surpass the godfather, jaws and citizen kane. you'll forget it when you wake up. man: z
Sisyphos almost 10 years ago
I almost never remember my dreams, especially not the deeply-textured narratives.Once upon a time, many years ago, I used to watch the Oscars with great anticipation. But, now, I don’t watch at all, and barely bother afterwards to read who were the principal winners. I just don’t care what “the Academy electors” group-think….
OldestandWisest almost 10 years ago
For those who don’t get the reference, this strip was written the year that the film of Truman Capote’s life was released and won two Oscars (Best Picture and Best Actor.)