Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for September 12, 2016

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some advice for the academy it's oscar time! but what if some pushy winner won't shut up? man: i'd like to thank my agent and my mother and my sommelier and l. ron hubbard and my cats - what th- a rolling blackout might slow him down man: and my producer and my feng shuist and my rolodex and hey! i'm not finished! blamo try an exploding oscar with a two minute fuse. tres hollywood! man: and my personal trainer and my geneticist and no! no! get them away from me! a dispirited group of oscar winners from years past who've slipped back into obscurity can be herded onstage. man: and i'd like to thank god for believing in me! god: oh, yeah? an act of god. when approached, he said he'd love to help, but only with best picture, maybe best director.