# 85th Academy Awards viewing thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279 "2013-02-24T19:12:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/441 "2013-02-25T04:54:42Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Does the First Lady ever wear sleeves? Would you wear sleeves if you had guns like those? Answer: You would not! ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/442 "2013-02-25T04:55:07Z")
DDL for Best Speech! ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/443 "2013-02-25T04:55:17Z")
Jack Nicholson and Michelle Obama - not a pair you see everyday, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/444 "2013-02-25T04:55:49Z")
And the winner is: Argo ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/445 "2013-02-25T04:55:50Z")
**Argo** ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/446 "2013-02-25T04:55:55Z")
Affleck to Academy: Argo fuck yourself! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/447 "2013-02-25T04:56:27Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Argo fuck yourself! You’ve been waiting all night to use that, haven’t you? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/448 "2013-02-25T04:56:29Z")
Holy crap. Michelle opens the envelope. And…OK, everyone already did the ‘Argo fuck yourself’ joke. Hah. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/449 "2013-02-25T04:56:30Z")
Good for Argo. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/450 "2013-02-25T04:56:33Z")
Argo… Rhymes with Fargo. Easy prediction! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/451 "2013-02-25T04:56:36Z")
So, how long before we get the conspiracy theories that Argo didn’t actually win because Obama? ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/452 "2013-02-25T04:57:09Z")
Damn you **Mahaloth**! ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/453 "2013-02-25T04:57:10Z")
Great line! “The three sexiest producers alive.” ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/454 "2013-02-25T04:57:26Z")
It’s an Argo beardfest on that stage! Affleck, Clooney, and … the other producer guy. And Cranston! Love Bryan Cranston. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/455 "2013-02-25T04:57:46Z")
Argo won 3 Oscars. When was the last time a Best Picture won so few awards? ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/456 "2013-02-25T04:57:47Z")
Well, that’s good. The only one of the 9 movies I actually saw. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/457 "2013-02-25T04:57:59Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > You’ve been waiting all night to use that, haven’t you? Me and about a zillion writers. 😉 The Argo crowd looks a little unsteady on their feet. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/458 "2013-02-25T04:58:17Z")
Hey, there’s Walter White! (Where’s John Goodman?) ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/459 "2013-02-25T04:59:26Z")
**Argo** won 3 awards. Is that the least for a best picture ever. Plus Affleck seems really drunk. What were they serving at the pre show drinks? ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/651279/460 "2013-02-25T04:59:28Z")
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