astorian
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Name an Oscar, real or fictional
- Oscar Madison
- Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador
- Oskar Matzerath,child protagonist in Gunter Grass’ “The Tin Drum” (German spelling).
- Oscar Hammerstein II, writing partner of Jerome Kern and of Richard Rodgers/mentor to Stephen Sondheim
- Oscar Wilde
- Oscar Pistorius
- Oscar Levant
- “Oscar” Gordon in Glory Road by Robert Heinlein
- Oscar De La Hoya
- Oscar Mayer
- Oscar the Grouch
Overheard backstage at the Oscars
- “Eh, take any envelope out there. No one cares.”
- “That concludes the two hour 2016 in memoriam section.”
- “Hey, let’s watch Faye Dunaway get thrown under the bus.”
- “Do you think the tuxedos can get any shorter and tighter?”
- “Didja hear Jeff Bridges say to the President ‘Shut the fuck up, Donny!’?”
- We’re wearing the same tuxedo!
- “I just saw Steve Harvey backstage. He was saying something about a secret plan to restore his reputation.”
- “Hey, I just found an envelope with HILLARY’s name.”
- “I thought Denzel was going to kill Casey with his bare hands.”
Name an Oscar, real or fictional
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Oscar Madison
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Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador
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Oskar Matzerath,child protagonist in Gunter Grass’ “The Tin Drum” (German spelling).
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Oscar Hammerstein II, writing partner of Jerome Kern and of Richard Rodgers/mentor to Stephen Sondheim
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Oscar Wilde
-
Oscar Pistorius
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Oscar Levant
-
“Oscar” Gordon in Glory Road by Robert Heinlein
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Oscar De La Hoya
-
Oscar Mayer
-
Oscar the Grouch
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Oskar Schindler
Overheard backstage at the Oscars
-
“Eh, take any envelope out there. No one cares.”
-
“That concludes the two hour 2016 in memoriam section.”
-
“Hey, let’s watch Faye Dunaway get thrown under the bus.”
-
“Do you think the tuxedos can get any shorter and tighter?”
-
“Didja hear Jeff Bridges say to the President ‘Shut the fuck up, Donny!’?”
-
We’re wearing the same tuxedo!
-
“I just saw Steve Harvey backstage. He was saying something about a secret plan to restore his reputation.”
-
“Hey, I just found an envelope with HILLARY’s name.”
-
“I thought Denzel was going to kill Casey with his bare hands.”
-
“Emma Stone … hmmm? Emma Stone … that’s not a movie … is it?”
Name an Oscar, real or fictional
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Oscar Madison
-
Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador
-
Oskar Matzerath,child protagonist in Gunter Grass’ “The Tin Drum” (German spelling).
-
Oscar Hammerstein II, writing partner of Jerome Kern and of Richard Rodgers/mentor to Stephen Sondheim
-
Oscar Wilde
-
Oscar Pistorius
-
Oscar Levant
-
“Oscar” Gordon in Glory Road by Robert Heinlein
-
Oscar De La Hoya
-
Oscar Mayer
-
Oscar the Grouch
-
Oskar Schindler
-
Oscar Peterson
Overheard backstage at the Oscars
-
“Eh, take any envelope out there. No one cares.”
-
“That concludes the two hour 2016 in memoriam section.”
-
“Hey, let’s watch Faye Dunaway get thrown under the bus.”
-
“Do you think the tuxedos can get any shorter and tighter?”
-
“Didja hear Jeff Bridges say to the President ‘Shut the fuck up, Donny!’?”
-
We’re wearing the same tuxedo!
-
“I just saw Steve Harvey backstage. He was saying something about a secret plan to restore his reputation.”
-
“Hey, I just found an envelope with HILLARY’s name.”
-
“I thought Denzel was going to kill Casey with his bare hands.”
-
“Emma Stone … hmmm? Emma Stone … that’s not a movie … is it?”
-
“Congratulations on your Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Mr O’Connell!”
Since the name-an-Oscar category is up to 13…
Overheard backstage at the Oscars
- “Eh, take any envelope out there. No one cares.”
- “That concludes the two hour 2016 in memoriam section.”
- “Hey, let’s watch Faye Dunaway get thrown under the bus.”
- “Do you think the tuxedos can get any shorter and tighter?”
- “Didja hear Jeff Bridges say to the President ‘Shut the fuck up, Donny!’?”
- “We’re wearing the same tuxedo!”
- “I just saw Steve Harvey backstage. He was saying something about a secret plan to restore his reputation.”
- “Hey, I just found an envelope with HILLARY’s name.”
- “I thought Denzel was going to kill Casey with his bare hands.”
- “Emma Stone … hmmm? Emma Stone … that’s not a movie … is it?”
- “Congratulations on your Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Mr O’Connell!”
- “How long until Trump sends in SEAL Team Six?”
Overheard backstage at the Oscars
- “Eh, take any envelope out there. No one cares.”
- “That concludes the two hour 2016 in memoriam section.”
- “Hey, let’s watch Faye Dunaway get thrown under the bus.”
- “Do you think the tuxedos can get any shorter and tighter?”
- “Didja hear Jeff Bridges say to the President ‘Shut the fuck up, Donny!’?”
- “We’re wearing the same tuxedo!”
- “I just saw Steve Harvey backstage. He was saying something about a secret plan to restore his reputation.”
- “Hey, I just found an envelope with HILLARY’s name.”
- “I thought Denzel was going to kill Casey with his bare hands.”
- “Emma Stone … hmmm? Emma Stone … that’s not a movie … is it?”
- “Congratulations on your Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Mr O’Connell!”
- “How long until Trump sends in SEAL Team Six?”
13: “Kimmel’s okay but he’s no James Franco.”
I’ll pass.
Infovore
50020
Annoying sounds
- Car alarms
- Crying babies
- Loud voices when loud voices are not necessary
- Styrofoam rubbing against styrofoam
- Nails on a blackboard
- Trump’s voice
- People screaming on cell phones
- Microphone feedback
- Crackling cellophane
(especially in movie theaters)
Annoying sounds
- Car alarms
- Crying babies
- Loud voices when loud voices are not necessary
- Styrofoam rubbing against styrofoam
- Nails on a blackboard
- Trump’s voice
- People screaming on cell phones
- Dogs barking
- Microphone feedback
- Crackling cellophane
- Parents screaming at kids
- Leaking faucets
- Helicopters
I swear the LAPD loves to circle their copters overhead at 3 a.m. solely to annoy people.
Next: Soothing sounds
- Ocean surf.