# Hold up guys - I know who's getting the oscar for best picture

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 6, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531 "2010-03-06T16:24:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/161 "2011-08-27T00:27:07Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> [post lamenting all the copy-cat movies since this one was released.]

[Quoting entire 5 page post only to say “This”]

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/162 "2011-08-27T00:28:29Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> [post lamenting all the copy-cat movies since this one was released.]

[Quoting entire 5 page post only to say “+1”]

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/163 "2011-08-27T00:43:08Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> [post lamenting all the copy-cat movies since this one was released.]

[Quoting entire 5 page post only to say “QFT”]

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/164 "2011-08-27T00:56:29Z")

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[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:163, topic:531531”]

[Quoting entire 5 page post only to say “QFT”]  
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Dammit! I was about to use that one!

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/165 "2011-08-29T14:47:28Z")

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[Obligatory post chastising **Bumbershoot** for not putting " Dammit! I was about to use that one! " into brackets]

[😃]

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/166 "2011-08-29T17:00:18Z")

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> [@Cartooniverse](#):
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> [Obligatory post chastising **Bumbershoot** for not putting " Dammit! I was about to use that one! " into brackets]
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> [😃]

You’re right! What I should have said was

[Post complaining that the previous poster stole my post]

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/167 "2011-08-29T19:23:13Z")

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[Some variation of “Ha! Pwned!” using appropriate jargon of the day.]

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/168 "2011-08-30T14:30:06Z")

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[“I totally agree but I’m not sure how they’re going to do that” or other short reply to a post that I didn’t quote so you have no idea what I’m talking about]

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