# Presenting Academy Award to self (need answer fast)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-academy-award-to-self-need-answer-fast/573225>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 2, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-academy-award-to-self-need-answer-fast/573225 "2011-03-02T16:32:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-academy-award-to-self-need-answer-fast/573225/21 "2011-03-02T21:57:28Z")

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> [@Skammer](#):
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> That was in 1939. Shirley Temple won her Academy Award in 1935, but didn’t become Black until 10 years later.

She still is.

Because, as we all know, once you go Black, you never go back.

😃

(Thank you, I’m here all week. Tip your waitress! Hell, knock her right over!)

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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:** [March 2, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-academy-award-to-self-need-answer-fast/573225/22 "2011-03-02T22:51:35Z")

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I love you people.

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**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-academy-award-to-self-need-answer-fast/573225/23 "2011-03-03T16:28:41Z")

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> [@dhkendall](#):
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> She still is.
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> Because, as we all know, once you go Black, you never go back.
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> 😃
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> (Thank you, I’m here all week. Tip your waitress! Hell, knock her right over!)

Egads!  
That was simply horrible.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-academy-award-to-self-need-answer-fast/573225/24 "2011-03-03T18:04:08Z")

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But now I’m curious. Who was the first black person to commit suicide on the Moon?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-academy-award-to-self-need-answer-fast/573225/25 "2011-03-03T18:22:35Z")

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Lemme hop in my time machine and go find out. Back in a jiff…

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