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Oscar Performance

I stand before an audience
Without the wit to say
Anything sensible today
Oscar was such a complete surprise
To receive your love and this sweet prize
Close to speechless yet go on for ages
Seem shy as if not used to public stages
I have to thank those precious peers
Imagine them choking on their cheers
I act all flustered quite overcome
Thank my daddy thank my mum
Even cite a forgotten teacher
My inspirations I so humbly feature
I ramble on and on and on
Till my allotted time is gone
I totter off before I’m otherwise dragged
With that which others’ clever words has bagged
And the Academy’s award too
For worst winner’s speech goes to …

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Comments

  • dave ochs gold member
    February 21, 2009

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    hey Frank

    this was really well done. you really get the point across at the prententiousness of those Oscar speeches. Oh well what can we expect there actors.
    dave


  • gnosisonG silver member
    February 21, 2009

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    It s All In The Delivery!

    Hi Frank. This had me chortling, mate. About time someone scribed a satirical cutup of such schmalzy vomit-inducing performances as award-acceptance speeches. Reminds me of the Halle Berry one especially. No wait! Come to think of it, it serves me to recall just about every cringing response I have (up until now) been able to repress with curmudgeonly contentment!
    Oh well. Good show, Mr Gibbard.

    Regards

    gGushingsimplygGushing

    • Frank E Gibbard
      February 22, 2009
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      Thanks to everyone

      Otiose to say more gnosisonG your comment is worthy of an award to say the least. T he Frank