God and the Oscars

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I watched at least 2 winners thank God. Jesus wasn't thanked. Allah didn't help.

God must be a really good acting coach.
 
There was a programme on Sky in the UK about religion in sport last week, largely athletics from the section I saw.

It still didn't answer the question, what if everyone in the race crosses themselves beforehand, does the most devout win?
 
Can't help wondering what Betty Battenburg will make of Helen Mirrin saying if it weren't for her she wouldn't have won the Oscar. What did she mean: "Thanks for your heir's ex dying in a car crash and you having to put up with a decade of CT nuts saying you had her offed. Must be terrible but hey, it got me this trophy."?
 
FarSideOfTheMoon said:
There was a programme on Sky in the UK about religion in sport last week, largely athletics from the section I saw.

It still didn't answer the question, what if everyone in the race crosses themselves beforehand, does the most devout win?
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I recall the anecdote about a man who found himself sitting next to a priest at boxing match .

As the match was about to begin, on of the boxers crossed himself..

The man brought it to the attention of the priest and asked him if he thought it would help..

The priest replied: " If he can box it will .. "
 
It doesn't matter who wins or loses,
As long as God is glorified.
 
God was way into The Departed, I'm sure. Little Miss Sunshine most likely lost because it mentioned Nietzsche too many times. God hates that.
 
JQH said:
Can't help wondering what Betty Battenburg will make of Helen Mirrin saying if it weren't for her she wouldn't have won the Oscar. What did she mean: "Thanks for your heir's ex dying in a car crash and you having to put up with a decade of CT nuts saying you had her offed. Must be terrible but hey, it got me this trophy."?
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I think the GBP (Great British Public) really can't be bothered with the totally over the top sycophantic Oscars coverage we've had recently. In particular, I haven't seen or heard many people outside the media actually that bothered about Mirren winning, she just comes across as a typical self-obsessed actor type. But hey, I'm a grump...:mad:
 
One of my favorite Oscar moments was when a technical award winner sometime in the 80s drolly thanked himself cause "I deserve it and I did it!".

It's fine to thank God but how about crediting yourself for all your hard work and dedication for once? Or thanking your ancestors for the great roll of genetic dice?
 
God apparently made the world in 7 days...you'd think he could have kept the Oscars to under three hours....
 
I'm reminded of Stewie's line from Family Guy:

"I'd like to thank God... who else... oh yes... Satan."

(probably not as I write it, but the point is there)
 
Another one of my favorite Oscar moments was when an elderly Asian man won one of the minor awards sometime in the 70s and shouted out "I'd like to thank God...and Buddha!"
 
Juustin said:
God was way into The Departed, I'm sure. Little Miss Sunshine most likely lost because it mentioned Nietzsche too many times. God hates that.
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I just find it kind of lame, they would give awards to a movie that is a basically a HK cinema remake (ie: rip off) of the original movie infernal affairs based in Hong Kong.
 
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