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onenote

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17. You could read a book and get off your computer.
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 01:33 AM
Feb 2013

Just a suggestion offered in the spirit of trying to protect your health.

Oscar awards make me sick. [View all] garybeck Feb 2013 OP
This country loves its kings and queens Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1
Some of the LGBT members on DU might disagree about the "queens" part of your comment TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #44
Say What?? It's Clear "Queens" in this Context Refers to Hollywood Personalities Being Treated... dballance Feb 2013 #48
See post #100. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #101
Wow OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #71
See post #100. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #102
The PC handwringer crowd. The reference wasnt about LBGT in the slightest. Wake the hell up. Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #79
See post #100. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #103
Um...no. HappyMe Feb 2013 #82
See post #100. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #104
Confused nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #93
See post #100. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #105
As someone who supports the LGBT community in every possible way, TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #100
Hang in there dude, I am diabetic too, one reason I practice martial arts so much Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #106
It's ok OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #108
Barf your heart out! mia Feb 2013 #2
It must suck to be forced to watch something that you hate. n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #3
What you said... cliffordu Feb 2013 #4
I'm not watching it. I just can't go to any website without it being in the headlines garybeck Feb 2013 #7
Of course the Oscars will appear in several website headlines. Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2013 #13
You could read a book and get off your computer. onenote Feb 2013 #17
Who else has a wider audience? mia Feb 2013 #22
Totally agree. go west young man Feb 2013 #35
Poor baby. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #62
It's like a news story or something. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #94
Welcome to my world JustAnotherGen Feb 2013 #98
Agreed. name not needed Feb 2013 #28
Well, there's this--available all year long, not just one night a year. MADem Feb 2013 #5
that's my point. garybeck Feb 2013 #11
but people who get nobel prizes would usually be the types who dont want JI7 Feb 2013 #18
Sure they do. MADem Feb 2013 #23
You are assuming that fame and adulation are rewards when they are in fact annoying bits of Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #73
Why didn't you just bake a cake, then? WinkyDink Feb 2013 #6
what has one got to do with the other ? maybe people who cure disease, feed hungry etc JI7 Feb 2013 #8
NBC and ABC greymattermom Feb 2013 #9
Who the hell is going to watch boring nerdy do-gooders TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #10
I would. n/t garybeck Feb 2013 #12
Then you must have had a rousing time at your city's last Community Service Awards . . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #32
But it wouldn't be nearly as much fun... brooklynite Feb 2013 #70
I understand what you're saying. The entire LibDemAlways Feb 2013 #14
the problem is there are too many award shows JI7 Feb 2013 #16
Do you have any idea how many people are employed by the film industry? Beaverhausen Feb 2013 #25
I'm not putting down people who work in the industry. My husband's LibDemAlways Feb 2013 #36
Oh for fucks sake. Beaverhausen Feb 2013 #38
As a retired h.s. teacher, I find your complaint silly. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #56
Teachers Are Honored Here... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #75
My issue has always been not knowing Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #107
It's a self-licking ice cream cone mwrguy Feb 2013 #15
It's an industry that employs millions, many unionized. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #19
who are you hoping gets the nobel prizes this year ? what did you think of the medal of honor award JI7 Feb 2013 #20
Then you'd love the Razzie Awards. Initech Feb 2013 #21
Stop questioning the status quo, you damn trouble maker!! RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #24
It doesn't take any bravery to say "Waaaahhhh!" WinkyDink Feb 2013 #57
There's CNN Heroes KingFlorez Feb 2013 #26
+1 grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #41
Right. I was also thinking of that show. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #99
you would have a point if the movies that won were frivolous but they weren't CreekDog Feb 2013 #27
I'm sickened by people who post self-righteous "look at me" threads on DU Orrex Feb 2013 #29
Ditto! go west young man Feb 2013 #37
So sorry for your tummy upset Summer Hathaway Feb 2013 #30
One of my PBS xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #31
Well, at least the spectators are not likely to tblue37 Feb 2013 #33
There's a time for reality defacto7 Feb 2013 #34
If it was all about fantasy and 'no reality' there would not be awards for documentary films. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #74
Thank you very much! defacto7 Feb 2013 #110
over a billion people nvme Feb 2013 #39
You seem to have a low sickness threshold. n/t pnwmom Feb 2013 #40
No kidding. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #88
Gary you have a choice to not watch madokie Feb 2013 #42
I agree, which is why I don't watch them Skittles Feb 2013 #43
i haven't watched in years. DesertFlower Feb 2013 #45
If you're in the biz you probably know how hard these people work .. YOHABLO Feb 2013 #46
I agree -- IMO it's a ludicrous, pathetic spectacle MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #47
Eat your spinach. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #58
Hollywood employs millions and ALL are union people. GOOD union people. graham4anything Feb 2013 #49
I agree with you the oscars are as much a ridiculous waste of time as sports.... bowens43 Feb 2013 #50
How do they distract? graham4anything Feb 2013 #52
Are you in any way serious? Theatre and sports go back to Ancient Greece, FGS. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #59
Tell me how you think this film, nominated last night, is mindless or meaningles or how it Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #78
They do, it's called the Nobel Prizes. MadHound Feb 2013 #51
'they' = some norwegians. and those prizes are political. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #54
Swedes, but whatever. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #60
actually, the committee = norwegians. and always has. but whatever. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #64
My mistake for skim-Googling. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #68
The Norwegians only choose the Peace Prize - all the rest are chosen by Swedish committees muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #112
Ahem. Obama. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #63
i threw out kissinger because he's a particularly egregious case of a murderer who got a peace HiPointDem Feb 2013 #65
what kind of makes me sick is that you know all their gowns and decor cost millions; also you HiPointDem Feb 2013 #53
Oh, brother. No, the gowns didn't cost "millions." Re: "propaganda"---NS, S. Are you new to movies? WinkyDink Feb 2013 #61
"all their gowns and decor cost millions" = collectively, all the gowns, decor, etc. cost millions. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #67
Ever hear of the Nobel Prize? NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #55
Doesn't CNN have a heroes awards show every year? Personally, it irks me whenever there is Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #66
Is your complaint that we don't honor good works, or we don't do it with production numbers? brooklynite Feb 2013 #69
Were they on? LWolf Feb 2013 #72
Well, poor you. HappyMe Feb 2013 #76
I watch to see the gowns. Whisp Feb 2013 #77
Ignorance kills. Knowledge = Life Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #80
Predictable dialog. Lousy acting. "Comedy" that isn't funny. Forced, contrived "tragedy" BlueStreak Feb 2013 #81
Tell me how these films are a waste Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #83
So you are bent out of shape over an awards show that show cases movies stars Javaman Feb 2013 #84
Pick Up Your Phone, That's Ben Afleck On The Line. Paladin Feb 2013 #85
Well you're not supposed to eat them, silly! demwing Feb 2013 #86
This gum tastes like rubber! Iggo Feb 2013 #111
The goal of curing cancer is to cure cancer. The goal of being famous is to be on awards shows, etc. KurtNYC Feb 2013 #87
Agreed. Apophis Feb 2013 #89
Movies make my world a better place. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #90
Sad. The arts are so endangered and artists dismissed. I suspect you misunderstand. nolabear Feb 2013 #91
Your tv comes with a remote, right? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #92
TV isn't about making the world a better place. It's about making money. slackmaster Feb 2013 #95
America (for a very long time) has been a leader in "entertainment" SoCalDem Feb 2013 #96
Then the cure is not to watch one ever again. MicaelS Feb 2013 #97
Sanctimonious. SpartanDem Feb 2013 #109
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