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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


Stupid Fact of the Week
There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

24 February, 2008
OSCAR NIGHT 08
Bossman: 13.1
Da-Ego: 11.1
Turmel: 11.1
The Rockel: 11.1
Justin T: 11.0
She-Mendenhall: 10.1
He-Mendenhall: 9.0
Mills: 8.2


And, the Rockel-Cathey side bet:
Rockel: 88
Cathey: 77


Blog-o-matic:
Here we go... 3 minutes left... if you're not in now, better hurry...
Here's Jonny... Stewart's on stage, all bets are off...
Haha... Make-up sex... at least the first writers strike joke was a good one...
Lookout, baby... Stewart's on a role... wtg, Jon...
Alright, let's hand out some awards, and, more importantly for us, some points...
Rockel assumes last place as Elizabeth grabs a statue...
Ratatouille! Social! Also, rockel extends his lead in the side bet...
first upset wins Bother-me some points along with cathey in the side bet... Daego and Rockel alone at the bottom now...
Rockel needs some help from the Rock... and DOESN'T GET IT... Beth capitalizes on another upset and takes first...
SOCIAL!!! Everybody cleans up with Sweeney's Art...
Mr. Mills joins me and daego at the bottom as Javier gets what was coming to him... rockel pulls further away in the sidebet...
Let's start breaking up some of these ties... Owen, help me out... Alright, Mozart! a little name recog. goes a long way...
Bethanny capitalizes on another longshot, and takes mr. mills with her this time...
Supporting Actress... man this one could go any way... TILDA? way to go Greg! It even shocked her... Great speech, Tilda
SOCIAL!!! (sorry, greg)... Joel/Ethan pick up an adapted to go with their original fargo script...
"and the baby goes to..." HA! (<-- Dr. Morrow voice)... wtg, jon... best joke of the night
BOURNE scoring love already? Uh-oh... no points for anybody...
AGAIN!!???!!! BOURNE??!!1! WTF?
MARION!!!! Ryan and I start climbing out of hell as Cathey gains a few points in the sidebet...
Wii Tennis...
Falling Slowly... such a beautiful performance... bravo...
Bourne again... boo.
standing O... nice
as much as i'm not a Penelope Cruz fan, it's nice that they got a presenter who can pronounce all the names...
AUSTRIA, YEAH! Rockel cozies up to Bether-me (sorry Eric) as Bossman (my boss... I had to make his picks for an event he was attending tonight) takes first...
FALLING SLOWLY!!!FALLING SLOWLY!!!FALLING SLOWLY!!!FALLING SLOWLY!!!FALLING SLOWLY!!! So happy! So emotional! So happy!
Okay... at this point, we've got 8 awards left... rockel is near the top, which is as it should be, but he's taking a risk in a few remaining categories (orig screenplay, documentary), so we'll see... it should be noted, however, that cathey will have to win ALL of the remaining five categories where we differ in our sidebet picks to pull off the sidebet upset...
Marketa!!! Thanks, Academy...
Robert!!! No points for anybody... Deacons, what happened, Baby?
In Memoriam... wow... tuff year...
Bored during comercial... HIGHLIGHTS THUS FAR: Swinton's Speech, Marketa coming back out, "And the baby goes to...", Robert Elswit pulls an upset and tries to thank Danny Day, who... apparently went to the bathroom...
Cathey picks up a big win in the sidebet as Justin and Daego climb a few spots on Atonements Score...
The American Soldier as a presenter... nicely done, Academy...
Freeheld... no points for anyone... Mr. Mills picks up the most of the three tiebreakers (with 2), but lingers near the back with only 5 major category wins...
Nazionale and Turmel gain ground with Taxi... Rockel solidifies a win in the sidebet...
Only four categories left... Everybodies going with No Country for Director... Rockel's taking a risk on writing with Clayton... Daego's taking a risk on Picture with Atonement... and Mills is taking a risk on Actor with Depp... Which way's it gonna go?
Rockel's risk doesn't pay off... Juno ftw... dammit...
Mills' risk doesn't pay off... Day-Lewis ftw... HELLZ YEAH!!! MILKSHAKE!!!
With only Director and Picture remaining, you're pretty much looking at the final standings... Daego has a shot at a portion of first place if Atonement can pull down a best pic win, but he runs the risk of falling into a three-way tie for second with the Rockel and the Turmel...
SOCIAL!!! Congrats, Coens...
Here's Daego's big chance..............
Coen's Win! Coen's Win! Coen's Win!
So, none of the risks at the end pays off... Rockel pulls into a three-way tie for second, and Bossman wins (hopefully he did equally as well at his event...)
Not a bad night... Jon did even better than last year... maybe they'll have him back again... Good night, East Coast...
posted by Rockel @ 5:22 PM  
3 Comments:
  • At 24/2/08 5:47 PM, Blogger Bethany said…

    Same rules as last year with the bonus point categories?

    Do I get NAACP points for being a minority?

     
  • At 24/2/08 6:32 PM, Blogger Doyle said…

    That only works if you're white and going to a predominantly black school. Maybe I should have put in some picks for the Oscars...

     
  • At 25/2/08 5:33 PM, Blogger FaithInArts said…

    Well I did say I gave a few dark horses to ya for those wins. But Bourne Ult. What The Crap!

     
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.

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