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Blinky Stinky Bill
Sunday, October 30th, 2005
blinky Stinky Bill" alt="bill%20murray Comic legend Bill Murray broke Hollywood convention and refused to applaud Sean Penn when he beat him to the Best Actor statuette at last year’s Oscars - because he hates fake award ceremonies. .Murray, who was nominated for his acclaimed performance in Lost in Translation, lost out to Penn’s performance in Mystic River, but refused to put on the false smile usually seen on jilted nominees’ faces.On missing out on the prized statuette, Murray says, “Pi**ed off? You bet I was. .“I don’t approve of award ceremonies, so I was wondering what had persuaded me to attend that one. I was pissed at myself.”
For the record, I thought Penn’s performance was almost believable. I am not referring to Mystic River (which I have not seen), but rather his other water-inspired act.
Tags: entertainment
Breathing a Sigh of Relief
Sunday, October 30th, 2005You remember those words by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? You know, the whole “let’s wipe Israel off the map” thing? Well, much to my relief, the Iranian regime has assured us that they have no such plans.
Iran says it has no intention to attack Israel despite a call by its president to have it “wiped off the map”.
Iran’s foreign ministry said Tehran respected the UN charter and had never used or threatened to use force.
Boy, that’s a relief! Because we can all trust the Iranians. And we can all trust that if they did have such plans, they would admit to them. After all, that element-of-surprise thing is so 80’s.
Tags: Iran
