It's Time for Oscar Night! Let's Pick the Winners! CONTEST ALERT WITH PRIZES!!! UPDATE!!!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

SECOND UPDATE: Please see the new turn of events just announced in a new discussion!!! BUB's saga is starting to read like a suspense novel....twists and turns all over the place!!

UPDATE:  THIS JUST IN.....Karen was nice enough to tally up the winners and she and Jane (Rooney and Stuart) tied for first place. Karen has decided, after much consideration, that she does not want Brad and conceded the victory to Jane. Jane, private message me your address and Brad is on his way to your house to live a life of luxury...ride the golf carts, meet the gators, play with Rooney and Stuart, and make all the other women jealous in your neighborhood! Congratulations!! I hope BUB and you will be very happy!!

Sunday is Oscar night in our household. I watch every year and usually get mad at who wins, but this year I thought it might be fun to have a little contest. Of course, we need a prize and I have the perfect one for the gal or guy who has everything. Everyone can use a friend, especially one who is not judgmental, is always a good listener, never long winded (unless you release his valve), and likes to spend time with you. No, I am not offering my services, but I do have the right guy for this occasion and his name is Blow Up Brad!

Keep in mind, when inflated, he does not look exactly like the guy on the box, but he could still be useful if you ever find yourself driving on I-95 and need one more passenger to get in the HOV lane. He is also available to sit at the dinner table with you, so you never eat alone again, and he will never pick his Ipad2 or Kindle over you, so you have time on your hands to think of stupid contests. 

Please be kind to Brad, if you are the winner. He has already been rejected by a friend and my mother and returned to me. His ego is bruised and he needs a loving home. Please note he is potty trained, sleeps in a box, and just needs a good pump from time to time to realize his full potential.

Pump is not included in this offer!

Alright, now here is all you need to do to play. Pick the Oscar winners BEFORE the Oscar telecast and Monday, I will tally up the entries and let you know who won and who gets Brad. Good luck. I can't wait to get rid find a wonderful home for a wonderful inflatable guy. In case of a tie, I will choose the winner based on who I like better  a question I come up with after the Oscars. 

Here are the nominees:

BEST PICTURE

‘The Artist’ ‘The Descendants’ ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ ‘The Help’ ‘Hugo’ ‘Midnight in Paris’ ‘Moneyball’ ‘The Tree of Life’ ‘War Horse’

BEST DIRECTOR

Woody Allen, ‘Midnight in Paris’ Michel Hazanavicius, ‘The Artist’ Terrence Malick, ‘The Tree of Life’ Alexander Payne, ‘The Descendants’ Martin Scorsese, ‘Hugo’

BEST ACTOR

Demian Bichir, ‘A Better Life’ George Clooney, ‘The Descendants’ Jean Dujardin, ‘The Artist’ Gary Oldman, ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Brad Pitt, ‘Moneyball’

BEST ACTRESS

Glenn Close, ‘Albert Nobbs’ Viola Davis, "The Help" Rooney Mara, ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Meryl Streep, ‘The Iron Lady’ Michelle Williams, ‘My Week With Marilyn’

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh, ‘My Week With Marilyn’ Jonah Hill, ‘Moneyball’ Nick Nolte, ‘Warrior’ Christopher Plummer, ‘Beginners’

Max Von Sydow, ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo, ‘The Artist’ Jessica Chastain, ‘The Help’ Melissa McCarthy, ‘Bridesmaids’ Janet McTeer, ‘Albert Nobbs’ Octavia Spencer, ‘The Help’

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

‘A Cat In Paris’ ‘Chico & Rita’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ ‘Puss in Boots’ ‘Rango’

BEST FOREIGN FILM

‘Bullhead’, Belgium ‘Footnote’, Israel ‘In Darkness’, Poland ‘Monsier Lazhar’, Canada ‘A Separation’, Iran

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

‘Man or Muppet’ from ‘The Muppets’ ’Real in Rio’ from ‘Rio’

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Jennifer, I will accept your change, but you just got the Foreign Film wrong :) Me, too!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Oh my doodle, what if you have a tie?

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

F, I already addressed that in my discussion. I will settle it with a tie breaking question....LOL! Hurry up and get your winners picked.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Whoops, I guess I skimmed through the discussion because there was not even the chance of a snowball in hell that I would deign to enter I knew I didn't have the correct answers : )

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Come on, F....it will be fun!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

She will give it to the person she likes more!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Shhhhhhhh, Jennifer :) That is our secret....LOL!

[Donna K & Quincy]

I won't be watching the Oscars nor have I seen any of the movies so instead I wrote a little poem in honor of Brad.

There once was a Brad made of plastic,

His physique was really fantastic,

Though he's lacking a tool,

He makes all the girls drool,

I think he must be quite elastic.

 

Oh Brad from a box what a doll,

He is wearing nothing at all,

Though he's missing some gear,

And has nothing to wear,

He's causing the ladies to brawl.

 

In a contest Brad is the prize,

There's a gleam in all the gals eyes,

They want Brad for themselves,

Above everyone else,

And I don't think the reason's his eyes.

 

Good Luck to all the contest participants and may the biggest sucker best woman win.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Donna, Thank you for a good laugh. Now, just play along and enter for fun...LOL!! Loved the poem.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Wise beyond your years! Nice poem.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

All you have to do is answer a few questions to win

Come on, Donna and F, you aren't committing a sin

Stop pretending you don't love Inflatable Brad

Really and truly, you are making him sad

_____________________

His body ain't great, but he has a cute mug

And when you are done with him, you just pull the plug

He can be hung on a hook or propped up in a car

He never gets frisky or expects to go far

__________________________

So, in my opinion, he is worth trying to win

He'd be your friend for life and give you a grin

You just have to promise me and lying is a sin

That Brad doesn't wind up in a metal trash bin

 

[F, Calla & Luca]

Whew, all my trash bins are plastic : ) And if I don't enter there's extra insurance. Besides, now that I know the vast majority of the Academy  voters are older white men why should I care, even if a mother superior, Dolores Hart, is included.

He may be just a blow up guy

But if he could help me my oh my

He could do some chores

A little light work

I'd no longer think he was just a jerk