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OK… Before you all settle down with your nachos, burritos, pork cracklingo’s, or whatever you shove in your pie-holes while watching “The Oscars.” The biggest clusterfuck in the universe after the Super Bowl. Keep this in mind… You won’t have to watch K’Fed doing his pseudo, bling, rap thing (yawn) for the umpteenth time. Yes, someone decided to turn the AFLAC duck into fois gras, and yes, you will have to watch the world’s biggest collection of really fucking boring car commercials… Yet again. But here’s the best bit… You will only have to briefly look at “The Oscars.” Nude, golden guy statuette, who’s head bears a striking resemblance to Britney’s crazy “I have been in re-hab for at least 4 hours,” and you are going to see this fucking picture for the rest of your life… Arrrgghh!! In the meantime… Check these out if you are going to do […]

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