The Oscars (79th Annual Academy Awards)

[hailgautam]

^^ There is much more to do then vouching, big4 hardly do any vouching because it is pretty much useless to do vouching, just imagine a Rs. 1500 core company how much vouching you would be able to do and what would you do.

Big4 rather depend on the internal controls and the processes and whether they are effective or not.

E&Y used to not take any one who is not a grad.....for Internship, but they too take and we had many non-grads as interns, and yes I did my articles in E&Y

Ya we are off topic in relation to forum.

 

[aryayush]

Anyways, we are going off topic.

Actually, you guys weren't exactly on topic even before.

 

[caleb]

I just searched for 'billy crystal' on IMDB. Last I saw him was in 'When Harry Met Sally'. It was such a shock to see him so old. When Harry Met Sally was a wonderful movie. Meg Ryan does not look nearly as aged as him.

Well, Billy Crystal will be 60 years old in 2 weeks...Meg Ryan will be 60 in NOV 2021..so obviously he will look old...plus he doesn't use plastic surgery...I don't know if Meg Ryan has done any plastic job or not but genrally it is believed that Hollywood (and many Bollywood) Woman go in for plastic surgery.

Anyway coming back to Billy Crystal...bcoz he was so mazing, Billy was asked to host the Oscar's year after year for 7 years until they decided to get Chris Rock last year (Chris COMPLETELY screwed up the Oscar's with his cheap gimmicks it was so padestrian). This year Ellen DeGeneres (who although is a actor & writer she is more known as the day time talk show host in US). She was better than Chris Rock of last year but she is no where near Billy Crystal.

If you want to compare Billy Crystal (this is totally my opinion) with Chris Rock ...I would say imagine Amitabh Bacchan being replaced by Cyrus Barucha to host KBC...if you want compare Billy with Ellen DeGeneres...than it'll be Amitabh being replaced by Shoba de to host KBC (it's not an exact comparison but it'll give you an idea of how good Billy Crystal is...once again this my opinion which is generally echoed by many hard core "Oscar watchers"...or should I say I'm echoing what is generally agreed by Oscar fans).

Don't take my word, just walk into any decent Video renting parlour and ask for all the Oscar's hosted by Billy Crystal till 2004.

 

[aryayush]

So, you watch the Oscars?

Wasn't Cameron Diaz the host this year?

Does it air on any channel in India? Which one?

 

[caleb]

So, you watch the Oscars?

Wasn't Cameron Diaz the host this year?

Does it air on any channel in India? Which one?

Yes I watch Oscars...it's fun...well atleast it used to be when Billy Crystal was around...these days it is boring with some padestrian hosts (compared to Billy).

No Cameron Diaz was not the host...Ellen DeGeneres was...a day time talk show host in US (also a writer & actress).

It is aired LIVE every year by Star World and it was aired live on Monday morning 26th FEB 2007 (which is basically Sunday night in US) and it was also re-telecast at 8pm (I think) on Star World...Star World has been doing this every year from over a decade now. They tend to repeat it the following sunday so you may want to catch up.

 

[Pathik]

well did ny1 notice lisa ray ther??? she looked HOTTTT

 

[aryayush]

Is it family friendly? an extremely conservative family, if I may say so.

 

[caleb]

Is it family friendly? an extremely conservative family, if I may say so.

Yes it is family friendly...maybe some people take offense when the awardee is being kissed on the lips n stuff. I find many of our Bollywood award ceremonies to be a bit vulgur with the girating movements and stuff...I remember Urmila Matondkar a few years wearing a certain stretchy pants which bordered way over decency even by western standards...so compared to that Oscars are a lot more decent. But as I said Oscar lost it sheen when Billy left the show.

@pathiks, was Lisa really there?...I didn't notice maybe I wan't paying attention or she was shown when I wasn't watching.

 

[hailgautam]

Both statements mean the same actually except for the different percentages.

Nope.....they mean 100% different

 

[aryayush]

How exactly?

 

[hailgautam]

you can read?
out of 100%, 98% are made-up - this statement talks about the authenticity of the statistics.

2. 37.5% are made up on the spot - other 62.5% require some work on them to be done..........this statement talks about the timing of creation of the statistics.

That's how exactly.

 

[mail2and]

How exactly?

Don't bother. Some people argue for the sake of it.

 

[aryayush]

But I intend to make it clear to him.

you can read?
out of 100%, 98% are made-up - this statement talks about the authenticity of the statistics.

2. 37.5% are made up on the spot - other 62.5% require some work on them to be done..........this statement talks about the timing of creation of the statistics.

That's how exactly.

No, you are absolutely wrong, and I do not mean that in disrespect. It is OK to be wrong sometimes, life would be pretty boring if you were always correct.

Both the sentences talk about the authenticity of most statistics. What mail2and posted is actually supposed to be a funny and self-conflicting post. But it takes a little bit of common sense to 'get it'.
It talks about how so many statistics are made up on the spot (i.e. inaccurate, artificial, incorrect, inauthentic - call it what you will) while it already supplements the statement with another made up statistic. That is the essence of it and it is funny if you understand in at once.

I then posted another post with a changed figure to point out that 37.5% is in itself not a genuine figure and that it can be anything. You basically posted the same sentence again with a few different words and you think that the two are somehow different.

mail2and's statement is the actual quote. It points out a truth. I myself sit with my friends sometimes and I will say something like - "Laptops occupy exactly 46.26% of the computer market." I haven't the slightest clue what the actual figure is and whether I am anywhere close to it, but I make it up because it makes me sound well-informed and knowledgeable - and because my friends have no clue either, it goes down well with them.

Hope it is clear now!

:: Oh, I just love making issues out of thin air! ::

>>> Back to the topic, please!

 

[hailgautam]

But I intend to make it clear to him.

No, you are absolutely wrong, and I do not mean that in disrespect. It is OK to be wrong sometimes, life would be pretty boring if you were always correct.

Right - You should be wrong here...

Both the sentences talk about the authenticity of most statistics.

Agree.

What mail2and posted is actually supposed to be a funny and self-conflicting post. But it takes a little bit of common sense to 'get it'.

Agree

It talks about how so many statistics are made up on the spot (i.e. inaccurate, artificial, incorrect, inauthentic - call it what you will) while it already supplements the statement with another made up statistic. That is the essence of it and it is funny if you understand in at once.

Read again your words only........

I then posted another post with a changed figure to point out that 37.5% is in itself not a genuine figure and that it can be anything. You basically posted the same sentence again with a few different words and you think that the two are somehow different.

I did not basically posted the same message. My message is different.....I was not referring to how statistics are made, but was referring to the general nature of the statistics themselves

mail2and's statement is the actual quote. It points out a truth. I myself sit with my friends sometimes and I will say something like - "Laptops occupy exactly 46.26% of the computer market." I haven't the slightest clue what the actual figure is and whether I am anywhere close to it, but I make it up because it makes me sound well-informed and knowledgeable - and because my friends have no clue either, it goes down well with them.

There are 2 situations here:
1. You come out/produce/spawn/generate some number to suit your temporary and momentary needs - at that time you do not have the time/resource/opportunity to refer to any other outside source. Let us go with the number we got for this purpose for the time being - 37.5% of the times

However there are situations where to support your point/position/meaning/intention/argument/line of statement you do some research/study/investigation by spending time/resources/effort and support your point/position/meaning/intention/argument/line of statement based on such research/study/investigation - This happens the remaining - 62.5% of the times.

2. However 98% of your your point is false/fake/invented/fabricated, irrespective of whether you have come out/produce/spawn/generate a number (37.5%) due to some constraints (for obvious reasons) or did some research/study/investigation (62.5%) - spending time/resources/effort to support your findings.

Hope it is clear now!

:: Oh, I just love making issues out of thin air! ::

>>> Back to the topic, please!

Ya now Now it can end.

 

[aryayush]

LOL! OK.

As you wish. Take it as you will, it's upto you.

 

[caleb]

What happend to the discussion on Oscars?

 

[Darthvader]

It vanished in all the statistical gibberish

 

[mail2and]

Look who is talking. Everytime I see a fight in this forum, you are involved in it.

Go harp about it. Run around trees, streets shouting that. What a statement!

My point was that Martin Scorsese did plagiarise/rip-off .

Even I said he ripped it off. I wonder why you realized it that late. Tsk. Tsk.

 

[rockthegod]

Watched "Infernal Affairs" a long time back.... Departed is a much superior movie even for its adapted nature... All actors were simply fantastic and the script n screenplay is excellent !!!!! Kusod to Scorcese though this movie would never be on the same lines as the legendary Taxi Driver and Raging Bull !!!!

All the Oscar decisions are quite good except I thought that CARS would would win over that extremely childish Happy Feet (the first animation movie that I didn't like).

Pans Labyrinth was way above all others. The story is novel, intriguing and very well scripted. The soundtrack is JUST SIMPLY THE BEST !!!!!!

 

[aryayush]

Which animation movies have you seen? Have you seen the seven Pixar movies?