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THE 2003 OSCARS FROM THE STANCE OF THE COUCH VIEWER

By | March 2003

Being the good couch Samaritan that I am, I opted to bypass the 30-minute pre-show due to the fact that I was watching the “Inside Dr. No” documentary on my “Dr. No” DVD…

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THE 2003 OSCARS FROM THE STANCE OF THE COUCH VIEWER

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