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Richard Gere honored as Harvard's Hasty Pudding man of the year
Portsmouth Herald ^
| 2-26-2006
| Nancy Rabinowitz
Posted on 02/26/2006 1:48:47 PM PST by demlosers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP)- Richard Gere donned a pair of glittering gold dancing pumps to earn his pudding pot and crown Friday as Harvard's Hasty Pudding man of the year.
In a nod to his role as a flashy lawyer in "Chicago" _ and to the resignation this week of Harvard President Lawrence Summers _ Gere sang a parody to the tune of "Razzle Dazzle":
"I could become a permanent resident, I could become your next president."
He also had to win the heart of a student costumed as a dragon, and put a blond wig and a white bra decorated with gold buttons and an accent of red.
"I'm asking why I said yes to this," Gere said of the student roast. "And I realize why. `Cause we're really all bozos on the bus. All of us, and especially in this world and in this country right now, when the biggest bozo on the bus is actually driving the bus.
"Maybe if we could find some genuine humor in this and then find a way to work together to change the situation as it is, then it would certainly make me happy," Gere said.
Gere won a Golden Globe for "Chicago," and also has starred in "Pretty Woman," "An Officer and a Gentleman," and "American Gigolo."
Halle Berry was honored last week as the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year.
"Richard Gere is one of those actors that's been around for so long that it's kind of only natural that we would give him this kind of award," said Peter Dodd, vice president of Hasty Pudding Theatricals, which honors performers for their lasting contributions.
Last year's recipients were Catherine Zeta-Jones and Tim Robbins.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gerbil; gerbilman; gere
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Hi, to you Bozos on the bus.
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:48:48 PM PST
by
demlosers
To: demlosers
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:50:14 PM PST
by
RichInOC
("ARMAGEDDON!!!")
To: demlosers
Probably chocolate pudding.
To: demlosers
" Hasty Pudding man of the year."
"Half baked" would be more appropriate.
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:50:50 PM PST
by
aquila48
To: demlosers
Richard Gere, he puts the pud in pudding....
To: RichInOC
Thank you. Thank you very much.
To: RichInOC
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:53:07 PM PST
by
cmsgop
( Yeah. Let's go get sushi and not pay !!)
To: demlosers
Gere is washed up...box office poison.
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:53:26 PM PST
by
Dallas59
((“You love life, while we love death"( Al-Qaeda & Democratic Party))
To: RichInOC; demlosers
Let's just say that when Richard Gere says "we", he's not referring to the mouse in his pocket. 'Nuff said!
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:54:37 PM PST
by
FormerLib
(Kosova: "land stolen from Serbs and given to terrorist killers in a futile attempt to appease them.")
To: steelcurtain
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:56:27 PM PST
by
RichInOC
("ARMAGEDDON!!!" *BOOM!* "And the rockets' red glare...gerbils bursting in air...")
To: demlosers
oh yahh, liberals haven't taken over that school. No way......
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:57:41 PM PST
by
Proud_USA_Republican
(We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
To: RichInOC
To: demlosers
Didn't he make a movie once?
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:58:01 PM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(All Hail the Great Folger, creator of hot brown goodness.)
To: demlosers
Pudding and Richard Gere, just goes together
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posted on
02/26/2006 1:58:44 PM PST
by
zeeba neighba
(What I'm reading now: The Magic Pudding (The Magic Pudding is a pie, except when it's something else)
To: cmsgop; RepoGirl
"(Yeah. Let's go get sushi and not pay !!) HA! Your tagline! Another Repo Man fan, I see. Cool.
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posted on
02/26/2006 2:16:16 PM PST
by
Looking4Truth
(FOR SALE: 1 slightly used U.S. Citizenship and SSN. Make Offer. Will trade for Matricula card.)
To: Looking4Truth
Society made me what I am today. I blame society.
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posted on
02/26/2006 2:44:41 PM PST
by
RepoGirl
("Ow! My eye! I'm not supposed to get jigs in it!" Lenny Leonard)
To: demlosers
Gere attended Harvard on a really gay scholarship --it was either for ice-dancing, or something even less masculine.
Gymnastics? That would be slightly less gay...
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posted on
02/26/2006 3:01:45 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: demlosers
Insert gerbel joke here ------>
To: RepoGirl
We're sending bibles to El Salvador.
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posted on
02/26/2006 3:24:54 PM PST
by
Looking4Truth
(FOR SALE: 1 slightly used U.S. Citizenship and SSN. Make Offer. Will trade for Matricula card.)
To: demlosers
Recently Rush has begun to refer to Harvard as Hervard. I like it.
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posted on
02/26/2006 3:41:35 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(If you don't want to be lumped in with those who commit violence in your name, take steps to end it.)
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