Oscars 2016: Which Girl Scout Cookies Were the Most Popular
Kate Winslet, John Legend, Matt Damon, Steve Carell, Julianne Moore and Christian Bale were among those eating. But while Rock later announced that the Scouts had raised a triumphant $65,243, it turns out that he inflated their profits considerably. “We want opportunity”, Rock said. “Harvey Weinstein, kiss my ass!”
I genuinely do not care who you are.
The bear from The Revenant has been a topic of jokes and memes prior to Oscars Sunday night, but after Jennifer Garner and Benicio del Toro honored the Best Picture nominee the camera cut from Leanoardo DiCaprio to show a person in a bear suite clapping from the audience.
And the award for father of the year goes to…
The event is traditionally held the last Thursday of February to mark the delivery of Girl Scouts cookies and the opening of special cookie sale booths at supermarkets and other venues around the region.
“I love Girl Scouts”, said Sydney Anderson, of Easton.
McKay, best known for broader comedies like “Anchorman” and “Step Brothers”, gave an election-year warning to power of “big money” in the presidential campaign and government. “And we think he knocked it out of the park”. Instead, what viewers will probably be talking about for a while is the fact that Chris Rock and his daughter actually sold girl scout cookies to the celebrities sitting in the audience.
The CEO of marketing firm Odyssey did boast that she had enlisted the help of her friends all across the country in order to sell thousands of boxes. These days there are 2.7 million Girl Scouts, which includes 1.9 million girls and 800,000 adult volunteers.
“They are very excited”, she said. They were also apparently sensational salespeople-the boxes are $4 apiece, so if just 400 were sold, they walked away with an average of $163 a box.
To participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Share Program, ask a local Girl Scout or enter your zip code at girlscoutcookies.org to find the nearest cookie booth. What matters is it was late, Chris Rock was rambling on and Morgan Freeman just wanted to get some damn cookies and go the f*ck to sleep. “Although we are a secular organization, we greatly value our long-standing partnerships with religious organizations across many faiths”, said Bonnie Barczykowski, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri CEO.
“It would mean so much to my little girl if we could beat Linda Dunn”.
Between some of his controversial comments during his hosting duties and now becoming “dad of the year” by raising that much money for his girls’ troop, it looks like he had a fun and eventful night.