Showmanship Scholar Gifts

"You'd think a celebrity sex tape would display a higher degree of showmanship."

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'

'Wow, Jimmy, that's pretty good!'

'Missed again, eh, Bob? Maybe you should switch to decaf!'

'Hole in one!!!!'

The Last upper: Novus Ordo Style

The Giamatti era

E=Emcee Squared

'Boy that Donna BUGS me! Every party she goes to, she ALWAYS has to make a grand entrance!'

Jerry's dancing dogs

"Congratulations on your entertaining presentation skills Smith, and the way they hide your dismal sales figures!"

"Why are they being so mean to us?"

"You've got to give Hunter top marks for presentation."

Rower Bobby Pearce stops mid-race to let some ducks cross his path safely

'Aw, come on guys - at the end of the day, it's only a game - right?'

"Why does he keep in the same players?"

The Abominable Showman...

'So let this be a lesson to you Courtney, 'there's no people like showpeople!''

'I seek an audience with the king.'

"I promised myself I would never let this happen to me."

Sportsmanship

"Actually I'm doing this to stand out more in the scholarly community."

"You mock, sir—you mock a sport storied and beloved. I, sir, pity you."

'Apparently the first leg was a bit contentious.'

Oculist.

An interview with Codlin and Short

"Why always a book report? Why not ever a TV show report?"

"Miss Rudolf... you're pregnant!"

Elvis

Rugger.

'No hitting below the belt.'

"If the ref wasn't on their side, how come he was wearing their kit?"

"Don't worry about your poor cross - I probably wouldn't have scored anyway."

'It's time that ball-kicking cheater got his. Tell mommy that daddy loves her, Ritchie... Here I go...'

"Oscar, we need a good actor to present the accounts at the next tax audit meeting."