Award Speech

He scribbled it on the grocery receipt Laura left in the fruit bowl on the table. The oranges were starting to go soft, so a discolored smudge was at the top of the thin paper, near the store name and date: Frederick's Foodsaver, February 23, 2009. In his neat handwriting he began writing: Jimmy, Tom, Lucy, macaroni and cheese, chess, Japan, Twinkies (not low-fat), and the late Jim Henson. He stuffed it inside his jean jacket, put on his stocking cap and as he got into his car he wished he would have remembered to get the rest of the Twinkies back from Laura, those award shows never had Hostess.

This paragraph was prompted by The One-Minute Writer's prompt for today: You've just won an Academy Award. What will you say in your acceptance speech?
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