5-word limit on acceptance speeches

Just read about the 11th annual Webby Awards, the "Oscars of the Internet", recognising achievement in everything online, from political blogs to advertising.
Never heard of it before.

The awards received a record 8,000 entries from more than 60 countries this year and saw prizes in almost 70 categories, making the evening an almost constant stream of speeches, which makes sense on the 5-word limit on acceptance speeches.

David Bowie, who picked up a lifetime achievement award for UltraStar, for pushing the boundaries of art and technology, said "I only get five words?" before continuing: "Shit, that was five. Four more there. That's three," winding up with: "Two," before rapidly exiting the stage.

Our local politicians should start something about limiting their speech, "Yang Amat Berhormat dan Yang Mulia" that's six already; "Dato Seri Tengku Abdullah" that's four and so on. Multiply that to tens of VVIPs then it is not surprising that the cameraman would show someone with eyes closed or yawning during the event. Most of the audience are likely to be civil servants, obligatory to be there to make up the numbers and to fill up their time so that they continue to be slow in delivery.