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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Skynet74 on November 17, 2003, 03:40:12 PM
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http://www.nationalenquirer.com/stories/fe...nstanceid=59831 (http://\"http://www.nationalenquirer.com/stories/feature.cfm?instanceid=59831\")
John
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Let me know when somebody with sensitivity, ethics or taste has something to say.
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[quote name=\'Skynet74\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 03:40 PM\'] http://www.nationalenquirer.com/stories/fe...nstanceid=59831 (http://\"http://www.nationalenquirer.com/stories/feature.cfm?instanceid=59831\")
John [/quote]
Yes, I'm sure it must be heartbreaking for her if The Enquirer is proceeding to drag her name through the mud like this...
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[quote name=\'AH3RD\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 04:27 PM\']
John [/QUOTE]
Yes, I'm sure it must be heartbreaking for her if The Enquirer is proceeding to drag her name through the mud like this... [/quote]
Well the Enquirer is just doing their job. Some people like to actually know what's going on with Celebrities.... and you must admit that the National Enquirer is pretty good at getting the inside Scoop. Rush Limbaugh would still be living a lie if it wern't for the Enquirer. I don't care enough about the magazine to actually subscribe, but if I see an interesting article online like the one I posted, it makes me feel like I know certain celebrities a little better than I did before. I think that's a good thing.
John
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Exactly how many 46-year-old women would even contemplate starting a new family?
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 10:35 PM\'] Exactly how many 46-year-old women would even contemplate starting a new family? [/quote]
I dated a mid-40s lady with an eight year old son who said she wanted to conceive another child, so I guess some do contemplate doing this.
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May we ask how old you were at the time?
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[quote name=\'SplitSecond\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 10:59 PM\'] May we ask how old you were at the time? [/quote]
32, as it was a year or so ago(insert whatever Zach jokes you want here I guess)
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http://www.nationalenquirer.com/stories/fe...nstanceid=59831
John
Well, I'm rather suprised you take the Enquirer's stuff with more than a grain of salt...
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[quote name=\'whampyl03\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 11:45 PM\']
Well, I'm rather suprised you take the Enquirer's stuff with more than a grain of salt... [/quote]
Don't be surprised. They are a hell of a lot more accurate then some people give them credit for.
John
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[quote name=\'Skynet74\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 08:33 PM\'] I don't care enough about the magazine to actually subscribe, but if I see an interesting article online like the one I posted, it makes me feel like I know certain celebrities a little better than I did before. I think that's a good thing. [/quote]
And I strongly disagree, as it frankly is none of your or my business.
Their business is their business. If they wanted it to be known, they would tell us themselves, and not a tabloid.
Brandon Brooks
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[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 12:39 AM\']
Their business is their business. If they wanted it to be known, they would tell us themselves, and not a tabloid.
Brandon Brooks [/quote]
Well a lot of things in life arn't anyones business, but I still enjoy hearing about it.
Call it a guilty pleasure of mine. I know that I am far from being alone.
John
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[quote name=\'Skynet74\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 01:16 AM\'] Well a lot of things in life arn't anyones business, but I still enjoy hearing about it. Call it a guilty pleasure of mine. I know that I am far from being alone.
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That's a weak retort. "I do what I do because everyone else does it, eventhough I know I am disrespecting someone's privacy by reading it."
So you want dirt on the people you like. That's sad.
Brandon Brooks
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So you are saying that everyone who reads The National Enquirer, The Star or takes a look at any other Tabloid Magazine or Tabloid Television program is a sad person? You sure are including a lot of people in your generalized response Brandon. You may want to rethink that one again. How many of your own friends or family members happen to be sad? You are a little to quick to slap a label on somebody based on what they Read.
John
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 09:30 PM\'] (insert whatever Zach jokes you want here I guess) [/quote]
No need. :)
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 10:35 PM\'] Exactly how many 46-year-old women would even contemplate starting a new family? [/quote]
Ever been to Hollywood?
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[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 01:36 AM\']
That's a weak retort. "I do what I do because everyone else does it, eventhough I know I am disrespecting someone's privacy by reading it."
So you want dirt on the people you like. That's sad.
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'tis human nature. 'tis human nature.
But he was honest. People like hearing about what the rich and famous go through...especially the bad things because it means that we're not the only ones who have crappy lives sometimes. So, weak retort or not, it was the truth.
Besides, it's not like he's proud of it. He says it's a guilty pleasure. So stop looking down on him (and, by extension, me) we don't want to see up your nose.
Believe it or not, but the Enquirer has come a long way from its "crazy make 'em ups" beginnings. They're now often quoted in respected newspapers for the work they do on high profile legal cases. Not only that, but every newspaper has an Enquirer-esque gossip page. So, while you may not like it, it's more mainstream than you probably would like.
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Wasn't that meant to be read as "Hollyweird"?(re: the bus driver on PYL who said he drove on Hollyweird Boulevard!)
I thought the tabloids had their hay day with Vanna in the '80s and '90s, but I guess they had to start back up again.
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 06:01 AM\'] Not only that, but every newspaper has an Enquirer-esque gossip page. So, while you may not like it, it's more mainstream than you probably would like. [/quote]
Just because the IQ of the average newspaper reader is sinking like the Titanic is no reason to suggest everyone get on board to go down with the ship.
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 08:01 AM\'] 'tis human nature. 'tis human nature. [/quote]
After this, I wish to cmment no further.
I particularly don't care to know "dirt" on people I like. I don't feel any closer to someone for knowing taht they aren't perfect. But I avoid the tabloids, and a lot of the E! channel altogether, so that's just me.
So yeah, I do think it is sad for me to unfairly know about the problems about the people I admire in order to feel better about myself.
Brandon Brooks
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The fact that the E! channel exists, and that tabloids and gossip columnists and paparazzi and Entertainment Tonight all exist, proves that there's a market for news about celebrities, good and bad. If it's not your particular cup of tea, that's great, you're not required to enjoy it. But I think it's grossly unfair to dramatically reword someone's admitted "guilty pleasure" for that sort of thing and then based on your OWN definition, categorize it as "sad".