Try searching those three sites for her name & see many results you get. If you've genuinely managed to avoid seeing *any* of the articles about her over the last decade, you must have amazingly selective reading skills. I suspect the reality is that, like Champ, you just don't remember seeing them. Yes - but by that time I've absorbed the headline. I wouldn't have the TV news on anyway, unless waiting a few minutes for whatever follows to start. In which case no, I wouldn't change channels. That's an incredibly arrogant statement. Having an interest in celebrity-based current affairs doesn't mean you're ignorant. However having no knowledge of them could be construed as such. If you find that upsetting, you must be incredibly sensitive! For the record though I don't find it remotely interesting, but I don't go out of my way to avoid hearing about it either. Like you, I also read a news website every day, & her death was the main headline yesterday evening. If reading that headline makes me ignorant in your eyes, then so be it. -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
I think you're getting confused. It's quite possible that I've _seen_ an article or three, but incredibly unlikely that I've ever clicked on, let alone actually read any. The filter kicks in very early. Ahh, well maybe that's the difference, but OTOH if that were the case you'd have absolutely no context, so the name would not be able to stick. I was talking about me, you idiot. Oh I am. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing) `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
I think it's down to the level of saturation. As has been pointed out, she's been in the news a *lot* in recent years. I don't know how or where I first 'knew' about her - it probably just dribbled in through my eyes/ears over the years. OTOH I'm very much in the Champ/Ace camp when it comes to most minor celebrities. I've very rarely heard of any of the people on Celebrity Big Brother/Come Dancing/Love Island etc etc. However if one of them made headline news, I'm fairly sure I would hear about it, no matter how unimportant they were in the grand scheme of things. It's purely the fact that ANS *has* been headline news on several occasions that makes me surprised people haven't heard of her. Ah, that's ok then. There's a link to the rainbow poem up there ^^^ somewhere if you fancy a good cry. -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
I'm still a little upset about this blatant meme-invasion though. You'll be fitting gold taps next. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing) `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
Heh, in the late 60's I was in my Junior School's quiz team. I was asked 'Where is the Black Country?' and wondered why the adults pissed themselves laughing when I answered, in all innocence, 'Toxteth'.
You're gold taps. He's platinum finishes with encrusted diamonds - makes a nice contrast with his hair colour these days ;-)
At least you have a) a girlfriend and b) a text-phone. But I did know who ANS was, having been subjected to a non-stop barrage of CNN for years. -- Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005 WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon) KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
I don't know how to break this to you, but elle n'est pas nue! -- Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005 WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon) KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
Not all women. I've been short-changed, waah. -- Marina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03
However, I'm great at pub quizzes, despite knowing nada about celebrities, TV or sport. Everyone else can do those; they can't do the science, history, geography, current affairs or food though. Well, that's what pub quizzes had in them when I used to be on a pub team in the '90s, anyway. Have they changed? -- Marina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03
I'd say it shows bad taste, which of course is personal and subjective, but I'd far rather read a decent novel, watch a classic film, listen to some stirring music than waste my time reading glossy magazines (whose sole purpose is to sell you tat you don't need) or watching any TV programme that relies on a C list non entity for its appeal. Then I'm happy and delighted to be ignorant. I did recognise the name, purely from my habit of scanning the BBC news site, so I remembered the past court battle story. However I resent the fact that it occupies a piece of memory that could be used for better things. High culture vs low culture anyone?
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Paul Corfield <raises eyebrow> I'm watching you, Corfield. Even when you don't think I am. And you can stop doing *that* too. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer as featured in Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (Falling apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big" Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer
