The Newsroom

Paris Hilton Returns To Jail

(June 2007)

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SO
Steven O
brotherton sands posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
Who really cares? What is she famous for exactly?


It does my head in, all these people such as Paris Hilton who are famous for, er... for, er... for being famous! Rolling Eyes

There's two types of famous people:

1: " Proper famous people" (e.g. actors/actresses, sportsmen/women, politicians... and many other things)
2: "Celebrities" (e.g. ex-Big Brother contestants, "socialites", etc etc)

The latter should not be allowed any kind of media exposure, as they don't do anything except have a pointless, self-perpetuating existence.

There are several squillion different magazine titles that wouldn't even exist if "celebrities" didn't exist. Good. They're a shameful waste of half-a-rainforest's worth of paper. Can we please just brutually murder all "celebrities"? Twisted Evil


Join the club. Every time these "celebrities" go for a walk, have sex, break wind, buy a paper, go shopping, have dinner, go clubbing, drive their cars etc, it gets reported.

I've only one word to say about this.

Yawn. Rolling Eyes
JW
JamesWorldNews
Well, it's a visit to the eye doctor for me tomorrow! When I first glanced at the title of this thread, I honestly thought it read "Philip Hayton returns to Jail". One can't help but think that perhaps that would have been a far more interesting story.................

.......and one wonders why THIS particluar thread exists in the first place. Who is Paris Hilton anyway???????
JR
jrothwell97
BBC WORLD posted:
Well, it's a visit to the eye doctor for me tomorrow! When I first glanced at the title of this thread, I honestly thought it read "Philip Hayton returns to Jail". One can't help but think that perhaps that would have been a far more interesting story.................

.......and one wonders why THIS particluar thread exists in the first place. Who is Paris Hilton anyway???????


A very silly woman with blonde hair, from what I can tell. I can't think of anything else I know about her.
JW
JamesWorldNews
jrothwell97 posted:
BBC WORLD posted:
Well, it's a visit to the eye doctor for me tomorrow! When I first glanced at the title of this thread, I honestly thought it read "Philip Hayton returns to Jail". One can't help but think that perhaps that would have been a far more interesting story.................

.......and one wonders why THIS particluar thread exists in the first place. Who is Paris Hilton anyway???????


A very silly woman with blonde hair, from what I can tell. I can't think of anything else I know about her.


Ah, you mean one of those types who can be found on the pages of Chat. Hello. Ok. Bella. ???

Then, in which case, I am not surprised that she was top of the running order on Sky News....... Sad
SO
Steven O
Apparently Paris is now on hunger strike, as she doesn't want cell guards to see her when she uses the toilet! (The cell toilet is in full view of the guards.)
TI
timgraham
Steven O posted:
Apparently Paris is now on hunger strike, as she doesn't want cell guards to see her when she uses the toilet! (The cell toilet is in full view of the guards.)
Oh yes, because she's a sophisticated and modest lady for sure.
SO
Steven O
timgraham posted:
Steven O posted:
Apparently Paris is now on hunger strike, as she doesn't want cell guards to see her when she uses the toilet! (The cell toilet is in full view of the guards.)
Oh yes, because she's a sophisticated and modest lady for sure.


There is a saying: "If you commit the crime, then you serve the time".

That also applies to Ms Hilton, as well as us lesser mortals.
TI
timgraham
Steven O posted:
There is a saying: "If you commit the crime, then you serve the time".

That also applies to Ms Hilton, as well as us lesser mortals.
I used to think that went without saying. Clearly there is a lot wrong with the US - both its society and government - for people to even considering giving a 'personality' such as Ms. Hilton 'special consideration'.
RM
Roger Mellie
tvmercia posted:
StuartPlymouth posted:
Aww, I feel sorry for her. She has to serve a minor sentence in gaol*.
<snip>
*Should I sail Jail since it's in the US

thank goodness it wasn't just me who's noticed the irritating widespread use of the american spelling.

the fact it is an american gaol doesn't mean we have to use their spelling. if she had gone to gaol in germany we wouldn't be calling it gefängnis


Well according my Oxford Dictionary and other reference books, gaol is a variant in Britain, rather than the British-English spelling; confer naught/nought.

In other words; both gaol and jail can be used in the UK, but in the USA "jail" is used exclusively. Looking at the etymology of the word will explain why there are two spellings in Britain: "Middle English 'gayole'; via Old French French 'jaiole', 'jeole' and Old Norman French 'gaole' from Roman diminutive of 'cavea' (cage)"

The word "celebrity" is related to "celebration"; therefore Paris Hilton has to have done something positive of note to be celebrated surely? What has she exactly achieved in her life, other than undeserved noterity?

Anyway this should not detract from the fact that this story is grossly over-exposed. I felt it was slightly insulting that some stupid airhead was in even in the same ITV news bulletin as somebody like Simon Weston, who truly has suffered through proper service to his country. he's the sort of "celebrity" that I admire.

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