Another problem with celebrities is that they really think they are celebrities. Actually they are mostly normal or sub-normal people with good PR agents.
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I like the way that the old fashioned word "personalities" has been superseded by the "C" word. I've often wondered about that.
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Surprising how often the C word pops into one's mind when these modern personalities are mentioned in the prints actually...
:o}
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The problem with celebrities is they often think they're above the law and they're stupid enough to believe that includes the laws of physics.
And funny how they seem to think they can get away with speeding, parking stupidly, using mobile phones non-hands-free....
And why is it that all these monied "celebs" always expect to get free meals, clothes etc? I think the government should stamp on all this and tax then for benefits in kind...
(My turn for a rant this morning!!)
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I defended a minor celeb a couple of years ago on a littering offence. She turned up to Court in a Rangie which was left on yellow lines. After she was convicted she made a grand exit assuming that the gathered hacks were there for her (they were waiting to snap a grubby little sex offender) only to find that the Rangie had been scraped by a bin wagon and that she'd been ticketed. She struck me as a bit of a female Alan Partridge.
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Was Sir Alan perchance exempt on the grounds of something in the following?
Exemptions from seat belt wearing
The legislation provides for a number of specific exemptions from the seat belt wearing requirements on medical and other grounds. Please consult your doctor if you think you should not wear a seat belt on medical grounds.
As for the others these include:-
"(b) the driver of or a passenger in a motor vehicle constructed or adapted for carrying goods, while on a journey which does not exceed 50 metres and which is undertaken for the purpose of delivering or collecting any thing;
(c) a person driving a vehicle while performing a manoeuvre which includes reversing;
(d) a qualified driver (within the meaning given by regulation 9 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987) who is supervising the holder of a provisional licence (within the meaning of Part III of the Act) while that holder is performing a manoeuvre which includes reversing;
(e) a person by whom, as provided in the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987, a test of competence to drive is being conducted and his wearing a seat belt would endanger himself or any other person;
(f) a person driving or riding in a vehicle while it is being used for fire brigade or police purposes or for carrying a person in lawful custody (a person who is being so carried being included in this exemption);
(g) the driver of?
(i) a licensed taxi while it is being used for seeking hire, or answering a call for hire, or carrying a passenger for hire, or
(ii) a private hire vehicle while it is being used to carry a passenger for hire;
(h) a person riding in a vehicle, being used under a trade licence, for the purpose of investigating or remedying a mechanical fault in the vehicle;
(j) a disabled person who is wearing a disabled person's belt; or
(k) a person riding in a vehicle while it is taking part in a procession organised by or on behalf of the Crown."
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I always wondered why the cabbies around here never wear a belt. Seems a bit suicidal to me, but there you go..
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"Celebs" not wearing seatbelts eh?
Makes me think of:
Charles Darwin
Nail
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"Celebs" not wearing seatbelts eh? Makes me think of:
Snipquote!
I think Sir Alan's ability to afford better health care than me will probably give him and his family a greater lifespan, whether they wear a seatbelt on not.
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 18/04/2008 at 13:22
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Sir Alan can't even afford a razor, never mind healthcare! Why don't these people either grow a proper beard or have a shave? The distressed Brillo pad is not a good look!
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""Celebs" not wearing seatbelts eh?
Makes me think of:
Charles Darwin"
Sadly natural selection doesn't apply here, it's irrelevant that Alan Sugar dies in a car accident as he's already passed on his genes. In fact in the animal kingdom it's probably better that he dies then the rest of the pack can eat him.
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"then the rest of the pack can eat him"
Harsh but fair! Not sure he'd taste too good though.
It's a mystery to me why AS is so fêted. He helped the cheap PC market arrive earlier than it would have, but just about everything else he's touched has been a damp squib, if not a disaster (the Em@iler, anyone?).
Back on topic, his not wearing a seatbelt sends out all the wrong messages, IMHO. Not that I watch the programme anyway.. :-)
Edited by J Bonington Jagworth on 18/04/2008 at 13:42
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I am the original AS! Beware of cheap scruffy imitations of the real thing!
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"I am the original AS"
Of course. I was just trying to avoid SAS - I'm not sure he deserves a knighthood, any more than Clive Sinclair, who parted me from most of my pocket money as I tried to get his carp audio kits to work for more than five minutes!
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Wasn't just thinking of Big Al, other celebs sprung to mind eg Jade Goodie, anyone who appeared on BB or Joseph or any other "talent" shows. Bring back Opportunity Knocks with good, honest crap from people who know that they don't have talent.
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