truthseeker
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although his girlfriend at the time used the opportunity to springboard herself into the public eye off his bad publicity.
Yes, talking of pointless celebrities, prepared to do anything to feature in the gutter press.................
Yes, talking of pointless celebrities, prepared to do anything to feature in the gutter press.................
I was saddened on holidays to see how most people's reading materials seemed to comprise of these celeb thrash biographies, Jordan, Katona, and a whole raft of Irish & UK sports people. Doesn't anyone read anymore?I once visited with a friend in the UK for a number of days and the only book in the bathroom was Jordans autobiography.
Apparently not, hence the attraction of the slurry-bios. Allegedly they are often co-authored / ghost-written by tabloid journalists so they consist of short words strung together alliteratively in a large type-face, illustrated by blurry pictures taken with telephoto lenses, captioned "Me Age 16", "Me an' Him", "Me an' Them", "Me", "Me in my first bikini (I was less smart then and didn't know a bikini had two parts)".... Doesn't anyone read anymore?
and lets not forget, possible rape victims. Whatever peoples distaste for how others live their lives lets try and keep some perspective.
I was saddened on holidays to see how most people's reading materials seemed to comprise of these celeb thrash biographies, Jordan, Katona, and a whole raft of Irish & UK sports people. Doesn't anyone read anymore?
While I despair about the content, I wouldn't slag off the journalists who do the writing. It is very, very difficult to write in Plain English, and tabloid journalists are frequently very expert at this. Remember the oul joke about 'I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I'm writing you a long one instead' (which has been variously attributed to Pascal, Pliny, Mark Twain & Samuel Johnson).Apparently not, hence the attraction of the slurry-bios. Allegedly they are often co-authored / ghost-written by tabloid journalists so they consist of short words strung together alliteratively in a large type-face, illustrated by blurry pictures taken with telephoto lenses, captioned "Me Age 16", "Me an' Him", "Me an' Them", "Me", "Me in my first bikini (I was less smart then and didn't know a bikini had two parts)".
Remember the oul joke
You're a hoot.Awww - I was expecting: "What do you call an owl with a low voice?"
A growl.
It is very, very difficult to write in Plain English, and tabloid journalists are frequently very expert at this. Remember the oul joke about 'I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I'm writing you a long one instead' (which has been variously attributed to Pascal, Pliny, Mark Twain & Samuel Johnson).
I don't think I did slag them off, in fact if anything my remarks are complimentary as their work and their publications show remarkable similarities with those of a long-established, world-renowned publisher of specialist books.While I despair about the content, I wouldn't slag off the journalists who do the writing...
Thanks for the tip, I've ordered the book from the library.Sorry for taking this off-topic but Im currently reading Steven Kings book "On Writing", it talks about how to write brief prose in plain English. Im not a fan of his work normally (though he has written some great stuff like "the Shawshank Redemption" and "Stand by me") but his book on writing is very good. Very interesting even if you are not into writing.
cas
Sorry for taking this off-topic but Im currently reading Steven Kings book "On Writing", it talks about how to write brief prose in plain English. Im not a fan of his work normally (though he has written some great stuff like "the Shawshank Redemption" and "Stand by me") but his book on writing is very good. Very interesting even if you are not into writing.
cas
You mean 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' I presume ..... Oh and I also presume you mean his novella 'The Body' which was made into the movie 'Stand By Me'. Seems to me that being 'not a fan of his work' translates roughly into not having much of a clue about his work at all.
You mean 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' I presume ..... Oh and I also presume you mean his novella 'The Body' which was made into the movie 'Stand By Me'. Seems to me that being 'not a fan of his work' translates roughly into not having much of a clue about his work at all.
............. maybe in your own little world ..........LOL
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What is the point of this post? Apart from being rude and pedantic?
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