Famous for Being Famous

Famous for being famous, or famous for nothing, in popular culture terminology, refers to someone who attains celebrity status for no particular identifiable reason, or who achieves fame through association with a celebrity.[1] The term is a pejorative, suggesting that the individual has no particular talents or abilities.[2] Even when their fame arises from a particular talent or action on their part, the term will sometimes still apply if their fame is perceived as disproportionate to what they earned through their own talent or work.

While borrowed from Wikipedia, the definition perfectly suits my view of celebrity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_for_being_famous
Celebrity is the essence of vapidity, and it galls my sense of what matters in life. The ultimate famous nonentity ? Kim Kardashian.

You'll think of others.

How did this come about?

Paris Hilton, of course.

By jingo mjsmsprt40, you get to the heart of the subject so quickly?

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Famous for Being Famous

I'm born famous.
Not my fault.

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

How did this come about?

People who think nothing and, hence have nothing to say, still think they need to speak… Would you rather (they) be quiet?

Originally posted by mjmsprt40:

Paris Hilton, of course.

That's just what I was thinking when I saw the title of the thread. How did it come about? The gossip rags need somebody to write about, don't they?

Originally posted by Belfrager:

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Famous for Being Famous

I'm born famous.
Not my fault.

And delusional, too.

Not so famous, but it sounds like a hearty Winter's day offering.
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4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/2 lb. boneless beef round steak, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
4 small red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 cups)
1 1/2 cups fresh baby carrots, cut in half lengthwise
1 cup Green Giant® Niblets® Frozen Corn
1/2 cup uncooked regular pearl barley
2 (14-oz.) cans beef broth
1 (14.5-oz.) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained
1 (12-oz.) jar beef gravy
Directions
Cook bacon in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add beef and onion; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until beef is browned, stirring occasionally.
In 3 1/2 to 4-quart slow cooker, layer potatoes, carrots, corn and barley. Top with beef mixture. Pour broth, tomatoes and gravy over top. Do not stir.
Cover; cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours. Stir before serving.
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If you don't have a slow cooker a little fire in the yard will do.

I don't think there's anything new there. Royalty would be the more traditional example, Prince Harry being the first to come to mind. There's really no difference: Paris Hilton descends from American royalty while Prince Harry is more traditional royalty.

Originally posted by Frenzie:

I don't think there's anything new there. Royalty would be the more traditional example, Prince Harry being the first to come to mind. There's really no difference: Paris Hilton descends from American royalty while Prince Harry is more traditional royalty.

How about somebody like Kate Middleton? She's marginal though, isn't she, being married to royalty? Famous for marrying the famous, a brand new category.

I'm a nobody who married a nobody in order to remain a nobody. I reek of nobodiness.
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I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us -- don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

Emily Dickinson

They do live interesting lives though they are entertaining and thats most likely why they stay famous.

FAME

Originally posted by tt92:

FAME

Interesting. An ass with nipples. Who'da thunk it?

Paris Hilton? You old timers are behind in the gossip, its all about Kelly Brook, Heidi Montag, Kate Upton, Kim Kardashian, and Snooki these days

I mentioned Paris Hilton because she's the celebrity that first came to my attention for being famous for--- being Paris Hilton. That's it. That's her whole claim to fame. The only other thing she's done that I'm aware of is to win a lifetime-achievement GOOF* award. It had to be a lifetime achievement because otherwise she'd win every year and the person who awards these things wants to give others a chance.

The people that Muttsfan mentions are all good candidates for GOOF awards, by the way, so I expect they're all in the running for the next ceremony.


* GOOF = "Grossly Overexposed Over-hyped Fools". It's not an award any normal person would want to win, but the people we're talking about here aren't normal, are they?

Originally posted by mjmsprt40:

* GOOF = "Grossly Overexposed Over-hyped Fools". It's not an award any normal person would want to win, but the people we're talking about here aren't normal, are they?

Kim Kardashian?

Oh...



Damn, she's so done up, she doesn't even look human. Looks like a mannequin.

Yes, folks, there really is such a thing as the GOOF awards. It's run by Richard Roeper, of the Sun Times, and it's been an annual thing since before the invention of dust. Here's the link to the 2010 performance, he had quite an impressive list to choose from last year. I haven't seen this year's offering yet.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/2942203-452/sheen-assange-clap-bad-james.html

I'm infamous for being unfamous.

Thinking of mjsmsprt40's reference to a goofer. I was looking back at some old records of my youth organisation unit. Having been operating since 1887 the old rules and information is fascinating. One prize that ran for about the first ten years was a "Duffer's Prize"! I doubt if anyone today would want to be acknowledged as a Duffer? Another observation in 1899 said in a mebership book 'that a milksop is little wanted and certainly not here'. When I mentioned this to some of our lads they were puzzled what a 'milksop' was then I translated it into modern parlanz to 'wimp'. Everyone nodded as they understood that very well!

Canada's Twit of the Year, Brigette DePape
http://forums.canadiancontent.net/canadian-politics/100330-parliamentary-page-sacrifices-her-job.html

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

How did this come about?

"Reality" television. Literally, in the case of Kim Cardassian.

I remember seeing some story in the local rag here about tickets to see her at a night club and looks like some people actually went. Supply and demand of stupid.

Let's not forget my favoritest of all time...

Theda Bara!






















Eat your heart Out Kardasian!

She much more interesting than today's folks





Why she even out gagas Gaga!

Eat with a king and you get elevated in the sight of "modern Lazarus" who's job is eyeing the palace gate!!

Nah I'd rather eat with her

I'm not sure Theda Bara fits in this thread. She actually did something to earn her fame, unlike the others we're talking about here who are famous for no reason anybody can think of. At least, that's what I came up with when I searched her name.

Originally posted by Sanguinemoon:

Why she even out gagas Gaga!

Don't get me started on Gag-gag!

Beautiful woman Jaybro. Could almost be taken for a Glaswegian lady judging by my experience?

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Don't get me started on Gag-gag!

Sometimes she cool in that she does her own thing without worrying what others think. I can respect that. But but other times, she seems like she just trying to hard to get attention, like the time she wore clothes made out of meat.

Here's the fabric...go for it!

Originally posted by Sanguinemoon:

Sometimes she cool in that she does her own thing without worrying what others think. I can respect that. But but other times, she seems like she just trying to hard to get attention, like the time she wore clothes made out of meat.

That's exactly it - she always worries about what people think. Having people talk about her is her thing.

From what I've heard, she's perfectly lovely person, but her career is more PR than pop music.

Originally posted by johnnysaucepn:

From what I've heard, she's perfectly lovely person, but her career is more PR than pop music.

By PR we live or die.

You have certainly got to the meat of the question Jaybro?

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Here's the fabric...go for it!

Erm, I'm good....I'll take pass