Tributes to 'courageous' Goody

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BolshieBastard replied

23 March 2009, 20:28
Pisses me off that 'that woman' is refferred to as a 'reality tv star.' She was nothing of the sort. All she was, was a tv show contestant. Nothing more and deffo not a star.
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minestrone replied

23 March 2009, 18:03
The twit was not interested in going to the D Day anniversary until Obama said he was going.

He used to just be an idiot but now Gay Lord is back on the case he is an attention seeking idiot.
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thunderlizard replied

23 March 2009, 17:50
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/s...-200903231656/
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Moscow Mule replied

23 March 2009, 16:41
Vacuous, tabloid obsessed, talentless muppet.

Sums up the PM quite well I think.
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Foxy Moron replied

23 March 2009, 16:31
"That George Formby he can write a ditty, although a bit rumbustious for my tastes"
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Ruprect replied

23 March 2009, 16:27
Originally posted by Foxy Moron View Post

Next he'll be telling us which popular bands he doesn't have in his record collection, or was that the Tories?

I wonder if Winston Churchill used to comment on the tittle tattle of the day

... comparing brown to churchill ... <wipes tears from eyes again>
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Foxy Moron replied

23 March 2009, 16:21
Next he'll be telling us which popular bands he doesn't have in his record collection, or was that the Tories?

I wonder if Winston Churchill used to comment on the tittle tattle of the day
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BrianSnail replied

23 March 2009, 16:19
Originally posted by realityhack View Post

I hate the sensationalist tabloid Prime Minister, I really do.
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realityhack replied

23 March 2009, 16:04
Originally posted by expat View Post

What is more difficult to do is to eulogise someone with only the true, only the particular, and no maudlin generalisations.

Stephen Fry achieved that elegantly, IMHO:

I agree. Well said.
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realityhack replied

23 March 2009, 16:03
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Prime Minister Gordon Brown led tributes to the star praising her as "a courageous woman".

Oh good grief.

Yep, a shame etc. Shame anyone has to die aged 27. Great that she raised awareness for a cancer charity before dying. Shame for the kids on Mothers' Day of all days. But that's that. End of.

I hate the sensationalist tabloid culture, I really do.
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NotAllThere replied

23 March 2009, 13:21
That was really rather good.
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expat replied

23 March 2009, 13:17
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7958716.stm

Prime Minister Gordon Brown led tributes to the star praising her as "a courageous woman".

Any fool can praise anyone with a few empty words. What is more difficult to do is to eulogise someone with only the true, only the particular, and no maudlin generalisations.

Stephen Fry achieved that elegantly, IMHO:

Fry called Goody "a kind of Princess D from the wrong side of the tracks".
He said: "Poor, dear Jade... I warmed to her immensely. All impulsive spirit and smiles. What a life.
"Jade lived life under a magnifying glass. Magnifying glasses magnify (obviously) but they distort and they burn."

Now let it rest.
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BrilloPad started a topic Tributes to 'courageous' Goody

23 March 2009, 13:05
Tributes to 'courageous' Goody

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7958716.stm

Prime Minister Gordon Brown led tributes to the star praising her as "a courageous woman".
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