Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)

[DoubleD]

Frank7 said:

What, to name a couple of 20th century U.S. presidents?
I’ve just listed 14 off the top of my head, although I included McKinley, but as he was assassinated in 1901, I think that he counts.
I know that Chad is in Africa, and was a French colony, but I studied both French and U.S. history at school, and after I left school, but it would come as no surprise to me that whole swathes of people wouldn’t know where Chad was.
I’m pretty sure that I could dredge all that up in front of a camera, but I have no desire to do so.

Its impossible to say how yoy would get on, you might forget everything with a load of cameras pointing at you.

[Frank7]

DoubleD said:

Its impossible to say how yoy would get on, you might forget everything with a load of cameras pointing at you.

Okay, if you say so, poor old Frank, wrong again.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

DoubleD said:

Its impossible to say how yoy would get on, you might forget everything with a load of cameras pointing at you.

Whether he did or didn't doesn't really alter the original assertion that a lot of celebs are vacuous & ignorant, though.

[Tannedbaldhead]

Glitter and Fireworks.

[Short Grain]

MartG said:

lornemalvo said:

Any TV show with "Celebrity" in the title, they're usually nonentities with zero talent for anything...

I find it really strange that despite 'celebrities' on panel shows repeatedly demonstrating to everyone how dumb and ignorant they actually are, the masses still regard them as role models

Thick as Mince most of the 'celebs' If I do catch a bit of a show often wonder who the hell they are.

[DoubleD]

Frank7 said:

DoubleD said:

Its impossible to say how yoy would get on, you might forget everything with a load of cameras pointing at you.

Okay, if you say so, poor old Frank, wrong again.

Well you cant say for sure can you. You could easily freeze in front of the cameras.

[MartG]

DoubleD said:

MartG said:

DoubleD said:

MartG said:

lornemalvo said:

Any TV show with "Celebrity" in the title, they're usually nonentities with zero talent for anything...

I find it really strange that despite 'celebrities' on panel shows repeatedly demonstrating to everyone how dumb and ignorant they actually are, the masses still regard them as role models

Celebs are just normal people who are famous, so they aren't going to be any more intelligent than if they weren't a celeb.

But many of them display a level of ignorance which is absolutely astounding - I can only assume that they concentrated on their little showbiz world from an early age and didn't learn anything about the world outside their personal media bubble

I wonder how you would get on in front of a large audience and a camera crew.

How I would do has nothing to do with the subject - which is that some celebrities are appallingly ignorant of everyday things, never mind anything complex, yet some people regard them as role models

[Clockwork Cupcake]

MartG said:

How I would do has nothing to do with the subject - which is that some celebrities are appallingly ignorant of everyday things, never mind anything complex, yet some people regard them as role models

Exactly.

[lornemalvo]

DoubleD said:

MartG said:

lornemalvo said:

Any TV show with "Celebrity" in the title, they're usually nonentities with zero talent for anything...

I find it really strange that despite 'celebrities' on panel shows repeatedly demonstrating to everyone how dumb and ignorant they actually are, the masses still regard them as role models

Celebs are just normal people who are famous, so they aren't going to be any more intelligent than if they weren't a celeb.

Exactly , they are neither more intelligent or interesting than non celebs, and are often less so because they are obsessed with appearance. So why have them on talk shows etc?

[lornemalvo]

DoubleD said:

Cantaloupe said:

DoubleD said:

I wonder how you would get on in front of a large audience and a camera crew.

I still think I could name more than a couple of 20th Century US presidents,
or on what continent is Chad situated, even under that huge pressure
of being in a room with people and cameras.

Give it a go and see how you get on, I bet its tougher than you think.

Plenty of ordinary people seem to cope just fine on quiz shoes like The Chase etc

[lornemalvo]

lornemalvo said:

DoubleD said:

MartG said:

lornemalvo said:

Any TV show with "Celebrity" in the title, they're usually nonentities with zero talent for anything...

I find it really strange that despite 'celebrities' on panel shows repeatedly demonstrating to everyone how dumb and ignorant they actually are, the masses still regard them as role models

Celebs are just normal people who are famous, so they aren't going to be any more intelligent than if they weren't a celeb.

Exactly , they are neither more intelligent or interesting than non celebs, and are often less so because they are obsessed with appearance. So why have them on talk shows etc?

i watched a bimbo on the Jeremy Vine show the other week being asked for her opinion on the Brexit negotiations. She was like a rabbit in the headlights and after stuttering and stammering, she admitted she didn't have a clue about any of it (the question was straightforward). She clearly hasn't watched the news for the last three years, so why have her on a talk show? Answer, to attract younger viewers. It was sad to watch

[Lemming Train]

My annoyance for today are perpetually offended people who see thread titles and know that the content within is likely to offend them, but rather than doing the sensible thing and moving on to the next thread, instead they decide to come in and then post a lot of outrage about how offended they are by it all and bh about the mods "not doing their job" in a thread that has existed for 276 pages without any issue.

[Frank7]

lornemalvo said:

i watched a bimbo on the Jeremy Vine show the other week being asked for her opinion on the Brexit negotiations. She was like a rabbit in the headlights and after stuttering and stammering, she admitted she didn't have a clue about any of it (the question was straightforward). She clearly hasn't watched the news for the last three years, so why have her on a talk show? Answer, to attract younger viewers. It was sad to watch

Bimbo, now there’s a word I haven’t heard since Millican
and Nesbit won Opportunity Knocks in the seventies.

[Shakermaker]

lornemalvo said:

Any TV show with "Celebrity" in the title...

Actually I was thinking about this the other day, and it might warrant its own thread.

What would be the "PH Acceptable" group of Celebrities to partake in these shows, such as Strictly Come Dancing (Which is the "best" show for Celebs, I believe) or "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here"

Can we imagine Arti Vatanen doing the Tango? Vicki Butler-Henderson chomping down on some kangaroo testes?

[RizzoTheRat]

Surely the best thing about this is that it means there's a TV programme called "Pointless Celebrities"

[Shakermaker]

RizzoTheRat said:

Surely the best thing about this is that it means there's a TV programme called "Pointless Celebrities"

They knew exactly what they were doing when they named that show

[lornemalvo]

Shakermaker said:

Actually I was thinking about this the other day, and it might warrant its own thread.

What would be the "PH Acceptable" group of Celebrities to partake in these shows, such as Strictly Come Dancing (Which is the "best" show for Celebs, I believe) or "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here"

Can we imagine Arti Vatanen doing the Tango? Vicki Butler-Henderson chomping down on some kangaroo testes?

I can imagine Vicki Butler-Henderson doing a lot of things

[matchmaker]

lornemalvo said:

Shakermaker said:

Actually I was thinking about this the other day, and it might warrant its own thread.

What would be the "PH Acceptable" group of Celebrities to partake in these shows, such as Strictly Come Dancing (Which is the "best" show for Celebs, I believe) or "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here"

Can we imagine Arti Vatanen doing the Tango? Vicki Butler-Henderson chomping down on some kangaroo testes?

I can imagine Vicki Butler-Henderson doing a lot of things

VBH can chew my testes any time she likes...

[Shakermaker]

yellowjack said:

...worst one recently was at a museum or gallery in London. I sat, did what I needed to do, and stood up to wipe.

that's not a technique I'm familiar with... just don't describe it to me in any more detail

[Cotty]

MartG said:

How I would do has nothing to do with the subject - which is that some celebrities are appallingly ignorant of everyday things, never mind anything complex, yet some people regard them as role models

Lots of people are below average intelligence. They look at a celebrity and think if they can make it then so can I, so they are inspirational to some people.