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RIP David Gest
RIP David Gest
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And still fat
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Saw him on the jungle show, remember thinking how down to earth he was for someone that lived a celebrity bubble, and quite likable for a yank
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Some very poor comments on this thread.
RIP David Gest RIP Chit Chat |
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Saw him outside the Stick or Twist pub in Leeds earlier this year apparently he had
spent most of the night in the Casino above he didn't look well was probably playing away the last of his days on drinks and gambling...R.I.P. |
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I must admit I'd never heard of him until I read this thread.
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he owed the banana firm gest
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He also owed Michael Jackson, about a monkey I think give or take a tenner
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It's always quite noticeable how these extremely rich entertainers are worshiped by the public on the basis of the personalities they portray.
And the grieving they attract when they snuff it. Basically they just get fat off the backs of people who have to do the proper work. Although they do keep some of us amused. To me they're lower than politicians or professional people who really get it in the necks from the public, yet they're the ones who keep the wheels turning for us. Just what is so special about these celebrities. When everything they do is done simply for money? |
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Good post Crippen...unfortunately you can't over estimate the ability of the proletariat to lap up the carp television featuring so called celebrities that's aired to keep them quiet and off the streets. There are many words where the meaning is now directly opposite the original definition...'Entertainment' is at the top of the list with its never ending diet of Soap,Strictly Come Dancing,Big Brother,Celebrity this and that,Ant and Dec,Scroungers with talent etc.
Seems to me that as soon as anyone who has had 15 minutes of tv fame pops his clogs there's a race to put up a thread with the words RIP. It's a farce. |
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Good post Crippen...unfortunately you can't over estimate the ability of the proletariat
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So Posy lets look at the facts.
This is a chat forum, correct? Somebody in the public eye died, correct? Somebody posted the news, correct? Others posted and added RIP as a mark of respect for the dead. correct? How is it mawkish? |
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There are around 500,000 deaths a year in the UK.
That's about 1370 deaths every day. Isn't it disrespectful to the others to only grieve for the famous? Don't the rest of us matter if we haven't starred in a film or cut a disc etc? Either RIP the lot or leave it out. |
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or don't - and continue to live as a normal human being (which wouldn't be what was happening to you if you took the doctors advice)
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never seen people start foaming at the mouth over a RIP thread before, crikey the world must be in a pretty good state if this is all there is to get upset about
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'Twas always thus and will always be.
Someone in the public eye dies and a thread is started on chit chat, then it's game on for sympathy,banter,memories,criticism ,sarcasm ,bile,innuendo and respect. I prefer the banter and general respect but concede and accept that anything goes. |
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So are you saying DrC that we should just ignore the death of everyone in the public eye?
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I don't get the criticism.
The process is familiar by now. Someone opens a thread on whatever - people add a comment - some good some bad - and that's it although because someone has died people end with RIP out of respect for the dead - is it that bit that you don't like? |
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When I used to watch tv I liked to watch I'm a celebrity get me out of here because you could bet on it. I gave that up when I stopped knowing hardly any of the contestants.
However, I saw the one with gest on it and he was the favourite at that time, if my memory serves me right. I just did not understand how this could be. My theory was that as bookmakers who set the odds are mainly men then they saw something that us women did not. But as it is mainly women who vote on this program I lumped on the others, job done! |
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Some nonentity celebrity who you don't know from Adam dies and you shed crocodile tears and talk of respect by adding RIP...Get a life
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akabula,
I'm merely drawing people's attention to the ridiculousness of putting celebrities on a pedestal. I think it's very silly of people to display emotion for someone they have never met, and were entertainers they only ever saw on a television screen. When one of them pops their clogs, I think about the poor souls who died that day and never led such a life of luxury as they have. And don't get a mention as if they've never existed. It's sick if you think about. Directing so much affection to celebrities simply because they're famous. Men behaving like a bunch of teenage girls infatuated by a pop idle. Okay the name comes up when they snuff it - big deal. Oh dear never mind what a shame. Just remember the rest who died and weren't famous. |
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jesus wept - hark at the graduate of the school of hard knocks
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and you shed crocodile tears and talk of respect by adding RIP
You're making it up now Posy where did I or anyone else post anything that could justify your comment? |
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@DrC I don't think anyone has put him on a pedestal or displayed any emotion.
I remember the outpouring of grief over Diana and couldn't fathom it out however this thread and most like them merely announce a death and people add a comment or two. Still can't see nought wrong with that. |
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akabula you actually seem a very nice guy as many people would have reacted in an irrational way to my criticism.
My reference to crocodile tears was in response to such a comment as Condolences to friends and family mentioned earlier in this thread. Do we really think friends and family read this forum/thread...if not what's the point of such a stupid statement. |
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Anybody who mocks someone's death, whether famous or unknown, is a cretin.
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I know when henry cecil died I was moved at the RIP threads and posting my own contribution seemed fitting and emotional.
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Don't think anybody is shedding tears, merely offering condolences to his family, which I would hope they would do for complete strangers if a thread was created.
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Condolences to friends and family
That's mac for ye Posy. TBF he's a celtic supporter and has spent the last 4 years crying because Rangers aren't dead. |
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its chit chat for a reason Jim
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That's a bit unfair aka, I backed the c#### to go back up in straight years
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..... as I've told you before, no sentiment in gambling. If you have any sense (sometimes I wonder
) You'll put your pension on Celtic on Sunday! 4/6 against a pub team  Be 5/6 come the weekend when all the Sevconians throw away there money  |
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... what cretins we are discussing a football on a condolence thread
 Better saying that before crippen does.Football forum aka please. |
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I'd agree with you mac if celtic weren't so bad.
In recent weeks they've drawn 0-0 home and away with Dundee who we hammered 4-0 in between your games. If the rumours are right and Ambrose gets a game because of injuries to other players well .............. |
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ok
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he was a FOBT addict
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I would hardly think so. try 500k.
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wrong figure
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Memorial threads do seem to bring out the worst in some people. Even Vel, who is normally a very good poster and all round nice guy, made a coont of himself on the Bowie one.
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Dr Crippen 12 Apr 16 22:05
Where's your respect themightymac? Coming on here calling people a bunch of cretins. What does that make you? Well said Dr. |