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much2say @much2say (57760) • Los Angeles, California 26 Jul 24

According to Definitions from Oxford Languages: Name dropping is "the practice of casually mentioning the names of famous people one knows or claims to know in order to impress others." Living where I do, I have known various...

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Who is the most recognizable person in your country?

Amber @AmbiePam (120532) • United States 15 Jul 23

I was watching a sports show the other day, and the two guys talking were arguing over who was more recognizable: Lebron James or Lionel Messi. They both agreed Messi was more famous, because soccer (football to everyone but...

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Call the Vet

DINNERLADY @lazydaizee (6732) • United Kingdom 25 Nov 20

This book tells us how the author, Bruce Fogle, came to Britain , from Canada, to work as a vet. This was in the early 1970s when Bruce was still a young man in his twenties. Of course Britain in the early 1970's was a lot...

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The Dark Side of Fame

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 27 Aug 19

I watched a film earlier about a musician who was kidnapped by an obsessed fan. I took it as a commentary on the dark side of fame. When a person is well known,putting themselves out there for "mass consumption" as it were, they...

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Who would you really like to meet, and what would you talk about if you did?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 22 Oct 18

This is a question that I have often asked myself, and the answer is not always the same. I'm not interested in meeting royalty, or film stars, but I think I would like to talk to people who had interesting things to say. That...

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Oregon isn't just for Hippies: Notable People from Oregon

April @thislittlepennyearns (68157) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 4 Mar 18

After reading TRs post about a MASH actor who just passed away and finding out that David Ogden Stires had lived in Newport , Oregon , I got inspired to see what other notable people were from or currently live in Oregon. So you...

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Martin Luther King day ...

maria peralta @kayshope (1670) • El Paso, Texas 13 Jan 18

Monday is martin Luther King day here in the usa .. I dont have a problem having a day named after him. I just think if we have one after him.. we should or could have one named after many other good or famous people as well.

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An Exemplary Example of the 4 Ps (and the 5th P)

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 16 Dec 16

Collecting trivia or fun facts is one of my hobbies. Dmitri Mendeleev - An exemplary example of the 4 Ps: Patience, Persistence, Perseverance, and Planning. Walked all the way to Moscow. Plan A didn't...

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Mozart? Scatology? Surely Not!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Jul 16

I've been chatting with @CRK109 about Monet's kitchen being preserved for posterity. I said I didn't think I'd ever be famous enough for my kitchen to be preserved. Probably many famous people never expected that objects and...

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Do You Know Someone Who is Famous?

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 9 Apr 16

Here is a simple question for myLotters. Do you know someone who is famous? It can be celebrities, models, politicians, leaders, rock star, sport's star, scientists, scholars, etc. The person might be wealthy or poor. The...

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Many Famous People Have Died

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 6 Apr 16

It seems as if more famous people have died in such a short time than any other time. But I’m wondering if this is because most of these people are from my generation. I was just looking at a website that listed “notable” people...

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when oscar gets a little too big for his boots

Elizabeth @Poppylicious (11134) • United Kingdom 20 Jan 16

I have never been a fan of The Oscars, and now that there's such insatiably rampant media coverage about the boycotting of it by Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith, et al., I care even less. To me The Oscars has always just been about...

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What do you think about child abuse?

Solongo Munkhbaatar @ko31024 (492) • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 5 Sep 15

What do you think about child abuse? i really hate that so what do you think about it and how we can stop it from happening.

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When They Die or Become Ill

Amber @AmbiePam (120532) • United States 7 Mar 13

I don't know why sometimes hearing about certain famous people getting really ill or dying affects me. Now, I don't spend time worrying about it, because it's not like they are my family. But you know, sometimes you just feel...

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Famous people dying from Drug Overdose

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 16 Feb 12

It is tragic that Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Elvis, and many others have died of drug overdoses or drug interaction with illegal drugs. My question is where was the media and the supporters of these people and for that...

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Why do people seem to look up to celebrities more than other people?

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 18 Sep 11

I can see respecting an artist's opinions about art, or a famous conductor's opinions on orchestra music. I can understand valuing a director's views on acting or even a politicians views on politics. But why should a politician...

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Have you ever shared a meal with a famous person you had not met before?

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 3 Sep 11

I have had this happen on two occasions. I'm not talking about people like famous entertainers, although they certainly would count. And I'm not talking about political funder raisers where you are at one table in a large room...

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Is the paparazzi wrong?

Brooke @o2bnocn (2992) • United States 17 Aug 11

It seems like every time I watch television there is someone complaining about the paparazzi. Do you think they are wrong for taking pictures of famous people and celebrities? Or do you think it is just comes with the career of...

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Income of famous people are too high.

tenrajj @tenrajj (910) • Bhutan 15 Aug 11

Some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year. Do you think these people deserve such high salaries? Some athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars annually. On the contrary, an elementary...

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Should we listen and follow what famous people says?

tenrajj @tenrajj (910) • Bhutan 11 Aug 11

When famous people such as actors, athletes, and rocks stars give their opinions, many people listen. DO you think we should pay attention to these opinions? Well, every one is entitled to have an opinion. When it comes to...

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