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Jeff Wrangler:
I don't know whether it's true, or not, but here at work this morning, somebody said that Madonna is going to be here the same weekend as the Pope. :o
I wonder who will be the bigger draw? :laugh:
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on March 25, 2015, 02:08:38 pm ---I don't know whether it's true, or not, but here at work this morning, somebody said that Madonna is going to be here the same weekend as the Pope. :o
I wonder who will be the bigger draw? :laugh:
--- End quote ---
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
You've just reminded me of an incident with Madonna and a prior Pope.
It was 1990 and Madonna was touring the world with her "Blonde Ambition" tour. Before the tour was to stop in Italy, Pope John Paul II started to make negative statements about the tour and Madonna, in an effort to have her shows cancelled.
When she landed in Italy, she was given a message that the Pope wanted to see her, presumably to discuss her show and obscenity.
Her reply?
"If the Pope wants to see me, he can buy a ticket like everyone else."
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on March 25, 2015, 02:34:57 pm ---"If the Pope wants to see me, he can buy a ticket like everyone else."
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Good for Madge!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Front-Ranger:
The Madonna discussion is more interesting but I have to interrupt to share some interesting things I learned when I looked up the definition of ageism. Wikipedia says, "The term was coined in 1971 by Robert Neil Butler to describe discrimination against seniors, and patterned on sexism and racism. Butler defined "ageism" as a combination of three connected elements. Among them were prejudicial attitudes towards older people, old age, and the aging process; discriminatory practices against older people; and institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about older people." Thanks for the definition, Wikipedia, but I still don't know what it means!
I should not have used the word. I was using it simply to say, in shorthand, that I grow tired of the popular preoccupation with people's chronological ages that some people I know have. I am certainly not in the business of "accusing" or "judging" anyone, least of all my friends. I am guilty of PPWPCA myself, mostly in reverse though. I have a tendency to hang around with younger people and I find them very interesting. Perhaps this is part of my "empty nest" syndrome. I seem to share a lot of interests w younger people.
Sason:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on March 24, 2015, 07:08:47 pm ---He's a zombie, and he's coming for you, Sonja! :laugh:
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You made Jack a zombie, Chuck?
Shame on you!!!!! >:( >:( >:(
No more pearls for you!!! >:(
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