A certain ex-spice girl dropped 35 grand on her “stylish” new phone that will likely be off-trend and obsolete within a month. There’s an economic meltdown in North America, not to mention starving children all over the world and all the Internet news sources are commenting what a style icon she is. Like OMG what an interesting story – fucking, NOT! I guess the 6- inch stelletos whilst pregnant wasn’t enough to announce to the world that you are dumb. —More Money Than Brains
This article appears in Mar 7-13, 2013.
Despising this individual, however loathesome she may be, makes about as much sense as despising the people who put all that money in her pocket. You live in a society where your power to exercise your free will is exceeded only by the multiplicity of choices you can make.
And one of your options is to ignore the trivial.
What internet news sources are you reading? This drivel does not appear in any of my news feeds. And that is as it should be. BTW, do you not have to CLICK on a news item to read it? Stop clicking the shit and you would have more brain cells for another day!
Give her a break, she’s a talented lady. She can bend it for Beckham.
At least the LV ads that Prime Minister of the World Bono appears in have some money going to charity. Not sure how much, though.
If you’re rich, you can afford to be dumb. I bet the OB doesn’t begrudge Sid the Kid’s 8 million a year he’s getting for playing a game.
I’m hardly a fan of celebrity culture but I’m sure many of these people do their fair share of contributing to charities – if for nothing else, the tax bennies. Seething over some rich gal seems like an utter waste of energy.
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If you’re rich, you can afford to be dumb.
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I’ve been to the mall. It doesn’t take money to be dumb…
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I’m with Koda…
I actively had to look for this article and still can’t find it.
I’m not sure what your definition of ‘all the internet news sources’ is but if it’s tmz or perez hilton, you have major issues.
HOLA! What difference should it make to you OP. She earned the money she is entitled to spend it in whatever way she wants to. Stop trying to lay a guilt trip on her. If you got it, flaunt it. At least that is what she wants to do. Jealousy will get you nowhere.
It’s her money, and she has the right to drop a million dollars on a phone if she feel like it. The point of being rich is to enjoy luxuries and have whatever your heart desires, is it not? You don’t know what she is contributing to the less fortunate, yet you judge her based on one purchase? If I was filthy stinkin’ rich, I’ll be the first to admit that I would be enjoying the finest of everything. Best cars, best clothes, best jewelry, vacations all over the world…yep! And anyone who says they wouldn’t is in denial 🙂
As much as I’m inclined to believe you hezzy, there are some real whacko’s out there
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/…
it depends where you get your news from, sounds like the uk sun. trashy, tasteless and non-readable
Drake – Canadian rapper – spent 40K at a strip club, “making it rain”. I don’t see you complaining about that… are YOU one of those strippers?
And it’s STILETTOS, Stella… fuck you people – learn ENGLISH!
i did see that on the internet, it was creepy
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/featu…
haha, i love that word chickpeasis, manky
so what would everyone do if they suddenly became filthy stinkin rich? well, how about just a 30 mil jackpot?
i’d call my investment guy and make him really happy.
tell accountant daughter to quit her job and start up family empire & philanthropy
(first order of business get that shelter built in hvgb)
pack up the dogs and rent a cabin out in the woods to hide and set my realtor
looking for a nice island off the south shore for me.
get a log house built with solar, cistern, wind. i would get 10 dogs! and a dozen cats! and goats wandering around. maybe a peacock or two.
i would have cabins scattered around the island for guests. and i would cut back on my hours at work, spend a lot of time just wandering outside with the pack. lots of reading and cooking, baking. re luxuries? oh yes, the best linens i could get, and good knives.
and you?
Keep them cats penned up Molly.
i guess you people haven’t seen ladt gaga’s new gold wheelchair then? heyya woggie, how’s my sex goddess these days? got back from mexico then?
Hi Gary, yes got back yesterday. Had an awesome time. Just the nice rest the doctor ordered! How you been, not heard from you lately.
Could you two please keep your personal conversations off the board and use email/text like the rest of us?
Thanks.
PK No. What are you the new moderator? Get a life and stop being so friggen jealous. You had your chance with Gary and you blew it. Too bad/so sad!
I just don’t see why you two can’t use email like the rest of us to have your personal conversations. No one cares, and it’s just junking up the board with your irrelevant crap you could just easily email.
PK he asked me how I was. A short answer is what I gave him. If there was something lengthy for us to discuss we would use personal email. Believe me honey there is enough shit on this board that a friendly hello once in a while isn’t going to ‘junk anything up’. In fact, sometimes it breaks up the monotony. If you have such a problem with it then don’t read it. Cheesh, I hope the little things in life don’t piss you off as much as this small thing does. As I said, get over it and get a life.
Cheesh it ain’t like he entered the chat room with a banana in his pocket or anything. He just said hello!!!
MONEY & BRAINS
“A certain ex-spice girl dropped 35 grand on her ‘stylish’ new phone that will probably be off-trend and obsolete within a month.” More Money Than Brains
Welcome back Woggie! I hope your vacation was all that you hoped it would be. While you were away I assisted “Help Wanted” on the “Holy Batman Child Care” thread to defend her against the bullies and haters, giving them all a good spanking and putting them in their place. So now I’ll be looking out for you to make sure they don’t mess around with my Woggie.
Anyway, what is the philosophical issue underlying this bitch? I think we can re-conceptualize “money” and “brains” to read “materialism” and “virtue” where the former is to be understood, in the present context, in terms of what Thorsten Veblen in his “The Theory of the Leisure Class” called “conspicuous consumption” while the latter is to be re-conceptualized in terms of a “meaningful life.” The issue then devolves into a consideration of the relationship, if any, between conspicuous consumption and the meaningful life.
“Conspicuous consumption” is just that, consumption the purpose of which is conspicuous, that is, consumption not for utility or beauty but for display. In other words, it is consumption conceived as a status marker, as an indicator of the high status of the consumer. However, a distinction should be made between consumption of certain goods and services which are of high quality by virtue of their intrinsic attributes i.e., those reflecting taste, and objects like the ex-spice girl’s cell phone which are objects characterized by only by “excess.” In other words, excess is the hallmark of conspicuous consumption and is the antonym of taste. Put bluntly, the ex-spice girl has no taste. She is uncultured. She is “cheap.”
In contrast, to be cultured is to shun excess. To be cultured is the by-product not of conspicuous consumption but rather of a meaningful life. But what is a meaningful life? For Plato a meaningful life is the examined life. But what is the examined life? An examined life is one characterized by reflection on all aspects of human life. Its essential quality is the engaged, inquiring mind where one reflects on things like, well, the contrast between conspicuous consumption and a meaningful life. In a word, the meaningful life is one devoted to matters of the mind, however defined.
A philosopher, for example, would never have dropped 35 grand on a stylish new phone, not because he would never have 35 grand – which is true – but rather because his concern is the quest for the meaningful life and not objects for excessive display. There is, then, no relationship between conspicuous consumption and the meaningful life. Like the philosopher and the spice girl, they pass each other like “ships in the night.”
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
LOL @ PK telling other people to keep their personal conversations off the board. That’s rich.
Its her way of sayin “I’m rich and you’re not”
MM: Thank you for the Warm Welcome Back! My vacation was sensational. I checked out those threads and my my but you had your hands full again!! You’ve certainly been on patrol, but you’ve kept them in check. Thank Heavens someone helps us out when the mob mentality kicks in. And it does. Eventually. MM, you are a Gentleman AND A scholar. You really are. Thank you.
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: Queen Wogdog – Nominated #1 (03//14, 2:31PM)
Glad everything went well for you in Mexico. Yes, like you say I had my hands full but managed to keep the bullies in check. And you’re right again about the “mob mentality” but a firm hand is usually all that’s required.
By the way, I’ve re-christened TTFN “The Toad.” I thought it was very appropriate. Maybe you want to use it should occasion arise.
Good to see you back!
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
PP: Stick your Warm Welcome Back! My vacation was gestational. I checked out those jockstraps and my my but you had your hands full again!! You’ve certainly been on peek patrol, but you’ve kept them in a beer cooler. Thank Heavens someone hacks up the mob mentality and gets his kicks in. And it does. Eventually. PP, you are a Germination pod AND A schnitzel. You really are. Thank you.
Cheeses it ain’t like he entered the crap room with that pineapple at the end of his pocket rocket or anything. He just said bend over!!!
MM: The Toad just can’t keep her trap shut. Whooo that was a quick one huh TT? Hey I thought you learned your lesson. hmmmmm, guess not. Brenda Bog is the Toad!!!! Hahaqhahahahahaha, again too exuberant being your downfall!!!! lol
PS: TTFN aka Toad AKA Brenda Bog. You will have to excuse me if I can’t match your bitterness. I’m still basking in the afterglow of Mehico……..
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: Queen Wogdog (03/14, 4:42PM & 5:05PM)
Atta girl Woggie! Give it to The Toad. You’re right about her bitterness. She’s jealous of you. Look at her new avatar. Could anything be more subservient?
I’ve got your back Woggie, never fear!
A pleasure as always.
Cheerioi!
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: Queen Wogdog (03/14, 4:42PM & 5:05PM)
Tilt-a-whirl Hoggie! Live it up on the Road. You’re right about her tittiness. She smells better than you. Look at her new motorcar. Could anything be more resplendent?
I’ll do you from behind, Saggie, never queer!
A mis-measure as always.
BullyBeefi!
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PS: PDF aka Load AKA Brenda Bog. You will have to excuse me if I can match your witterness. I’m still basking in the afterglow of coronas and STD beech boys……..