A meeting with a difference  

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If only all meetings were like this... or maybe not...


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Inside the Mind of Marilyn Manson  

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...is it somewhere you want to go? Is it really? Well, if you insist...



The best line in the whole thing has to be: "It's, like, a big moth with his pants down... it's me!"

Marilyn Manson rocks my world. As do many things. But then, I'm the office goth, what do you expect?

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Touring Cars Rock My World  

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If anyone saw Top Gear last night, you'll know why I was enthused about driving cars around over crazy, bumpy ground in totally insane places, before I even picked up this video. Seeing a look of pure terror etched on James May's face was priceless. Especially when the kid with the motorbike appeared and the car decided to challenge it... seriously, if you haven't seen the episode yet, get on over there and watch it! Before you do, here's a preview of what happens if you put someone totally gutless in a bumpy car:


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Blonde Quotes  

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The Bloke: wonderful, satisfying website for all your blokish needs. Like, for instance, laughing at comments made by famous(ish) blonde people:



  • Paris Hilton talking to press about the US chain store: “Wal-Mart… do they like make walls there?”
  • Jessica Simpson on NewleyWeds: “Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it’s tuna, but it says ‘Chicken by the Sea.’
  • Alicia Silverstone on her role in Clueless: “I think that the film was very deep. I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it’s true lightness.”
  • Chantelle Houghton when Big Brother said she had changed since becoming a celebrity: “I’ve changed? What do you mean… I’ve changed my clothes?”
  • Jodie Marsh in a recent interview: “Eskimos are uncivilised because they don’t have any shops.”
  • Paris Hilton on her technique on the red carpet: “I don’t really think, I just walk.”
  • Jessica Simpson on her first day at high school: “A teacher asked us if anybody knew the names of the continents. I was sooo excited. I was like, Damn it! It’s my first day of 7th grade, I’m in junior high and I know this answer. So I raised my hand, I was the first one, and I said A-E-I-O-U!”
  • Goldie Horn on her favourite types of films: “Comedy is funny”.
  • Sam Fox on fitness clothes: “I’ve got 10 pairs of training shoes - one for every day of the week.”
  • Britney Spears on her taste in clothes: “So many people have asked me how I could possibly be a role model and dress like a tramp and get implants… all I have to say is that self-esteem is how you look at yourself and I feel good enough about myself so wear that kind of clothing… the breast implant issue has nothing to do with that…”
  • BB’s Helen Adam’s on education: “The worst thing is when the press call me a dizzy blonde - I got a B in Drama, a D in English, I did a hairdressing course and a beauty certificate.”
  • Lady Victoria Hervey on the homeless: “It’s so bad being homeless in winter. They should go somewhere warm like the Caribbean where they can eat fresh fish all day.”
  • Britney on Japan “I’ve never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.”
  • Jessica Simpson when offered buffalo wings: “Sorry I don’t eat buffalo.”
  • Paris Hilton on her fame: “There’s nobody in the world like me. I think every decade has an iconic blonde, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and, right now, I’m that icon.”
  • Chantelle Houghton on George Galloway: “He looks at us like we’re stupid, scatty, uneducated girls. He’s a right chauvinistic pig, whatever that means!”
  • Cameron Diaz on science: “I’ve been noticing gravity since I was very young.”
  • Britney Spears on where she might start her theatre career: “I would rather start out somewhere small, like London or England.”
  • BB’s Helen Adams on magic man Paul Daniels: “Yeah, you know Jack Daniels… he does all the magic stuff!”
  • Christina Aguilera on film festivals: “So where’s the Cannes film festival being held this year?”
  • Paris Hilton on her career choices: “First wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realised you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I’d just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead.”
  • Alicia Douvall on motherhood: “I think a 16-year-old with a nice, sexy figure will do really well as a model as long as she’s managed well. That’s why I’m happy for Georgia to have a boob job because it will give her a career.”
  • Chantelle Houghton on hearing George Galloway was an MP: “Does that mean you work in that big room with the green seats?”
  • Britney on capital punishment: “I am for the death penalty. Who commits terrible acts must get a fitting punishment. That way he learns the lesson for the next time.”
  • BB2’s Helen Adams on pulses: “How much chicken is there in chick peas?”
  • Chanelle Hayes on her Posh spice obsession: “I like what she (Victoria Beckham) wears. That’s what magazines are all about - there’s always a picture of a celebrity and where to buy a replica of what they’re wearing. It’s not as if I’m doing anything weird.”
  • Paris Hilton on her title: “I don’t want to be known as the Hilton heiress, because I didn’t do anything for that.”
  • Tara Reid on her fellow blonde celeb: “I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist.”
  • Ivana Trump on literature: “Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.”
  • Christina Aguilera on herself: “I’m an ocean, because I’m really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.”
  • Britney Spears on her first tour: “Where the hell is Australia anyway?”
  • Alicia Douvall on surgery: “I know it (plastic surgeries) will kill me. But I’d rather die trying to sort things out.”
  • Jodie Marsh on cooking: “Is an egg a vegetable?”
  • Kimberly Stewart on Jennifer Aniston: “I like her cos she’s like, homely. She must have something else going on cos it’s not like she’s gorgeous or anything.”
  • Jessica Simpson on her mood at the VH1 ‘05 video awards: “Isn’t it weird I’m getting all emotionable.”
  • Helen Adams on BB2 : “I probably sound Welsh on the telly.”
  • Mariah Carey on the death of the King of Jordan: “I loved Jordan. He was one of the greatest athletes of our time.”
  • Chantelle Houghton on different types of doctors: “What’s a gynaecologist?”
  • Pamela Anderson on her secret to success: “I don’t think about anything too much . . . If I think too much, it kind of freaks me out!”
  • Ivana Trump on getting one over on her ex’s new girlfriend: “Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.”
  • Brooke Shields on her campaign against smoking: “Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.”
  • Heather Locklear on being proud of her heritage: “From an early age I was aware of what America meant, and how the Marines at Camp Pendleton were ready to defend us at a moment’s notice. I also remember what fabulous bodies those troops had.”
  • Jessica Simpson on her scantily clad videos: “I’m definitely shy, so it was definitely acting for me to drop a trench coat and be in a bikini and try to get my cousins out of trouble by using my body. That was definitely acting!”
  • Chantelle Houghton working out the shopping budget: “Eleventy-twelve pence? I don’t get it. How much is that then?”
  • Britney on why she did a cover of I Love Rock and Roll: “I always loved Pat Benatar.”
  • Emma Bunton on moobs: “I wish men had boobs because I like the feel of them. It’s so funny - when I record I sing with a hand over each of them, maybe it’s a comfort thing.”
  • Cyndi Crawford on modelling: “In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it’s not like a blank stare.”
  • The late Anna Nicole Smith on suicide bombers: “Doesn’t that hurt?”
  • Jessica Simpson to the President when visiting the White House: “I love what you’ve done with the place!”
  • Mischa Barton on being blessed with looks: “Pretty people aren’t as accepted as other people. It comes with all these stigmas.”

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    Chanel Fiole Concept Car: A Box of Happiness on Wheels  

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    LOOK AT IT. Just put your coffee down, lean forward a little, and LOOK AT IT. How beautiful can a car be? I did, however, see this car for the first time before I watched the new series of Top Gear and saw the Most Amazing Ferrari In The World Ever being driven around the track by the fake *ahem* real Stig:


    Not content with perfume, accessories and general fashion, the crazy Chanel people have designed a concept car. And it is BEAUTIFUL. Look:



    And here's a video:






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    Hamilton Vs. Kovaleinen... in Taxis.  

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    Heiki Kovaleinen and Lewis Hamilton have a race with a difference:


    Well well. Hasn't the world of Formula 1 been exciting recently? With the best of the teams splitting off to form their own teams, and the 'official' guys deciding to race such unheard-of teams as Lightspeed and Lola against teams we don't care about (sorry Force India, but you know it's true), things are really getting angsty.

    The way I see it, there just isn't any question about which championship people will watch. Viewers aren't loyal to Max Moseley, they're loyal to Ferrari, to McLaren, to Hamilton, to Button, to Brawn. Besides which, calling up a big brand and asking whether they'd rather sponsor Ferrari or Lightspeed is going to yield a predictable answer.

    Formula 1 is about the best drivers, in the best cars, racing around tracks for our general entertainment. It's not about the sub-standard, whoever-we-can-get-to-race drivers, driving not very good cars. Still, I don't really care, as long as Massa, Button, Hamilton, Barrichello & co. are still racing. Hey, maybe Branson could take over the whole thing and be a Nice Big Boss who actually has a grip on what people want.

    Well, what do you think? Which championship will you be watching? Perhaps we could just put them all in taxis and make them race around urban settings, like the video.

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    And Finally... Play Football!  

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    'Play football with a refugee' is the final act on the Simple Acts campaign list. I have to admit, I haven't done it yet, but I'm sure I'll get around to it; a game of football is always fun!

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