If you discovered that there was a famous person IRL writing here...

If I'm honest, and at the risk of upsetting the cult of fame. I don't care who Kim Kardashian is fucking or what she writes because she will always be, for me at least, a remote and undesirable fantasy. I don't get why people think that the famous are better than the rest of us, because they're not. I don't get why a sportsman's opinion on politics is better than mine or yours, because it isn't. They are just as imperfect as we are. What would float my boat would be if the pretty, quiet woman from down the street were writing hot porn, and telling us she was working while she did it
 
If I'm honest, and at the risk of upsetting the cult of fame. I don't care who Kim Kardashian is fucking or what she writes because she will always be, for me at least, a remote and undesirable fantasy. I don't get why people think that the famous are better than the rest of us, because they're not. I don't get why a sportsman's opinion on politics is better than mine or yours, because it isn't. They are just as imperfect as we are. What would float my boat would be if the pretty, quiet woman from down the street were writing hot porn, and telling us she was working while she did it
Totally. Celebrities are just folk. And many have no discernible talent.
 
There are a few of the pre-socials ones who are very good amateur astronomers and astrophotographers. I get where you're coming from with some of the modern ones who are just famous for being celebrities.
 
If I'm honest, and at the risk of upsetting the cult of fame. I don't care who Kim Kardashian is fucking or what she writes because she will always be, for me at least, a remote and undesirable fantasy. I don't get why people think that the famous are better than the rest of us, because they're not. I don't get why a sportsman's opinion on politics is better than mine or yours, because it isn't. They are just as imperfect as we are. What would float my boat would be if the pretty, quiet woman from down the street were writing hot porn, and telling us she was working while she did it
I share your lack of interest in who Kim is fucking but I think there are many people who are famous for being extraordinarily good at something and their take on the world and their unique experiences would make for some really interesting stories.
 
If I'm honest, and at the risk of upsetting the cult of fame. I don't care who Kim Kardashian is fucking or what she writes because she will always be, for me at least, a remote and undesirable fantasy. I don't get why people think that the famous are better than the rest of us, because they're not. I don't get why a sportsman's opinion on politics is better than mine or yours, because it isn't. They are just as imperfect as we are. What would float my boat would be if the pretty, quiet woman from down the street were writing hot porn, and telling us she was working while she did it

I don't think anyone is putting celebs on a pedestal and saying they're "better" than us; it's more about imagining them writing erotica on this site and what kinds and how that fits in with what we think we know about them.

As an example, the recent stuff with Nicole Kidman stirs up conjecture and the imagining of what kinds of sex stuff she's into and might be writing here.
 
I guess it'd be cool if there were. We would probably never know unless they trusted us enough, like my fiancee told me that for a brief while she played WoW with Robin Wiliams. Back when I was a kid, my sisters husband played this online ww2 game with some famous nfl player. I'm a member of Corner-Carvers and the guys from SpykeTVs Trucks was on there getting help when they were building a road racing Ranger with a 03/04 Mustang Cobra drivetrain and suspension.

Too many weak minded folks here would get star struck, and next thing you know it'll be all over the media because folks can't respect these folks private lives because their job is to be in media. And TMZ would be DMing everybody about it.
 
I don't think anyone is putting celebs on a pedestal and saying they're "better" than us; it's more about imagining them writing erotica on this site and what kinds and how that fits in with what we think we know about them.

As an example, the recent stuff with Nicole Kidman stirs up conjecture and the imagining of what kinds of sex stuff she's into and might be writing here.
Yeah. I'd be into her stories lol
 
....James Bonds
Reminds me of an observation from a William Gibson novel.
Something about how it seems like every bar has a guy who makes stuff up about being a Navy Seal, but sometimes there is an old guy at the bar drinking quietly who really was one.

I would love to see legit CVs for the Lit members. I bet 9 out of 10 would be unremarkable, but those tenth ones would be humdingers.
 
I guess it'd be cool if there were. We would probably never know unless they trusted us enough, like my fiancee told me that for a brief while she played WoW with Robin Wiliams. Back when I was a kid, my sisters husband played this online ww2 game with some famous nfl player. I'm a member of Corner-Carvers and the guys from SpykeTVs Trucks was on there getting help when they were building a road racing Ranger with a 03/04 Mustang Cobra drivetrain and suspension.

Too many weak minded folks here would get star struck, and next thing you know it'll be all over the media because folks can't respect these folks private lives because their job is to be in media. And TMZ would be DMing everybody about it.

Someone outed a celebrity on a board for another hobby of mine.
Never got as far as TMZ but they just quietly left. Which was unfortunate because they were very knowledgeable and helpful.

Some people can't leave well enough alone.
 
Someone outed a celebrity on a board for another hobby of mine.
Never got as far as TMZ but they just quietly left. Which was unfortunate because they were very knowledgeable and helpful.

Some people can't leave well enough alone.

That's sad. It's been said that being "a celebrity" frequently means you have no life outside of your fame. And it depends to a certain extent on your "fame". Is it positive, or is there notoriety attached? TMZ and the paparazzi can turn your external interests into a circus.

Offhand, I know of three celebrities whose interests are of a "Huh?" nature. Sir Rod Stewart is a good example - he is a model railroad hobbyist, a very good one as a matter of fact. There will be articles about his interests in hobby magazines from time to time, but doesn't participate in online forums. Another is Warren Buffett, the gazillionaire, whose train hobby is not limited to owning the BNSF Railway, he has or had a large Lionel train layout in his home. Joe Walsh (of the Eagles) is a ham radio hobbyist; the late Marlon Brando was also a ham radio enthusiast.

As to how people like these and even people only "famous" within their hobby niche can be treated in an open forum? It's truly disgusting sometimes. Forums I've participated in have had hobby company managers show-up for honest, informed exchanges, and one or two assholes will air their grievances like a dog who won't let go of the rag. The managers don't hang around for long.
 
I'd almost suspect JukeboxEMCSA could be Dua Lipa, considering the similarities in M.O., but Jukebox has been in the game too long. 😇
 
Ag, dis wonderlik! Jy is nie net ’n ongelooflike aktrise nie, maar ook ’n ongelooflike skrywer.
Skryfster, skattie. Dis 'n groot grap dat ek die Taal veel beter verstaan as praat - veral as jy my van ken. 🤦‍♀️
 
The dutch always tell us that we sound like mentally-unhinged children :D
And not entirely without reason :LOL::LOL::LOL:. You really do sound like you’re about to draw a rainbow on a piece of cardboard and proudly sing a song about it. Then again, to foreigners, the Dutch sound like they’re constantly complaining about a leaky faucet, probably because we also complain about absolutely everything. It’s our national cardio, whining keeps the blood flowing.
 
Kurt vonnegut came up in another context on a different thread. I couldn't help but wonder whether he was a secret Lit contributor. A dark mind like his would write kinky stuff very well.
Mind you, he could write anything well- I'd read a menu written by Vonnegut at least three times.
 
Fran Drescher would be interesting; she's been around for a while and I bet she has a lot of real world, kinky sexual encounters, that she's not ready to reveal, except through maybe a pen name.
the Naughty Nanny.

oh My. 🔥 :devilish:
 
Jodie Foster secretly posting stories under a pseudonym among the rest of us mortal strugglers, sitting in a softly lit study with a glass of wine, thinking, let them wonder.
Jodie once told me that she *loves* Star Wars lesbian slash fiction but that her real guilty pleasure is Corvousier XO Royal.
 
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