Some things baffle me

**blue** · 08-01-2010, 03:05 AM

Yes?

**wombat2u2004** · 08-01-2010, 03:07 AM

Originally Posted by blue

Yes?

That's him !!!!
Or me.
Not sure which.

**sasvermont** · 08-01-2010, 07:20 AM

I suspect the wedding was very, very classy, with lots of expensive attire, tasty food, and A+ entertainment. Chelsey deserves some credit for trying to keep it secret. I suspect the secret service was there for her father and mother's sake. Do the children of past presidents get forever secret service coverage? I suspect not, but not sure about that.

I would enjoy seeing some photos of the wedding and well, that's about it. Blame most of this on the press. I love all wedding photos.

Anyway, please don't give the kid a bad name. She was born into this family. She hasn't done anything bad that I know of. She is thirty, and has dated this guy for five years. I don't get a kick out of betting against marriages, anyway. The odds are against them to begin with..... I always hope that all good marriages, last. Some and many do.

Let's let her have her day in the limelight, enjoy the attention and then get on with her life. She is not a movie star or an actress....please don't compare her to or our fascination with her, to that of LL or Snookie, etc..

Blame it on the press, not Chelsey et al.

**Karen** · 08-01-2010, 08:28 AM

How certain things make "trending topics" on Twitter also baffle me. For a while there Justin Beiber was there every day ... why?

I don't mind when people I have never heard of are "trending topics" - as they are sometimes political figures from countries I don't know a lot about, or sports I don't follow, but when a pop singer gets months worth of attention for apparently, well, existing ...

**kokopup** · 08-01-2010, 08:54 AM

How certain things make "trending topics" on Twitter also baffle me. For a while there Justin Beiber was there every day ... why?

I don't mind when people I have never heard of are "trending topics" - as they are sometimes political figures from countries I don't know a lot about, or sports I don't follow, but when a pop singer gets months worth of attention for apparently, well, existing ...

I'm baffled by anyones need to "twitter". Period. If people did not have a voyeuristic need to peep into others lives then 'the media', Facebook and Twitter would not exist.

**Medusa** · 08-01-2010, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by kokopup

I'm baffled by anyones need to "twitter". Period. If people did not have a voyeuristic need to peep into others lives then 'the media', Facebook and Twitter would not exist.

That isn't always true. I just recently reconnected w/two nephews and a niece that I haven't seen in over 20 years. FB made that possible b/c I tried so many other ways first and was unsuccessful.

Something else: b/c I have a son I become irritated when I hear things such as "It's her day" or "the bride this" and "the bride that". It's the groom's day as well and some people tend to forget that. They're focused on the gown, the food, the entertainment and that's fine to a degree. However, it's the marriage that's important and there are two in that marriage. The groom gets shoved out of the spotlight. I think this in some ways contributes to the Bridezilla thing. It's all about her and he gets left out.

**lizbud** · 08-01-2010, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by Medusa

Something else: b/c I have a son I become irritated when I hear things such as "It's her day" or "the bride this" and "the bride that". It's the groom's day as well and some people tend to forget that. They're focused on the gown, the food, the entertainment and that's fine to a degree. However, it's the marriage that's important and there are two in that marriage. The groom gets shoved out of the spotlight. I think this in some ways contributes to the Bridezilla thing. It's all about her and he gets left out.

When the Groom starts wearing a Bridal Gown, then he'll get as much attention as the Bride.

**Grace** · 08-01-2010, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by kokopup

I'm baffled by anyones need to "twitter". Period. If people did not have a voyeuristic need to peep into others lives then 'the media', Facebook and Twitter would not exist.

My thoughts exactly.

**jennielynn1970** · 08-02-2010, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by kokopup

I'm baffled by anyones need to "twitter". Period. If people did not have a voyeuristic need to peep into others lives then 'the media', Facebook and Twitter would not exist.

I like to Facebook.... Twitter doesn't do much for me, but Facebook keeps me up to date with what my friends are doing, and I like to know. So, I guess that makes me a peeper or voyeuristic, lol. Ooooh... I wonder if that goes along with being a nudist too!

**lizbud** · 08-01-2010, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by Karen

How certain things make "trending topics" on Twitter also baffle me. For a while there Justin Beiber was there every day ... why?

I don't mind when people I have never heard of are "trending topics" - as they are sometimes political figures from countries I don't know a lot about, or sports I don't follow, but when a pop singer gets months worth of attention for apparently, well, existing ...

I suspect their Public Relations people feed that stuff to the "news" folks.
Some people eat that stuff up.

Whatever.

Check out any regular news website, how many non-news items can be found taking up space there?

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 08-02-2010, 10:24 AM

most things baffle me

**Karen** · 08-02-2010, 01:03 PM

Okay, to add to the things that baffle me, there's a link - that I did not click - that Justin Beiber is writing a memoir! He's what, 15? 16? Sheesh! Next thing will be a cookbook, or whatever publicists can think of to make another buck off his popularity!