--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > God that is hilarious! Thank you for posting this Barry.
Consider it merely a warning against believing everything you read in TMO press releases. Sorta like when most of the TM-related press releases about the controversial (withdrawn from publication at the last minute and then later re-released) study on heart disease and TM failed to mention that the study participants were all black. African Americans are 40% more likely to have high blood pressure than other ethnic groups, and 10% less likely to have it under control. The TMO writeup didn't mention the ethnic makeup of the study *at all*. ALL that was important to them was that there was something that they could spin into making TM look good. As for the French, well...I lived there for many years, and I've never really understood their overly SERIOUS side, and their tendency to take any play or movie or novel that is ponderous and dark and incomprehensible and assume that it's ART. And at the same time, their favorite performers -- both on the stage and in movies -- have always been irredeemably stupid clowns like Jerry Lewis, whose humor appeals to the lowest, least intelligent common denominator. So drawing any conclu- sions from them honoring David Lynch is a bit suspect. :-) > ________________________________ > From: turquoiseb <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > > > > > he became a "legend" because a lot of people like sick > > > > twisted stuff > > > > > > I disagree. David Lynch became famous because of film > > > critics who believe that if they can't understand a movie, > > > it's actually good. > > > > I see, so that's why the french President Sarcozy gave Lynch > > the HIGHEST order of achievements in arts that's possible to > > receive. Must be because he wasn't listening to an OLD lover > > of B-movies and films living in Leiden :-) > > You mean the same French who believe that *Jerry Lewis* > was one of the greatest geniuses of the cinema? :-) > > FYI, Lynch was awarded the *lowest* rank of Officer of > the Legion of Honor -- Chevalier -- not the highest: > > The order has had five levels since the reign of King Louis > XVIII, who restored the order in 1815. Since the reform, the > following distinctions have existed : > > * Chevalier (knight) > * Commandeur (Commander) > * Grand Officier (Grand Officer) > * Grand-Croix (Grand Cross) > > Others so honored include Celine Dion, David Cronenberg, > and Bruce Willis. Even Michele Yeoh, Hong Kong martial > arts movie star, was awarded a higher honor, Commandeur. :-) > > For the record, Jerry Lewis was honored as a Chevalier > in 1984, but then elevated to the rank of Commandeur > in 2006, so even *he* ranks higher than David Lynch > in the discerning eye of the French. :-) >
