On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:03 -0700, Michael Britt wrote: >No doubt everyone has heard that Chelsea Clinton is getting >married today in Rhinebeck, New York.
Really? Last I heard it was a runor. Do you have some factual information that has not been released to the media? It is not unusual in cases of celebrity marriages (as well as mundane marriages), for a wedding announcement to be publicly made, typically in a local newspaper. Is there such a announcement in either local Rhinebeck or natianal papers or news sources? The NY Daily News has noted the local's unhappiness with not being "in the loop"; see: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/07/28/2010-07-28_chelseas_big_day_riles_local_yokels.html Makes one wonder why so many people would interested in what is essentially a private family event? Now that's something that requires a psychological explanation! >Well, that's my hometown so it's pretty nutty around here >with all the celebrity-spotting and no-fly zone stuff going on. >People have been waiting around for hours to catch a glimpse >of anyone famous. Did you ask any of them why they are doing so? What rationale did they provide? I have never understood this and am puzzled by such behavior. Then again, I'm a native New Yorker and we're programmed at an early age to develop such an attitude. ;-) >Rumor had it that Oprah stopped by at a well known ice cream >stop called the "Holy Cow" to get an ice cream. That piece >of news was making the rounds. > >I was in the middle of the fray yesterday with my camera >wondering if there is a psychological angle to all this. Well, one thing that it shows people's tendency to rely upon gossip and rumor as "valid" sources of information instead of relying on factual sources of information. Instead of deciding to believe in "propositions" that they have verified to some degree of certainty, they rely upon any information no matter how baseless. For example, how much will the "Clinton Wedding" cost? Is it: a) $US 1 million b) $US 3 million c) $US 5 million d) no one knows because, if it does occur, the actual costs won't be known until all expenses, expected and unexpected, have been tallied e) it's none of your damned business, it's a private family function! By the way, will you be tweeting the event? :-) -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3883 or send a blank email to leave-3883-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
