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Paris Hilton Recruited to Publicize Linux
lamasquerade writes "Paris Hilton has been named by the Open Source Development Legue as their next recruit in a bid to gain maximum exposure for FOSS. The new Legue's CEO, Jeremy Bleats, noted that the length of Ms Hilton's legs were a great factor in the decision and was sure to deny any links to The Red-Headed Legue. Richard Stallman was quick to label the activity a 'cheap stunt'."
Where are the real stories today?
These April fools jokes are getting old fast. I bet that if they put a free copy in each of her porn video there would be alot more linux users.
What a waste of effort... Why even bother making a joke article? Just say "Paris Hilton", and it's already a joke.
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Are there going to be any serious posts today?
My lame blog.
going on 5 jokes in a row... time for a real news article already?
/. right now.
There is such a thing as "killing a joke"... ya know, that guy who gets a good laugh at a joke, then keeps adding on to the same thing over, and over, and over... the laughter dies down and then people just start nervously chuckling so they don't make the guy feel bad.
"That guy" is
I don't see the attraction either. Plain face, boney body, bad attitude. I mean, its not like there is a shortage of little rich girls with no morals. She is far from the prettiest of the bunch.
Its not like she is talented either. Her biggest assets are just being rich and being a celebrity. WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me.
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WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me.
She is a celebrity b/c she is rich and grabs headlines with wild behavior. In other words, she acts like a celebrity, so the media celebrates her. Famous for being famous, Catch 22.
In truth, I suspect she's every bit as dumb as she seems. Certainly there are plenty of actresses, etc. who are famously dumb blondes, but when you see them not acting, it is clear they are in fact quite inteligent and hard working, and are acting the dumb blonde part because it brings them success. Christina Applegate might be the cannonical example; she got playing the role of a stupid bimbo, but seen out of that role, on a talk show for example, she is incredibly articulate. But Paris isn't compromising her ego for financial success; she isn't acting dumb to get rich. She was born damn rich. I suppose she could be acting dumb to get attention. But working hard at acting stupid in pursuit of a cleverly crafted strategy whose whole purpose is to make oneself a world-famous icon of spoiled stupidity strikes me as pretty clear evidence one is actually stupid in reality.