Who really cares about Princess Diana anyway?

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All this memorial fund nonsense and "Princess of Comnpassion". Tell me why I should care about a posh English toff who met an unfortunately early demise but who was still well spoilt?

― Mr Truth, Monday, 8 November 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

It seems idiotic, doesn't it? I have this vague memory that 12 years ago, when I was at boarding school, everyone thought I was a freak already cos I was vegetarian and they never made any concessions so like if it was spaghetti bolognaise, I had to scrap the mince off each strand of spaghetti with my fork or not have dinner. And anyway it was one of those spaghetti bolognaise nights and the warden-lady was at the head of the table and I started cracking some jokes about what a mockery the royalty was and how it shouldn't be allowed and something about Princess Diana, and my friend, this redhead, said to me quietly 'now you've done it, the warden's a real fan of Diana' and I looked at her more closely and noticed she had her hair done in the Diana-do. And sure enough, there were problems from that time forward. Nothing overt, she didn't even speak coldly to me, she just took this kind of incredibly detached attitude towards me. Like when you secretly hate a kid but you can't hate them overtly because that would just be evil, like kicking a dog even if it is a really bad dog. A really ungrateful dog!

So in answer to this question, I would say that you will never be able to understand who really cares about Princess Diana unless you really care about her, it's a kind of tautology (or koan?) like who cares about soccer.

― xx, Monday, 8 November 2004 08:47 (twenty-one years ago)

its fashionable to love the celebrities who care about people in poor countries.

― todd swiss (eliti), Monday, 8 November 2004 09:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I never gave a fuck, though she was quite a hot little piece of ass

― lukey (Lukey G), Monday, 8 November 2004 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

This is what I mean by sexism on ILX.

― Chantel, Monday, 8 November 2004 10:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Learn irony please love.

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 8 November 2004 10:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I once worked out that, when her car crashed, I was having sex. I love that factoid.

― caitlin (caitlin), Monday, 8 November 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 8 November 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

so the princess diana memorial fund is a bad thing? i thought it was aiding to charities.

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 8 November 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

same here re 9/11. must be some sort of pattern...

xxpost

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 8 November 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

xxxpost.. with her?

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 8 November 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

xxpost with osama?

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 8 November 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

that's crap ken

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 8 November 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

he wouldn't give head?

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 8 November 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I once worked out that, when her car crashed, I was having sex. I love that factoid.

Ooh so was I. I don't think it was with you though, Caitlin.

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know why I had to spell that out. You probably know that already.

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost was it with diana?

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 8 November 2004 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes. Yes it was.

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

did dodi mind?

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 8 November 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Dunno, he was pretty quiet.

Um, back on topic... The thing is, people do love the monarchy. I'm indifferent to Diana personally and I'm a republican (anti-monarchy UK version) so I'll never get it, like xx said.

A worthwhile contribution I've made to this thread, I think.

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Why are we suddenly caring about caring about Princess Diana?

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 8 November 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't care.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 8 November 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I was starting to peak on e in a bar in North Beach and I started laughing maniacally when I heard the news. This was not widely understood by the other bar patrons.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

at least we know the real reason for the crash now - the driver was having sex with Caitlin.

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 8 November 2004 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Caitlin, I didn't know you were telesexual.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 8 November 2004 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

dodi did di den dodi and di died

thank MI6

― john clarkson, Monday, 8 November 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry MI6, i meant Mossad in cahoots with Arnold Schwarznegger.

― john clarkson, Monday, 8 November 2004 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

i was very very drunk in the Latin American Club with about six other people, one of them British, who got really dismissive about her, then later, got terribly depressed about it. I was actually so drunk I don't remember any of this though and was surprised all over again about it the next morning when I saw it on the news.

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 8 November 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Caitlin, I didn't know you were telesexual.

Hey, if I was, it might make internet dating worthwhile!

― caitlin (caitlin), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:06 (twenty-one years ago)

it was beanz who was having sex with diana!

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 8 November 2004 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

I love Princess Diana! Please send me more information

― Andrew Judd, Tuesday, 2 May 2006 04:28 (twenty years ago)

call yourself a public servant

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 04:58 (twenty years ago)

I once worked out that, when her car crashed, I was having sex. I love that factoid.
-- caitlin (wpsal...) (webmail), November 8th, 2004 1:06 PM. (link)

This brings to mind that when she was finally being buried, so was I.

Fucktoid?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 07:21 (twenty years ago)

once worked out that, when her car crashed, I was having sex

Funnily enough, so was she

― You'll Never Put a Better Bit of Butter On Your Knife (Dada), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 08:06 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

10 years ago. Time flies!

― Jeff, Friday, 31 August 2007 11:37 (eighteen years ago)

Meaning what?

― Tom D., Friday, 31 August 2007 11:39 (eighteen years ago)

... when you're having fun?

― StanM, Friday, 31 August 2007 11:41 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, I remember that.

― Mark G, Friday, 31 August 2007 11:44 (eighteen years ago)

I don't recall ever meeting anyone who (beknownst to me) was sensitive or really gave a fuck about Diana... have I been lucky or missed out on some amusement would you say

― DJ Mencap, Friday, 31 August 2007 11:48 (eighteen years ago)

My sister went all funny the week of Diana's funeral, having previously never given a flying fuck about her, I got into an argument with her about it - she'd probably deny it now

― Tom D., Friday, 31 August 2007 11:55 (eighteen years ago)

i was ahving my first proper snog in the front of a minbus.

― darraghmac, Friday, 31 August 2007 12:03 (eighteen years ago)

RIP big man

― Dom Passantino, Friday, 31 August 2007 12:03 (eighteen years ago)

When I found out Diana died I was in bed sleeping - my housemate woke me up to tell me. My response was something like "so what, fuck off I'm trying to sleep".

― Colonel Poo, Friday, 31 August 2007 12:05 (eighteen years ago)

^^^^^^^ this is the same as what happened to me, except housemate was my mom! she also did the same thing to me when oj simpson's wife was murdered, and again i was like I'M SLEEPING

― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Friday, 31 August 2007 15:11 (eighteen years ago)

A NATION WEPT

http://www.peteatkin.com/teleg/di2.gif

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 31 August 2007 15:15 (eighteen years ago)

shouldn't you take off your wig and wring it when at a funeral?

― darraghmac, Friday, 31 August 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

When did she die again anyway? It's a pity ILX wasn't going then.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Friday, 31 August 2007 15:36 (eighteen years ago)

seven months pass...

shock verdict

― DG, Monday, 7 April 2008 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

What now for man who wrote 'Diana' on his forehead?

― DG, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:35 (eighteen years ago)

My friend's sister has a collection of Diana figurines. Always creeped me out.

― RabiesAngentleman, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:40 (eighteen years ago)

(She's American, for what it's worth)

― RabiesAngentleman, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:41 (eighteen years ago)

I was in some cafe in London the one time I was there...pictures of Diana all over every single wall, and the waitress even bore resemblance to her.

Also creeped me out.

― RabiesAngentleman, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:42 (eighteen years ago)

What now for man who wrote 'Diana' on his forehead?

Long term stay in a mental institution perhaps?

― Tom D., Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:43 (eighteen years ago)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44532000/jpg/_44532905_johnf.226.jpg

― DG, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:44 (eighteen years ago)

You've packed in your job and got up at 5am for the last six months to attend the Diana inquest. Now that it's all over, what do you do?

so many fitting responses to this fizzing around inside my head that i can't bear to commit myself to any one.

― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:44 (eighteen years ago)

I'd go with "YAHHH TRICK YAHHH"

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:47 (eighteen years ago)

I saw the man with Diana written on his forehead outside the High Court yesterday. He obviously looked like he was fishing for an interview with one of the many TV crews, but was being ignored by all. He was wearing his crown, but the face writing was sadly a bit smudged.

― Neil S, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:51 (eighteen years ago)

"Obviously, if they are (clinically) mad, then we shouldn't laugh."

― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:54 (eighteen years ago)

x-post

potent visual metaphor

― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:55 (eighteen years ago)

What now for man who wrote 'Diana' on his forehead?

"What now for man raised by puffins?"

― Neil S, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:55 (eighteen years ago)

potent visual metaphor

Indeed, the crown had slipped a bit as well!

― Neil S, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 12:56 (eighteen years ago)

three months pass...

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm37/gammatron9000/69327584.jpg

― and what, Friday, 25 July 2008 23:19 (seventeen years ago)

she so pretty

― Surmounter, Monday, 28 July 2008 02:21 (seventeen years ago)

*weeps*
I care about Princess Diana. Does that mean there's something wrong with me? I collected pictures of the wedding as a child. She was so beautiful. Uncommonly beautiful.

― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 28 July 2008 02:52 (seventeen years ago)

but being uncommonly beautiful has become kind of common

but you're right

― Surmounter, Monday, 28 July 2008 02:52 (seventeen years ago)

i think i saw like 5 uncommonly beautiful people tonight. maybe 2 of them looked at me.

― Surmounter, Monday, 28 July 2008 03:08 (seventeen years ago)

if anything we should be grateful that she could teach us all, that we will all be alive, before we die.

― goole, Monday, 28 July 2008 03:09 (seventeen years ago)

she looked as inbred as the rest of them.

― Frogman Henry, Monday, 28 July 2008 05:40 (seventeen years ago)

I've seen that newspaper clipping before on the net, and surely it's a fake? Look at the phone numbers at the bottom of the pic.

― Tuomas, Monday, 28 July 2008 06:32 (seventeen years ago)

You think?

― ailsa, Monday, 28 July 2008 07:03 (seventeen years ago)

Yeah, I do.

― Tuomas, Monday, 28 July 2008 07:05 (seventeen years ago)

From Private Eye innit.

― Raw Patrick, Monday, 28 July 2008 07:55 (seventeen years ago)

Also, the picture in the article is so grainy the person in it could be anyone with a similar hairdo to Diana's, it's no proof she was alive before she died.

― Tuomas, Monday, 28 July 2008 07:57 (seventeen years ago)

Okay but wait...isn't anyone alive hours before they died?

― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 28 July 2008 08:24 (seventeen years ago)

... cont. p. 94.

― ledge, Monday, 28 July 2008 08:26 (seventeen years ago)

Private Eye should get Tuomas in as a columnist

― DJ Mencap, Monday, 28 July 2008 08:34 (seventeen years ago)

"Who's Gordon Brown?"

― aldo, Monday, 28 July 2008 09:30 (seventeen years ago)

IT'S FROM PRIVATE EYE! IT'S A JOKE ABOUT THE MEDIAS CONSTANT PRINTING OF BULLSHIT EXCLUSIVES ABOUT DIANA!

― Raw Patrick, Monday, 28 July 2008 09:33 (seventeen years ago)

TUOMAS KNOWS THIS! HE IS PLAYING AN 'HILARIOUS' JOKE ON YOU THAT YOU HAVE FALLEN FOR, BASED ON HIS 'WHAT?' CLUELESS INTERNET PERSONA! HENCE HIM SAYING 'IT'S NO PROOF SHE WAS ALIVE BEFORE SHE DIED'! JUST SAYING LIKE!

― Matt DC, Monday, 28 July 2008 09:43 (seventeen years ago)

four years pass...

http://nobilliards.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/the-official-bbc-album-of-royal-wedding_10.html

― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Sunday, 10 March 2013 19:12 (thirteen years ago)

She married a prince. Therefore she was a princess. This proves that we all could be princesses if we were to marry a prince. It's like science.

― Aimless, Sunday, 10 March 2013 19:22 (thirteen years ago)

I love Princess Diana! Please send me more information
― Andrew Judd

― buzza, Sunday, 10 March 2013 20:33 (thirteen years ago)

six years pass...

here's a URL for you
https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-enquirer-live-theme-park-turns-princess-dianas-death-into-attraction-its-not-in-poor-taste

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 24 May 2019 16:50 (seven years ago)

“You will be polled on what you believe was the cause of her death and who was behind it,” Turner said, adding that he has yet to receive any complaints from the Palace. “We ask questions like ‘Do you think the royals were involved?’ ‘Do you think she was pregnant?’ All we do is ask questions on: what’s your opinion?”
Turner insisted: “It’s definitely not in poor taste. It’s just showing the route of what happened. For people who’ve never been to Paris, it’s just showing the topography, and the distance, and the tunnel, and that kind of stuff…It’s done very professionally.”

just asking some questions, totally cool

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 24 May 2019 16:51 (seven years ago)

There’s no blood... It’s done in a positive fashion

― shhh / let peaceful like things (wins), Friday, 24 May 2019 17:02 (seven years ago)

I'm in if they add VR rooms for guillotining Louis XVI and chopping off Charles I's head.

― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Friday, 24 May 2019 17:04 (seven years ago)

I'm sure her unearthed remains will be displayed in a fashion which everyone will agree is very tasteful indeed.

― Ted Nougat (Old Lunch), Friday, 24 May 2019 17:08 (seven years ago)

um can someone confirm that the fake-toppled building pictured here at the entrance to this place is not a mosque? It's not, right?

― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 24 May 2019 17:14 (seven years ago)

That is a tiny fraction of the more than 11 million tourists who annually visit the Great Smoky Mountain National Park along with Pigeon Forge’s Dollywood and more than two dozen other attractions, including the Titanic Museum, Paula Deen’s Lumberjack Feud, the Elvis & Hollywood Legends Museum and the Biblical Times Dinner Theater.

The Paula Deen What Now and the Who's That Dinner Theater?

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 24 May 2019 18:59 (seven years ago)

huh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk69czbhMFU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQtBvBR40c

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 24 May 2019 19:02 (seven years ago)

one of the attractions is apparently a lumberjack circus! this exists!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bPjoM8_wUU

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 24 May 2019 19:03 (seven years ago)

The bizarre monsters parade starting at 9.25 (and the audience member cackling along) is gonna haunt me for awhile.

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 24 May 2019 19:06 (seven years ago)

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