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Post by geordy on Jan 16, 2008 9:42:43 GMT -5
I read that description of "the ring" somewhere last week and thought Huh??  And it was by a design house, Dior?? rather than one of the big time jewelers. |
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Post by Shoesy on Jan 16, 2008 9:49:22 GMT -5
Quite hideous from the pictures that I've seen.  |
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Post by trechic on Jan 16, 2008 12:49:29 GMT -5
In this same article, it showed them walking along the beach in Egypt (?) and the president of the country told him they would not be welcomed back unless they were married.
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Post by mez on Jan 16, 2008 17:17:30 GMT -5
I haven't seen the ring myself, but let's not forget that age old adage that money can't buy taste...and from your descriptions the ring sounds particularly gaudy.  Mez |
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Post by greyghost1 on Jan 17, 2008 17:16:26 GMT -5
Too bad Woody Allen is getting old and doesn't do movies anymore. This conversation would make a great woody allen script  like some of his early ones. And then we would serve many saucers of cream  |
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Post by Darcy on Jan 17, 2008 17:42:30 GMT -5
Woody Allen's newest movie Cassandra's Dream has just been released. The trailers look good!
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Post by greyghost1 on Jan 17, 2008 19:27:13 GMT -5
Darcy...I didn't know he had a new film. Thanks!!!!!!!!
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Post by Darcy on Jan 17, 2008 23:46:33 GMT -5
De rien, grey ghost.
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Post by Anne on Jan 23, 2008 11:17:36 GMT -5
According to a new opinion poll, 93 % of the French think that the media talk or write too much about Sarko's private life .
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Post by Anne on Jan 30, 2008 9:38:49 GMT -5
Haha, Sarko and Carla are now suing Ryanair for its latest (not-too-subtle) advertisement : [a href="  "] [/a] It reads : "Thanks to Ryanair, my whole family can come and attend my wedding" |
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Post by sistereurope on Jan 30, 2008 9:58:01 GMT -5
HA! Thanks Anne - that is SO funny and clever!
But how can they sue? Sarko asked for all of this attention by making his private life public, if you ask me. It's fair game.
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Post by annettecinca on Jan 30, 2008 12:30:37 GMT -5
So true, Sis. But since he wants to embrace all things American, he's unfortunately right on track with a lawsuit!  |
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Post by Happygoin on Jan 30, 2008 12:36:18 GMT -5
It'll be interesting to see if they can find a judge who would rule against the president of the country.
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Post by Anne on Jan 31, 2008 8:14:31 GMT -5
Well, as much as I am bewildered at the Americans' tendancy to sue for every possible reason, I think that Sarko and Carla are actually right to sue in this specific situation : this is not newspapers' or even tabloids' stuff, this is purely an advertising for a commercial company . No company should be allowed to use one's image for commercial purposes without one's authorization IMO, and I am quite sure that there is something about this in the French Law .
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Post by Jody on Jan 31, 2008 8:56:28 GMT -5
I quite agree with you Anne. Being a commerical advertisement and not a news story, etc. changes the whole picture.
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Post by Happygoin on Jan 31, 2008 9:42:06 GMT -5
Actually, I think that's a law in the US too.
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Post by Shoesy on Jan 31, 2008 10:15:27 GMT -5
I, too, am quite certain that it is illegal to use a person's name or image for the purpose of advertising without his/her consent. Therefore, I am surprised that Ryanair would do such a stupid thing. |
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Post by luckyluc on Jan 31, 2008 10:18:20 GMT -5
Well, maybe it is one of those very well calculated risk. The out of court settlement will be less than the publicity benefices. It seems to work, we are talking about Ryanair, n'est-ce pas!
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Post by Happygoin on Jan 31, 2008 10:49:24 GMT -5
Excellent point, Luc. It's done all the time...
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Post by susanb on Jan 31, 2008 11:30:07 GMT -5
Well, as usual I'm a little behind. None the less, I do enjoy a little overseas gossip! How old is she/he? Is she pregnant? Who did she use to be married to? Did they get married or is that still a guessing game? Politically, he certainly is backing himself into a corner. No one seems to want to invite him back or even invite him in the first place. I think hes got himself into a rather sticky situation. And I'm such a softy, what about his children? I'm sure that they get picked on,poor things.
Susanb
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And it was by a design house, Dior?? rather than one of the big time jewelers.
like some of his early ones. And then we would serve many saucers of cream 
hahahha