| 29. I certainly don't blame her for all the celebrity media crap directed toward her |
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Her anti-landmine advocacy was stellar.
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| -Your thoughts on Princess Diana. |
bob_weaver |
Aug-31-07 12:46 AM |
#0 |
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Sad. But a timeless classic that seemed like a Marilyn Manroe... |
glowing |
Aug-31-07 12:49 AM |
#1 |
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Is this Marilyn Manroe? |
bob_weaver |
Aug-31-07 12:57 AM |
#6 |
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A human but also one of many symbols of the Reaganeighties |
liberaldemocrat7 |
Aug-31-07 09:12 PM |
#114 |
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Return of the goddess . . . . |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-07 01:17 AM |
#152 |
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A Cinderella Story Gone Horribly Awry |
lligrd |
Aug-31-07 12:54 AM |
#2 |
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How is the daughter of a motherfucking Earl a Cinderella figure? (nt) |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 05:37 AM |
#36 |
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Personally, I think it's sad that Diana is getting all this attention |
Amelie |
Aug-31-07 11:19 AM |
#57 |
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 01:20 PM |
#61 |
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Hi, Amelie! A belated "Welcome to DU" to you, since you've actually been a member for awhile. nm |
dicksteele |
Sep-01-07 04:45 PM |
#200 |
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The best measure of Diana, for me, is the depth of grief and loss the people |
Old Crusoe |
Aug-31-07 12:54 AM |
#3 |
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I saw it a couple months ago, and |
bob_weaver |
Aug-31-07 12:59 AM |
#8 |
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Agree. What a cast, and an almost perfect capture of the tension |
Old Crusoe |
Aug-31-07 01:04 AM |
#9 |
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I loved that movie |
Hamlette |
Aug-31-07 02:54 PM |
#70 |
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Yes! You said it perfectly! |
Midlodemocrat |
Aug-31-07 08:43 AM |
#47 |
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It was terrible |
KiraBS |
Aug-31-07 03:57 PM |
#77 |
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If she loved her kids so much, what was she doing partying |
mycritters2 |
Aug-31-07 11:46 PM |
#133 |
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You are a judgmental snob |
Gilligan |
Sep-01-07 01:04 AM |
#148 |
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Get off of your knees |
AngryAmish |
Sep-01-07 06:59 AM |
#169 |
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Exactly...she was a parasite with a "conscience" |
mitchum |
Sep-01-07 01:50 PM |
#191 |
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I know more of the human condition than any princess ever will. nt |
mycritters2 |
Sep-01-07 05:11 PM |
#201 |
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Piffle. She's allowed to be a grown up, isn't she? |
Old Crusoe |
Sep-01-07 06:27 AM |
#165 |
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The kids were with their Father at Balmoral.... were they were supposed to be |
KiraBS |
Sep-01-07 06:57 AM |
#168 |
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Excellent Movie! |
tammywammy |
Sep-01-07 01:06 PM |
#183 |
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I thought that whole "Our Diana" grief orgy was typical and ridiculous, but I'm an anglophobe |
mitchum |
Sep-01-07 01:41 PM |
#188 |
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I can't afford to be an Anglophobe -- I own too many Who and Stones CDs. |
Old Crusoe |
Sep-01-07 04:40 PM |
#197 |
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I know; I have a number of friends who are Brits... |
mitchum |
Sep-01-07 04:43 PM |
#199 |
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It's on Starz Tonight |
otohara |
Sep-01-07 03:20 PM |
#196 |
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Yes. She did love those younguns and my guess is they keep her |
Old Crusoe |
Sep-01-07 04:41 PM |
#198 |
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She was a good mother, and got tangled up with the wrong guy.. |
SoCalDem |
Aug-31-07 12:56 AM |
#4 |
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A beautiful, tragic woman.... |
MonkeyFunk |
Aug-31-07 12:56 AM |
#5 |
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One of the most beautiful women I've ever seen and probably will ever see. |
Katzenkavalier |
Aug-31-07 12:59 AM |
#7 |
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I agree |
Gilligan |
Sep-01-07 01:09 AM |
#149 |
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Yes, but beauty for the English is a very relative concept |
mitchum |
Sep-01-07 01:45 PM |
#189 |
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Uninteresting and dead. |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-31-07 01:10 AM |
#10 |
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Yep. |
TahitiNut |
Aug-31-07 01:11 AM |
#12 |
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I look forward to next year then! :) |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-31-07 01:12 AM |
#13 |
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yup |
annabanana |
Aug-31-07 05:40 AM |
#39 |
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Excellent description. |
yella_dawg |
Aug-31-07 02:10 PM |
#68 |
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To me, it's a material consequence of "uninteresting". :) |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-31-07 07:07 PM |
#103 |
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Is that what you want people to say about you after you're gone? |
bob_weaver |
Aug-31-07 03:27 PM |
#72 |
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What I *want* is completely beside the point. |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-31-07 07:07 PM |
#102 |
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personally, I think the woman had issues |
AZDemDist6 |
Aug-31-07 01:11 AM |
#11 |
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Maybe ask these people? |
bob_weaver |
Aug-31-07 01:16 AM |
#15 |
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A complicated person, no understanding what she was getting into |
book_worm |
Aug-31-07 01:15 AM |
#14 |
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Worm Food |
rawtribe |
Aug-31-07 01:21 AM |
#16 |
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Didn't Mercutio say "Worm's Meat?" |
rwenos |
Aug-31-07 01:49 AM |
#21 |
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sick |
Gilligan |
Sep-01-07 01:11 AM |
#150 |
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My thoughts??? |
qdemn7 |
Aug-31-07 01:21 AM |
#17 |
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I can't even imagine being on the world's stage |
JulieRB |
Aug-31-07 01:32 AM |
#18 |
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Princess Diana is the closest I have to an idol |
judaspriestess |
Aug-31-07 01:37 AM |
#19 |
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A Beautiful Woman, Assassinated |
rwenos |
Aug-31-07 01:48 AM |
#20 |
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And I think she knew too much and |
closeupready |
Aug-31-07 09:02 AM |
#52 |
| -
Harrods stopped for a two minutes silence today.. |
KiraBS |
Aug-31-07 04:05 PM |
#78 |
| -
If she was murdered they would have used a car bomb |
dflprincess |
Aug-31-07 10:43 PM |
#121 |
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Agree -- and when you read some of the info on the websites . . . . |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-07 01:20 AM |
#154 |
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A naive girl from the English upper classes who was |
LibDemAlways |
Aug-31-07 02:06 AM |
#22 |
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Showed us fairy tales do come true - then showed us fairy tales are complete bullshit |
Tactical Progressive |
Aug-31-07 02:08 AM |
#23 |
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very well said |
judaspriestess |
Aug-31-07 02:14 AM |
#24 |
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Jesus, people, the idiot was NOT the girl next door |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 05:40 AM |
#38 |
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I agree with you there! |
raccoon |
Aug-31-07 08:45 AM |
#48 |
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She was a shy 19 year old in an arranged marriage.. |
KiraBS |
Aug-31-07 04:12 PM |
#80 |
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Do you know anything about British history? |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 04:53 PM |
#82 |
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Yes, all royalty, as Napoleon put it "marry a womb" and nothing more |
mitchum |
Sep-01-07 01:53 PM |
#192 |
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Why must you... |
Gilligan |
Sep-01-07 01:16 AM |
#151 |
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Girl next door?!! She was the daughter of an Earl, |
mycritters2 |
Aug-31-07 11:49 PM |
#135 |
| -
I think she is dead and |
onewholaughsatfools |
Aug-31-07 02:18 AM |
#25 |
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A great woman |
mogster |
Aug-31-07 02:19 AM |
#26 |
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A simple-minded woman who did a few things right. |
Nihil |
Aug-31-07 07:32 AM |
#40 |
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Oh come on... |
Gilligan |
Sep-01-07 01:20 AM |
#153 |
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liberals display equal opportunity mean-spiritedness |
CitizenLeft |
Sep-01-07 01:22 PM |
#186 |
| -
I've never heard that she spoke several languages. |
mycritters2 |
Sep-01-07 05:13 PM |
#202 |
| -
Exactly...she couldn't even pass her high school exams |
mitchum |
Sep-03-07 07:06 AM |
#206 |
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Well, you know |
mogster |
Sep-01-07 04:02 AM |
#162 |
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That bit (Blair) I agree with |
Nihil |
Sep-03-07 06:52 AM |
#205 |
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A special woman who did lots of good and |
Raine |
Aug-31-07 03:05 AM |
#27 |
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She was certainly better than most of her class, but everybody's going to die and it's almost always |
greyhound1966 |
Aug-31-07 03:18 AM |
#28 |
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I certainly don't blame her for all the celebrity media crap directed toward her |
eridani |
Aug-31-07 03:40 AM |
#29 |
| -
I certainly don't blame her for all the celebrity media crap directed toward her |
eridani |
Aug-31-07 03:40 AM |
#30 |
| -
Princess Who?? |
spindoctor |
Aug-31-07 03:42 AM |
#31 |
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Dead upper class twit. |
provis99 |
Aug-31-07 03:47 AM |
#32 |
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Human - attractive, flawed, unstable, |
intaglio |
Aug-31-07 05:12 AM |
#33 |
| -
She was beautiful and melancholy. |
Inspired |
Aug-31-07 05:17 AM |
#34 |
| -
I hated her |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 05:34 AM |
#35 |
| -
Finally |
MadameJ |
Aug-31-07 09:08 AM |
#55 |
| -
Listen to Harry's words about her today... |
KiraBS |
Aug-31-07 04:24 PM |
#81 |
| -
If those trips to see the homeless and sick were so fucking secret... |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 04:58 PM |
#83 |
| -
We get it. |
ronnykmarshall |
Aug-31-07 05:06 PM |
#87 |
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. |
Bunny |
Aug-31-07 05:10 PM |
#90 |
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Double |
classicfilmfan |
Aug-31-07 05:56 PM |
#97 |
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WOW - the MSM did a # on you. |
alittlelark |
Aug-31-07 11:35 PM |
#126 |
| -
They were still children when she died, Harry was 12... |
KiraBS |
Sep-01-07 07:51 AM |
#172 |
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It's a different standard |
cgrindley |
Sep-01-07 08:49 AM |
#179 |
| -
Well, they have clearly lost their way a bit..... |
Darth_Kitten |
Sep-01-07 01:02 PM |
#182 |
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Well, HelLO Camilla, and welcome to DU! n/t |
blonndee |
Aug-31-07 11:47 PM |
#134 |
| -
Camilla doesn't deserve anyone's respect..... |
Darth_Kitten |
Sep-01-07 12:58 PM |
#181 |
| -
Thank you for discouraging me from ever doing any charity work. |
bob_weaver |
Aug-31-07 03:26 PM |
#71 |
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Charity is the responsibility of government |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 04:59 PM |
#84 |
| -
That is just as extreme as the opposite view on the Right.. |
LeftishBrit |
Sep-01-07 03:39 AM |
#161 |
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I'm a huge fan of a giant welfare state |
cgrindley |
Sep-01-07 06:13 AM |
#164 |
| -
Hi Camilla! (or is this the Queen?) |
AZBlue |
Aug-31-07 10:31 PM |
#117 |
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Hey, I lived there from 1993-1997 |
cgrindley |
Sep-01-07 06:37 AM |
#167 |
| -
As a person who regularly reads as much of the British news as I can get |
AZBlue |
Sep-01-07 05:17 PM |
#203 |
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sorry to hear that |
silverlil |
Sep-01-07 03:23 AM |
#160 |
| -
I also admired her humanitarian work; especially her anti-landmine campaigning |
LeftishBrit |
Aug-31-07 05:38 AM |
#37 |
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The anti-LandMine campaign more than anything else she did may have put her in danger -- !!! |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-07 01:23 AM |
#155 |
| -
I had tremendous sympathy and respect for her. She was victimized by Charles |
mondo joe |
Aug-31-07 07:56 AM |
#41 |
| -
I agree. Well said. |
Beausoir |
Aug-31-07 08:37 AM |
#46 |
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Totally agree with your analysis --- |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-07 01:24 AM |
#156 |
| -
I remember exactly where I was.... |
danagsk8 |
Aug-31-07 08:00 AM |
#42 |
| -
I remember it too. And I remember how odd everything seemed for days after. |
mondo joe |
Aug-31-07 08:05 AM |
#43 |
| -
Probably since the end of the war there hasn't been such shared emotion -- |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-07 01:26 AM |
#157 |
| -
I was, too... where you with me? |
Clark2008 |
Aug-31-07 08:49 AM |
#50 |
| -
Deeply troubled and genuinely caring and compassionate. |
Beausoir |
Aug-31-07 08:35 AM |
#44 |
| -
A party girl who got killed in a drunken high speed chase |
Jacobin |
Aug-31-07 08:37 AM |
#45 |
| -
Exactly. She was completely irresponsible. nt |
mycritters2 |
Aug-31-07 11:38 PM |
#127 |
| -
What a sick thing to say |
Gilligan |
Sep-01-07 01:02 AM |
#147 |
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eye candy, less dull than other royals but just as boring |
mulsh |
Aug-31-07 08:46 AM |
#49 |
| -
Every person needs a hero or two... |
LanternWaste |
Aug-31-07 08:52 AM |
#51 |
| -
still deceased |
spanone |
Aug-31-07 09:02 AM |
#53 |
| -
She touched AIDS victims at a time when no one would touch them |
dancingme |
Aug-31-07 09:04 AM |
#54 |
| -
My heart broke for her boys |
JNelson6563 |
Aug-31-07 09:12 AM |
#56 |
| -
She should have been with them, rather than partying in Paris. nt |
mycritters2 |
Aug-31-07 11:39 PM |
#128 |
| -
Well then she deserved what she got! |
JNelson6563 |
Sep-01-07 07:47 AM |
#171 |
| -
Sad for her family and her fans. She seemed to be finally coming into |
applegrove |
Aug-31-07 12:54 PM |
#58 |
| -
Phhhht. |
stirlingsliver |
Aug-31-07 12:56 PM |
#59 |
| -
She should have been wearing a seat belt. |
sofedupwithbush |
Sep-01-07 12:57 AM |
#146 |
| -
A sad tale,with a tragic end. |
Swede |
Aug-31-07 12:58 PM |
#60 |
| -
She was just as manipulative as the Royal Family in that marriage. |
terrya |
Aug-31-07 01:22 PM |
#62 |
| -
I'm torn....... |
Darth_Kitten |
Aug-31-07 07:27 PM |
#108 |
| -
Stone fox. |
MrCoffee |
Aug-31-07 01:25 PM |
#63 |
| -
Someone that got in over her head |
ronnykmarshall |
Aug-31-07 01:49 PM |
#64 |
| -
You said it ronny |
Chovexani |
Aug-31-07 09:20 PM |
#115 |
| -
Seat belts save lives. n/t |
WritersBlock |
Aug-31-07 01:52 PM |
#65 |
| -
She was very needy. |
Ron_Green |
Aug-31-07 01:53 PM |
#66 |
| -
LOL!!! A real pain in the ass, eh? nt |
mycritters2 |
Aug-31-07 11:54 PM |
#138 |
| -
Not sure why MSNBC re-ran her funeral today at lunchtime |
48percenter |
Aug-31-07 02:00 PM |
#67 |
| -
It's The First Step On The Way |
stirlingsliver |
Aug-31-07 02:29 PM |
#69 |
| -
I think we have morbid fascination with death, sex, and stardom |
Annces |
Aug-31-07 03:28 PM |
#73 |
| -
She would be so proud of her Sons today... |
KiraBS |
Aug-31-07 03:41 PM |
#74 |
| -
Why? What exactly have they done to warrant pride? |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 05:01 PM |
#85 |
| -
You really have a lot of hate. |
ronnykmarshall |
Aug-31-07 05:08 PM |
#89 |
| -
...and some people... |
mrfrapp |
Aug-31-07 05:43 PM |
#95 |
| -
Um, ok |
ronnykmarshall |
Aug-31-07 05:45 PM |
#96 |
| -
As someone that is British I am not entirely anti-Royal.... |
KiraBS |
Sep-01-07 08:27 AM |
#175 |
| -
I have dual British and Canadian citizenship and I'm not anti-royal |
cgrindley |
Sep-01-07 08:42 AM |
#177 |
| -
Apparently Diana is a descendant of the last real King of England..... |
Darth_Kitten |
Sep-01-07 01:15 PM |
#185 |
| -
I think you are missing the point..... |
Darth_Kitten |
Aug-31-07 07:22 PM |
#106 |
| -
They party 24/7, can't forget that.......... |
Darth_Kitten |
Aug-31-07 07:18 PM |
#104 |
| -
Don't forget the Nazi armband |
cgrindley |
Aug-31-07 07:36 PM |
#112 |
| -
Yep, they learned a lot from their mother. nt |
mycritters2 |
Aug-31-07 11:42 PM |
#130 |
| -
They put together a memorial for her..and a concert planned it in detail. |
KiraBS |
Sep-01-07 08:15 AM |
#173 |
| -
I think you have a screwy idea of what pride is for |
cgrindley |
Sep-01-07 08:34 AM |
#176 |
| -
Um, Harry WANTED to go |
Prophet 451 |
Sep-01-07 02:18 PM |
#195 |
| -
I liked her, I thought she brought elements of nobility that were not existant... |
bridgit |
Aug-31-07 03:44 PM |
#75 |
| -
Agree -- in a very real way Diana was the one who was more believably "royal" --- |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-07 01:31 AM |
#158 |
| -
She was a person who finally found her calling |
blues90 |
Aug-31-07 03:52 PM |
#76 |
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Kind. Hot. Dead. That pretty much sums it up. |
11 Bravo |
Aug-31-07 04:08 PM |
#79 |
| -
Feel sorry for her |
Jed Dilligan |
Aug-31-07 05:02 PM |
#86 |
| -
Yes, she did! |
Libby2 |
Sep-01-07 04:49 AM |
#163 |
| -
Quite frankly I thought she was overhyped. |
MrSlayer |
Aug-31-07 05:08 PM |
#88 |
| -
Same here. I never got the hype. |
lizzy |
Aug-31-07 07:23 PM |
#107 |
| -
Proof of the power of propaganda |
mrfrapp |
Aug-31-07 05:13 PM |
#91 |
| -
Agreed. n/t |
kitty44 |
Aug-31-07 07:19 PM |
#105 |
| -
The people in this thread bashing Di are beyond disgusting. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-31-07 05:13 PM |
#92 |
| -
People can have different opinions of her ... |
ronnykmarshall |
Aug-31-07 05:16 PM |
#93 |
| -
Yeah... what did she ever do to them to make them hate her so much? |
bob_weaver |
Aug-31-07 05:41 PM |
#94 |
| -
You're So Right! |
stirlingsliver |
Aug-31-07 06:00 PM |
#99 |
| -
If you really don't want to hear people's opinions... |
theHandpuppet |
Aug-31-07 07:30 PM |
#110 |
| -
What I want to know is: specfically what action did she do, that caused you to hate her? |
bob_weaver |
Sep-01-07 09:13 AM |
#180 |
| -
I adored her. |
Horse with no Name |
Aug-31-07 06:00 PM |
#98 |
| -
A Beautiful Soul who loved all |
proud patriot |
Aug-31-07 06:06 PM |
#100 |
| -
I remember being shocked when she died |
classicfilmfan |
Aug-31-07 06:06 PM |
#101 |
| -
My thoughts? She's DEAD. Let her rest in peace. eom |
cherokeeprogressive |
Aug-31-07 07:28 PM |
#109 |
| -
She did a lot of humanitarian work |
Mutineer |
Aug-31-07 07:32 PM |
#111 |
| -
Too bad she didn't READ BOOKS |
spooked |
Aug-31-07 08:22 PM |
#113 |
| -
Or wear seat belts. |
mycritters2 |
Aug-31-07 11:43 PM |
#131 |
| -
She's lost a lot of weight and looks like a skeleton? |
Ghost in the Machine |
Aug-31-07 09:27 PM |
#116 |
| -
LOL!! nt |
mycritters2 |
Aug-31-07 11:44 PM |
#132 |
| -
Thoughts on Diana...hmmm...have none. She's 10 years dead. RIP. |
wienerdoggie |
Aug-31-07 10:33 PM |
#118 |
| -
Your post gives you away. You obviously have some thoughts on Diana...you posted in this thread,. |
Beausoir |
Aug-31-07 11:32 PM |
#123 |
| -
Yes, you've caught me in the "shop-worn meme" of honestly not |
wienerdoggie |
Aug-31-07 11:49 PM |
#136 |
| -
Ah! Barf! We have that in common! |
Beausoir |
Aug-31-07 11:58 PM |
#140 |
| -
For the record - when I started this thread, the picture was one of Diana, not Niagara Falls |
bob_weaver |
Aug-31-07 10:36 PM |
#119 |
| -
Thanks for the clarification |
TorchesAndPitchforks |
Sep-01-07 12:01 AM |
#141 |
| -
She Lived up to her name (Princess Die) n/t |
Wiley50 |
Aug-31-07 10:39 PM |
#120 |
| -
How very clever. No...really..I laughed my ass off over that joke. You are talented in the comedy. |
Beausoir |
Aug-31-07 11:35 PM |
#125 |
| -
As expected...this thread has brought out the very worst elements of DU. Chastising her children |
Beausoir |
Aug-31-07 11:26 PM |
#122 |
| -
She was FAR too good for Prince Whatshisname (n/t) |
Triana |
Aug-31-07 11:33 PM |
#124 |
| -
terrible |
Superman Returns |
Aug-31-07 11:40 PM |
#129 |
| -
I agree. Fuck them. I cried like hell the night she died. nt |
Colorado Progressive |
Sep-01-07 12:02 AM |
#143 |
| -
isn't she related to George Bush? Spencers? |
bambino |
Aug-31-07 11:51 PM |
#137 |
| -
I admire Diana infinitely for the way she managed a society |
sfexpat2000 |
Aug-31-07 11:55 PM |
#139 |
| -
Very nicely put. Zoom! Right to the heart of it. |
Old Crusoe |
Sep-01-07 06:28 AM |
#166 |
| -
My thoughts? |
Prophet 451 |
Sep-01-07 12:01 AM |
#142 |
| -
very reasoned post explaining your feelings about her |
CitizenLeft |
Sep-01-07 01:47 PM |
#190 |
| -
Oh, I liked her well enough |
Prophet 451 |
Sep-01-07 02:04 PM |
#193 |
| -
Undeserving of the hagiography she's received. |
LostInAnomie |
Sep-01-07 12:23 AM |
#144 |
| -
she's dead. can we move on now? |
bpeale |
Sep-01-07 12:28 AM |
#145 |
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For me, the memory of Diana remains and I think she should inspire all of us -- |
defendandprotect |
Sep-01-07 01:35 AM |
#159 |
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So much hatred in this thread!! |
Clinton Crusader |
Sep-01-07 07:21 AM |
#170 |
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don't have one thought about her. |
spanone |
Sep-01-07 08:18 AM |
#174 |
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Tired of hearing about her. |
RiDuvessa |
Sep-01-07 08:47 AM |
#178 |
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Couldn't Care Less. |
baby_mouse |
Sep-01-07 01:14 PM |
#184 |
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Parasite with a conscience |
mitchum |
Sep-01-07 01:35 PM |
#187 |
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I couldn't care less |
itsrobert |
Sep-01-07 02:07 PM |
#194 |
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Don't have any. |
dicksteele |
Sep-01-07 05:19 PM |
#204 |
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Hmmm.... |
socialdemocrat1981 |
Sep-03-07 08:40 AM |
#207 |
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