I knew quite a few of the names on Patterico's list of celebrities on Forbes Top 100 he never heard of, but that is probably because I am a televisionaholic. Evidently he never watches the Food Network. Paula Dean and Bobby Flay are well known in my house. Patterico had heard of Emeril, but that was because he had seen him on sausage. I am clueless about some of the athletes, though. It is an interesting experiment. How many have you never heard of?
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Seems to me that whoever cr... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Paul Hamilton | June 20, 2007 3:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Seems to me that whoever created that list has been on a desert island for a decade or so... Nobody could argue with Oprah being #1, but Madonna, the Stones and Elton John are very old news indeed.
1. Posted by Paul Hamilton | June 20, 2007 3:55 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 15:55
2. Posted by brainy435 | June 20, 2007 4:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I don't know these guys:
Ronaldinho
Gore Verbinski
Valentino Rossi
Dane Cook
Rhonda Byrne
Paula Deen
Bobby Flay
Deepak Chopra
I also wouldn't have known Judge Judy, without the Judge part.
A few observations:
1) Why are the entire casts of some TV shows listed? Why not by individual?
B) Obviously paterico isn't into sports at all. Or news outlets in the last few weeks when LeBron was all over.
4) I'm surprised there isn't ONE football player on the list. (Well, AMERICAN football player, in the interrest of clarification for Beckham fans) I would think Peyton Manning at least makes more money and has more regognition than Harry Potter or the celebrity chefs.
D) Alan Greenspan is a celebrity?
2. Posted by brainy435 | June 20, 2007 4:00 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:00
3. Posted by Steve | June 20, 2007 4:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Since when is "Grey's Anatomy Cast" a single entity?
3. Posted by Steve | June 20, 2007 4:08 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:08
4. Posted by Jo | June 20, 2007 4:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Speaking of Forbes lists, yesterday on The View Barbara Walters was reading a poll from Forbes about which politicians people found the most creepy. #1 was Newt Gingrich (no surprise, the MSM have turned him into Satan), but the SWEET surprises was that Hillary was #2 and I believe Al Gore was #3.
Sweeeet. Love it.
4. Posted by Jo | June 20, 2007 4:09 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:09
5. Posted by bryanD | June 20, 2007 4:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Patterico better be a real expert specialist in whatever field he hovers around in, otherwise his cluelessness must be taken as low IQ.
...Hate the NBA, know OF Lebron James. Never seen a Dakota Fanning movie, know she's cute and precocious as all get out. Danica Patrick, slot car vagina person with big arms. Albom, smaltzy Jewish pablum penciller, got caught phoning-in his B-ball game coverage from bed. heh-heh!...
There MIGHT be one or two celebs I've not HEARD of (Patterico must be watching non-stop porn DVDs til he passes out. Not judging: I lost 2 1/2 days when VCRs first came out! (slo-mo, rewind, repeat) but, How else to explain it? That's the only explanation besides his being a fishing fanatic. I hope he's a fishing fanatic)
5. Posted by bryanD | June 20, 2007 4:13 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:13
6. Posted by Dusty | June 20, 2007 4:14 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
That's exactly what I thought, Steve. How bogus.
To top it off, "Hollywood" didn't even make the list.
6. Posted by Dusty | June 20, 2007 4:14 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:14
7. Posted by P. Bunyan | June 20, 2007 4:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I've never heard of:
Jay-Z, Ronaldinho, Kimi Raikkonen, Gisele Baundchem, Gore Verbinski, Valentino Rossi, Dane Cook, Rhonda Byrne, Hayden Panettere, Paula ean, & Bobby Flay
7. Posted by P. Bunyan | June 20, 2007 4:41 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:41
8. Posted by Paul Hamilton | June 20, 2007 4:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kimi Raikkonen is a driver for the McLaren team in Formula 1 along with Lewis Hamilton, who is the *real* celebrity. Valentino Rossi is a motorcycle racer.
Racing has been my obsession since Hector was a pup...
8. Posted by Paul Hamilton | June 20, 2007 4:56 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:56
9. Posted by Paul Hamilton | June 20, 2007 4:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
ARRGH! Just as I hit ENTER I remembered that Raikkonen swiched to Ferrari this year. Fernando Alonso is the other driver at McLaren.
9. Posted by Paul Hamilton | June 20, 2007 4:57 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:57
10. Posted by steak111111 | June 20, 2007 4:58 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
who cares?
10. Posted by steak111111 | June 20, 2007 4:58 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 16:58
11. Posted by Pretzel_logic | June 20, 2007 5:26 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
ditto
11. Posted by Pretzel_logic | June 20, 2007 5:26 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 17:26
12. Posted by cirby | June 20, 2007 7:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hmmm... I knew all of them (with the only close call in Kimi Raikkonen, because I didn't remember that was his first name).
12. Posted by cirby | June 20, 2007 7:05 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 19:05
13. Posted by marc | June 20, 2007 8:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
who cares?
Apparently as F1 is the #1 watched sport after soccer, but don't let reality slap you in the face.
13. Posted by marc | June 20, 2007 8:39 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 20:39
14. Posted by marc | June 20, 2007 8:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
oops - that should read
"Apparently a lot of people..."
14. Posted by marc | June 20, 2007 8:40 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 20:40
15. Posted by MikeSC | June 20, 2007 10:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
For those who don't know Dane Cook, I envy you.
-=Mike
15. Posted by MikeSC | June 20, 2007 10:33 PM |
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Posted on June 20, 2007 22:33
16. Posted by kim | June 21, 2007 4:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
bD, Patterico is a fisherman, alright. Every day he sits himself down on the end of the dock of the bay, diddles a bit of line off his little toe, and leans back with all the splendor of the Los Angeles Times spread before him. And boy, does he dine well. We're kept well fed by the scraps.
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16. Posted by kim | June 21, 2007 4:34 AM |
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Posted on June 21, 2007 04:34
17. Posted by Steve L. | June 21, 2007 8:11 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sadly, I knew all the names on his list. Apparently, I have misspent a large portion of my life.
17. Posted by Steve L. | June 21, 2007 8:11 AM |
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Posted on June 21, 2007 08:11
18. Posted by Matthew | June 21, 2007 9:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I have a real problem with anyone who has never heard of David Beckham. You must be living under a rock...in the Yukon! A person that confesses he's never heard of Beckham reminds me of those "man on the streets" interviews with Leno where people can't name their own state's capital.
18. Posted by Matthew | June 21, 2007 9:22 AM |
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Posted on June 21, 2007 09:22