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Saturday 23 July 2011

I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is "In 15 minutes everybody will be famous." — Andy Warhol

From: Reanimation Library

"Fame is the No. 1 value emphasized by television shows popular with 9- to 11-year-olds, a dramatic change over the past 10 years, UCLA psychologists report in a new study.
[...] The top five values in 2007 were fame, achievement, popularity, image and financial success. In 1997, the top five were community feeling, benevolence (being kind and helping others), image, tradition and self-acceptance. In 2007, benevolence dropped to the 12th spot and community feeling fell to 11th. Financial success went from 12th in 1967 and 1997 to fifth in 2007. The two least emphasized values in 2007 were spiritualism (16th) and tradition (15th); tradition had been ranked fourth in 1997. "— Science Daily
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From: Yahoo Answers

"Sorry, parents, but no little Lucifers will be entering this world. Not in New Zealand, anyways.
     The country’s Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages is cracking down on parents who want to give their little bundle of joy names that are too creative.The name Messiah has also been turned down, as have requests to name kids 89, C, D, I and T. As well, the agency has refused to give a pass to full stops, asterisks, virgules and other punctuation marks.
     In Sweden, where a naming law governs just what monikers parents can bestow on their children, courts have approved names such as Lego and Google. Superman, Metallica and Elvis didn’t pass the test, however. Nor did the name Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116, pronounced Albin." — Dave McGinn, The Globe and Mail
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"When Deborah and Heath Campbell of Easton, Penn., tried to order a birthday cake from a local supermarket last year, Child Protective Services were called; the birthday boy was named Adolf Hitler Campbell (and his sisters were JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Himmler Jeannie Campbell)." — The New York Times
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"[...] Talented kids are a dime a dozen, and that's why you need Billionaire Baby. This book shows you how to make your child stand out in a crowd. It gives you straightforward and practical strategies for staying one step ahead of everyone else. It will help you design a blueprint for where you're headed, a plan to carry you through, and a path that will lead your child to stardom. Whether your youngster is a model, an actor, a dancer, or the next Hilary Duff --Billionaire Baby is a must-read guide for any and every parent who is serious about creating a long-term, successful, and profitable entertainment career for their child." — description of Billionaire Baby: How To Make Your Child Rich and Famous
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