Would you rather..

[automatic]

^why do i see a big old mansion and a gazillion cats?

[mapleleaf4ever]

Oh! And one of those Cars like Cruella De Ville!!!

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by automatic

^why do i see a big old mansion and a gazillion cats?

Replace cats with pugs, and I'm sold!

[tommy-boi]

famous = rich + paparazzi
rich = rich + maybe a bit of paparazzi unless you are like Bill Gates rich

I would rather be rich, being a star is a hard work, same goes to rich, both requires to work hard, unless you win lottery or something, but that doesn't happen to everyone.

[sidekick]

i think people are looking over the fact here that just because you are famous, doesn't mean that everyone knows who you are. let me explain:

i would say John Grisham is a fairly famous writer, but i would have no idea if i passed him on the street or not, and i doubt most people really knows what he looks like enough to catch him on the street if he was walking by.

[lou_belle]

Originally Posted by Sidekick

i think people are looking over the fact here that just because you are famous, doesn't mean that everyone knows who you are. let me explain:

i would say John Grisham is a fairly famous writer, but i would have no idea if i passed him on the street or not, and i doubt most people really knows what he looks like enough to catch him on the street if he was walking by.

that dude isn't famous. He's rich and managed to reach a lot of people without having to show his face. The minute your face becomes a trademark, your considered famous i think;P

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by lou_belle

that dude isn't famous. He's rich and managed to reach a lot of people without having to show his face. The minute your face becomes a trademark, your considered famous i think;P

what's your definition of famous then?

my definition is that if people hear your name it means something to them. if people hear Shakespeares name they remember that he wrote a bunch of plays and it means something to them.

i'm not saying that rich doesn't come with fame a lot of the time...but what i was saying was that i would rather be famous for being a great writer...even if my books didn't make a ton of money.

there are a lot of writers that write one great novel that doesn't make them rich. but they are remembered for that novel and that makes them famous.

even serial killers can be famous. ted bundy, jack the ripper...these are all famous people. famous doesn't mean that you went on a movie screen or are on TV a lot. it just means that your name and your life has significance to a wide number of people.

[IntakE]

I'd rather be rich...when your famouse ppl know what your doing all the time.

[dapimpstress]

RICH... you can buy anything with money. i could buy my fame.

[TrixX]

RICH, RICH, RICH..............i love money

[thorn]

Rich, no fame. Rich = treasure horde. And everyone knows dragons like shiney things. . .

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by IntakE

I'd rather be rich...when your famouse ppl know what your doing all the time.

sigh, you guys are only thinking 'movie star famous'.

it IS possible to become famous and have no one know what you look like.

[acidic_liquid]

Jake, I see what you mean. But if you're famous because of your work, and no one knew what you look like, wouldn't you say that your work is famous and not yourself?

Shakespeare isn't famous because of him being Shakespeare, it was his works that made the name so well known.

You could say movie stars and celebrities are famous because of their films or music, but there's a certain point where their talent becomes overshadowed by their fame, and they basically make a living on their fame alone. There's Britney Spears, she has pretty much NO singing talent, but she still sells records, and she can make money through endorsements because of her fame.

I guess what I'm trying to say is there's a difference between your work/what you've done making your name known; and you, as a person being famous. And the latter is what most people immediately think of when they hear the word 'fame.'

I'm not sure how to explain this better.

[sidekick]

^i see your point...sort of.

but let's say i write a book called "Boogers for Dinner" and it becomes really really famous and they study it in schools and in universities and there's a movie made out of it and people write term papers about it.

now, yes, the WORK itself would be famous...but since i wrote the work, i would be made famous by my work. no one would be able to print the book, or write a paper on it, or make a movie out of it, without mentioning the actual writer. which is exactly the kind of fame i want; i don't want the glamour fame of movie stars...i want the gritty fame of an artist that is famous for what he does and not just his face.

movie stars usually keep themselves in the spotlight to boost their careers...but there are some movie stars that are famous without really being famous. johnny depp for instance, lives a relatively quiet life (in europe, i beleive), doesn't do that many talk-show circuits or interviews and therefore doesn't appear in the tabloids as much.

there are different levels of fame. maybe the original question of rich or fame should be clarified.

[Revolver]

definatly to be rich. being really really famous would freak the hell out of me. i think the level of fame that some people have today is very unatural for a human to experience.

in terms of fame i would really like to be well known behind the scenes. like that guy who did a great job mixing that album. or to be that guy who wrote the amazing script.....thats my idea of fame.

[acidic_liquid]

Originally Posted by Sidekick

^i see your point...sort of.

but let's say i write a book called "Boogers for Dinner" and it becomes really really famous and they study it in schools and in universities and there's a movie made out of it and people write term papers about it.

now, yes, the WORK itself would be famous...but since i wrote the work, i would be made famous by my work. no one would be able to print the book, or write a paper on it, or make a movie out of it, without mentioning the actual writer. which is exactly the kind of fame i want; i don't want the glamour fame of movie stars...i want the gritty fame of an artist that is famous for what he does and not just his face.

movie stars usually keep themselves in the spotlight to boost their careers...but there are some movie stars that are famous without really being famous. johnny depp for instance, lives a relatively quiet life (in europe, i beleive), doesn't do that many talk-show circuits or interviews and therefore doesn't appear in the tabloids as much.

there are different levels of fame. maybe the original question of rich or fame should be clarified.

Yeah you get what I'm saying. And I get what you're saying but...

"Boogers for Dinner" ? ? ? Did you think of that off the top of your head? Or have you been waiting to come out with that for some time now? :p

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by acidic_liquid

Yeah you get what I'm saying. And I get what you're saying but...

"Boogers for Dinner" ? ? ? Did you think of that off the top of your head? Or have you been waiting to come out with that for some time now? :p

i just thought of it off the top of my head. reason:

monday on the bus, i was going to the skytrain station downtown and i saw this guy working for Amnesty International (you know the guys. the ones that stand on a street holding their clipboards, looking pathetic asking if you have time for amnesty. no. NO I NEVER HAVE TIME) anyway, i saw this guy, and he picked his nose and then looked at his finger and THEN HE ATE IT. he was standing right in the middle of a busy downtown street and he pulled the 'pick and chew'.

like i'm going to want to shake that guys hand and talk to him about political prisoners. i just saw him eat his own snot.

[Jeaninah]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

^hahahahahahahhaha You need a rocking Chair, Corn Cob Pipe and a 12 Gauge Shotgun... OH! And a Straw Hat!!!! :D

corn cob?? she'd be rich, it'd be made out of ivory

[acidic_liquid]

Originally Posted by Sidekick

i just thought of it off the top of my head. reason:

monday on the bus, i was going to the skytrain station downtown and i saw this guy working for Amnesty International (you know the guys. the ones that stand on a street holding their clipboards, looking pathetic asking if you have time for amnesty. no. NO I NEVER HAVE TIME) anyway, i saw this guy, and he picked his nose and then looked at his finger and THEN HE ATE IT. he was standing right in the middle of a busy downtown street and he pulled the 'pick and chew'.

like i'm going to want to shake that guys hand and talk to him about political prisoners. i just saw him eat his own snot.

Yeah that could definitely ruin a person's credibility.

There was this cute guy in my class and two of my friends saw him pick his nose and stick it in his mouth, right in the middle of the lecture! Now everytime I look at him, I picture him eating his own boog :(

[sidekick]

^definitly not a flattering personality trait to have.

[Hot Karl]

i'd rather be rich. money buys happiness.

being famous only gets you herpes.

[Mr.Wrong]

anyone who wants to be famous doesnt know what fame brings with it, or is dumb as hell.

[wilson]

i'd rather be rich for sure.

fame is just an illusion of wealth, the reality is that you can't go anywhere without being harassed to death and after you're image is no longer being sold you will be broke as feck.

[lime69]

of course i would want to be rich, who wants their privacy stripped from them, never being able to go out in public again without being pointed and looked at. no thanks!

[neoh]

do you know who I am?