> Given that the RinkyDinks are, as a community, intelligent and well informed, there's something I want to ask. But first the background:
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> There's an advert on British TV at the moment for a magazine called "Heat" that says "It's a proven fact the more intelligent a person, the greater the need for gossip." This makes me wonder how Einstein ever managed to tear himself away from exposés of Eva Braun's new dress long enough to get any work done.
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> Personally I can't stand such gossip as Posh Spice's new hairstyle of Billie Piper's wedding (and I do think of myself as an intelligent person), and I was wondering: How do other RinkyDinks score on the "more intelligent = more gossip" scale?

I'd say "it's a proven fact that the less intelligent the person, the more magazines get away with making up proven facts."

I'm also going to make up a proven fact and say that intelligent people who happen to like gossip probably feel slightly guilty about drooling over the witless daily pursuits of celebrities, and quite like being told that it's really a sign of how intelligent they are.

Brunnen-"and let's not even get INTO that washing powder ad where they pretend a woman is an advanced research scientist because she's capable of pressing a little button on her washing machine"G