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...heard the man. Forget all that crimson nonsense and pretend you're in a black-and-white film for a few hours. You'll be so classy, the opposing teams won't stand a chance...
...intelligence officers drew up the cast of characters. For foreign flavor, the fake mission chief was given an Italian accent and the exotic name of Russi. His phony deputy would be an Arabic speaker from the Middle East while a third team member, who had lived in Australia, would pretend to hail from Brisbane. Other impersonators included a doctor, three nurses and a reporting team from Venezuela's left-wing Telesur station...
...really interesting how people rationalize their behavior: "I love you so much, I'm going to stalk you." "I love you so much, I'm going to pretend to be you, become friends with your ex-girlfriend, try to get her phone number." In some ways I want to talk about this, but in other ways I don't want to give them the satisfaction. You have to remember that they're just one person, and there are so many other fans who deserve better, so let it ride...
Montag, for those of you who want to pretend you don't know, is one of the most important reality-show stars of our time. To promote her album, the 23-year-old star of MTV's The Hills agreed to appear on a People magazine cover to show off all the plastic surgery she's gotten. She posed in Playboy, started her own fashion line and declared that as a celebrity she should not have to endure staying on the show I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me out of Here! She is the Paris Hilton of our time...
...front of 100 or so media members during an emotional press conference. "All the force went onto my shin. It's probably the worst place you can have an injury, because you're constantly pushing against your boot, and there's no way around it. You can't pretend that it's not there - you feel it in every turn." Vonn has tried to put a ski boot on her foot. "I can tell you it's excruciatingly painful," she says. (See what becomes of Olympic stadiums...