Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 12, 2011

I wish a lot of celebrities and “celebrities” would go away.

Remember the most important celebrity phrase, Danae:  “Not guilty, Your Honour!”

How about “It’s a great honour and a pleasure to meet me.”

Also common with sports figures, Destiny23

I refuse to answer, on the grounds that it may incriminate me.

during a horrible winter storm delay at an airport, I saw a businessman push his way to the front of the very long line waiting to be rebooked/have hotel reservations.The incredibly patient lady at the counter told him that he’d have to take his place in line, and he erupted with a stream of obscenities, ending with “don’t you know who I am?!”She calmly picked up her microphone and announced over the PA that whomever was traveling with the gentleman in the business suit needed to come to his rescue, because he had no idea who he was.Cheers and applause, and an immediate jump in respectful behavior toward the poor woman behind the counter.

Great story, LaFee!

As for famous celebrity quotes, how ’bout, “Winning!”?

Yes, I am so tired of these people who are famous for being famous and no other reason. Prime example one would be Paris Hilton. Not too far behind would be most of the Kardashian clan. Oh don’t even get me started!

I am not impressed with celebrity or rank. So it confused me when a then-fianlist on American Idol was ushered to the head of the line at security at the airport. I had no idea who she was but she wasn’t wearing a uniform, so I figured she wasn’t an aircrew member.

I’ve known some TRULY TALENTED “celebrities”- they were nice folks and very modest. It is those who are celebrities only in their own minds, with little or no talent- who are jerks. Too bad America today honors the pseudo-talented, or those only famous for being famous. Danae does have talent, at least imagination, so she’s a little better.

Go Tex, I’m on board with ya! Danae, you might want to be ruler of the planet some day but never a celebrity!

Danae does a lot of preparing for growing up when she should climb more phosphate hills and drop more tiny red berries into a pipe that leads to the middle of the earth, and put her ear to it for that distant plop at the end like I did. That’s entertainment.