Avoiding the Seven Year Itch - Page 5

Fenris · #41 10-19-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by FanDeAliFee

It remains the case that a year ago, Alizée made a categorical statement to THE WHOLE WORLD (or at least those in it who give two cents about the matter) concerning the state of her marriage, for whatever reason. No one forced her to do so.

Her tweet was a direct response to the false rumour that GALA published, and she made this clear by mentioning the name of the gossip rag and making fun of it in her tweet.
It was obvoiusly her sole intent to squash this false rumour, not to feed the public with details of her marriage, so one could say she felt forced to make a statement.

Jenny_HRO87 · #42 10-19-2010, 03:35 PM

why he have to discuss her relationship with Jérémy anyway... I mean what you we really know about it? not much... I don't like it very much that people discuss these thinks apart from wishing them a great time and a never ending love...

btw - I always thought the 7 Year Itch is a phenomena of the period between anniversary No. 6 and 7. so it's nearly over and nothing has happened. They are still together. cheers.

FanDeAliFee · #43 10-20-2010, 03:26 AM

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why he have to discuss her relationship with Jérémy anyway... I mean what you we really know about it? not much... I don't like it very much that people discuss these thinks apart from wishing them a great time and a never ending love...

Obviously, no one discussing this stuff is motivated by the desire to cause you grief, Jenny. People are free to speak with one another, and if I am upset by what they are likely to say, I stop listening.

If you never saw Alizée's interview on La Méthode Cauet, you may not want to do so either, because the premise of every show is that they ask the guest sensitive questions designed to provoke them to react emotionally. Supposedly, live biometric measurements would be made on the guest and displayed on a screen for the audience to observe. The motivation guiding the whole show was comedy.

If Alizée did not have fun doing this, she still consented, knowing the sort of environment she would face. She decided it served her best to participate.

Among the topics explored in the show was whether she always took a sex toy with her when on tour (she remained silent about this), whether she used certain substances native to South America, and the social and physical limits her marriage imposed on intercourse with people outside of it.

Thus, to start, there was extensive teasing about whether the host could kiss Alizée on the lips under the mistletoe. (It turned out to be okay, but had to be fast.) Later, she was asked if her husband might take a meal alone with a female friend. She said that was impossible. I'm not sure if her interrogator went on to "needle" her about jealousy and fears concerning fidelity, but it should not surprise you if she did. Jérémy, his appearance and impression on her family, and her relationship with him was explored in other ways as well.

And worst of all, they made fun of her height! Again and again! At least they abstained from exploring any sexual implications... But Alizée was asked about whether she would have any more children.

(Aside: Alizée has said how very much she enjoyed the 2006 "biopic", Marie Antoinette. I recently audited a recorded lecture series by a long-time Cambridge University don on modern European history. From it, I learned that producing an heir from the union of Louis XVI and Marie was problematic, because his sexual organ was enormous, and hers was tiny, the subject of extensive official court correspondence of the time. Did Serge Gainsbourg know this history while he was alive to write songs?)

Alizée, that "first-class vixen," tormented poor Lucas during Une Heure Avec Alizée on Fun TV in 2003, by forcing exotic Japanese foods on him while he was blinded by shut eyes! On La Méthode Cauet, she proved she was a good sport and could "take it as well as she could dish it out" and maybe then some.

Mademoiselle Juliette's tormemtor "William" famously wrote:

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players

That was the point the Mexican reporter at Aguascalientes intended when he asked Alizée if "she was real."

So maybe no one can say who the "real" anybody is, much less an entertainer who knows that when in public, she is always potentially "on stage." But I very much like the personality of the young woman I see in these two television shows! I hope you do, too.

SaintÀlizee · #44 10-20-2010, 12:50 PM

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And worst of all, they made fun of her height! Again and again!

I don't know why they would make fun of her height. 5' 4" isn't that short for a woman. I want to see this video!

Jenny_HRO87 · #45 10-20-2010, 02:02 PM

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Obviously, no one discussing this stuff is motivated by the desire to cause you grief, Jenny. People are free to speak with one another, and if I am upset by what they are likely to say, I stop listening.

oh well I'm still allowed to have an opinion or not?

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If you never saw Alizée's interview on La Méthode Cauet, you may not want to do so either, because the premise of every show is that they ask the guest sensitive questions designed to provoke them to react emotionally. Supposedly, live biometric measurements would be made on the guest and displayed on a screen for the audience to observe. The motivation guiding the whole show was comedy.
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Among the topics explored in the show was whether she always took a sex toy with her when on tour (she remained silent about this), whether she used certain substances native to South America, and the social and physical limits her marriage imposed on intercourse with people outside of it.

and if you ever saw the interview properly you wouldn't write these kind of nonsense... that "sex toy" was a joke from that woman who was with the host when he asked Alizée if she has a kind of fetish and the woman cried from the background as a joke "a sex toy!" and the host said to her "not everyone is like you as I already told you" and said to Alizée that this woman took a substance from South America (the reason why she behaves this way) what clearly wasn't serious.

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Thus, to start, there was extensive teasing about whether the host could kiss Alizée on the lips under the mistletoe. (It turned out to be okay, but had to be fast.) Later, she was asked if her husband might take a meal alone with a female friend. She said that was impossible. I'm not sure if her interrogator went on to "needle" her about jealousy and fears concerning fidelity, but it should not surprise you if she did. Jérémy, his appearance and impression on her family, and her relationship with him was explored in other ways as well.

wow I'm impressed. ofc every girl likes it to kiss a man she doesn't know (and at last she doesn't seems to be really angry about it, she took it with humour) and also every girl is really pleased if her boyfriend or husband goes out for a candle light dinner with a female friend...

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And worst of all, they made fun of her height! Again and again! At least they abstained from exploring any sexual implications... But Alizée was asked about whether she would have any more children.

(Aside: Alizée has said how very much she enjoyed the 2006 "biopic", Marie Antoinette. I recently audited a recorded lecture series by a long-time Cambridge University don on modern European history. From it, I learned that producing an heir from the union of Louis XVI and Marie was problematic, because his sexual organ was enormous, and hers was tiny, the subject of extensive official court correspondence of the time. Did Serge Gainsbourg know this history while he was alive to write songs?)

so when you are small that has "sexual implications"? and because she liked Marie Antoinette you draw some conclusions about her sexuality? Jesus Christ are you serious??

I'm sorry about that - well not really - but I have to quote Ronald Weasley now (a sentence I read today and came right in my mind the moment I finished your post)

"That's the most stupid thing I've ever heard, including al the stuff Luna Lovegood comes out with."

SaintÀlizee · #46 10-20-2010, 02:25 PM

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I'm sorry about that - well not really - but I have to quote Ronald Weasley now (a sentence I read today and came right in my mind the moment I finished your post)

"That's the most stupid thing I've ever heard, including al the stuff Luna Lovegood comes out with."

Quoting Harry Potter characters? And we're suppose to take you seriously?

Jenny_HRO87 · #47 10-20-2010, 02:30 PM

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Quoting Harry Potter characters? And we're suppose to take you seriously?

ha ha...

SaintÀlizee · #48 10-20-2010, 02:41 PM

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ha ha...

awww, it was just a little tease

I still have Sorcerer's Stone on VHS from my 11th birthday. I stopped caring after the 3rd film. Tell me, do you sometimes clash with Twilight fans? lol

Jenny_HRO87 · #49 10-21-2010, 05:03 PM

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awww, it was just a little tease

I still have Sorcerer's Stone on VHS from my 11th birthday. I stopped caring after the 3rd film. Tell me, do you sometimes clash with Twilight fans? lol

I got your joke it just upsets me a bit that this was the only thing you seems to notice in my post above...

I have nothing against Twilight fans, I like it too (still my enthusiasm isn't the same as in the beginning, that Robert P. & Co. hype is really going on my nerves) but HP beats Twilight billion times.

FanDeAliFee · #50 11-15-2010, 04:42 PM

Beware cruise ships! Or not?

The other month I had mentioned to a friend (she is not a member of Alizée America) how fond Alizée was of the sea when she was a girl, and so, how she must miss having regular access to same as a denizen of Paris. Thus, when I recently spoke to my friend about the topic of this thread, I shouldn't have been surprised when, recalling my earlier remarks, she opined that nothing would be as lovely a celebration of Alizée's upcoming wedding anniversary as a romantic luxury ocean cruise.

As I will detail below, I had good reason for wincing when I heard this. But lest you think I am over-generalizing from my own single unfortunate experience, I will bring your attention to recent events.

It seems that the guests on the luxury cruise ship Carnival Splendor had to endure very UNsplendeous conditions at sea when an engine-room fire destroyed the basic ability of the ship to generate electricity. A backup generator prevented a worse situation, but there was great hardship aboard all the same. The ship was set adrift at sea and it took days to tow it back to shore. In the meantime, passengers lodged in windowless lower decks suffered in hot, dark quarters. Stoves, refrigerators and even toilets ceased to operate. Eventually, the ship's staff resorted to free liquor and irreverent comments to reduce the distress, and airborne relief by the US Navy proved necessary to obviate hunger. (Gosh, everyone was even more helpful than when Hurricane Katrina hit!

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Unwizened by the bitter experience of life, when I was young, I bought into the image of this industry presented through the mass media. Cardinal was the impression given by the US television show called The Love Boat, later syndicated worldwide (e,g, known as La croisière s'amuse in France.) The video below shows the title segment of a typical episode.

So one year, anticipating vacation time, I visited a travel agent and looked into booking a sea cruise. Frankly, I was shocked when I found out how expensive these things were! As I was excusing myself and heading toward the door, the agent, unwilling to lose my business, bade that I stay and revealed that by giving up "some" of the luxury, and booking passage on a newly refurbished "tall ship" with no track record called the Venus, I could save an enormous amount of money. I thought about it a while and finally signed up for a cruise. With a name like Venus, that of the Roman Goddess of Love, it seemed like it might well prove a genuine "Love Boat" on which one could have the romance of a lifetime!

But sadly, the whole trip turned out to be a disaster. Rather than elegant cuisine, they served up the vilest so-called "stew" along with polluted brandy, which is not that surprising when you consider the alternate uses to which they put the galley tables between meals. The pool had things swimming in it, and I don't just mean the other passengers. And forget about any sort of classy entertainment, unless you want to consider the often riotous behavior of the crew as classy. Some of them did receive harsh sanction, but the captain meeting it out was so incompetent and corrupt, it was really hard to call it justice. Surely, even the lowly Seaman "Happy" from old-time US TV's McHale's Navy would have made a better skipper! The ship's captain took many liberties with his charges, and they in turn reciprocated by disrespecting his family, who sailed with us.

I took no part in what one might in desperation have called the "romantic" experiences on board the ship. But In fairness, I have to credit the navigator, who thankfully returned us home, albeit none too soon for my taste! The Venus never sailed again.

It actually is a lot easier to avoid repeating my sad mistake than might be thought. Just tell your travel agent something like: "If I get bored during the cruise, is there shuffleboard equipment I can use?" If the answer is "No, but there's a ship's dog on board with whom you can play," please RUN - don't walk - the hell out of there and NEVER return!

In those days, we didn't have dirt-cheap electronic consumer camcorders, and shooting film was way too expensive, even for folks who could save up enough for a cruise. Thus, I am at a loss to fully communicate the disappointments of this trip. Happily however, the extraordinary experiences of this voyage gave birth to what became a famous satirical protest song. In the video below, it is arranged as a Cajun dance number and the artistry far exceeds that which typical performances manifest, making it a real credit to Franco-American folk music. (I hope I spelled that right.)

These cautionary tales may deter Alizée from EVER boarding a luxury cruise ship. Yet if not so, not only do cruise ships proffer the promise of a romantic experience for passengers, they possibly also create the venue for live performances of song and dance by those who practice such artistic trades. To the latter end, consider the following video featuring the Spanish cousin of Alizée America's own KLo, one "April." Cuchi-cuchi! Eat your heart out, Shakira!

<small><small>BTW, Charo, who evidently married the aging Cugat in Las Vegas at age 25, would frequently offer earnest, deadpan, wide-eyed claims that originally, she had planned to become a nun! Could this help explain why South Park would parody The Love Boat as The Catholic Boat?</small></small>