Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7937720)

I think it's perfectly valid to make a distinction between celebs and sportsmen, if you are careful about it. It is tricky ground, I'll admit that, but the divide is there, for me at least.

I'll change my avatar to Albert Einstein with his tongue stuck out if you like.

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7937734)

Ah, but even Albert Einstein is part of popular culture. To be proper high brow you'd need to pick someone nobody had heard of or nobody knows what they look like (someone like say, chomsky)

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7937734)

Ah, but even Albert Einstein is part of popular culture. To be proper high brow you'd need to pick someone nobody had heard of or nobody knows what they look like (someone like say, chomsky)

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 7937752)

Or Roland Barthes, that's be ironic, I think.

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7937734)

Ah, but even Albert Einstein is part of popular culture. To be proper high brow you'd need to pick someone nobody had heard of or nobody knows what they look like (someone like say, chomsky)

Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon (Post 7935014)

ps - I lied - HEAT - annual International subscription - 142 squid - Hubby still says no :(

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7937772)

I hear Jacques Derrida's avatar is dirt cheap these days.

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 7937819)

What's the différance?

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7937778)

You'd qualify. Can you post a link to your picture, please.

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7937846)

Ok,
http://animals.nationalgeographic.co...der-monkey.jpg

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7937831)

What's the funny e-acute for? I would've thought though, that now that the berk is dead (and therefore cheaper) you would've welcomed the period of post-post-modernism.

Originally Posted by Cassie 10000 (Post 7937849)

That's cute :)

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 7937852)

It's French? Why would I welcome any 'ism', that's all too logocentric for me.

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 7937858)

Its a good likeness. :D