Originally Posted by Novocastrian

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

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

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

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

Originally Posted by Alan2005

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

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

Originally Posted by Novocastrian

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

Originally Posted by Oink

What's the différance?

Originally Posted by Novocastrian

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

Originally Posted by Alan2005

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

Originally Posted by Novocastrian

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

That's cute

Originally Posted by Oink

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

Originally Posted by Oink

Its a good likeness.