Taylor Swift Pips Trump To Time Magazine’S Person Of The Year

[Gromit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42254219

Just saying.

[Peter Pedant]

// That's no great loss, look who made the cover in 1938. //

that's nothing - in 1936 it was Laval ( prime minister of France - for his reflationary and emplyment policies) - the only Time Person of the year to be shot for Treason !
also collaborated and was shot in oct 1946 I think

[gness]

You and Joan could duet, NJ..... ;-) .... x

[New Judge]

Who is Joan?

[douglas9401]

She's a popular singer m'lud, along the same lines as the 'beat combo' from earlier times. :-)

[douglas9401]

[sp1814]

NJ

Out of interest...have you heard of Madonna?

[pastafreak]

I would never have thought of TIME magazine as a second rate American rag. But I'll have to assume NJ knows best as he's so very familiar with it.

[pastafreak]

Hah! Joan Baez rapping...love it :-)

[Togo]

Could have been worse. It could have been Hilary Clinton. I mean, the abuse she was subject to went on for years, in full view of the press and the watching world and no one was at all concerned. Ever likely have a face like a melted wellie. (^_*)

[New Judge]

"...have you heard of Madonna?"

Unfortunately yes. Even some of the better newspapers have carried articles about her. Quite why I don't know because I didn't read them. Although I have heard of her, fortunately I have not heard her.

[jno]

NJ, surely you can't be unaware of the rather long history of surnames becoming given names? Very common among Scots, in particular, and not invented by Americans just to annoy you.

[sp1814]

NJ

Interesting.

[New Judge]

"NJ, surely you can't be unaware of the rather long history of surnames becoming given names?"

Can't say that I've noticed it as a habit, as such. Whenever I've encountered it I've simply assumed the parents were having an enduring laugh at their offspring's expense.

[Togo]

If the Yanks take up the Scottish habit of giving their darlings surnames as first names, will we see lots of boys called Trump and girls called Bush?

[Togo]

We have Clints already :))

[youngmafbog]

Nice one Togo :-)

[Togo]

Made myself laugh with that Youngmafbog. (^_*)

[ToraToraTora]

sp: "Out of interest...have you heard of Madonna? " - of course, he's that cheating argy tawt who hand balled a goal past Shilton in 1986.

[Togo]

No doubt whilst fired up on Columbian marching powder, TTT.