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Charles Bishop

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Sep 8, 2014, 1:13:37 PM9/8/14
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I was watching an episode (is this the correct BrE word) of "Would I Lie
To You?" and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was one of the panelists on Lee
Mack's team.

Intrigued by her performance, I Googled her, but didn't find much of the
information useful. Is there anyone who knows of her persona who would
be willing to share?

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charles

John Ritson

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Sep 8, 2014, 1:44:20 PM9/8/14
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In article <ctbishop-E1486F...@news.individual.net>, Charles
Bishop <ctbi...@earthlink.net> writes
Her Wikipedia entry may be of help here.
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John Ritson

Bertel Lund Hansen

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Sep 8, 2014, 3:55:38 PM9/8/14
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Charles Bishop skrev:
Did you try IMDb?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658505/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

But the information there is quite sparse.

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Bertel, Denmark

Whiskers

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Sep 8, 2014, 4:35:36 PM9/8/14
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Derek Turner

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Sep 9, 2014, 12:07:07 PM9/9/14
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An extremely flat-chested 'it' girl. Self publicist, famous for being
famous. A nonentity.

LFS

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Sep 9, 2014, 12:32:16 PM9/9/14
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Pal of Prince Charles, I think.

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Laura (emulate St George for email)

Dr Nick

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Sep 9, 2014, 2:17:48 PM9/9/14
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And known, during the invasion of Afghanistan, as Tora Bora-Tomkinson.

R H Draney

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Sep 9, 2014, 3:56:47 PM9/9/14
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Bertel Lund Hansen filted:
There's quite a bit at Wikipedia....r


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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.

Charles Bishop

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Sep 9, 2014, 4:48:56 PM9/9/14
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In article <lunm1...@drn.newsguy.com>,
I only found the one page and it was biographical rather than personal
opinion, which is what I was looking for. Though it did have some quotes
from her, and that, along with another post here was helpful.

When she was on the show, she was part of a team, but didn't seem to
participate. She seemed distracted and wooly-headed. I thought maybe she
had been drinking and was allowed to go on. Though it was her first time
so she may not have had the show's rhythm down. I think something some
of the other panelists said made me want to find out.

From Whiskers I got

<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2714299/I-m-not-drugs-I-odd-I-m-
autistic-says-Tara-Palmer-Tomkinson.html>

which helped.

She wasn't at alike other panelists I've seen so I wondered who she was.

Thanks,

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charles

Charles Bishop

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Sep 9, 2014, 4:49:39 PM9/9/14
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In article <slrnm0s4oo.p...@ID-107770.user.individual.net>,
Thanks. The last was helpful.

See other post for more info on my search.

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charles

the Omrud

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Sep 9, 2014, 5:14:03 PM9/9/14
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I vaguely remember hearing that she's an accomplished pianist. Not
professional concert level, but not far below.

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David

Peter Duncanson [BrE]

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Sep 9, 2014, 5:18:48 PM9/9/14
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Also a godchild of Charles.

Part of the explanation for her behaviour appears to be that she has a
form of autism.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2714299/I-m-not-drugs-I-odd-I-m-autistic-says-Tara-Palmer-Tomkinson.html


--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)

Peter Duncanson [BrE]

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Sep 9, 2014, 7:38:45 PM9/9/14
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On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:14:03 +0100, the Omrud <usenet...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Wkipedia mentions that although some of the wording is misleading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Palmer-Tomkinson#Other_work

Palmer-Tomkinson plays the piano, as was demonstrated at events at
the Royal Festival Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the
Royal Albert Hall with Mozart, and at The Coliseum during a Leonard
Bernstein Tribute.

She played with an orchestra in the RFH and played with Mozart in the
RAH?

R H Draney

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Sep 9, 2014, 8:03:46 PM9/9/14
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Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <ma...@peterduncanson.net> filted:
>
> Palmer-Tomkinson plays the piano, as was demonstrated at events at
> the Royal Festival Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the
> Royal Albert Hall with Mozart, and at The Coliseum during a Leonard
> Bernstein Tribute.
>
>She played with an orchestra in the RFH and played with Mozart in the
>RAH?

That'd be Dennis Mozart, the well-known trianglist....r

Guy Barry

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Sep 10, 2014, 2:26:52 AM9/10/14
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"Peter Duncanson [BrE]" wrote in message
news:em3v0algppk51p4cc...@4ax.com...

>Wkipedia mentions that although some of the wording is misleading:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Palmer-Tomkinson#Other_work
>
> Palmer-Tomkinson plays the piano, as was demonstrated at events at
> the Royal Festival Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the
> Royal Albert Hall with Mozart, and at The Coliseum during a Leonard
> Bernstein Tribute.
>
>She played with an orchestra in the RFH and played with Mozart in the
>RAH?

Reminds me of the newspaper that once advertised a performance of "Art Thou
Troubled with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra".

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Guy Barry

Peter Young

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Sep 10, 2014, 2:45:08 AM9/10/14
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And in an Order of Service:

Sermon, by the Vicar

Sleepers Awake, Bach

Peter.

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(US equivalent: Certified Anesthesiologist) (AUE Re)
Cheltenham and Gloucester, UK. Now happily retired.
http://pnyoung.orpheusweb.co.uk

R H Draney

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Sep 10, 2014, 11:59:19 AM9/10/14
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Peter Young filted:
>
>On 10 Sep 2014 "Guy Barry" <guy....@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" wrote in message
>> news:em3v0algppk51p4cc...@4ax.com...
>
>>>Wkipedia mentions that although some of the wording is misleading:
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Palmer-Tomkinson#Other_work
>>>
>>> Palmer-Tomkinson plays the piano, as was demonstrated at events at
>>> the Royal Festival Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the
>>> Royal Albert Hall with Mozart, and at The Coliseum during a Leonard
>>> Bernstein Tribute.
>>>
>>>She played with an orchestra in the RFH and played with Mozart in the
>>>RAH?
>
>> Reminds me of the newspaper that once advertised a performance of "Art Thou
>> Troubled with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra".
>
>And in an Order of Service:
>
>Sermon, by the Vicar
>
>Sleepers Awake, Bach

"Signor Ravelli's first selection will be Somewhere My Love Lies Sleeping with a
male chorus"....r

Peter Young

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Sep 10, 2014, 12:51:41 PM9/10/14
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And of course King Solomon had a thousand wives, and slept with his
fathers.

Athel Cornish-Bowden

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Sep 10, 2014, 1:12:51 PM9/10/14
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A bit like her godfather, then, who'd be completely unknown if he
didn't happen to be extremely wealthy and heir to the throne.


--
athel

Athel Cornish-Bowden

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Sep 10, 2014, 1:16:41 PM9/10/14
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On 2014-09-09 16:07:07 +0000, Derek Turner said:

> On Mon, 08 Sep 2014 10:13:37 -0700, Charles Bishop wrote:
>
>> I was watching an episode (is this the correct BrE word) of "Would I Lie
>> To You?" and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was one of the panelists on Lee
>> Mack's team.
>>
>> Intrigued by her performance, I Googled her, but didn't find much of the
>> information useful. Is there anyone who knows of her persona who would
>> be willing to share?
>
> An extremely flat-chested 'it' girl.

While the chest in this picture
(http://www.purepeople.com/media/tara-palmer-tomkinson-a-la-soiree_m299233)
is not perhaps in Diana Dors's class, I'm not sure about the
"extremely".

> Self publicist, famous for being
> famous. A nonentity.


--
athel

Charles Bishop

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Sep 10, 2014, 6:45:03 PM9/10/14
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In article <c7bfbe...@mid.individual.net>,
I wondered why that physical fact was important.

[snip]

--
charles

Jack Campin

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Sep 10, 2014, 7:29:02 PM9/10/14
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[Tara Palmer-Tomkinson]
>>>> Is there anyone who knows of her persona who would be willing to share?
>>> An extremely flat-chested 'it' girl.
>> While the chest in this picture
>> (http://www.purepeople.com/media/tara-palmer-tomkinson-a-la-soiree_m299233)
>> is not perhaps in Diana Dors's class, I'm not sure about the "extremely".
> I wondered why that physical fact was important.

For someone with no discernible talent or achievement, what else is
there for the media to build a story on but her boobs and her bank
account?

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Robert Bannister

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Sep 10, 2014, 7:42:35 PM9/10/14
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Nice bra.
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Robert Bannister - 1940-71 SE England
1972-now W Australia

Bertel Lund Hansen

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Sep 11, 2014, 5:13:47 AM9/11/14
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Robert Bannister skrev:

> Nice bra.

- But I'm not wearing a bra!

- That's what I like.

(with thanks to Diablo III)

--
Bertel, Denmark

Oliver Cromm

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Sep 11, 2014, 6:23:20 PM9/11/14
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* Bertel Lund Hansen:

> Robert Bannister skrev:
>
>> Nice bra.
>
> - But I'm not wearing a bra!
>
> - That's what I like.
>
> (with thanks to Diablo III)

Kind of opposite of this situation:

- My fianc�e broke off our engagement.
- Did you do something wrong?
- I pointed out that her nylons were wrinkled.
- And ...?
- She wasn't wearing any.

--
The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose
from; furthermore, if you do not like any of them, you can just
wait for next year's model.
Andrew Tanenbaum, _Computer Networks_ (1981), p. 168.

Whiskers

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Sep 13, 2014, 12:03:41 PM9/13/14
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So /that's/ why I'm not famous!

Whiskers

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Sep 13, 2014, 12:22:25 PM9/13/14
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On 2014-09-11, Jack Campin <bo...@purr.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> [Tara Palmer-Tomkinson]
>>>>> Is there anyone who knows of her persona who would be willing to share?
>>>> An extremely flat-chested 'it' girl.
>>> While the chest in this picture
>>> (http://www.purepeople.com/media/tara-palmer-tomkinson-a-la-soiree_m299233)
>>> is not perhaps in Diana Dors's class, I'm not sure about the "extremely".
>> I wondered why that physical fact was important.
>
> For someone with no discernible talent or achievement, what else is
> there for the media to build a story on but her boobs and her bank
> account?

"Une Sarah Marshall magnifique, une it-girl british trop décolletée...
pour un show à Londres !" - should this headline be referred to a French
usage group? Or the French Academy?

Robert Bannister

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Sep 13, 2014, 8:25:52 PM9/13/14
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The only other possibility is that you are not extremely pretty and make
a habit of appearing at events where other celebrities are invited, but
I find that hard to believe.

Robert Bannister

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Sep 13, 2014, 8:28:56 PM9/13/14
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On a French movie last night, I heard one character correct his opposite
number's pronunciation of Bill Gates from "Gattuh" to "Geyt". What was
so surprising was that the character's own name was "Niemans" for which
he pronounced the final s.

Athel Cornish-Bowden

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Sep 14, 2014, 3:58:25 AM9/14/14
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Maybe you are famous under your real name (which I assume is not Whiskers).

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athel

Whiskers

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Sep 14, 2014, 10:29:43 AM9/14/14
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It's possible, I suppose; there seem to be many famous people of whom I
have never heard so logically I could be one of them. I have difficulty
recognising faces, so photographs aren't particularly helpful as aides
memoir. I am pretty sure that I'm not Prince Charles or Tara P-T,
though.
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