Celebs on BA | 2020/21 edition
Jan 16, 2020, 5:05 pm
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And for future reference, it's doesn't take much "bother" to search Google to find out who someone is. I always find it a bit comical that people who sit around liquored up in their underwear, wasting countless hours on Flyertalk, can't be "bothered" to simply highlight a name and right click "Search <....whatever you've highlighted>" and voila the result will pop up. As a percentage of time you may likely waste on FT, I suspect that level of "bother" won't even be noticeable.
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Jan 16, 2020, 5:15 pm
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saoirse_Ronan
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Jan 16, 2020, 10:21 pm
#20
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I'm sure she would be delighted with being labeled Irish/American too....
Jan 17, 2020, 12:25 am
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Jan 17, 2020, 2:31 am
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Well, in fairness, she is an Irish/American actress who, by the age of 25 has been nominated for not one, not two, but three Academy Awards (Oscars) and 5 British Academy Film Awards. I'm not particularly "star struck" but relative to others that get mentioned in this thread I'd say she is as worthy as any of mention. She has played a key role in several critically acclaimed films (again, at a rather young age)
And for future reference, it's doesn't take much "bother" to search Google to find out who someone is. I always find it a bit comical that people who sit around liquored up in their underwear, wasting countless hours on Flyertalk, can't be "bothered" to simply highlight a name and right click "Search <....whatever you've highlighted>" and voila the result will pop up. As a percentage of time you may likely waste on FT, I suspect that level of "bother" won't even be noticeable.
Regards
And for future reference, it's doesn't take much "bother" to search Google to find out who someone is. I always find it a bit comical that people who sit around liquored up in their underwear, wasting countless hours on Flyertalk, can't be "bothered" to simply highlight a name and right click "Search <....whatever you've highlighted>" and voila the result will pop up. As a percentage of time you may likely waste on FT, I suspect that level of "bother" won't even be noticeable.
Regards
Jan 17, 2020, 2:34 am
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My son was born in America and moved back to Ireland at 3, same as the actress. He considers himself 100% Irish and would be appalled to be labelled as Irish American, as would I as his father. OT but there you go.
Jan 17, 2020, 3:20 am
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But it's one that could earn you a hairbrush slap if a Certain Young Lady strays into this thread.
Jan 17, 2020, 6:08 am
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From the source, and I quote:
"Ronan holds dual Irish and American citizenship. She has said, "I don't know where I am from. I am just Irish", and also identifies as a New Yorker."
So it's not me "labeling" her as Irish/American, but rather she seems to label herself Irish/American.
But thanks for playing. I think we've squeezed all we can out of this "celebrity sighting" so I'll move along.
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Jan 17, 2020, 6:20 am
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Jan 17, 2020, 6:51 am
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Well, in fairness, she is an Irish/American actress who, by the age of 25 has been nominated for not one, not two, but three Academy Awards (Oscars) and 5 British Academy Film Awards. I'm not particularly "star struck" but relative to others that get mentioned in this thread I'd say she is as worthy as any of mention. She has played a key role in several critically acclaimed films (again, at a rather young age)
And for future reference, it's doesn't take much "bother" to search Google to find out who someone is. I always find it a bit comical that people who sit around liquored up in their underwear, wasting countless hours on Flyertalk, can't be "bothered" to simply highlight a name and right click "Search <....whatever you've highlighted>" and voila the result will pop up. As a percentage of time you may likely waste on FT, I suspect that level of "bother" won't even be noticeable.
Regards
And for future reference, it's doesn't take much "bother" to search Google to find out who someone is. I always find it a bit comical that people who sit around liquored up in their underwear, wasting countless hours on Flyertalk, can't be "bothered" to simply highlight a name and right click "Search <....whatever you've highlighted>" and voila the result will pop up. As a percentage of time you may likely waste on FT, I suspect that level of "bother" won't even be noticeable.
Regards
Jan 18, 2020, 10:21 am
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I was born in Australia, to an English mother and an Irish father, spent most of my life in the UK and now live in Austria and work in Germany. What nationality am I? I call myself British.
Nationality is more fluid, these days, than it used to be. "Irish American" seems fair in the case of this actress.
Jan 18, 2020, 10:37 am
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