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Does anyone like her on this board? I know theres tons of new people comming in everday.......please? someone? let there be another fan :D
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I was 5-years-old when MM died. I remember older relatives talking about her suicide, but I was too young to understand. MM never really appealed to me. I was conditioned to believe thinner women were more attractive. When I say "conditioned", I'm referring to the entertainment industry; movies, TV and especially commercial and advertisements. Compared to some of today's supermodels, MM would be considered grossly overweight.

PS: MM & JFK, Lewinsky & Slick Willie; is there some kind of weight requirement in the Oval Office?  ;)

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I was 5-years-old when MM died. I remember older relatives talking about her suicide, but I was too young to understand. MM never really appealed to me. I was conditioned to believe thinner women were more attractive. When I say "conditioned", I'm referring to the entertainment industry; movies, TV and especially commercial and advertisements. Compared to some of today's supermodels, MM would be considered grossly overweight.

PS: MM & JFK, Lewinsky & Slick Willie; is there some kind of weight requirement in the Oval Office?  ;)
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LOL!  alot of people think MM was BIG I LOVE her figure I would so kill to have a body like that...I think being like that is better than having to watch what you do so you cant break yourself  :D

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LOL!  alot of people think MM was BIG I LOVE her figure I would so kill to have a body like that...I think being like that is better than having to watch what you do so you cant break yourself  :D
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I'm sure Calista Flockhart and others of her ilk would be much happier if they had your outlook/attitude.

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I'm sure Calista Flockhart and others of her ilk would be much happier if they had your outlook/attitude.
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I'm sorry did I offend you? did what I say make you mad?

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I Love Marilyn Monroe.

I don't think she was big - and it was a much less self-conscious era back than. Expectations weren't so puny and emaciated as they are today.

I was four when she died - I do not believe she commited suicide.

Marilyn had a mostly troubled life, but she exuded true femininity and that always stayed with me - how she awed men and made many people happy. I wish that someone will do something about putting together "Something's Gotta Give" , her last film which was never completed.

My two favorite films of her's are "Some Like It Hot" and "The Seven Year Itch" - brilliant Marilyn !!! :-* :)


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I have Somethings got to give...not completed though  :( my fav movie is Somethings got to give (what I've seen of it) and Gentlemen preffer blondes I absolutly love "Diamonds are a girls best friend" thats my fav song by her

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I'm sorry did I offend you? did what I say make you mad?
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No, not at all. My comment about your outlook/attitude was meant as a compliment. So many people are obsessed with the idea that they must fit a particular mold to be attractive. They base their self-worth on their appearance. Look at all the people who get boob jobs or botox or hair transplants or liposuction or face lifts. How many more long for plastic surgery but can't afford it? This is not an endorsement of people letting themselves go, but we all get old. I'm three times your age and I've earned my gray hairs and wrinkles. Most importantly, I had fun getting this way. Hopefully, I'll continue to have fun as long as I live.

Also, getting back to the original thread, if MM were still alive, how would she look now? Katharine Hepburn, recently deceased, was a very attractive woman in the 1940's. Forty years later, when she did "On Golden Pond", she looked like a normal old lady. The point is, Katharine Hepburn was a great actress throughout her career. She aged gracefully and adjusted her performance to match her chronological age.

Hope this clears things up.    ;)
AR

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Marilyn Monroe was beautiful (even as a brunette) and what I consider sexy, always.

The walking toothpicks of today like Calista Flockhart and Lara Flynn Boyle can't hold a candle Marilyn Monroe in any way whatsoever.

This trend of women looking like bean poles was started by the one and only "Twiggy". All of the sudden, supermodels and women in general had this new standard :P ::). Women and even little girls are paying the price for that.  >:( :-/

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I agree, Hairspray. Why do women today feel that they have to be thin enough to go through a keyhole without touching the sides?

My girl has a curvy figure and I'm glad. If she was Callista Flockhart I would be scared that if I touched her, she would fall apart.

As for Karen Carpenter (from The Carpenters?), what happened exactly?

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As for Karen Carpenter (from The Carpenters?), what happened exactly?  

It was said that she had anorexia, an eating disorder in which a person starves themself to death. There was even a TV movie about this part of her life , I believe aired in the 80s. Some people believe that she died from a heart attack.
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That really is a shame. Thanks for the info Astringofpoloponies. What are 'poloponies' by the way?

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No, not at all. My comment about your outlook/attitude was meant as a compliment. So many people are obsessed with the idea that they must fit a particular mold to be attractive. They base their self-worth on their appearance. Look at all the people who get boob jobs or botox or hair transplants or liposuction or face lifts. How many more long for plastic surgery but can't afford it? This is not an endorsement of people letting themselves go, but we all get old. I'm three times your age and I've earned my gray hairs and wrinkles. Most importantly, I had fun getting this way. Hopefully, I'll continue to have fun as long as I live.

Also, getting back to the original thread, if MM were still alive, how would she look now? Katharine Hepburn, recently deceased, was a very attractive woman in the 1940's. Forty years later, when she did "On Golden Pond", she looked like a normal old lady. The point is, Katharine Hepburn was a great actress throughout her career. She aged gracefully and adjusted her performance to match her chronological age.

Hope this clears things up.    ;)
AR
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sorry I thought I offended you well I'm glad your not cheers  :-*

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Also, to you who "HAVE"  "Something's Gotta Give"....how do you have it ? I have seen the clips - was very much taken by them. Recently I had seen a film which I think is from the 1960s which is basically the SAME story but I can't remember the name of it ! A woman was stranded on an island during the war, thought as dead, husband plans to remarry, women is saved, goes home, her children don't know her, etc. etc. Anyone know the name of this film ? Thanks  :D
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well this story is the second part to a film called "my favourite wife" which was oringinally done I think..hmm I dunno. I have this movie box thing called "the diamond collection" it has 4 Marilyn films and a doctmentary about her last film.....it doesnt show the WHOLE movie because she didnt finish it but they looked over 500 mintues of film footage, got the script and put what she did together which is a little bit and half the film  :D it's called Marilyn Monroe:: the final days....I dunno if they have it in the video stores but if you like "The seven Year Itch", "Gentlemen Preffer blondes","How to marry a millionair", and "theres not buisness like show buisness" I recommend Marilyn monroe the diamond collection part one

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well this story is the second part to a film called "my favourite wife" which was oringinally done I think..hmm I dunno. I have this movie box thing called "the diamond collection" it has 4 Marilyn films and a doctmentary about her last film.....it doesnt show the WHOLE movie because she didnt finish it but they looked over 500 mintues of film footage, got the script and put what she did together which is a little bit and half the film  :D it's called Marilyn Monroe:: the final days....I dunno if they have it in the video stores but if you like "The seven Year Itch", "Gentlemen Preffer blondes","How to marry a millionair", and "theres not buisness like show buisness" I recommend Marilyn monroe the diamond collection part one
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Yes ! Thanks ~ It was, "My Favorite Wife". I want to say it was done in the 40s or 50s, but wasn't sure. It was a cute film. Thanks for refreshing my memory about the film- :D

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Yes ! Thanks ~ It was, "My Favorite Wife". I want to say it was done in the 40s or 50s, but wasn't sure. It was a cute film. Thanks for refreshing my memory about the film- :D
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any time  :D oh and if you want to see the whole part of the second movie to "My favourite wife" after Monroe died they remade Somethings got to give but named it "Move over darling" with Doris Day...of course it wasn as good though as it would have been if Monroe made it :(