Bono at the Top Marques event in Monaco

[last unicorn]

I can't believe the kind of discussion that is going on here just because Bono was pictured in a car.

Oh wait, actually I can believe it. I just forgot for a while which forum I'm in.

Of course a little picture is enough to start all the Bono bashing all over again.

And of course a lot of people here claim to know everything about Bono when, in fact, they don't know anything.

Personally, I don't miss the "old" Bono because I think he's more himself now than he has ever been, and quite frankly I'm very proud of who he is.

I hate nostalgia, I hate to be stuck in the past, as I person I want to develop and move on, without people always saying: I liked you much more when you were younger. Thank God we all are growing, maturing, changing.

 

[gvox]

If Bono really believed what he was preaching, he'd be a poor man, which he clearly isn't, so unfortunately I'd have to conclude that he is a bit of a hypocrite.

We, as taxpayers, fund the governments of our respective countries.

Accordingly, if Bono is demanding money from OUR governments, it is, ultimately, coming out of OUR POCKETS. That is a simple economic fact of life.

1. Pretty sure Bono pays personal taxes.

2. Pretty sure he does in fact contribute way more money than you'll probably set eyes upon.

Therefore, I must conclude that you don't know what the fuck you are talking about.

 

[ramblin rose]

If Bono really believed what he was preaching, he'd be a poor man, which he clearly isn't, so unfortunately I'd have to conclude that he is a bit of a hypocrite.

I'm going to have to listen to Bono more closely next time. I never heard him preach that everyone should be poor, more like everyone should get a fair shake, "it's not about charity, it's about justice".

 

[last unicorn]

Yes, because if you're poor you can help poor people better than if you're rich.

Makes total sense to me.





Not.

 

[BVS]

If Bono really believed what he was preaching, he'd be a poor man, which he clearly isn't, so unfortunately I'd have to conclude that he is a bit of a hypocrite.

You've had some really bad logic and fuzzy math lately but this one takes the cake...

 

[gvox]

^ much like that dude in Grade 8 algebra who kept trying to prove that since everyone who's anyone knows that 2 = 1 and that 1 actually really does = 0 and that 1 + 1 can = 0, then 2 also = 0.

1 + 2 still = 3, however. I found that devastatingly impossible to rationalize, personally.

 

[U2FloridaFan]

What I do see quite a lot wrong with is that Bono wants to put his hand into OUR pockets, take OUR money, and give it to the Third World, WHEN HE'S NOT PREPARED TO DO THE SAME THING HIMSELF.

If Bono really believed what he was preaching, he'd be a poor man, which he clearly isn't, so unfortunately I'd have to conclude that he is a bit of a hypocrite.

I don't want to be nasty, but...
What planet are u living on??

Do you really expect him to come out say "I've donated this amount...and this amount" Come on, get real. I hope maybe you were just joking although your screen name does make me wonder....BTW, how did a thread about Bono at an auto show get turned into this anyway?

 

[popacrobat]

even after discussing all this, i still dislike the hair do.

 

[corianderstem]

The ensuing discussion has made me see the light. Thanks to chatter about Bono's wealth and charity business, I now understand that his hair is completely awful.

Thanks a lot, you guys. Way to ruin it.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

We need pictures of JT Bono with the long hair now, to prove that he's sold out.

 

[popacrobat]

We need pictures of JT Bono with the long hair now, to prove that he's sold out.

leave pleba in pleba

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

leave pleba in pleba

I'll PLEBA you!

The hair was MASSIVE.

 

[angelordevil]

Doesn't everyone have an inflatable/unchangeable Bono doll like I do?

Sometimes I take him to movies, and pretend we're going to a film from 1988. (Even though it will really be a current-day, modern-type film.) I'll usually buy a popcorn/drink combo for $13, at which time Bono will whisper in my ear and ask how much I paid for that. I'll laugh, and say, "$7, just like we did for the Rattle and Hum premiere...hee-heeeee!"

 

[sue4u2]

The ensuing discussion has made me see the light. Thanks to chatter about Bono's wealth and charity business, I now understand that his hair is completely awful.

Thanks a lot, you guys. Way to ruin it.

Yeah, there's alot of chain yanking going on around here.

These people aren't nearly as stupid as the quotes I've read from them that they got from the multitude of articles and or blogs slagging off on Bono. They've nothing else to do.
This is just their strange sense of amusement at everyone, who is outraged and responding, expense.
I ain't playing.


Edited to say:
Sweet - DOL..

 

[Rosebud]

I'll PLEBA you!

The hair was MASSIVE.

DOL

That is a friggen mane, mah sistah!

 

[*browneyedgirl*]

Doesn't everyone have an inflatable/unchangeable Bono doll like I do?

Sometimes I take him to movies, and pretend we're going to a film from 1988. (Even though it will really be a current-day, modern-type film.) I'll usually buy a popcorn/drink combo for $13, at which time Bono will whisper in my ear and ask how much I paid for that. I'll laugh, and say, "$7, just like we did for the Rattle and Hum premiere...hee-heeeee!"

WHAT?

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Doesn't everyone have an inflatable/unchangeable Bono doll like I do?

Sometimes I take him to movies, and pretend we're going to a film from 1988. (Even though it will really be a current-day, modern-type film.) I'll usually buy a popcorn/drink combo for $13, at which time Bono will whisper in my ear and ask how much I paid for that. I'll laugh, and say, "$7, just like we did for the Rattle and Hum premiere...hee-heeeee!"

Where, er, how do you inflate him???? Just out of interest, like...

 

[popacrobat]

Where, er, how do you inflate him???? Just out of interest, like...

 

[Rosebud]

Where, er, how do you inflate him???? Just out of interest, like...

Yes, do tell...

 

[philly80]

im quite interested as well

 

[*browneyedgirl*]

Me too although I think I already have my own imaginary life and conversations with Bono maybe this should be in PLEBA

 

[popacrobat]

i mean

 

[ZOOTVTOURist]

Personally, I don't miss the "old" Bono because I think he's more himself now than he has ever been, and quite frankly I'm very proud of who he is.

Yes, that's what I'd call "Pride", too. – what nonsense! We really need an album; this thread has turned into a laughter

 

[last unicorn]

^I think you're being rude again, sorry. Not that I take you very seriously after all your recent posts, but this is the second time you've insulted someone in this thread.
YOUR attitude here is laughable.

And yes, we need an album so people stop starting crappy discussions.

 

[gvox]

I'll PLEBA you!

The hair was MASSIVE.

Must say, apart from the Pop/Late Vertigo buzz cut, my favorite look for sure!

 

[BVS]

^I think you're being rude again, sorry. Not that I take you very seriously after all your recent posts, but this is the second time you've insulted someone in this thread.
YOUR attitude here is laughable.

this basically sums him up...

 

[ZOOTVTOURist]

Not that I take you very seriously after all your recent posts, ... YOUR attitude here is laughable.

Thanx for the flowers, also @BonoVox Superstar – but you get them back. If I write clear words to defend myself, i'm called rude. If you do insult me ("Your attitude is laughable"; "crappy discussion"), it's fine. That's what I call double-faced logic. But you know what: I still laugh about it – and still miss the 'old' Bono & some more tolerant people here in this forum. In the end it's about respect, respect of indifference, respect of different opinions.