Twitter Users Share Some Of Their Funniest And Weakest Claim To Fame Stories
Have you ever met someone who was friends with someone who made out with a Teletubby?
Celebrities try their hardest to appear as "normal" as us regular folks, but try as they may, they live in a different stratosphere. For this reason alone, not all of us can rub elbows with the rich and famous.
We're separate from them economically, geographically, and physically. Even when you actually get to meet them, you're most likely prohibited by a barrier and their team of security from getting too close.
While it may seem weird to those who are actual celebrities or are related to them, it's still an attention-grabbing story whenever we meet popular individuals. If we can't meet the famous people themselves, we sometimes cross paths with those who know them, and even that is worth a story.
You may not be able to say, "Hey, I'm friends with the person who voiced Barney!" but you can at least say, "Hey, guess what? My dry cleaner also dry cleans Barney's dinosaur costume!"
I don't know about you, but to me, that is fascinating enough to start a conversation. Such a discussion received a lot of buzz on Twitter when a writer, Steve O'Brien, asked people what their weakest claim to fame is.
People from all walks of life shared how they are just six degrees away from a celebrity. Each and every one of these stories is worth a read, plus they may actually make you think about your own claim to fame.
Twitter users who had an interaction with someone who interacted with or was a celebrity shared their stories:
@MrsSteveMOBrienDid they share if the sister is a good actor as well?
@MrsSteveMOBrienIs that how that baby-faced son was made?
@jansenmann
You may not have his fame, but at least you have two things in common.
@summerbrennan
Who was this person?
@broazay
Where's your Leslie Knope for City Council sign?
@Jawiin
We need a pause to map that out.
@jennielees
Surely you are in their footnote, or your mother at least?
@Ninaberry
We wonder if he attends the family reunions.
@JeremySzal
Did Captain America ever show up to choir practice?
@zeenell
Does she have any political aspirations?
@Javspena
The former Commander of the Night's Watch, the King in the North, went to school and studied math?
@JackDeeth
Do you think he tripped you on purpose?
@BrandonDavisBD
In the criminal justice system...
@jesawyer
As a reader, how many degrees of separation is that from Cate Blanchett? Does it count?
@MattBarnette
To be fair, he is a chameleon.
@Kats_GA
If the tacos are good enough for Michael Keaton, then they are good enough for us.
@FDouglassLives
That must be a core memory.
@sbstryker
Before there was Tinder...
@pete_forester
How did he resist the urge to hum "Ice Ice Baby"?
@emilynussbaum
Now THAT is actually pretty cool.
@stylebender
Those are some big roles!
@Oh_JFC
This is a claim to infamy.
@TheWrongtom
Did you ask for a picture, or were you too nervous? Tell us everything!
@film_sis
A secret package for Special Agent Dale Cooper.
@willmenaker
Lots of distant relationships with U.S. presidents in this post.
@suntzufuntzu
No matter how distant the relation or interaction, people will always remember that one time they almost were on the same plane as an A-list celeb. Hell, we even remember people who know someone that knows a popular figure.
It's pretty cool to see them in real life because we're only ever used to seeing them on our screens. There's a certain mystery that's still left in Hollywood, but the world doesn't stop, and we keep on with our lives until an opportunity comes along when we can share these weak claims to fame.
