Last week, NBC decided to scale back coverage of the royal wedding after polling suggested that Americans don’t care about a balding guy who scored a kinda-hot chick because he’s a wealthy-ass prince. This week, the New York Times has published the numbers that prove it: only 6% are following the nuptials “very closely,” with another 22% following it “somewhat closely.”
Women are paying much more attention to the wedding than are men, particularly older women. A third of women under 40 are following news of the wedding at least somewhat closely, as are more than 4 in 10 women who are 40 or older. In comparison, half of men are not following news of the wedding at all.
The study also showed that the royal wedding is most popular among single women over the age of 40 with three or more cats, almost all of whom intend to dress their cats up to role-play the wedding. Well, not really, but it seems like a pretty safe assumption.
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“The study also showed that the royal wedding is most popular among single women over the age of 40 with three or more cats.”
I’m guessing ice cream sales will be up this week in that demographic.
Would I be wrong in also guessing that a lot of gay guys will be watching this?
Cats, corgis. Same, same.
I know a lady named one of her cats Sir Lawrence. She is freakin’ AMPED about the royal wedding. Theory confirmed.
@DG, did she also buy extra ice cream this week?
I know a lady *who* named one of her cats Sir Lawrence. Although a woman whose name was “one of her cats Sir Lawrence” would be pretty weird, too.
If Snooki was getting married, we’d all tune in.
I’m a Why would anyone get up at 5:00 AM or whatever to watch this? I wouldn’t get up at 5:00 AM for my own wedding.
Apparently, typos and nonsense are spreading like the common cold today.
C’mon Patty, we know you have cats….. and you like ice cream.
I’m guessing Patty is single
The house in front of ours has covered itself in Union Jacks. Even over the windows. Granted, they are elderly people, but to me they are dead.
Vague specter of a Corgi on a Jelly Belly or GTFO.
Coronations=cool. Weddings=excessive wanking.
Hmmm, all the talk about Markie Post in the last post and nobody thinks to make a joke about her being one of the ones watching this…
/loves Night Court
The fact that 22 percent are following it “somewhat closely” is nuts! My only guess is that they don’t want to be left out of the celebrations — [morningquickie.com]
And let’s face it — cat ladies will use any excuse to drink gin from a teapot.
Wait is this about Harry Potter? I read all but the last one don’t spoil it!
The majority of us Brits will be making the most of Friday to further our national pastime of binge drinking.