I’ve never been a fan of dried fruit but a friend of mine — who shall remain nameless in fear of becoming a permanent voodoo doll — loves her some dried apricots. One sunny afternoon as we lazed in her parents’ backyard, I watched as she casually tossed the toonie-sized shriveled fruit into her mouth. Before I knew it she had finished the entire bag, picking her teeth of the gooey remains while looking quite satisfied. As I did a double take at the empty bag and back to her, I asked, “You know that each piece was actually an entire dried apricot, right?” Her smile faded, her eyes widened as she slowly gripped her now-rumbling stomach. My friend used to love dried apricots. Now, sadly, she can’t even stand the sight of them. She was a victim of overexposure, which I can relate to with my feelings towards some recurring faces flooding television screens.
When can too much of a good thing become physically unbearable? When a star makes one too many guest appearances? When people can’t use common words without being reminded of a certain reality personality? When every Journey song has been re-recorded and refuses to stop plaguing your subconscious? When can we finally enforce some sort of celebrity time out? If overexposed celebrities were dried apricots, I would say I’ve ingested about two and half bags by now.
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