# She may be a near naked attention whore, but she's still as cute as a button! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124 "2008-04-27T20:39:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124/21 "2008-04-29T05:08:37Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Come now, what better name for a town where a cute, buck chick pedals around wavin’ hellos than “Ojai!” I miss Ojai… and for more reasons than that. [/QUOTE] Ojai was my home town growing up. It means “nest” in Chumash, or something like that. It’s been awhile. I think there was some argument about what it actually did mean, but it’s definitely a Native American language. Funny thing is, when I was growing up there I thought it was the most boring place around. Now that I don’t live there anymore, I realize how nice I had it. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124/22 "2008-04-29T05:13:21Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] So this _isn’t_ about [Hannah Montana?](http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/06/miley200806?currentPage=2) [/QUOTE] Hijack: That’s what all the hoopla is about, that one picture? I don’t think it’s very risque in the least bit. What is she supposed to do, dress like a nun? ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124/23 "2008-04-29T06:40:10Z")
[QUOTE=winterhawk11] Ojai was my home town growing up. It means “nest” in Chumash, or something like that. It’s been awhile. [/QUOTE] Were you friends with Steve Austin? ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124/24 "2008-04-29T07:05:26Z")
[QUOTE=RandMcnally] Hijack: That’s what all the hoopla is about, that one picture? I don’t think it’s very risque in the least bit. What is she supposed to do, dress like a nun? [/QUOTE] Nothing like a little (carefully manufactured) controversy to increase publicity. Remember the ‘outrage’ about the “Hit me baby” lyrics of the young Britney Spears a few years ago? Same principle. As far as the near-naked activist, you gotta love the ending of that newspaper story: > [@](#): > > Two middle-aged guys watched her speed past downtown and shook their heads. > > “She’s got a great body,” said one of the men. “But she’s crazy as a loon.” > > “She’s a character,” said his buddy, “but she’s part of Ojai.” ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124/25 "2008-04-29T12:02:12Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] Ojai? When I first started reading the article, I thought this was taking place in Japan or something. How does a town in California get a name like that? [/QUOTE] It was founded by a lolcat. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124/26 "2008-04-29T14:13:48Z")
Her ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to her newsletter. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124/27 "2008-04-29T14:19:24Z")
> [@](#): > > It was founded by a lolcat. 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124/28 "2008-04-29T14:24:12Z")
I don’t think she’s weird for riding around like that. (And hey, I once had a girlfriend from Ojai.) I do think she’s weird, however, for pushing the Dr. Emoto stuff. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-may-be-a-near-naked-attention-whore-but-shes-still-as-cute-as-a-button/447124.md?page=1)