# Were the paparazzi playing a dirty trick?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2001, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-paparazzi-playing-a-dirty-trick/70148 "2001-06-26T01:04:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-paparazzi-playing-a-dirty-trick/70148/1 "2001-06-26T01:04:03Z")

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I was just watching a special on Lady Diana. I watched as she passed a large swarm of paparazzis packed behind a metal fence. It sounded like they were all saying “Mom?” in a soft endearing tone. Was that a term of endearment for Lady Di used by paparazzi or were they capitalizing on her maternal instincts to turn and look at the camera? Could the paparazzi sink that low?

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**Author:** ![MrWhy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@MrWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrWhy)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-paparazzi-playing-a-dirty-trick/70148/2 "2001-06-26T02:31:48Z")

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Where they saying “Ma’am”?

To an Australian (well, this one) the English Ma’am sounds a bit like the American Mom. 🙂

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**Author:** ![MrWhy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@MrWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrWhy)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-paparazzi-playing-a-dirty-trick/70148/3 "2001-06-26T02:32:57Z")

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Where = Were.

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**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-paparazzi-playing-a-dirty-trick/70148/4 "2001-06-26T03:50:14Z")

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Mr. Key,  
No they weren’t, because if they were, I would feel like a complete dolt. 😉 Oh well, that wouldn’t be the first time. 😃  
Yes they were. Man, am I twisted mind or what? What was I thinking. The Brits worship the ground she walked on.