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Sweetbabygirl
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:07 am
(Falls to the floor and rolls around in anguish) But, but, but....who will now entertain me? Who can I drool over? Who will run around in his drawers? This ain't RIGHT, I tell ya, this....ain't....riiiiiiiiiiiight!! Actually, when Raj wanted to tear down the wall and make another room, I knew it was curtains. If he hadn't put Ivana in, then it may have been a neck and neck fight between him and Kevin. Oh, and just like him to mack as he's going out the door, lol!! (SBG sings "My Heart Will Go On" to autographed pic of Raj as she tearfully leaves folder, glaring at Costacat)
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Sweetbabygirl
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:09 am
(Wipes face, comes back in)....hold up! Did I just read that he's a freakin' Republican? Oh HELLLLLLLLLL no! (Throws out pic, stomps out)
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Highlighter
Member
09-03-2003
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:12 am
I think the team that won got at least one bid. It seemed, to me (and I know nuthin), a no brainer to have called several contractors at once and gotten quick bids for the different projects they had planned. I really really really like Kevin, but the way it portrayed his decision making, it's like he waved his hand in the air, plunked his finger down on a name, and that was the designated contractor... Anyway, I still hope Kevin wins, although this week seemed like he just squeeked by. He always has struck me as very cool, calm and collected, and the most respectful towards the others (and I think his 'shut up' comment was out of frustration but that he was really trying to *help* that girl).
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:29 am
LOL, poor deluded SBG! How dare he keep that from you for so long ...
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Carlito
Member
03-26-2004
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 9:13 am
Hi all. I'm sorry for such a long post previously but last nites episode really struck a nerve.I agree that it was very poorly edited and seemed very staged.All of which led me to conclude it was a predetermined decision to oust Raj. I would have liked to see more of the 4 they brought back(Bradford,Jen C,Rob,Stacie J).We saw a little of Stacie J and even less of Bradford, Jen C,and Rob.ITA would have liked for them to have had a come back opportunity since they were fired for all the wrong reasons too early in the game. I want Ivana and Maria gone so bad it is giving me pain in the you know where.LOL.LOl.They are just flying so under the radar and unless the teams wake up soon,they will find them in the final 4.I hope Trump brings Pamela back to work with the final team.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:09 am
One comment, Chris is soooo right in his analysis of Jennifer and the fact that she thrives on creating conflict amount the others. I hope this woman comes nowhere near winning. Out of all of them with the exception of his performance with Andy, I would like to see Kelly win.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:44 am
SBG! I am LOLOLOL!!! I agree that this episode was poorly edited. If ever we needed a 2 hr. show, this was it. Too bad The Amazing Race editors cannot do this show too. Too bad Kevin didn't take responsibility right away for choosing the contractor. He slipped down a notch for me, and probably for Trump who cannot stand when someone doesn't take responsibility. Trump did say "We don't feel Ivana should be here (in the boardroom). She's not great. But she shouldn't be here." Maybe I don't have that exactly word for word, but it is close. Carolyn said she saw Ivana working. I think, for this task, that Carolyn thought it didn't seem right to have her in there. Although, Raj did have to pick at least 2 others to go back into the boardroom with him. I think that Trump mostly judges this on a task by task basis while keeping in mind negative things from previous tasks. The main thing was that one team didn't increase the value of the house as much. That is the criteria for losing. The main reason for the lower increase in value was getting rid of one bedroom. Therefore, Raj was fired because he was the one who was responsible for that. Sure, other things went wrong. But in this case, I think Raj would have been fired for that reason no matter what. I don't think it was predetermined that Raj would have been fired. Trump has fired others that he didn't really want to fire because of one critical error...Bradford is an example of that. I really wanted to see more of the apprentices working on the houses. I really wanted to see more of the fired apprentices too. I am disappointed in this episode, mostly because of the editing.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 11:06 am
Watching the show, you realize how much the show really misses Staci. She has an amazing energy--like her or hate her--that adds to the dramatic tension of the show. That seems to be lacking this season. Raj was really good in this respect, too, because he has a certain artificiality that works well on screen. Every move seems to have too much rehearsal, every gesture seems a bit exaggerated, every detail a little too proscribed, every sartorial choice too convoluted by half. Even his desperate dating attempts were contrived and looked more like a panicked heterosexuality than a sincere attempt to be a mack. I'm going to miss him.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 11:09 am
SBG, I guessed he was republican just because of that bowtie. The only other young adult I know who wears one is Tucker Carlson on CNNs Crossfire(major republican) so I just grouped the bowtie wearers together. I guess I am guilty of bowtie profiling.
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Potted_plant
Member
08-29-2001
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 11:27 am
I liked Raj, I found him entertaining. But for someone who is supposed to have a background in real estate, he did very poorly. Making it into one large bedroom, might have worked, if they had finished the bathroom, & that was connected, so it was a master suite. I was also wondering about budget. They seemed to have got alot of work done for $20 thou. The siding alone would prob cost more than that here. I would have liked to have seen some negotians with the contractors. Too many unanswered questions, in this epsiode.
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Marameko
Member
07-15-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:16 pm
Had the 2nd bathroom been well equipped, this would have been a major coup for that house. I agree with Potted_Plant,as a master suite , the bathroom would have certainly increased the value. Throw in a 2 sided fireplace,sky light and a set of pocket doors............< I dream BIG >
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:17 pm
I laughed out loud when the teams went to the building under construction to get their assignment and lined up before them were yellow hard hats. What a wonderful tribute to Omarosa.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 2:45 pm
LOL, Beachcomber! I haven't seen anyone post this but I was completely surprised that $400,000 buys such a little nondescript home in NY. I knew to expect higher prices but OMG! That house would go for about $100,000 in Cleveland, less in some areas. Goodness gracious, that shocked me.
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Dalm_dad
Member
07-06-2004
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 6:48 pm
I almost fell on the floor over that stupid trip to Denise Rich's beach house. I believe she is the one who's husband could not return to the US until the Bill Clinton "Rich pardon" debacle. They are big time Democrats. Good thing the show was filmed pre-election. Couldn't the Donald pick someone more politically neutral.
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Upstate
Member
01-16-2004
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 7:32 pm
i had to agree with the possibility of making a master suite. if it had been finished. i myself would prefer a 3 bedroom house with bath upstairs then 4 small bedrooms. trump flips some times he takes a task by task approach to fire someone. then he has taken a grand scheme of them compiled. he rationalizes which ever fits how he has decided who to fire. i wonder how much denise rich contributed/paid for the pleasure of having the apprentice people filmed at her place. it was kind of funny/pathetic the whole beach scene. anyway next weeks bridal show should be comical.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 7:43 pm
Denise is a mover and shaker in wealthy NY circles and she has been for years; remember, her ex-husband and she were fabulously wealthy for many years and she has an incredibly successful career as a songwriter. She was quite prominent among those in the know for many years before the proletariat became acquainted with her. Her social status was never threatened because some disapproved of her husband receiving a legal pardon. It's not like she's a common cook like Rocco DiSpirito.
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Uhoh
Member
07-23-2002
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 12:04 am
fabnsab - and i thought, 'wow - all that for only 400K?' here in santa cruz, ca (sf bay area) there is no house available for 400K period.
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Needmylifeback
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 9:00 am
My local paper picked up an interview with Raj.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/THE_APPRENTICE?SITE=AZTUS&SECTION=HOME From reading his responses...I think he was portrayed exactly as he is!!... The title of the piece is Donald doesn't apparently like bow ties....I just think that Donald was sick of Raj trying to emulate him (a la pink tie...) ....LOL! And what in Real Estate does Raj do???? If he is actually in Real Estate ...One would think that he would have had better insight on how to get the task done!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 9:49 am
Anyone else think it was funny DT wore a bow tie the nite he fired Raj!!! LOL
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 12:46 pm
Julieboo Member 02-05-2002 Friday, November 05, 2004 - 6:46 am ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I think Raj was obnoxious in that interview. But I think he is naturally obnoxious. It's also ironic that he got fired the one time Donald had a bow tie on. (And Raj had a pink "donald" type tie...)
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 7:26 pm
Julieboo, I hadn't even noticed the ties until you pointed that out. I roared! Then when Pamy pointed it out, I roared all over again! Needmylife, TY for the article. I CAN'T believe Robin would actually go out with him, when he seems so much like a Don Juan/Casanova wannabe (potential cad). Seems like it could create conflict on her job, maybe not. Altho DT couldn't say anything about what Robin does on her own time, just seems odd to me. BTW, SweetBabyGirl I could just picture you crooning to the autographed pic. Jeepers, I love this thread, you folks are so funny.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 7:42 pm
SBG.. you and Raj could be Star-Crossed Lovers from opposite sides of the political fence a la West Side Story/Romeo and Juliet Think of the fun trying to convert each other.. seduction wearing a bow tie and serving up bowtie pasta, perhaps??
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 7:47 pm
SBG cracks me up!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 8:00 pm
Something has me wondering. How do they select which team gets which house to work over? Maybe flip a coin? Because, the brick house didn't appear to need all that much work to the outside. On the other hand, Apex had to do the aluminum siding, which someone here pointed out had to cost a bundle, plus take time getting contractor doing it. If my notes are correct, I went back on the VCR tape: Apex Raj: 385k >>> 412.5k = 27.5k profit (7.14% per DT) Mosaic: 390k >>> 430k = 40k profit (10.26% per DT) If say, Raj spent most of his $20k credit card, that sure wasn't much of a profit. I agree, one hour just wasn't enough time to do this well. Too bad it wasn't a 2 hr show. As far as the family of contractors happening to be coming down the street - they must have seen cameras following everyone (could have then called in the rest of the family for the chance to be on TV). Having fun, so could do it cheaper (faster with so many helpers) and rake in the free advertising.
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Upstate
Member
01-16-2004
| Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 8:20 pm
the contractor that worked on raj's team got a lot of free advertising..... i have a feeling it won't get him many bids. LOL yes eat the taco before you get the work done. seeing how editing is he could of been working non stop and they show that. i have a feeling he wasn't all that gung ho.
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