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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 8:01 am
Wow Cdbga! That Wikipedia looks pretty interesting. Thanks for pointing it out. 
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Madelane
Member
08-20-2001
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 8:58 am
I also noticed that what Joe Piscopo was saying on the phone did not match what they were saying he said. Joe was saying that the team needed to talk to his union to work everything out, and whatshisname gets off the phone and says "Joe can't come." I was like, huh?
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Dalm_dad
Member
07-06-2004
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 9:15 am
I don't know if it was the editing, but sure looking to me like Randal didn't do a darn thing except try to look smooth. I was very unimpressed. As for Piscopo, I too thought this had to be staged since the Donald basically said this was pre-arranged. However, in view of someone above who said that Piscopo pulled out because there was no union help (unions are bad!), now maybe it is not a plant. Maybe Reb (who I love!!) should have asked Piscopo the conditions of his contract and whehther she needed to do anything, such as hire union help. But, this raises the issue of whether the event planners she hired should have known. Unfortunately, I could not make out what Piscopo said on the phone, so this is all up in the air. Dalm. Go Reb.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 12:53 pm
I thought that Joe P said they needed to go over an agreement with the union, and until it was signed he could not proceed. seems simple enought to fix if there is not outlandish demands on the unions part.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:12 pm
Who said "unions are bad"?
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Dalm_dad
Member
07-06-2004
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:50 pm
I said it. Dalm.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:59 pm
Thanks Dalm. It was my interpretation of your post that confused me, I guess. So what do you have against unions? I think unions have given much to the worker.
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Dalm_dad
Member
07-06-2004
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 2:29 pm
Hi Rosie, Oh, let's not get political here... Dalm.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 4:48 pm
I think the surprise will be sometime during the finale. Yeah, choosing teams was new, but they never promoted it as a surprise.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 6:05 pm
I think the man from Outback asked about the weather when first meeting with Randal and team. They told him the forecast was for pretty much the same as that day, sunny. I was also disappointed that all 4 needed to go the party supply store and watched and commented on how hard the one guy was working setting things up. I would have budgeted for some temp help and despite the forecast would have tents or some sort of rainy day plan. Isn't part of the success of the task the amount of $ raised? Yahoo doesn't seem interested in fund raising, rather having a party/event for some VIP's. I hope Randal wins. I still think Toral will screw something up by making an inappropriate remark. Loved that they could choose their staff. Am espicially impressed that the staff wants to succeed. Never did understand how the people brought back on the previous seasons were so willing to be lazy and foolish and not want to try to make a better impression and perhaps further their careers.
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Pirate
Member
06-20-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:07 pm
I liked the way they chose their staff too. It was so much better than picking and choosing like for a team in grammer school. I'm also waiting Toral to do something that you just sit there and roll your eyes about. I hope Rebecca doesn't leave Toral alone with any of the Yahoo! execs.
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Luvmykitties
Member
01-02-2004
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:53 pm
I was also surprised - but pleased - that they got to pick their own employees. In the past, part of bringing back the unmanagable people was to see how the PMs handle it, because you don't always get to pick who you work with. I was expecting to see Marcus back. I like this way so much better! I really like both candidates, and was rooting for both all season. I favored Randall a bit more, until this final task. Now I'm rooting more for Rebecca. I didn't like that Randall pulled that guy from a radio interview to have the whole team at the party store. I'm also confused on what determines the winner for this task because I thought DT said winner is determined by how much money is raised - but the Yahoo team doesn't even want them to ask for money the night of the event. In the past seasons, wasn't it more about how the events were pulled off, + how the candidates performed during the whole season? I think this makes more sense.
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Luvmykitties
Member
01-02-2004
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:57 pm
btw - did anyone else know that Yahoo's colors are purple and white? I always thought of Yahoo as red and white. I use "Yahoo mail" and "My Yahoo" a lot and don't ever recall seeing anything purple...
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 8:05 pm
I didn't even know yahoo had colors.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 8:16 pm

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Taterheadtwo
Member
09-29-2005
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 8:24 pm
i though yahoo was a chocalate drink, it would be funny if yahoo the drink sued yahoo and get a large take of name infringement,,,, i mean if radioshack could sue and win over autoshack,lol
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 8:38 pm
What if he hires both of them in the same way that he's been firing two at a time? If not, then I think Randall has lost it because of the way they showed Mr. Outback being unhappy with him.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 11:02 pm
I think the drink you are thinking of is called YOOHOO
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Taterheadtwo
Member
09-29-2005
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 12:25 am
oops yeah your right, sorry
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 7:21 am
The promise of another first for Trump could have been him going to the suite to announce to Randall and Rebecca they were the final two. He has never done that. I dont remember two firings at this point either. The promo was specifically for this week. Maybe he will hire only one afterall. The promo for next week states he will hire one. My guess is Joe's union is asking he be paid scale because it is being filmed for TV and not just a charity event. They will fix that. "Take your umbrellas, it's going to be a wet one" sounded staged. The tone of the radio voice smacked of a movie line. I trust Randall checked the weather. That would be the first thing to do with any outside event. When he was asked about it, he sounded very sure.
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Dalm_dad
Member
07-06-2004
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 8:34 am
I am tending to be skeptical about the weather thing too. While forecasts have been known to be wrong, a forecast does not go from clear to pouring rain overnight. It would be different if the next day was just cloudy or a rainy mist. However, not thunder and lightening. While maybe in some places there are weather extremes, typically NYC is not one of those places. Dalm.
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Sasman
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:44 am
I looked up the weather for Brooklyn on May 19 and May 20th and found that it did not rain on the 19th but did rain on the 20th (the day of Randall's event at Keyspan Park). The only problem is that it rained only between 1AM and 6AM. The rest of the day was clear!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 11:15 am
Good job, Sas. So it should be muddy?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 11:22 am
Julie, Yahoo!'s colors have been purple for a while. Cruise around their "Company Info" page... most of the colors are purple. Also, their logo (well, OK, the sleeping IM logo) is purple.

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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 12:18 pm
Thank you Sas for looking that up. It is certainly better to have facts than to surmise incorrectly because you are skeptical.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 12:46 pm
Thanks Sasman. The wording, inflection and tone of that weather broadcast was enough for me. Now I know my instincts were correct. They will milk this one, however.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 1:47 pm
Am I the only one who thought that this episode was the two hour finale?? I remember this happening last year -- where for three weeks running the promos gave the impression the next show was the FINAL, and yet it continued. So- - is next week the REAL end of the show or do I have two weeks to go? As for the rain -- I bet hearing rain between 1 AM and 6 AM would be enough to cause Randall no small amount of worry! DH and I both think the Joe Piscapo thing is "staged" so that Trump sees how Rebecca reacts to stress (same w/the weather thing). EVERY season there has been some "major" glitch, and I'm sorry, I just don't believe that they aren't planned ahead of time. Planning problems is Stress Interviewing 101 -- plant a major conflict within the interview (or task in this case) and see how the applicant reacts. Tells the employer much more about the potential employee than smooth sailing and polite questions.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 1:56 pm
I agree that the deal with Joe is a set up. I believe there really was a union conflict and for the reason I stated above, but it has been left for Rebecca to "handle" even though it is all ready to roll.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 3:29 pm
WOW Sas!! great job, I would have never thought to ck that..actually didn't know you could! LOL
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 4:13 pm
Dear Randle WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:20 pm
I, too, thought the deal with Piscopo was fake fake fake! And the rain and the ball field? If it didn't actually rain during the event, it's no big thing. If they have a game scheduled, and it rains, they'll cover the field (to prevent it from becoming a mud pit). At least they do that for all the ball fields here (since, well, we don't do enclosed stadiums or ball parks in So Cal! <grin>).
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Sasman
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 10:26 am
Here is where I found the weather for Brooklyn on the day in question. The 5th chart from the top shows the rainfall rate. Brooklyn Weather 5/20/2005
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 1:57 pm
does it show piscopo falling out of the sky in time for rebecca's event?! LOL i really don't think joe piscopo's that hot of a draw, so it wouldn't bug me if he couldn't be there... offer the visitors the emcee job for a starting bid of a 25k donation!!
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