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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 2:02 pm
And besides.....being a good ole Dutch girl myself.....those women "representing Dutch girls" were not in costumes even closely associated with true Dutch traditional dress. They looked completely out of place!
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 2:36 pm
Goedendag, Auntiemike I thought they looked out of place too.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 4:21 pm
quote:Fruitbat, I think you meant Charles (not George) though I keep thinking "George" when I see Charles.
Julieboo, Fruitbat always likes to change up the names on us a little bit just to see if we are paying attention. She is just clever like that. 
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 9:26 pm
Oh, oh I forgot to tell you guys that this morning during the interview Martha divulged to I'Man that she has a man in her life and that he has stood my her. No name was mentioned just that she is seeing someone.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:46 pm
I couldn't help thinking that if those girls had been dressed in REAl, traditional Dutch dress, and been simply standing outside the store, if Martha would have felt differently. Instead, they had these girls in some kind of cheesy, semi-porn version of Dutch dress, prancing around like they were selling more than flowers. LOL--Martha sure went up in flames when those twits said that was all they could think of in Holland.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 11:30 pm
LOL Juju. She is like that, isn't she!!! The big difference between George and Charles is the cigar.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 6:11 am
I rely on Juju to watch my back. Chuck. Now see? That fits here.
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Idolworship
Member
05-07-2003
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:37 am
I'm sure that castoff Chuck regrets appearing on Martha's daytime show. She gave him a lesson on how to arrange flowers, instead of letting him show any skill he had, and steadfastly refused to let him speak. The flower lesson was just a plug, as usual, for Martha's flower site. He mumbled an unhappy something, at the end, but she spoke over that, also.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:02 am
Wow Idol, what did he say? (If you remember)
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:12 am
He thanked her and gave her one of his paintings; she returned the favor by giving him a red poncho [Martha's show is using them to raise money for Katrina relief efforts]. As it turns out, he isn't really a flower designer, but an interior designer who, as part of his business, also designs flowers for the homes he does. He said business has been really good because of the exposure he received from the show, which, he said, "made me famous." "Or infamous," Ms. Stewart offered. She also told him she thought his idea was a very good one that the team did not execute very well--after all, it is the premise of Marthasflowers.com to sell large amounts of very fresh flowers to consumers so they can arrange them themselves. She talked about the horrid "Dutch" girls again. And she also revealed that she does NOT see the tapes of the stuff in the loft until the show airs. Alexis and Mr. Koppelman see what they see, but that's the information she goes on. His arangement was lovely, but not as lovely as Ms. Stewart's.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:14 am
Thanks Tish. You rock!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:15 am
Oh I didn't take it that way at all...must've missed the part that you are referring to, Idol. He said that he is not a floral designer, rather an interior designer who does floral arrangements sometimes. That information had to be brought out by Martha because he said flat out that he didn't do floral designs and she said, "Oh but as an interior designer you must do some arrangements for your cliets" to which he agreed. He certainly seemed all thumbs with the project, which I attributed to nerves. He also said that the reason he wanted to go on the show was because he and Martha shared so many interests that he hoped that he could just hang around with her. Then he said that the experience of being with her on the Martha show was really all he wanted and that he could have just skipped the Apprentice show. At the end of the segment, he presented her with a very nice painting that he had done and she seemed genuinely pleased with it.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:19 am
.....And what Vee said too! Heehee! I loved that he was a Martha fan-boy and wanted to hang out with her!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:10 pm
Ms., Stewart really tanked in the ratings. I'm sad cause I really like the show.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:12 pm
Well so did BB during the first season... I think the show will continue to get better...
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:41 pm
Call me crass but I don't think being forced into community service is a reward. It is usually referred to as punishment and although they all said they enjoyed it and took away good feelings about the day I still would be terribly disappointed if that was the reward I won! I will volunteer for communtity service on my own time.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 4:31 pm
I haven't yet watched all of this week's ep, but I have to say that I have been pretty much unimpressed with what I've seen so far. I've never been a Martha fan, but I watched the first ep with an open mind. Maybe it's cause I think the entire Apprentice concept is getting a bit old, I dunno. I watched, too, cause there are three candidates from San Diego. But so far, not impressed. I'll finish watching Wednesday's show tonight.
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5:01 pm
I don't mind the show, but The Donald's show is so much better IMHO. I watch Martha's on Wednesday, but 10 minutes into Donald's the next night Martha's pales by comparison. Maybe I just need to get used to Martha's style and stop comparing...
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Idolworship
Member
05-07-2003
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5:38 pm
Martha had launched into a speech, saying that she really was trying to teach people to be good businessmen, and that she was not trying to be a "mean boss." He barely managed to get in "I think, at my expense, she was a little tougher." Martha, meanwhile, was giggling, and touched him, letting him know that the spot was definitely over. She over-rode him, in the entire interview, never really letting him finish a sentence...and certainly never letting him show his talent. He did manage to give her the painting, for which he was thanked. As he left, she started to put it under the counter. It seemed that she realized the camera was still on her, so she brought it back up, and gazed at it, until the camera was off. Another thing which bugged me was that she was teaching him how to use the tool which takes the thorns off roses, with which, he must have been quite familiar. The show doesn't seem to have much commercial support. I'd "commercial-skip" the usual three minutes, and they were back, in one. But, heck, I'll keep watching. Any show that can improve Chuck's business, after only two episodes, must be pretty good.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5:48 pm
Ohhh, I do remember that part, Idol. Of course she wasn't actually teaching him to use the thorn remover, she was teaching the viewers. I have always liked Martha and have always enjoyed her shows, but this one is too long and she doesn't have enough tips and new items. Celebrity guests are not my cup of tea and I don't care to see the person who got the boot from her Apprentice show so that leaves me wanting more Martha and Martha only. Call me crazy! ETA: OOps, I shouldn't have added that last paragraph since this is about Apprentice and not her daytime program.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:37 pm
a reward is anything given in appreciation for good behavior - and that was what martha wanted to give - i dont see anyone being forced into anything - and i would love that as a reward - i agree that rewards arent always about receiving something
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 1:36 am
Charity work can be rewarding, but I would've rather seen the losing team sent to do this particular task. It wasn't just charity work, but physical labor which made it look more like punishment. It's like when someone gives you a gift, but it's a card saying they donated to a charity in your name (implying you can't be trusted to give to charity on your own). It's more charitable when the people are doing it of their own accord, rather than being forced. And yes, it was pretty much forced because nobody would want to be remembered as that jerk that refused to do charity work. Plus, it would've been good for some of those egos on the Matchstick team to be reminded that there's actually a world out there that doesn't revolve around them and their petty problems. I'm still finding this show much more interesting than the Trump version. Even after several seasons, Trump still speaks like he's reading from a script whereas Martha is much more experienced in front of a camera. But that's not the main reason. Her cast is just so much more memorable. I couldn't even remember the previous week's task or winners when I sat down to watch Trump last night.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 8:09 am
About the reward... I agree with what one of the team members said about winning it... I cant remember what was said exactly, but it was something to the effect that rewards aren't always about "recieving" they can also be about "giving"... At first I too felt the reward was a tad odd, but later I realized that Martha's employees do a LOT of giving back to the community... it is something that is encouraged and promoted in all her companies... If you are going to work for Martha, you are going to have be on board with taking time for charity work. Then I realized just how appropriate the reward was for a Martha Stewart employee wannabe.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 8:50 am
There are few things that are as rewarding as being able to give your time to good works. With being as busy as people are these days it's a real rward to be able to share your time and make someone else's world a bit more pleasant.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 2:51 pm
Thank you Curlyq, you expressed my feelings better than I did. Charity work is its own reward but it has to be your choice to participate. For me a reward on a reality show would involve doing something I have neither the money nor resources to do on my own. Charity work is something I can do almost anywhere almost any day. Also, correct me if I'm wrong but I didn't see Martha join in on this reward, as she did the first one.
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