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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 6:59 pm
Actually, a sprain can be more painful than a break. I sprained my foot some years ago, and I was in serious pain for a good couple of weeks.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 9:17 pm
True, sprains hurt. I sprained my ankle a few days before prom. That will teach me to dance to Turn the Beat Around outside the high school when I was supposed to be deocrating the gym. I danced right into a hole cleverly concealed by grass. But I still think Rebecca was a super wimp and I have a low pain tolerence. For a millions bucks I could suck it up. At least she had a real boo-boo as opposed to that awful woman on the first season with her "head injury". Remember how they showed her going to the hospital and made fun of her because it was nothing, she was just LAZY.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 9:37 pm
What did Rebecca do that indicated wimpiness? I seem to remember thinking she was a trooper....
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 10:03 pm
I thought she really played the "But I did it with a SPRAINED ankle" card every moment. Thousands of people go about the day with a variety of health problems or issues and manage to work and live their lives. To me, she seemed to think she deserved a big ole gold star for her amazing perseverence to carry on despite crutches. Perhaps wimp wasn't the correct word, can't think of another one right now.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 7:16 am
She certainly "worked" her injury as hard as she could. However, given the choice between walking around all day on crutches (even if she was partly faking) and walking around normally, I'd say that using the crutches would be a pretty tough act just to gain a measure of sympathy.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 7:45 am
I walked around on crutches for six weeks (did ya ever try to go to the beach on crutches? and walk in the SAND?). I gave Rebecca props for continuing on with the challenges. Yeah, she was in pain. Yeah, she was on crutches. Yeah, she maybe played the "injured" card a bit. But she could've just as easily have bailed... and she didn't.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 7:51 am
I badly twisted my knee and had to use a cane for a month or two. Even using a cane it took me about twice as long to do anything. LOL over crutches on the beach. I remember twisting my knee as a teenager and going dancing that same night. Not any more!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 8:15 am
I am not the most graceful person in the world (my legs always get themselves all tangled up). So imagine what I looked like trying to navigate across the sand on crutches!!! Trying to carry some beach gear, too (I think I had a chair slung over my back). I'm sure quite a few people had a good giggle at my expense! I lived in a two-story townhouse then, too. I finally figured out... leave the crutches at the bottom of the stairs, pull myself up the stairs backwards, sitting on my butt, crawl around in my bedroom and bathroom, and scootch back down the stairs on my butt. Hmm... now that I think about it, I must've really built up some upper body strength then! Still, not exactly easy to wear heels and be all business-like when one foot is encased in a cast-like object and you're leaning on crutches!
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 11:51 am
I spent 3 months on crutches in high school for tarsal tunnel (which is like carpal tunnel, but in the ankle). Some people were very judgmental and thought it was a bogus injury because I had no cast. And it was actually a very serious injury. I was seeing the best specialists in chicago and eventually had surgery. There were people who thought I was milking it and people who knew me better and were sympathetic. After a night in heels at prom, my ankle acted up badly, so my date wheeled me around an amusement park in a wheelchair for our post prom date, lol. My friends were great! Wish I could say the same for everyone...
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, April 13, 2007 - 1:33 am
the constant pain is also something that affects a person's ability to concentrate. I was surprised Rebecca could manage to stay Focused. I find it hard to sleep when pain is increased. If she was on painkillers while doing the show I think she should ahve won LOL Never liked Randall the shiney. as for ankle injuries, had my ligaments overstretched, small rips by an overzealous Osteophysiotherapists. Felt like I had a sprained ankle for TWO years. It still turns really easily causing relapse. Just because it is just an ankle, doesnt mean it isnt painful and effects everything you do.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, April 13, 2007 - 9:11 am
Ahh you're all a bunch of wimps!! lol I broke the bones on either side of my ankle, totally dislocated the ankle (very strange seeing your foot not where it is supposed to be), many screws and plates later, four months off work and laid up, walkers and canes. I just had my second surgery last week so I'll be off for a while again. I am very disappointed with the final four. Two of them have not even been a project manager, it does appear to be a lock for James. And we ended up with three of the yellers left. Let's see how Nicole and Frank do with a task on their own. For Stephanie I think it will be a cakewalk, she is very professional, confident and a smooth presenter. Actually the proof will be in the pudding for a solo task for James, is he good or only as good as his supporting staff?
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Friday, April 13, 2007 - 2:21 pm
Again, it feels like a very lackluster F4. Stefani appears competent, but we really haven't seen her shine. It seems unthinkable that Frank or Nicole would win.
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Friday, April 13, 2007 - 7:26 pm
Jasper, that is why I like James. As a PM he has proved many times that he knows exactly what his strengths and weaknesses are and he very effectively uses the right people according to what their strengths are. That makes a very good leader to me.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, April 13, 2007 - 8:21 pm
When you listen to Armchair Apprentice's interview with Kristine - Nicole & Frank DO NOT belong in the final 4. That phone number was from the Trump Las Vegas WEBSITE! And during the boardroom it was determined it belonged to a Trump organization. So she thought she was in the clear. Met with Trump at 8:30, on the plane at 11, arrived in Vegas at noon. Given video & still camera & had 4 hours at the site. Frank hired a helicopter film crew but left the video in Vegas (dumb). Got back to LA around 6p and stayed up all night working on the video. Nicole wanted to do a Power Point and rely on her verbal presentation as a Salesperson to sell the condos. Kristine pointed out it was suppose to be a multisensory presentation. Nicole said she needed a quick nap at 1a but slept more. Kristine really did the whole thing herself (and glad Nicole left her alone and stopped distracting the video tech). Kristine finished around 2p and the presentation late that afternoon (she got an hour nap). Their 'confessionals' were actually done during the boardroom (when Trump took breaks). She reported that Frank was very annoying and kept asking Heidi for "tongue". Sounds like she had to do all of their presentation. That was part of Kristine's strategy for joining up with Nicole and forcing Heidi to work with Frank - she knew that Heidi was good at managing other people without doing any work herself. And Frank would be impossible to manage - with Heidi not being able to do the job...but Kristine was planning for both Frank & Heidi to be fired, not herself - she really thought the phone number issue had been resolved favorably. So her immediate "you're fired" in the same breath after Heidi's (it was faster than it was shown on tv) was a huge shock to her. Which goes to prove that Trump keeps who he wants, regardless of the results/work done at the task. There is no way that Frank will be the apprentice. It's going to come down to Stephanie or James.

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Needmylifeback
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, April 13, 2007 - 9:29 pm
Well .. if Trump does keep Frank .. he (Trump) deserves to spend that year right by his side! - Because anyone else that has to work with the guy will end up quitting!
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 7:24 am
<<She reported that Frank was very annoying and kept asking Heidi for "tongue".>> Frank is lucky lucky she didn't bring this up in the BR. If Kristine's account is true, it's a shame that the 2 who did most of the work got fired.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 9:28 am
quote:it's a shame that the 2 who did most of the work got fired.
Leads me to conclude that Trumps "eyes and ears" are not doing a very good job of reporting back to him.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 2:54 pm
Trump needs more brains,not eyes & ears.
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