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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 6:02 pm
Just thought I'd get this set up for tonight. It's on at a new time tonight: 10:00 p.m. Guess they decided Donald wasn't big enough to stand up to Jack Bauer after all!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 6:10 pm
Dang! I was all set to spoil! We'll see if I can make it back here in an hour...
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:10 pm
Had to laugh at Tarek pulling the businessman's equivalent of "don't hate me because I'm beautiful."
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:13 pm
Goldrush was 25 mins late to meet with the execs of Arby's to get an idea of the jingle they are to produce for the new Arby's chichen sandwhich.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:14 pm
Bryce is GR PM. Lee took the day off to observe Yum Kipur.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:14 pm
Lenny didn't know what a jingle was.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:21 pm
GR is struggleing with coming up with a jingle. Lenny thinks bells...Lenny whistles...no one cares. Lenny says lets do something about what came first chichken or the egg. Char thinks Lenny doesn't understand. Charm and Alice are put in charge of the jingle. Retro jingle is the idea they are going with. Brcye thinks they nailed the task.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:22 pm
Sean is the PM for Synergy.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Lee is back. Trump is going to meet with the teams. Synergy does a locker room cheer. Sean introduces the jingle. He wants everyone to have fun. Acustic band plays....when I'm thinking Chickehn I'm thinking Arby's. Perrty lame 4th gradish. Bryce's intros.....You're a natural with chicken naturals at Arby's. Trump comes on stage....he's Arby's biggest fan. Crowd liked Synergy best. Synergy wins.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:31 pm
Synergy gets fancy dinner....Trump says it'll be the most expensive meal they'll ever eat. White truffles will be flown in.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:49 pm
OMG....Bryce brings Lee into the br (who took the highest Jewish holiday off) and Lenny because he couldn't contribute.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 7:54 pm
Bryce fired
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 8:04 pm
Well, Bryce has my respect, and Carolyn's smirk needed a good smack. I love that he stood up to Trump instead of just licking his boots. In Bryce's place I would've simply pointed out that Lee knew when he decided to accept a spot in this competition that it would fall during these holidays and he'd have to be absent for more than one task. Bryce also could've asked, as some have previously, if he could just bring one person to the BR. Lenny would've probably been gone. Personally, when I'm thinking Arby's I'm thinking roast beef. Isn't that what they spent years drilling into our heads?
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 9:18 pm
Well, that's why they're out to change our minds! I had heard one of their ads before the show aired today (didn't have a jingle, I dont' think), and perked up my ears--wow, organic chicken! And then I heard it was being served in combo with HAM and CHEESE....well, there goes the healthy low cal low cholestoral. I thought it was an odd mixed message, esp. because they didnt indicate any other options!
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 9:19 pm
Yes, beef. But they have had in the past some chicken sandwiches. And what is meant by "natural" chicken? If it's fried / grilled, etc. like most fast food chicken, how's it really better...I'm thinkin'?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 9:31 pm
Just saw an Arby's commercial on TV. Said try chicken cordon bleu sandwich. Those have been around for some time. Again, what's "natural" chicken? Not real impressed. Voiceover said, "I'm thinkin' Arby's." But "thinking" was on the screen. Having just watched the Apprentice, thinkin' / thinking was very noticeable.
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 9:44 pm
I think by "natural", they mean "free-range" "organic" chicken--but you're right, if they then drown it in fat, it's not that healthy. Oh, I wish i was a vegetarian. I've been trying, but the tryptophan and protein in chicken keep calling me back!
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Penpoint
Member
03-27-2001
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 9:51 pm
What an absolutely stupid task on which to judge an apprentice! Writing music and lyrics are very specialized skills. So Donald loses Bryce, probably the best of the bunch. Loved his parting line -- It wouldn't hurt Trump to listen -- or words to that effect.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 10:19 pm
Curly, I agree about Carolyn's smirk.. it always bugs me 'Natural' is not the same thing as 'organic.' Organic or free range means the feed wasn't pesticided. 'Natural' simply means 'not significantly altered.' It's kind of a bogus, unregulated claim that doesn't really mean much, but mnfrs are hoping consumers will think it means organic/healthy.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 11:46 pm
buggles has said it better than I. "natural" doesnt mean squat LOL. If anything, it implies that other fastfood uses genetically altered/engineered chicken. ****** Oh you know that Bryce was hoping that DT would fire Lenny LOL. Lenny probably would have been fired if he actually mouthed off but Bryce was the one who kept talking over DT. Gutsy of him too!! When I saw that group of 20 somethings I knew the rocknroll Jingle had won. The Goldrush jingle was a classic 'old fashioned' radio style jingle. it really did sound like it was from the 50s. Very strange decision to go with an old style tune for a Brand new fastfood which didnt exist back then. I wonder if the teams knew that they would be judged by a group of youngsters....NOT just the two older greyhaired Arbys execs. ((mind you, I forget that many Old Greyhairs were raised on The Rolling Stones and acid rock in the 60s LOL))
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 12:09 am
Just an aside here, and not really important, but, was anyone else bugged by the constantly raising of the eyebrows by that Arby's gentleman exec? It drove me nuts! I'm sorry Bryce had to go but at least he had integrity and seemed to have character and I think he will make it in the business world, with or without DT.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 6:05 am
What seems to have been lost on DT is that Bryce took a team that really couldn't work together at all, and made them a team. That kind of inspirational leadership is very hard to come by, and there wasn't a single other person on Bryce's team that could do it. Firing anyone else on that team would have been a far better move if DT had been looking at the big picture and not a single task.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 7:32 am
If you want to win this competition, you have to "read" Trump. It was pretty obvious that Trump wasn't going to fine Lee for observing Yom Kippur. It was also clear, from this week, and past tasks, that he would have no problem firing Tarek or Charmain. So to win, those two were the best pick. Either Bryce was really standing on his principles, which was commendable, decided that this whole "game" was just not worth it, because of the inane project and Trump's quirkiness, or he was incredibly foolhardy.
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Spoton
Member
09-16-2005
| Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 7:40 am
I choose "foolhardy". Bryce had this strange logic going on in his head which made no sense to any one else. It was like "Yes, Tarek and Charmaine were incompetent, but I don't want them fired, so I brought in Lee and Lenny, but I don't want them fired either. We love eachother, man!" DT was so right when he said at the end "That was easy." Bryce might just as well only brought himself in. So what is with the PMs this season that the continue to bring the wrong people to the table? That in itself is a sign of weak management - playing personal favorites instead of looking at the facts. Geesh!
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Spoton
Member
09-16-2005
| Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 7:43 am
Did anyone else think that the "most expensive meal" seemed not to sit too well on the taste buds of the winning team? They all were eating the truffels, but seemed to be keeping a very close check on their comments. Just a few "Ummms". Maybe white truffels taste like, well, like it looks!
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