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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, April 04, 2008 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
<100>

What it means is she didn't have a real full-time job, so she did random things. Like, the "show girls" at conventions that stand there and hand out literature.

Or maybe she worked as a Welcome Wagon lady? <snicker>

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, April 04, 2008 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
she also talks about going into design work with Salomon Smith Barney...they were/are an investment house.

Sromano
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04-04-2008

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sromano a private message Print Post    
I don't mind the Alex/Simon relationship. I just think they truly enjoy being together. (Which is fantastic) granted, if it's a girls night out then he had no place attending BUT I don't think Romano needed to attack her that way (espically when I'm assuming they just met)

Hooters
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08-26-2006

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hooters a private message Print Post    
Ramona's my least favorite of these housewives. I feel sorry for her daughter. It's obvious she's way more mature than mom.

Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
ITA about Ramona. Loved the part when she was talking to Jill about her (R's) outfit and Jill says, "my mother told me never to wear clothes my teenaged daughter would" (pp) and Ramona was just, "yeah, well". Love R's daughter - she seems more grounded than her mother. The whole acting/modeling thing seems as though R wants to live through her daughter, and not necessarily about what Avery wants.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Ramona also seems to be one of "those" moms. You know, the backstage mom who pushes the kid to be a star in order to fulfill her own (the mom's) fantasies? Ramona's daughter seems really well-grounded considering.

Cheekychops
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08-12-2005

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 5:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cheekychops a private message Print Post    
(first time posting over here)...

I read an article that Bethenny's boyfriend was fired from his job because he was on the show and he's suing them now for $55 million. I also read that Ramona had to meet with the headmistress at her daughter's school after they heard her little one make a comment on the show about "Lezzies".

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Yikes.

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
I missed the comment that the daughter made, but good for the school to take a proactive approach about the situation.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Cheeky, can you please provide the source for the article?

And... Yikes! I somehow managed to miss the comment, too, but glad the school is taking action.

I wondered about Bethenny's boyfriend... he seemed like he didn't want to be on camera whenever he WAS on. Like the convo she wanted to have about their relationship. It seemed as if his "talk later" response was more along the lines of "talk later AFTER there are no cameras around." That said, I don't understand why he'd be fired for being on TV. I don't think he did anything that would put a bad light on him or a company he worked for.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 8:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Exactly Costa. And they get free advertising.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 8:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
OK, I found it on TMZ, so take it with a grain of salt...


quote:

A Wall Street management company may learn the hard way -- skank is now a protected class in the US of A.

Jason Colodne is suing Patriarch Partners for $55 mil, claiming he was wrongfully fired because he appeared on the TV show "The Real Housewives of New York City." NEW YORK CITY!

According to the suit, first reported by Page Six, Jason's GF, Bethenny Frankel, is a cast member, and he appeared on an episode to promote a charity that raises money for neurofibromatosis. By the way, Jason wasn't working in the mail room. He was Prez of the frickin' company.

Apparently, the firm values its privacy and felt Jason boy was out of line. Since he's now unemployed and into charity work, we're thinkin' he should try out for "Oprah's Big Give."



LINK

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Well I hope it's only a grain of salt.

Webchiq
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07-11-2005

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Webchiq a private message Print Post    
That's weird. "The firm values its privacy." The firm wasn't even mentioned and he was very well behaved. (I thought he seemed a little odd, but that was my opinion, he didn't do anything to embarrass the company.) Nothing worse than seeing the President of the company, at a charity event, doing a good thing. Off with his head!

Webchiq
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07-11-2005

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Webchiq a private message Print Post    
I looked at Alex's resume on her web site and I don't see Stepford Wife .

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I'm with you Web. Jason barely said two words on the show. I didn't see him say or do anything to embarrass the company. It's really strange they would have fired him over this.


Cheekychops
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08-12-2005

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cheekychops a private message Print Post    
Hi Costa, the story was reported on other more reputable news sources than TMZ.... here is the article that was copied from a NY Daily News article..

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/real-housewives-participation-costs-bethenny-frankel-beau-his-job-6880.php

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I adore Jill even more after seeing her with her sister tonight. I think she seems the most 'real' of the bunch.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 10:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
After seeing tonight's show Ramona is now at the top of my shit list. I couldn't believe how rude she was at the "girl's night" dinner party. And not just to Simon but to everyone by leaving so abruptly. So rude.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 12:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
I'm sorry, but I can't take Alex/Simon whatsoever. They are sooo pretentious and think they are better looking than what I'm seeing. Every single thing they do is to advance themselves in society.

I loved how they turned everything around about the dinner invitation. Betheny did NOT say to bring Simon along. Alex made that up and then Simon, who is just too much, said, "It would be quite odd if I didn't go." WHAT??? Hey buddy..take a hint..let your wife go somewhere by herself. The women should just quit inviting her. He's a complete control freak. <100>

I agree Ramona may have been rude, but she's the least pretentious (besides Betheny) of these <100> women. I wouldn't be one of them if I was paid.

I think although Ramona does push her daughter; she also seems to truly enjoy her. She def. could use a stylist as to how to dress for her age, lol.

Hooters
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08-26-2006

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 1:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hooters a private message Print Post    
I agree that Alex/Simon are over the top, I find Ramona even more so. She says her time away from her family is precious??? Please, she never seems to be home with them at all. She's not attractive and is way too full of herself.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 2:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Alex and Simon may be over the top but they seem to really love each other and frankly, he seemed to be a much nicer person to be with than Ramona. It wasn't like the party was at HER place, so it just wasn't appropriate for her to comment. And just because she wasn't getting her way, she was incredibly rude from the moment Simon entered the room.. I don't buy that he crushed her with his handshake. And it went downhill from there. The discussion of "class" was priceless. And she was the one who shouldn't have accepted the invitation if she didn't intend to stay for dinner.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 3:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
It was so iccky during the "class vs. etiquette" discussion how Ramona pronounced the word "ambience" like "am- bee-awnce! Did you all see Jill give LuAnn a nudge while Ramona was defining "class"? These people are so funny that they think they're coming across to us little people as being elegant or somehow better than we are. And Simon saying, "is claWss etti-cutt or is etti-cutt claWss?" What a BORING and snoot-filled discussion!!

LuAnn should back off a little too. Bethenney (the most real of the group, IMO) introduced her as LuAnn to the lowly limo driver, horrors! I thought it was nice that she introduced her at all!

I also had to rewind and watch TWICE, how Ramona danced at that club! Bethenney was clearly embarrased on her behalf. It was like watching Elaine on Seinfeld...so cringeworthy, but so funny! It was a dance so nice, I watched it twice!

I liked the segment with Jill and her sister, too. She and Bethenney are the only 2 who I would even consider semi-normal. Bethenney is showing herself to be very insightful and non-judgemental. How nice was it that she went to Alex's house for <Francois's><100> birthday party and opened up to her about her personal issues? She also handled the messy and brokendown house well (I laughed when she talked about how Jill or LuAnn would have handled seeing Alex and Simon's home). And then she opened up with Ramona and is trying to find commonalities between them.

All-in-all, this group is SO much more entertaining to watch than the "Real Housewives of Orange County".

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 4:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Hukd, you are all up inside my head. When I was watching Ramona dance, I kept thinking about Elaine and the dry heaves.


Hooters
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08-26-2006

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 4:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hooters a private message Print Post    
Sea...I do agree with you that he seems like a MUCH nicer person than Ramona. The "class" conversation, well, Ramona proved above all else that she has absolutely none. I do have to give it to both Alex & Simon, they handled that situation much better than most, and I do applaud them for that......and Lexie, I too thought of Elaine when she was dancing. She actually thinks she's a good dancer!!!!!