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Auntiemike
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09-17-2001

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 2:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy, we have a 6 bedroom, 3 bath home (three levels) and our mortgage payment is under $1000/mo. And, NO, Cassie, I don't clean it all....we have second generation dust bunnies in our home! LOL

My SIL and family lived in a first floor, one bedroom brownstone in NYC once and rent was way higher than what these people are paying. I couldn't believe it. Not for me, that's for sure! I like having a nice fenced yard for the kids and dog; a little space around my oasis.

Puttergirl
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08-11-2000

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree with Realfan- the perfect "Omarosa" moment was when she pulled everybody together for a meeting, right in the middle of painting, to go over what needs to be done. I think she was trying to justify her not doing anything by acting like she was organizing the workload.

Anyway, it made me think...

There she goes- pulling an O


I was rooting for her at first, but now I think that Trump having kept her this long has created a monster!!. She thinks she can do no wrong!

Puttergirl
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08-11-2000

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This is what they had to say on the official website about the apartment choosing:

"Although the first property had a higher assessed value, both Project Managers had their sights set on the second apartment because they thought it had more potential. When it came time to negotiate, Troy wouldn't divulge which apartment he wanted first; however, he overheard Katrina telling her team that the second apartment had more potential. When Katrina suggested they each write down which place they wanted on paper in order to reveal their choices simultaneously, Troy decided to "get her goat" and wrote: "I want exactly what you want." This infuriated Katrina. She realized he had overheard her earlier conversation and thought he was being sleazy. She called Troy "the most dishonest person" she'd ever met. Because the two couldn't agree on how to negotiate for the properties, they ended up simply flipping a coin. Troy won and chose the apartment that they both wanted. Katrina became even more enraged."

They make it pretty clear that Troy knew what Katrina wanted and did it to PO her- lol!

About Omarosa, they say:

"The group was frustrated with Omarosa, who would call meetings and pull everyone away from what they were doing just so that she could tell them all what they should be doing."

Reality_junkie
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02-17-2004

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think Katrina was embarrassed because she is supposedly in the top 3% of realtors nationwide and she couldn't pull it off. After all, if she can sell mansions in Beverly Hills, why can't she rent out a little ol' apartment in New York.



Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Cassie!! AuntieM...what state do you live in!? I want to move there!!

Does anyone know what average wage is in New York? Thos apts were in Brooklyn which is cheaper than New york city, I would think.


Maris
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03-28-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
a one bedroom for 1,500 in a decent neighborhood in brooklyn or queens is a bargain. An apartment with a fireplace, they could have gotten a lot more.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 7:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WOW! The average wage there must be 20 bucks an hour. If rent is that high, how could anyone ever buy out there?

Butrflynet
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12-29-2003

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oprah had the Donald and some of the people he's fired on her show today.

Interesting comments along with the video and photos...

Sam: Donald's new show The Apprentice has become "must-see TV." Millions tune in every week to hear him say the dreaded words, "You're fired!" Today, for the first time ever, he came face-to-face with the people he's fired on TV.

Sam Solovey was one of the lucky 16 chosen out of more than 200,000 applicants vying for a chance at becoming Donald Trump's apprentice. But Sam got the axe after only three episodes for being a "maniac" and a "disaster."

"I was devastated! I took it very seriously," says Sam. But he tells Donald "I probably would be a disaster as your apprentice, but I think we do have a future as business partners. I'd sell widgets on the side of the road with [you] because I like to be surrounded by mentors, and that's really what it was all about."

"He's got great potential," Donald says.


Kristi: Donald fired Kristi Frank from The Apprentice because he says she did not fight for herself. Kristi says being on the show was great lesson in her professional life. It taught her to never give up and to fight hard for what you want, no matter what.

"He taught us to dream big and have fun," Kristi says. "You see it on his face—he's a kid, he has a lot of fun, and it shows!"

"And she is really a fighter too," Donald says. "She just had this little bad episode. But the fact is, she's a strong woman."



Jessie: At 21 years old, Jessie Conners was the youngest on the The Apprentice. She was fired—but not before she begged, "Please don't fire me, Mr. Trump!"

Jessie, who returned to her marketing firm after leaving the show, can laugh about it now. "It was such a learning experience for me. The education was priceless."




Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Butrflynet, thank you for posting that...very interesting.

I didn't know Jessie was so young. I understand the begging a bit more now. Good for her for not letting the others intimidate her too much earlier on in the show. Good for her for having the guts to be on this show.

Another thing about last nights show...Katrina really did some back pedalling during the boardroom scene when Donald questioned why she was negotiating with renters when that's her field. She responded that she delegated it to Bill (?) and when questioned another time or two about it she said that she looked at herself as in charge of the renovation part of it. Lame. She should've been fired. But if one looks at Tammy overall, not just this episode, she deserved to be fired more than Katrina. I don't think it was very professional of Katrina to say she had to babysit Tammy. She could've found different words.

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I taped the show. A bit more:

Trump said the "you're fired" part was, at first, not intended to be part of the show. He was going to walk them out and talk to them (be gentle). Oprah and he discussed how hard it is to fire someone. Trump said, unless they steal from him...then he loves to say "you're fired" (it's fun).

He then said he realized they are such beautiful words, so decisive. Very clear.

Over 200,000 people applied. Sam comes on. Of course Oprah mentions "the look" (after being fired). Trump said he had full potential, he's going to marry a beautiful woman (camera goes to her). Trump asks Sam, "did you get a pre-nup agreement signed". He smiled and
said he'd talked to him about that later (fiance just smiled and shook her head no). Trump says, "I don't think he needs one, at least not with her. Of course I've heard that before."

Sam said people come up to him on the street say "you're fired" or "are you okay?" (like he is sick or something). says he's having a great time.

Kristi comes on. Oprah thinks people seeing her get fired for not standing up for herself really made people think. A good lesson, Kristi said (to fight for what she wants and never give up). Trump agreed with her. Said she was really a great fighter. She just had this one bad episode. He added she's a really strong woman, good woman. Kristi said it was difficult to be let go. She "KNEW" she was going to win (after Oprah asked it must have been tough, you though you were going to win, didn't you?). Sam even was shocked, he thought she (and he) would be there at the end. Kristi said you have to think that way, she thinks everyone thought they were going to win.

Jessie next. Oprah felt so sorry for her (she thought to herself, "oh jessie, please don't beg"). Jessie just laughed and thanked Trump. Trump said Jessie knew she made a mistake and it was pretty tough (after Oprah asked if he was thinking the same way she did, about asking not to be fired).

Trump said the final episode will be live for 2 hours. Oprah asked if he thinks he knows who is going to win. Trump said he didn't know. He just didn't want to do 2 hours of live television (thinking what is he going to say for 2 hours, he needs Oprah).

That's it from what I saw.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 10:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oprah didn't ask him about Oma, Heidi, or Tammy???

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
No, this was just about the show and Trump confronting the people he let go. I guess the airing of Oprah and Tammy being let go were too close together. (?).

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 11:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, ok thanks Abby!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 12:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought it was interesting that it would be a live finale since the series obviously began filming in the summer. There has to be a final number of people by now - something along the way of the "Survivor finale" and they'll have to keep quiet about it until the series runs its course on tv. It seems sort of weird - having to put these people on a hold, if you will, so they can do a live finale. Any thoughts from anyone as to how this is going to work?

Cassie
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07-15-2000

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 7:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<<Sam Solovey was one of the lucky 16 chosen out of more than 200,000 applicants vying for a chance>>

200,000 applicants! It amazes me that of the 16chosen, 3 of them (almost one-quarter) are whackos! (Sam, Omarosa & Tammy) Those three are so out of sync with reality and social mores they'd probably have a hard time holding down a job in any company let alone running one of Trump's enterprises. I can see them picking one loose cannon for "entertainment" value, but 3? C'mon.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oops, mistake here, just keep on reading...

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ereka is kinda "mean" too. I want to use a harsher word, but won't. At least not yet.

Sweetbabygirl
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08-31-2002

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Never liked Ereka since she got all emotional when she was the PM....all she did was whine and cry.

She also has it in for Omarosa, to the point of being irrational about it.

She needs to go.

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just want to add a couple of things here, after having (finally!) watched the tape last night. Though I wasn't a Heidi fan up till now, I was really touched by the way she was able to put her personal worries aside and still give 100% for her team. Really shows what she's made of! I thought it was very kind of DT to pull her out and ask her how she was doing and whether she wanted to go home. I think that gave her a lot of courage. Having lost a parent to cancer, I know it really means a lot to know people are supporting you. I was also very touched when Troy went up and kissed her on the top of the head and encouraged her a couple of times during the challenge. He really is a good guy--unethical or not!

I thought it was pretty arrogant of Katrina to insist to DT that she had never been duped when he told he he'd been duped many times in his life. I thought she was implying that she was smarter than he was (not a good idea when you're talking to the man who can send you home).

DH and I also noticed that the building that DT is renovating had a big sign on the side that said "Opening in Spring 2003." What's up with that? I can't believe they filmed this a year ago, thought it was just a couple of months? I kept waiting for DT to admit that his project was a little behind schedule, but he seemed pretty happy with the way things were going. Anybody else notice that? Also $35 million for a penthouse apartment? Yikes! I thought rent was high in California!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Anyone notice the big AVON sign in the window at Trump Tower? Wonder how much they paid for that? It is shown each show

Realfan
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08-08-2001

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought it was the Avon building? (Avon books or Avon makeup, or some other Avon, I don't know.)

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 4:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Abby7. Interesting.

I thought maybe this show was shot during the fall. I thought I saw jack-o-lantern balloons at one of the apts. that they were to rent out.

A live 2 hr. finale...that will be interesting.

I really enjoy this show!



Pirate
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06-20-2002

Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 7:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank God Tammy is gone! I could barely stand to hear her speak.

I like Troy more each week. I think Omarosa, Bill, and Heidi are not going to make it to the end. Omarosa because she thinks she is better than everyone else and don't ge me started on that bump on the head; Heidi because she won't make a decision to save her life; and Bill because he seems to panic under pressure.



Xsmoochesx
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10-27-2003

Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There was a good article in USA Today Money section on this show. They talked about each time Trump has asked to realign the teams, Amy was the first one picked. That Trump does this to find out how the other people are thinking. It did mention that they do sort of clue into what he is doing, eventually.

The odds are on Amy right now but of course as soon as they say that, she won't win!

Xsmoochesx
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10-27-2003

Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's a link to one article:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-02-20-apprentice-week-seven-main_x.htm

You should see links to other articles in the Life Section from there.