The Apprentice IRL Week 9

stevejr

RE: Vincent Browne. That old todger's heart would'nt be up to it! He's A Pretensious windbag anyway IMO.

Watched his show a few times, the man is unbelievable. Incoherent, off-topic, zero-insight and remincent of a dodgery old teacher.

stevejr

johnn wrote: »

Barry set the indoor record for most usage of the word "Literally" on tonight's show.

Yeah we'll add that one definately. But then he's a font of cliches is Barry.

evercloserunion

stevejr wrote: »

RE: Vincent Browne. That old todger's heart would'nt be up to it! He's A Pretensious windbag anyway IMO.

Watched his show a few times, the man is unbelievable. Incoherent, off-topic, zero-insight and remincent of a dodgery old teacher.

In other words, he is Bill Cullen.

BarneyBoy

Can anyone tell me who makes these self-heating meals ??

or where i can buy them

Been searching for ages tonight

ButtersSuki

I'd like to start by stating that there is no "t" in Michelin.

Dave Cashman was a bull-sh*tter from the start. How he got this far doing nothing is scandalous. Good bye to him and his ubiquitous sunglasses.

Niamh is hiding, her strategy seems to be do enough to make the PM think she worked really hard.

Will is useless, I'd call him a one trick pony if he had one trick.

Barry is a used car salesman, and could be in the future too if he was able to stop being so bloody nice in the boardroom.

Ciara is a one trick pony.

Panos is funny, but I think that's it.

For a PM, Michelle was anonymous last night. Didn't select the product and didn't do the pres. Ah, what did you do? Oh yeah, the POS - which you screwed up.

Big ears is both a "spoofer" and a "waffler".


If you owned a co., would you hire any of them?

I am looking forward to next week's task where the contestants must design a billboard containing as many of Bill's clichés, buzzwords, slogans, mixed metaphors etc. as possible. As there hasn't been a Supermacs task yet, I suspect that's going to be the prize - "Team X, youz will be dining tonight in one of Ireland's most exclusive restaurants. Supermacs on O'Connell Street is a fine dining emporium which serves curry chips with garlic, burgers, snack boxes and pizza; along with a various assortment of fizzy drinks and milkshakes. After your meal you will be treated to some retail therapy with a €20 gift voucher for Carroll's Irish Superstore on Westmoreland Street so youz can show me what been Irish meanz to yous."

ButtersSuki

Dave Cashman and Breffny Morgan "spoofin'" and "wafflin'" on Newstalk at the mo.

Dave talking about his new website, myhighstreet.ie, Breffny talking about himself and his PR gigs etc.

Ivan suggested it was "good for pulling the birds" - quote.

mloc123

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Dave talking about his new website, myhighstreet.ie, Breffny talking about himself and his PR gigs etc.

Always good to have the website up and running before pimping it on radio..

http://www.domainregistry.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&whois=myhighstreet.ie&id=86&Itemid=105&Search.x=19&Search.y=6

ButtersSuki

Apprentice wannabe in ineptitude shocker! I didn't check as I assumed he'd at least have that done. If I was a devious little f*cker, I'd go and register that now before he can. I'm not though.......sigh.

joannaman

I'm sure I saw the suit Bill was wearing last night in Aldi or Lidl for around €30. 100% polyester and 100% flammable - he'd go up like a rocket if someone lit up near him.

I'm glad that Dave Flashman is gone. I thought he was a tit from day one. Full of **** and lazy, and he didn't do himself any favours by wearing his sunglasses on his head. Will does nothing except blink a lot when asked a question and will go soon, I'd say. Barry Sees Your 'unt is at least funny to watch with his unbridled enthusiasm for everything, his soldier boy jacket, and little Dublin boy lost routine when Bill is busting his balls - "ya know me Bill...", implying we're not spoofers like the rest of them.

Highlights tonight were:
1. bill saying "liathroidi, where are all the warriors gone"
2. excessive use of the word spoofing
3. bill spitting out words such as passion...and panosssssssssssssssssssssssss

I would love one week Bill to lose the rag big time and tell them all get the fcuk out, you're all fired, bunch a spoofers the lotta yiz. And then turn on Brian, you free loading cnut, you're only here because of your auntie! And then Bill turning to the director and asking can we get some fcuking CGI on jackie.

What else...love that sliding door Bill comes through, very 60s bond style. I still reckon there is a jacks in there and bill will come out pulling up his zip one week. Also I love when bill gives his little opening speech at the start of the show and ends it with i'll see you back in the boardroom when one of you will be fired, and then does a dramatic turn and walk off. It's my fav part of the show but he should wear a cloak for effect and either disappear down a manhole or else get airlifted by a helicopter.

jimmybeige

Is myhighstreet.ie the "product" they kept referring to that Dave was about to bring to the market? What is the concept exactly if anyone heard him describe it in the radio interview?

Micilin Muc

joannaman wrote: »

...love that sliding door Bill comes through, very 60s bond style. I still reckon there is a jacks in there and bill will come out pulling up his zip one week.

+1 Some week we'll here the toilet flush before he walks out.

joannaman wrote: »

Also I love when bill gives his little opening speech at the start of the show and ends it with i'll see you back in the boardroom when one of you will be fired, and then does a dramatic turn and walk off. It's my fav part of the show but he should wear a cloak for effect and either disappear down a manhole or else get airlifted by a helicopter.

I think it's quite rude of him to just leave his colleagues standing there. What do Brian & Jackie do when Brian leaves??

neris

That breffni fella really needs to pull his head out of his backside and grow up. all he talked about on newstalk was himself and how people can get him if they need a z list "celeb" to work for them.

Speak Now

Jackie is so predictable...

No matter who Barry left off she was always going to say..

I can't believe Barry didn't bring back (Insert name)

Every week she says it :rolleyes:

I'm strating to believe Barry is a shoe in now, he's the only guy i can see being Bill's glorified salesman. As poor as he is at times the rest of them are useless. Michelle probably best of the rest but she falls apart when the pressure is on.

ButtersSuki

jimmybeige wrote: »

Is myhighstreet.ie the "product" they kept referring to that Dave was about to bring to the market? What is the concept exactly if anyone heard him describe it in the radio interview?

He said he was bringing the high street to every town in Ireland - then said he's have all the top brands like Jack & Jones and River Island on it. So basically a reseller.


I guess Prada weren't returning your calls Dave as they hold you singularly responsible for destroying the Prada Sport Sunglasses range in Ireland?

johnn

So will Spar be selling these Michelin star quality meals from the show last night?

ButtersSuki

johnn wrote: »

So will Spar be selling these Michelin star quality meals from the show last night?

Yes - in the New Year, when they're re-packaged and rebranded apparently.

Namabillion

johnn wrote: »

So will Spar be selling these Michelin star quality meals from the show last night?

Theres an ad in the Indo for the winning product though

johnn

Its funny after watching the full show last night that I still don't understand how that product works. How does it fully heat itself? Any links to their website?

Chuchoter

I have to say, the level of public speaking ability of any of the contestants is appalling. I'm a debating adjudicator at school, I know 2nd years who can speak better than them.

Nemi

I find I'm still a little perplexed at Bill banging on about how committed he is to buying Irish, when his job is selling French.

When he was lashing into Panos, Bill said something that suggests he sees his dealership as an indigenous Irish company. If there was any warrior in the room with liathróidí, they might have pointed out that Bill's sales appear on our balance of trade on the column headed 'imports'.

Then, in fairness to Bill, this is the same country where the Head of Government turns out to open new branches of Tesco.

Truly, a Michelin star rated episode.

teekayd25

Was curious about the self-heating meal myself and went looking for a McEvoys website etc., but couldn't find anything. However, it seems that self-heating meals may not be a completely new thing . . . this company claims there is a technology that has been in use for over 15 years, with emergency services and military personnel in the US seemingly already quite familiar with such products

http://www.heatermeals.co.uk/

A magic combination of a sachet of salt water and a "heating pad" . . .

dory

I think we should all take a moment to be grateful for not having to look at Dave any longer.

ch750536

Believability of tasks
US = Mad
UK = middling
Ire = pretty close

Promotion of team over individual
US = they all lurve on another
UK = middling
Ire = quite backstabby actually, but well hidden too.

Ability to do what is asked
UK = pretty good
US = not bad
Ire = OMFG, 11 month calendar?

Entertainment value
US = yawn, gets very 'produced'
UK = OK
Ire = anything can and often does happen

Watch out for Panos. He's just waiting until there are few enough to be noticed & without doubt he is one of the most switched on there.

AnnyHallsal

ch750536 wrote: »

Promotion of team over individual
US = they all lurve on another

Ehm, they're always at each other's throats! It's seen more raging bitchfests, more mud slinging, more underhanded tactics, and more insults in the boardroom than in the other two combined.

evercloserunion

ch750536 wrote: »

Promotion of team over individual
US = they all lurve on another
UK = middling
Ire = quite backstabby actually, but well hidden too.

You must be joking, Ireland is quite mild IMO. Haven't watched the US one but the UK one is full of sociopaths who will quite openly kick others in the balls to get ahead. The last couple of firings by Allen Sugar have gotten seriously heated.

Speak Now

evercloserunion wrote: »

You must be joking, Ireland is quite mild IMO. Haven't watched the US one but the UK one is full of sociopaths who will quite openly kick others in the balls to get ahead. The last couple of firings by Allen Sugar have gotten seriously heated.

Paloma was a classic

evercloserunion

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Paloma was a classic

THAT was her name! She was the best example of what I was talking about. Firing her was the best thing Sugar has done all season. How does she expect to do well with those people skills!

smuckers

I read that Michelle used to be a model, get her in a bikini that would be well worth the licence fee unreal body on her.

dory

I'm just watching You're Fired now. Love Ivan, asks far better questions than Anton.

Also loving how Dave's 'best bits' are a collection of his screw ups!

johnn

smuckers wrote: »

I read that Michelle used to be a model, get her in a bikini that would be well worth the licence fee unreal body on her.

Quality Chassis.