Friday, September 17, 2004

now bring on Yum Kipper!!!

happy holidays!!

happy Rosh Hashanah to all my jewish friends! i know of only one jewish friend. yep, that's rachel at "chapters". happy Rosh Hashanah rachel!!!! best in the coming year. i don't think she reads the bigtubofgoo. someone please email this to her...

if i was jewish...

if i was jewish, my name would be "shlomo".

if i was jewish and a girl, my name would be "shayna".

if i was donald trump...

does anyone know if donald trump is jewish? no matter. i was watching the second episode of apprentice last night. i missed the first episode but pieced it together. to summarise, like last year, contestants are segregated into men and women teams. the twist this year is that there's one woman in the men's team and conversely, there's one man in the women's team. no matter. the "project" on this episode is to sell as much "trump" ice cream (gag) as possible in a set period of time. no matter. the women's team loses the challenge and are relegated to the boardroom for "the firing". the action really picks up here. there's the customary fiery exchange of who should be fired. no matter. the turning point, or point of infamy, occurs when bradford, the lone male member and a highly effective ice cream seller, speaks out, challenging "the donald" to remove his immunity and to put his performance on the firing line. apparently, he was the successful "project manager" from the previous week and earned immunity from being fired this week. trump obliges and adds him to the rest of the incompetent idiots on his team who are eligible for dismissal. ivana (not trump's ex-wife), the highly incompetent leader this week, selects bradford (for some odd reason), stacie(y) (highly disliked by the team), and some other chick (who shouldn't have been picked in the first place) to face trump and his cronies. his cronies recommend the firing of stacie(y) for being incompetent and difficult. the 4 idiots come back into the room. trumpster zeros in on bradford. trump says that was the stupidest move (relinquishing immunity to prove a point) he has ever witnessed. if bradford was running one of his company's, trump would have fired him on the spot. regardless of his performance in the ice cream challenge, bradford was fired... could bradford really put one of trump's companies "in jeopardy" for his stupid move? is putting one's reputation (as good as it is) on the line really a sign of "weakness"? where is the line drawn between defending one's performance record and being "weak". where in the "real" world can i get i job where i'm exempt from being canned? interestingly, we get to see the real brutal side of trump's business practices. somehow, i don't think these types of situations are as uncommon as we think. may no good deed go unpunished.

before fading to black, trump says, " i feel comfortable with this firing." the female crony replies, "so do i". what a first class ass-kissing hump...don't worry, the male crony's probably the same, eh. that's a matter that deserves a complete blog entry in itself.

it must be hell working for trump...

he should have fired the idiot who "brainstormed" the idea of lobster flavoured ice cream.

4 comments:

Kyle said...

Mmm. Lobster flavoured ice cream with a nice berenaise sauce.

I don't know about that firing. I think Trump's big problem with what the guy did is that it was an impulsive decision, not thought out, etc. That's a big mistake to make in a boardroom.

Either that or he could just have been all pissed off that someone dare challenge him.

Yeah. While I'd like to vote for the former, I think I'll go with the latter.

Kyle said...

Hey Al

Are you coming to the wedding? I need a firm yes/no; Steph and I have to confirm the guest list at the hotel this week and haven't received your RSVP yet (which is ok because we mailed your invitation late).

I'm pretty sure you said you were coming...

Anyway, can you email me? Or just drop a comment in my blog.

Cheers!

Kyle said...

10th! 10th! Not 14th!

Dear god don't panic me like that.

bubba said...

sorry, haven't got the invite yet. damn canada post!!!!