APPRENTICE Thread - 28th March 2012

[BusinessTrills]

Are you ready for some Business Twattery?

Do you know their names yet?

Will purple eyeshadow woman have a different colour this week?

Will tiger woman claw her way to the top?

Will I ever remember anything interesting about any of the men?

Let's find out!

No-one wants to jump on the thread in preparation?

Is this the episode where they pretend to invent a product, then pretend to sell their pretend product to embarrassed middle managers from John Lewis/Homebase/Harrods, who then put in pretend orders, while the teams shout about wanting a basic initial sell-in of 'one meeeeellion Team Stirling Shonk-o-matics!'?

This year, for a change, I would prefer to see them locked in a room trying to fill in the VAT registration forms, then trying to get hold of the right office at HMRC to register their new company, and then negotiating with the suppliers in Hong Kong who will actually make the Shonk-o-matics. The fighting and weeping would be epic.

I don't know - I haven't seen any trailers so I am going in blind.

It's the episode where they all shout at each other a lot and disagree about insignificant things while failing to even consider some much more important things.

(that's usually a safe bet)

At the end of last week's episode there was a brief shot of the Irish shouty woman bellowing 'persuasively' at somebody else that if they ordered 'a million units'... cue shocked faces all round.

I was reminded very strongly of Syed and his chicken pizzas.

Good evening!

I do believe wildfig's idea is a winner. We should write up a proposal for BBC.

I have Ben & Jerry's Phish Food, wine and dark chocolate...

Yay! I will namechange in readiness to BusinessBarbie.

I probably won't be joining you as have been off ill and liable to fall asleep anyway. See you all next week when back on (nearly) all cylinders!

Oh lordy, just checked the fridge and there's no wine left.......... mighthave to be the Apprentice and a cuppa, then. Shame. Bring on 9pm, can;t wait.

Woo hoo, Apprentice names ahoy!

There is a ladybird on my computer.

I have

My eyebrows are in place.

must think of an apprentice name.

HURRAH!

Here I am. Previously known as LadyFingers and briefly IsNowhereScred.

::twirls::

Did I mention I have Phish Food? Who wants?

Dressing gown on and red wine and crunchy edamame beans.

Am here. No NC for me until I remember my password

dumdedum dedum dedum.

I think the VAT etc idea is a good one. Let's also have them ringing the Tax Credits helpline and spelling out advertising copy to the work experience boy on the local paper for 45 minutes.

This had better be a good ep because I am in a foul mood due to my favourite coffee mug having just met its end on the kitchen floor while I was getting my ice cream. My niece made me that mug and I am in tears that it's broken.

So these Apprentice types better be entertaining!

Shit, I forgot that I need to tame my brows and put my ultra-marine contact lenses in- I've got five minutes...

hazzah!

missed the first episode, so it's a brand new cast of shouty charlatans for me to assess.

hello all!

Evening all

Here we go...

I have bubbly wine and DP next to me.

He says that if he says anything witty I am not allowed to write it on here without crediting him.

Blimey, these intros get longer.

Evening Business, evening Mr Business

They must get up at 5 to even begin to be ready...

15 minutes!!!

5.30? He's stepped it up.

I love the V&A.

Hello. I am a ncer.