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  • View Poll Results: Who is your favourite at this stage?
    Adam
    24 5.87%
    Gabrielle
    32 7.82%
    Jade
    13 3.18%
    Jenna
    5 1.22%
    Nick
    129 31.54%
    Ricky
    50 12.22%
    Stephen
    1 0.24%
    Tom
    155 37.90%

  1. Kenan and Kel's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by green.tea)
    Yeah. If you put him with ANY group of men HE IS the alpha male because he is the very REFLECTION of PERFECTION.
    Well he is actually. The strongest candidate this series, and a part-time wrestler, can you ask for any more for an alpha male?!
  2. green.tea's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by me, myself and I)
    I've never really warmed to her to be honest always saw her as a bit boisterous and arrogant...I think she really reminds me of someone I know in real life which is why I may be slightly biased. I'm probably wrong about her though, in which case I do feel pretty bad. But I just liked the others so much more
    Far be that from alpha shark the reflection of perfection.
  3. Kenan and Kel's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by me, myself and I)
    Completely agree with this. I think Ricky has come into a league of his own in the past few weeks. Although I will not deny that Tom is a very beautiful man :love:

    I cannot stand Jade, but see her as a definite contender. Quite like Nick, seems like a nice chap, but unless he really pulls something out of the bag I can't see him as the winner...

    Ricky > Jade (ugh) > Tom > Nick
    I still see Jade as the weakest of the remaining candidates, with Tom and Nick on par with each other, both having different problems.
  4. me, myself and I's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by Kenan and Kel)
    Well he is actually. The strongest candidate this series, and a part-time wrestler, can you ask for any more for an alpha male?!

    (Original post by green.tea)
    Far be that from alpha shark the reflection of perfection.
    He manages to get away with arrogance because in his case it's clear he's an alpha shark lol
  5. green.tea's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by Kenan and Kel)
    Well he is actually. The strongest candidate this series, and a part-time wrestler, can you ask for any more for an alpha male?!
    Sensible eyebrows?
  6. Birdman1234567's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by theonefrombrum)
    Wtf was Adam thinking then when Lord Sugar asked him that question?

    Promote YOUR own qualities, don't try and point out your rivals' flaws, that's just a known thing not to do. He didn't mention any good qualities which he has which are good for a business partnership and just for that, i think Lord Sugar will definitely be more influenced to fire Adam, if he wasn't going to before.
    Yeah I totally agree, he completely missed the point of the question. It shows that he can't sell himself which is a necessity in any interview like scenario
  7. Kenan and Kel's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by green.tea)
    Sensible eyebrows?
    He's obviously picked that up from his hero

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  8. green.tea's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by Kenan and Kel)
    He's obviously picked that up from his hero

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    Alpha shark at pretend fighting. :rolleyes:
  9. tpxvs's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by tehforum)
    Yep, he does that often.
    hahaha what!!

    also, this is probably really obvious but iv never understood why its funny ricky martin's name is exactly that?
  10. Mocking_bird's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by tpxvs)
    hahaha what!!

    also, this is probably really obvious but iv never understood why its funny ricky martin's name is exactly that?
    Because Ricky Martin is the name of the guy who sang "Livin la vida loca"
  11. Hopple's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by tpxvs)
    hahaha what!!

    also, this is probably really obvious but iv never understood why its funny ricky martin's name is exactly that?

    (Original post by Mocking_bird)
    Because Ricky Martin is the name of the guy who sang "Livin la vida loca"
    Showing your ages, both of you (but in different ways)

    Edit: wtf? The younger of you knows but the elder doesn't :lolwut:
    Last edited by Hopple; 31-05-2012 at 01:53.
  12. shyopstv's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    I despair. What do they teach the kids in music classes these days?



    Now try not to laugh every time he opens a pitch with "Hello, my name is Ricky Martin"
  13. Hopple's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by shyopstv)
    I despair. What do they teach the kids in music classes these days?



    Now try not to laugh every time he opens a pitch with "Hello, my name is Ricky Martin"
    Someone needs to shop Apprentice Ricky's face into that video. Even badly done, like on You're Fired
  14. exlunu's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    Nick should show off more
  15. lil-mazie's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    Apprentice is my favourite show ever, even if i have an exam the next day i still watch it no matter what. I want Tom to win purely because he knows what he is doing but Ricky's enthusiasm is really great. Really liked Nick but now he bores me and Jade should win it for the girls. Did you watch Apprentice your fired i loved the montage for Ricky and Adam who knew they were such GOOD friends.
    Favourite person on Apprentice apart from Jim
  16. Olie's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by Cura)
    People need to start using their brains instead - the winner of the competition is not about who has the best performace over the 12 weeks but the one whos business plan in the best.

    Sir Alan Sugar is investing £250,000 and he will look at the person with the best business plan so he would expect a return on that money
    Was thinking the same reading some of the comments, didn't Tom last year have something like 7 consecutive losses or something and I don't remember him being the standout candidate throughout the process, but in the end his business plan was the strongest, so he won and I imagine that is what will happen again this year. The 12 weeks seem to be more the qualification stages to the real interview at the end and I can see any of them winning it as we don't know what their business plans are of course.

    I'd say in the process, Ricky has been the standout candidate and perhaps Nick has seemed like the weakest as he seems to have been in the background a bit, but I wouldn't be surprised if its the latter that wins in the end as he does seem very intelligent and being a technology entrepreneur, who knows he could have some amazing plan ready to pull out the bag!
  17. Olie's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by charcharchar)
    Adam deserved that place in the final so much more.
    On effort and adaptability maybe, but on merit no. He was very good at selling and did extremely well in the whole process, but he was always a bit out of his depth and he was like a lower league team getting to the cup semi finals, did brilliantly to get there, but he was never gonna make it the whole way tbh and I'd imagine his business plan would have been weak compared to the others.
  18. Souriretoujours's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    Jade needs to do it for the girls- rising against the blatant misogyny that exists in our society and all that!
    Last edited by Souriretoujours; 31-05-2012 at 12:16.
  19. thisisLiveTv's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by Souriretoujours)
    Jade needs to do it for the girls- rising against the blatant misogyny that exists in our society and all that!
    I hope that's a joke seeing that in series 5 the last 4 were girls. also 3/7 of the winners have been girls.
  20. Hopple's Avatar
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    Re: The Apprentice 2012
    (Original post by Souriretoujours)
    Jade needs to do it for the girls- rising against the blatant misogyny that exists in our society and all that!
    You're a misandrist, wanting the men to fail just because they're men - you made no mention of why you think Jade should win on merit
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