tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post3941118396055968093..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: The Apprentice CartoonBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-50901503112954285372008-11-03T03:56:00.000+00:002008-11-03T03:56:00.000+00:00acer travelmate 210 batteryacer btp-34a1 batteryac...<A HREF="http://www.batterygoshop.co.uk/acer/travelmate-210-battery.htm" REL="nofollow">acer travelmate 210 battery</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.batterygoshop.co.uk/acer/btp-34a1-battery.htm" REL="nofollow">acer btp-34a1 battery</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.batterygoshop.co.uk/acer/travelmate-520-battery.htm" REL="nofollow">acer travelmate 520 battery</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-16133669504575218752007-06-13T20:22:00.000+00:002007-06-13T20:22:00.000+00:00Andrew, I must thank you as I've just pulled the D...Andrew, I must thank you as I've just pulled the DALKEY ARCHIVE from the shelves. <BR/>Have a good evening.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-14303812891656849662007-06-13T19:39:00.000+00:002007-06-13T19:39:00.000+00:00I seemed to see FLann looking over my shoulder as ...I seemed to see FLann looking over my shoulder as I made that point, Vince. His application of the theory of molecular transference where some policemen were up to 70% bicycle you're obviously familiar with.<BR/>Your observation seems right, Elberry, vis a vis the glorification of the image devoid of content. <BR/>I doubt I'll start a blog but I'm sorely tempted by another thought that struck me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-10709385305751006602007-06-13T18:06:00.000+00:002007-06-13T18:06:00.000+00:00bear in mind Plato lived to be immensely old, than...bear in mind Plato lived to be immensely old, thanks to the tried & tested Ancient Greek method of eating virtually nothing, fighting other states, and walking about in the sun, and chasing boys, of course. As a result he had phases:<BR/><BR/>early Plato is fun and mainly concerned with pissing people off;<BR/><BR/>middle Plato (Symposium, Phaedrus) is weightier, ambitious, and artistically Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-376723162320109072007-06-13T17:55:00.000+00:002007-06-13T17:55:00.000+00:00Platonic thinking is very much out of fashion in m...Platonic thinking is very much out of fashion in my corner of the blogosphere. And rightly so, since it is responsible for all sorts of catastrophic errors about, among other things, morality, race and biological evolution.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-88679708268414449242007-06-13T17:46:00.000+00:002007-06-13T17:46:00.000+00:00Andrew; read Flann o'Brian, he explains all about ...Andrew; read Flann o'Brian, he explains all about bicycles. And as to the Plato ref', its the reverse. From a view of the sun, dragged down and then made sit watching shadows. The bloody telly tubbies have more enlightening value.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-64418204446140378162007-06-13T17:09:00.000+00:002007-06-13T17:09:00.000+00:00Though I just was wondering if life will take to i...Though I just was wondering if life will take to imitating art, and this cartoon view of business will in time come to be mirrored by real business. Though my experience of The Apprentice is one half episode so I'm not quite sure what that all actually means. I'm sure it's a point been made elsewhere and often but I seem to see parralels in Plato's Cave story. Which I can't be bothered trying to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-8198518568997669402007-06-13T12:48:00.000+00:002007-06-13T12:48:00.000+00:00It may well be that I was missing something, but I...It may well be that I was missing something, but I thought that the show was about giving a chance to someone. That in the normal run of events would not receive one. A sort of realistic MBA.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-25073818837264712322007-06-13T12:27:00.000+00:002007-06-13T12:27:00.000+00:00Television is fine, we just watch too much. Fast f...Television is fine, we just watch too much. Fast food is fine, we just eat too much. Alcohol is fine, we just drink too much. Sex is fine, we... just think about it too much (and indulge in the other things because we don't get enough).Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-71717033290760538532007-06-13T11:39:00.000+00:002007-06-13T11:39:00.000+00:00And the bottomles mystery of Two Pints & of Lager ...And the bottomles mystery of Two Pints & of Lager & A Whole Heap of Shite on two hours every night on BBC3.<BR/>Though on the more general point, I see little reason to argue with Thomas Jefferson's lines:<BR/><BR/>If a nation expects to be ignorant & free<BR/>It expects what never was & never can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-50030264703946344962007-06-13T10:23:00.000+00:002007-06-13T10:23:00.000+00:00In the Norman Wisdom post? I was specifically thin...In the Norman Wisdom post? I was specifically thinking about the kind of comedy shows that get commissioned. There's a genuine mystery there - a whole batch of comedy shows are neither popular nor sophisticated.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-67548585175737485412007-06-13T10:15:00.000+00:002007-06-13T10:15:00.000+00:00I'm not saying I'm impervious to the hypnotism, Br...I'm not saying I'm impervious to the hypnotism, Brit, I watched half an episode of The Apprentice whenever twas last on, and it was certainly very watchable. Though like the computer games, one big black hole. Pets Win Prizes sounds good though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-13451370649828115842007-06-13T10:12:00.000+00:002007-06-13T10:12:00.000+00:00Also if I remember right, Brit, you were bemoanin...Also if I remember right, Brit, you were bemoaning the garbage that litters the box these days. There seems to be an action or non-action crying out to be made in response to this which is not to anaesthatize one's mind with such drivel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-74632772557383622452007-06-13T10:01:00.000+00:002007-06-13T10:01:00.000+00:00And as everyone knows, hypnosis only works on thos...And as everyone knows, hypnosis only works on those willing to be hypnotised. <BR/><BR/>You're in denial Andrew: go on, you know you want to - watch Britain's Got Talent, marvel at Celebrity Ice Skating, join my campaign to bring back Pets Win Prizes...Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-79549320569814864872007-06-13T09:55:00.000+00:002007-06-13T09:55:00.000+00:00Noone said the zombie box wasn't a good hypnotist....Noone said the zombie box wasn't a good hypnotist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36187144800354982782007-06-13T09:45:00.000+00:002007-06-13T09:45:00.000+00:00Whatever floats your boat. I know quite a few peop...Whatever floats your boat. I know quite a few people who tut at the telly over the copy of <I>100 Years of Solitude</I> they're pretending to read.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-80946531679398886452007-06-13T09:38:00.000+00:002007-06-13T09:38:00.000+00:00Your points may be true, Brit, but my feelings abo...Your points may be true, Brit, but my feelings about eth entertainment industry are largely seen within <A HREF="http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=5130&tabview=image" REL="nofollow">this painting</A> by Mark Gertler, The Merry GO Round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-72846366618236149952007-06-13T09:20:00.000+00:002007-06-13T09:20:00.000+00:00It's a reality contest. A reality contest is TV's ...It's a reality contest. A reality contest is TV's current favourite child: it means The Krypton Factor plus a bit of soap operatics, plus (sometimes) a popularity contest.<BR/><BR/>All a reality contest needs is a conceit to provide the framework. In American Idol it is pop stardom, in Strictly Come Dancing it is ballroom dancing, in Hell's Kitchen it was running a restaurant, in Celebrity Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-80199253912651009382007-06-13T09:09:00.000+00:002007-06-13T09:09:00.000+00:00The treadmill of inanity is what keeps the cogs of...The treadmill of inanity is what keeps the cogs of society running, Bryan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-41924868020062040042007-06-13T09:01:00.000+00:002007-06-13T09:01:00.000+00:00You're probably right, Brit. But it is a very odd ...You're probably right, Brit. But it is a very odd cartoon and it's appeal must be the illusion that something real is happening. It's all about suspension of disbelief I guess.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-49236323134139869142007-06-13T08:55:00.000+00:002007-06-13T08:55:00.000+00:00What you say is true, but it's a bit like complain...What you say is true, but it's a bit like complaining that a John Wayne movie is nothing like running a ranch.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy The Apprentice as a cartoon. I work in a real business. Most people do. I go home and watch TV to be entertained. A programme that reflected the real business I work in really would be unwatchable. You underestimate the intelligence of the public if you think they think Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-44516972768296175842007-06-13T08:30:00.000+00:002007-06-13T08:30:00.000+00:00Business is business, bums on seats, television is...Business is business, bums on seats, television is business, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com