# The Apprentice -- 2/17 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2005, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515 "2005-02-17T12:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/21 "2005-02-18T02:03:40Z")
What if both teams keep sucking week after week and they can never declare a winner? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/22 "2005-02-18T02:04:10Z")
Oh good, we’re all here. My last comment was directed toward my pal **Lily**. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/23 "2005-02-18T02:05:56Z")
Seriously, did _either_ team put _any_ thought into this? They should be looking for an impulse service. People don’t just walk in off the street for a screen test or spa treatment. Especially not when they’re walking into a trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Spree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Spree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spree)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/24 "2005-02-18T02:08:54Z")
How does a casting call make revenue? I guess I always thought they were free?? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/25 "2005-02-18T02:13:03Z")
Why would anybody pay $25 just to talk to a casting director? Who’s casting for what? ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/26 "2005-02-18T02:14:53Z")
If someone tried to charge me for a casting call, I’d immediately think “SCAM.” ---
**Author:** ![LibrarySpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@LibrarySpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LibrarySpy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/27 "2005-02-18T02:16:09Z")
They called Law and Order, so I suspect they cast for bit parts in shows, like dead bodies, extras, background people… Exactly the kind of work a starving actor in New York looks for, and it sounds like they got a great casting director. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/28 "2005-02-18T02:19:10Z")
That was unexpected. At least there’s a chance we can get rid of Michael. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/29 "2005-02-18T02:19:22Z")
Heh…I thought the casting trailer was stupid, but it paid off. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/30 "2005-02-18T02:23:21Z")
I guess it’s not as creepy as having somebody ask you into a van to get a “massage.” ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/31 "2005-02-18T02:31:19Z")
“You have some good lines of crap.” Heh. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/32 "2005-02-18T02:31:57Z")
Which cliche is more annoying – “Think outside the box” or “fire in the belly”? ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/33 "2005-02-18T02:32:18Z")
“It was a front-handed compliment” ---
**Author:** ![LibrarySpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@LibrarySpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LibrarySpy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/34 "2005-02-18T02:32:57Z")
Erin, once again, throws the gauntlet of team unity down on the boardroom table and wins. I’m sad about not getting a Chris outburst more extravagent than dressing Craig up in a tiara. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/35 "2005-02-18T02:36:12Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Which cliche is more annoying – “Think outside the box” or “fire in the belly”? Don’t forget “A hundred and ten percent.” ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/36 "2005-02-18T02:39:06Z")
Is it just me, or did it seem like Trump wanted to fire Michael from the beginning and then just picked up on some random thing to fire him for? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/37 "2005-02-18T02:39:19Z")
Tana (aka The Iowa Girl) gets points for being genuinely nice. She didn’t get much screen time so we still don’t know what her skills are, but damn, she’s **nice**! ---
**Author:** ![Spree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Spree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spree)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/38 "2005-02-18T02:39:38Z")
“You claim to be like ME??” Heh. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/39 "2005-02-18T02:40:14Z")
That was _extremely_ satisfying. ---
**Author:** ![LibrarySpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@LibrarySpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LibrarySpy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515/40 "2005-02-18T02:40:44Z")
Michael was profoundly stupid. He didn’t learn the number one rule in Boardroom: Do not speak unless spoken to. Profoundly. Stupid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-2-17/290515.md?page=3)