EVERY "reality" show is scripted. They're as far from reality as you can get!
Roger Wright ___ "Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil." - J. Paul Getty On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > I always thought he had extremely detailed knowledge about stuff that > seemed out of character for him. Then this past season Corey (Cory?) starts > spouting off like he does, and my bs detector whent from yellow to red alert > and I felt pretty confident that they were being fed info. Even their > delivery was the same. Like a script you might say. > > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Well, Rod apparently found it very worthwhile. So… different strokes for >> different folks.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> In my case, in my opinion – it was a thin veneer hiding a whole lot of >> nothing. The shop itself is quite small. It’s old and worn down. Lots of >> careful photography during the show makes it appear much larger than it >> actually is. Probably 20% - 25% of the shop floor is given over to selling >> trinkets about the show itself (i.e., t-shirts, coffee mugs, water bottles, >> stickers, posters, etc. etc.). There are lots of items from various episodes >> arrayed around the shop, which is kinda neat – but it goes to show you that >> they don’t turn over much of the merchandise that they buy! I used to think >> that Rick must be a really smart guy – but it appears that he gets all that >> info fed to him instead, which makes him just a guy riding the wave of a >> reality show (I mean – great for him! It’s the American way).**** >> >> ** ** >> >> So… it took the shine off. Perhaps my expectations were too high.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Regards,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Michael B. Smith**** >> >> Consultant and Exchange MVP**** >> >> http://TheEssentialExchange.com**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 1:32 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Valuation of hardware [OT]**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Is it like much of Vegas? A thin veneer hiding a whole lot?**** >> >> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> Likewise. I have to admit - after visiting the shop and watching them film >> part of an episode - the show doesn't interest me much anymore. The visit >> took the shine off. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael B. Smith >> Consultant and Exchange MVP >> http://TheEssentialExchange.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:57 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware >> >> Dropped by there the last time I was in Vegas. Stood in line for about >> half hour to get in. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:36 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware >> >> LOL! LOVE that show! :D >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:22 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware >> >> Chumley may be your best bet. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: techconnect [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:09 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Valuation of hardware >> >> See what a pawn shop would buy it for, then that's your real world low >> value. :) >> >> jason >> >> We are spinning off one of our divisions into a separate company and one >> of the company laptops is going into the new company. We need to charge the >> new company for the value of the laptop. 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