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Old 19-08-2013, 07:05
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How, exactly do you recycle dirty nappies?
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Old 19-08-2013, 08:36
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DD is turning into a bit of a comedy show now, isn't it. Still it's probably past its sell by date and so needs another string to its bow.to breath a bit of life the dying embers.
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Old 19-08-2013, 08:37
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How, exactly do you recycle dirty nappies?
Don't pooh, pooh the idea. From small acorns................
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Old 19-08-2013, 08:53
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Wow how too pad out an episode, what was with the Duncan show reel!! That Nappy business was flawed, how are they collected I assume by some bloke in a van, but what happens when you only have one customer in an area?, and there's only one recycling centre for the Nappies so they have to be centrally collected then sent to the recycling place. They will be bust within a year.

Didn't we have a young guy on before with the the cover for the rotary line? he got an investment if I remember, his was opaque so the sun could shine through, this guys was a tent, so even if the sun was shining how are the clothes going to dry?

The mat was a stupid idea, they have to carry their water, towels anyway, it's not as if they have nothing to carry, so what's the hardship in taking a mat, and it would be a pain to carefully roll back every time!

The Jerkey was good, I'm actually an investor in "Brewdog" the brewery chain that have taken his product, they're the fastest growing brewery and bar chain in the UK at the moment.
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Old 19-08-2013, 11:05
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Didn't we have a young guy on before with the the cover for the rotary line? he got an investment if I remember, his was opaque so the sun could shine through
If it was opaque, the sun wouldn't shine through.

Did you mean translucent?
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Old 19-08-2013, 11:21
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If it was opaque, the sun wouldn't shine through.

Did you mean translucent?
Aye thats the word...lol
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Old 19-08-2013, 11:57
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His comment regarding one company having 85% of the market made no sence at all.

Maybe I misheard it but he seemed to imply that they could only go for the remaining 15%.
I noticed this too, I'm with you, it didn't make sense at all.

Surely the point of a new brand is to try and take some of the competitors market, not just take what's left.
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Old 19-08-2013, 12:17
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Old 19-08-2013, 19:09
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I am having a bit of trouble getting into the new Dragons.Piers seems like a nice guy but a bit of a smartass,and Kelly has no emotion or charisma whatsoever.She is like a goddam cyborg.Although it's pretty amazing that she is the same age as Debra.I would have thought she was ten years younger.I'm sure I'll get used to them in the next few shows though.

But the show is pretty much as always.It's still a good laugh and Duncan must love being the ultimate bad guy.

I expect that we will be seeing cultural highlight reels from Peter Jones and Debra in the coming weeks just like Duncan's this week.
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Old 19-08-2013, 19:44
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Old 19-08-2013, 19:49
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Bit of promotion for last nights mat:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...w-TV-role.html
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Old 19-08-2013, 19:50
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good product placment then - see pics
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Old 19-08-2013, 20:18
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I quite like the lift.
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Old 20-08-2013, 10:45
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I've always wanted to like beef jerky/biltong - but all the ones I've tried have been like chewing shoe leather. Maybe this one was actually chompable?
Did I hear the rhinestone cowboy correctly at the begining when he said one bar stocked it as their only barsnack? Seems a tad unlikely especially considering veggies wont even try it.
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Old 20-08-2013, 12:55
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35 units, you say? Hmm.............
Yes, the cover was laughable and seemed to be quite poor quality, I bet most of the 35 units were given away.
The market is saturated at the low, middle and high end on this one.

I have one of those washing line covers from Homebase..or somewhere like that!
This guy was on with pretty much the same product in 2007, do DD not check their own archives?

http://rotamate.co.uk/

They're not interested in the product she came in with. They just want a share of the fitness business. Should that be allowed in the rules?
I was happy just looking at her and listening to her accent, she could have sold me anything

Not sure about the mat, probably great for the few that would ever buy it, but that wouldn't be many.

I felt like she had been taken to the cleaners tbh, taking 40% of her entire business, I hope this one falls through for her and she gets benefits just from the publicity.

Duncan was never going to be impressed with someone competing with his gyms!

'Climate Change Manager'. FFS...............
Yep, my thoughts exactly. Lots of issue with scalability etc plus not one dragon asked
for more details of the products they were making with the stuff, how much did they
sell for, did people actually buy them, were they any good?

I think they were bullied by the dragons but don't think the business is a goer, nappy hire would be better for the environment and has been done before.

£4,000 a month?! Jesus.
You think that's too little or too much? 2 Middle aged adults can quite easily earn that together in a normal job.

His comment regarding one company having 85% of the market made no sence at all.

Maybe I misheard it but he seemed to imply that they could only go for the remaining 15%.
Yes, I think he missed the point there, you go after the whole market not just what's left!

I liked the guy, he was an entertainer, he's clearly been trying all his life to make it and is still going, good luck to him but I doubt Beef Jerky will take off much in the UK.
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Old 20-08-2013, 13:00
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How, exactly do you recycle dirty nappies?
Very carefully.


Liked how they wrecked the Tablet Book - Theo would have been proud.

I liked Donna and her Matt.
But I'm not sure about the Cowboy.

The Lift-Cam is good.
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Old 20-08-2013, 13:27
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I quite like the lift.
The shots of lift machinery look real but the lift walls look fake. The distressed grey paint look is fooling nobody.
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Old 20-08-2013, 13:30
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So you buy a exercise mat to avoid touching dog poo in the park. If you've no longer got dog poo on your hands then you've probably got it on the exercise mat which you've just wrapped around your waist
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Old 20-08-2013, 14:01
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So you buy a exercise mat to avoid touching dog poo in the park. If you've no longer got dog poo on your hands then you've probably got it on the exercise mat which you've just wrapped around your waist
I did wonder about that, so you avoid getting dog mess, mud, water etc on you as you exercise, then go and wrap it around your body!!
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Old 20-08-2013, 14:45
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I thought this weeks episode was much better than last weeks. Don't think much of the new bloke though. Still think that Australian chap that was on a few years ago is sadly missed tbh.
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Old 20-08-2013, 15:47
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Blimey
Is Kelly Hoppen Danny Kaye reincarnated?
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Old 20-08-2013, 15:58
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Blimey
Is Kelly Hoppen Danny Kaye reincarnated?
Whenever she opens her mouth I just think of Jennifer Saunders in Ab Fab.
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Old 20-08-2013, 16:35
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Why do you say that?
I think I know.

First episode, he is trying to secure an investment and he is the one that has to pitch himself to be chosen. To the question, what would you bring to the table his answer was: "youth!... "

But well, this second episode he has more to offer. To the jerky guy: "eh eh energy! I can dress up as cowboy and walk down the street to create brand awareness." . Great expertise, contacts and experience that is.

Peter got himself a good investment, I can see that working.

I find the new posh lady very attractive indeed, she´s definitely got it. I don´t mind her at all.
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Old 20-08-2013, 17:04
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I think I know.

First episode, he is trying to secure an investment and he is the one that has to pitch himself to be chosen. To the question, what would you bring to the table his answer was: "youth!... "

But well, this second episode he has more to offer. To the jerky guy: "eh eh energy! I can dress up as cowboy and walk down the street to create brand awareness." . Great expertise, contacts and experience that is.

Peter got himself a good investment, I can see that working.

I find the new posh lady very attractive indeed, she´s definitely got it. I don´t mind her at all.
The cowboy pulled out of his agreement with Peter.
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Old 20-08-2013, 17:19
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I thought this weeks episode was much better than last weeks. Don't think much of the new bloke though. Still think that Australian chap that was on a few years ago is sadly missed tbh.
Yes I agree, the Aussie chap Richard Farley is missed. He always gave people a chance and gave constructive criticism whereas sometimes the other Dragons were a bit too harsh and dismissive without offering anything constructive. Mind you, he went down a little bit in my estimation when I read he'd been going out with Anthea Turner
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