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Old 31-05-2015, 23:29
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I'd like to have seen how many people would've voted for them without the three legged dog.
The story wouldn't have worked without the three legged dog. What's your point?
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Old 31-05-2015, 23:30
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Are you suggesting the dog would've been able to fill out the application form?
Skippy couldn't as he is right handed
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Old 31-05-2015, 23:42
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The story wouldn't have worked without the three legged dog. What's your point?
The story needed something at the end. Maybe just a female dog (with 4 legs)? It was clearly done for sympathy votes.
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Old 31-05-2015, 23:43
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The three legged dog did not change my opinion of the act. I was sold at the tightrope.
I thought that was cruel. There were complaints about a tightrope walking dog earlier in the year, but I guess if Simon says it's OK, it must be true.
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Old 31-05-2015, 23:53
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Oh come on, it was so obviously a joke.
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:09
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I'm far from being Jamie's biggest fan, but even I'll admit that it was quite clearly a joke. No need for this overreaction.
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:11
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The story needed something at the end. Maybe just a female dog (with 4 legs)? It was clearly done for sympathy votes.
That wouldn't have had as big a emotional impact as a ending. I prefer that Matisse was stealing the sausages to help a poor disadvantaged dog as opposed to a girlfriend.
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:16
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That wouldn't have had as big a emotional impact as a ending. I prefer that Matisse was stealing the sausages to help a poor disadvantaged dog as opposed to a girlfriend.
Exactly. It's not Britain's Got Emotional Blackmail; it's about talent.
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:17
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I love how OP gets absolutely outraged and makes a blatant judgement on somebody's personality from an unfunny and awkward joke, and then proceeds to say anybody who gathers an opinion on them from their comment is being ridiculous for taking an internet post so seriously. One of the most blatant displays of hypocrisy I've seen on DS

Anyway, I wasn't keen on Jamie's tricks but to me he seemed like a genuinely nice guy and that his comment about being the most talented human was just a poor joke. It seemed to me like there were absolutely no hard feelings towards Jules in the slightest so to think he's ungracious or a sore loser is so judgemental it's laughable
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:19
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I love how OP gets absolutely outraged and makes a blatant judgement on somebody's personality from an unfunny and awkward joke, and then proceeds to say anybody who gathers an opinion on them from their comment is being ridiculous for taking an internet post so seriously. One of the most blatant displays of hypocrisy I've seen on DS
I'm not at all outraged. I posted an opinion.
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:22
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I'm not at all outraged. I posted an opinion.
And equally we have a right to the opinion that your opinion is a lot of nonsense
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:22
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And equally we have a right to the opinion that your opinion is a lot of nonsense
Indeed .
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:25
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Exactly. It's not Britain's Got Emotional Blackmail; it's about talent.
But with any good story, you need a powerful ending. It was nothing to do with sympathy. Both Jules and Matisse are extremely talented.

It takes a lot of talent to come up with a good narrative and to train a dog. I've never even been able to train my rough collie to sit, yet she can get her dogs to walk tightropes. And the dog has to be able to act and understand the commands to perform them, which not even some human individuals can do.

Jules & Matisse's final performance would not have worked as well without the three legged dog. The ending would have felt anti-climatic and not had the emotional punch which sold the narrative.
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:31
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But with any good story, you need a powerful ending. It was nothing to do with sympathy. Both Jules and Matisse are extremely talented.

It takes a lot of talent to come up with a good narrative and to train a dog. I've never even been able to train my rough collie to sit, yet she can get her dogs to walk tightropes. And the dog has to be able to act and understand the commands to perform them, which not even some human individuals can do.

Jules & Matisse's final performance would not have worked as well without the three legged dog. The ending would have felt anti-climatic and not had the emotional punch which sold the narrative.
We agree and disagree at the same time.
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Old 01-06-2015, 00:32
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It was clearly a joke. How stupid are some people? He had just list £250,000 and a prize royal performance to an animal act but he was jokingly saying he was delighted to cone runner up. It is extremely rare for a non-animal traditional variety act to win a talent show. They are nearly always won by singers, dancers, children or animals. In fact next year I am entering a singing dancing kitten as statistically that must give me the best chance.
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Old 01-06-2015, 01:27
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He will never live it down losing to a dog. Best part is and I know it's a dirty word but Kate Hopkins championed him on Twitter to win and he didn't.
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Old 01-06-2015, 08:25
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Obviously it was a joke but it was a bit of a conceited one and implied that he was beaten by a dog just because the dog was cute rather than acknowledging it was a duo.
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Old 01-06-2015, 10:19
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It was a throwaway joke comment, with no malice He was very nervous & obviously disappointed !!

He meant that he was the top standalone act - which was true

These two were the only acts that I enjoyed. I am glad for both of them & hope that the magician gets loads of work....

The 'aww' factor would have swung it for the dog act
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Old 01-06-2015, 10:21
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What a ridiculous comment that was. Such arrogance. What about Jules? The magic Jamie did can be taught so for me isn't as impressive a talent as most of the other acts.
That's exactly what i thought too! I did'nt like that comment one bit!
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Old 01-06-2015, 10:29
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I think it was a spur of the moment joke that didn't quite come out quite right rather than being anything deliberatelt nasty. I'm sure most of us have done that ourselves from time to time although thankfully not in front of millions of people on live TV.
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Old 01-06-2015, 10:59
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What a ridiculous comment that was. Such arrogance. What about Jules? The magic Jamie did can be taught so for me isn't as impressive a talent as most of the other acts.
It was a very funny comment

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Old 01-06-2015, 11:00
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Exactly. It's not Britain's Got Emotional Blackmail; it's about talent.
Really! How many times do we have to listen to the sob stories of the human contestants.
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Old 01-06-2015, 11:01
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The three legged dog did not change my opinion of the act. I was sold at the tightrope.
To think the three legged dog didn't sway any votes in her favour is naive at best
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Old 01-06-2015, 11:02
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I didn't like his act but he seems like a nice enough guy and it was clearly joke and a bit self-deprecating rather than arrogant in my opinion.
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Old 01-06-2015, 12:41
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No the act is called Jules and Matisse. Without Jules the act wouldn't have won.
Without the dogs, (and the pointless tear jerking three legged one), no one would have looked at Jules.
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