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Old 22-09-2015, 08:59
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Hmmm how much do you watch the show, his letter was from his Grandad.
Royal Mail is very slow these days.
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Old 22-09-2015, 09:06
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I'm starting to feel sorry for James' grandad now :/
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Old 22-09-2015, 10:06
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he shouldnt be swearing on anyones life. but in the heat of the moment maybe when your are trying to convince a camp american having a breakdown..
Perhaps James has been using it a lot in there. The way Austin said it, he really didn't know what term to use other than he knew if James said it, it meant he was telling the truth. ( well so he believes )

I personally don't go in for it.
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Old 22-09-2015, 10:43
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I know a lot of people that do, I don't despite not being superstitious.

Austin said "do you swear on.... life (didn't hear what he said)
James said that then.

So it's not like he said it randomly.
Didn't he say "swear on your sight" at first, then it moved on to "your Granddad's life"
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Old 22-09-2015, 10:55
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Hmmm how much do you watch the show, his letter was from his Grandad.
You've heard of ghost writing haven't you?
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Old 22-09-2015, 10:58
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That gives me the heebie geebies (Sp? ) It feels too much like tempting fate for my liking. The same reason I would never make up something about a loved one as an excuse or to avoid something. I mean like saying I can't attend a function because XXX is ill or such like. Again tempting fate.
I think the same too and your word should be enough.

The minute i hear that phase i instantly disbelieve the person. To me its a big indicator the person is not telling the truth. Overcompensation for a lie is how i see it.
Me too, the same as when someone is trying to convince you to do/believe something and they finish with "Trust me" ... clanging of alarm bells straight away.


i remember my ex husband swearing on his babies lives about something, turned out he was lying.
Sadly, my ex did the same and he too was lying. As I said above, your word should be enough and I tend not to believe those that use those terms to convince you they are honest, as it is usually the opposite.
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Old 22-09-2015, 10:59
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you're all very cynical aren't you!

we've heard James speak adoringly of his grandad many times.his letter from home was even from his grandad, so he is fully aware that his grandad is watching him.

the way I see it is he was being very honest to Austin and the only way he could convince him of his honesty was to swear on someone's life who Austin was already aware of as a massively important part of his life.
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Old 22-09-2015, 12:16
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I swear on my grandads life

I used to do that......................When I was about 3, the snake needs to grow up.
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Old 22-09-2015, 12:18
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you're all very cynical aren't you!

we've heard James speak adoringly of his grandad many times.his letter from home was even from his grandad, so he is fully aware that his grandad is watching him.

the way I see it is he was being very honest to Austin and the only way he could convince him of his honesty was to swear on someone's life who Austin was already aware of as a massively important part of his life.
Some may call you gullible.
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Old 22-09-2015, 13:21
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you're all very cynical aren't you!

we've heard James speak adoringly of his grandad many times.his letter from home was even from his grandad, so he is fully aware that his grandad is watching him.

the way I see it is he was being very honest to Austin and the only way he could convince him of his honesty was to swear on someone's life who Austin was already aware of as a massively important part of his life.
Its even worse if his grandad was watching, how would you feel if you saw your nearest and dearest swear on your life over voting to try and win a tv show.
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Old 22-09-2015, 13:27
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Does he have a living grandfather, probably not, so then it doesn't apply. I hate when people do it on these reality shows and are clearly lying. Talk about tempting fate.

Of course he has a grandfather....do not be so desperate.
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Old 22-09-2015, 13:28
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I felt quite sad for Austin in that moment, it was like the penny was dropping that James may have been using him during the run, which is what some have thought on here. Using as in the sense to get airtime through overly touchy bromance.
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Old 22-09-2015, 13:31
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Does he have a living grandfather, probably not, so then it doesn't apply. I hate when people do it on these reality shows and are clearly lying. Talk about tempting fate.


His letter was from his grandfather.
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Old 22-09-2015, 13:33
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Some may call you gullible.


Cynical is what I see far more of on this thread.
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Old 22-09-2015, 14:20
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Cynical is what I see far more of on this thread.
calling everybody cynical sounds like an insult and very judgemental just because people dont share your point of view.
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Old 22-09-2015, 15:43
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Austin asked him to swear on his grandad's life.
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Old 22-09-2015, 15:47
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calling everybody cynical sounds like an insult and very judgemental just because people dont share your point of view.
Calling people gullible is too isn't it?

We all judge really don't we? I feel there is an incredible amount of cynicism on here - there are HM's that really aren't nice people in there (that's why they've been included) - when they erupt people will bend over backwards to cite reasons for their behaviour or call 'bad editing' - IMO - it's much simpler than that. Some people aren't nice.
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Old 22-09-2015, 15:51
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Austin asked him to swear on his grandad's life.
Thats shady..but then james went and done it like a mug. austin was satisfied afterwards, he knew what he just got him to do on national tv while his grandad is watching.
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Old 22-09-2015, 15:54
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Calling people gullible is too isn't it?

We all judge really don't we? I feel there is an incredible amount of cynicism on here - there are HM's that really aren't nice people in there (that's why they've been included) - when they erupt people will bend over backwards to cite reasons for their behaviour or call 'bad editing' - IMO - it's much simpler than that. Some people aren't nice.
i never called anyone gullible, thank you!!
that would be just as bad in my eyes, but to be fair whoever said it said it in response to the cynicism remark which was levelled in the first place.
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Old 22-09-2015, 16:40
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i remember my ex husband swearing on his babies lives about something, turned out he was lying.
either that or he only has a couple of years left, so James doesn't have much to lose
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