Got the Sad Card from Sacto tryouts

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winegreg · #1 Post by **winegreg** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:03 am

Oh well, at least I got a card this time. The first four times they didn't send anything, after two months waiting for the card each time, I started losing hope. I also like that they put in fine print on the card "Game sponsor reserves the right to limit the number of times one can apply." If they were smart, (and I'm not claiming they are) they would send happy cards to us pesky repeat applicants, which would keep us quiet and away from tryouts until our eligibility ran out.
-Greg

gsabc · #2 Post by **gsabc** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:05 am

My sympathies.

If they were smart, they'd actually pick some of us repeaters to be on the show and get all that free publicity that comes when they have big winners.

MarleysGh0st · #3 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:15 am

Sorry, winegreg. Welcome back to the club.

gsabc wrote:If they were smart, they'd actually pick some of us repeaters to be on the show and get all that free publicity that comes when they have big winners.

I'm sure it would be a very pleasant thing for them if one of their bubbly, exciting, personable contestants won the million. But if a contestant won that money and didn't have anything interesting to chat to Meredith about...what possible interest would that be for the viewers?

Placeholder · #4 Post by **Placeholder** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:17 am

Bastidges.

Fargin' iceholes.

ulysses5019 · #5 Post by **ulysses5019** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:21 am

winegreg wrote:Oh well, at least I got a card this time. The first four times they didn't send anything, after two months waiting for the card each time, I started losing hope. I also like that they put in fine print on the card "Game sponsor reserves the right to limit the number of times one can apply." If they were smart, (and I'm not claiming they are) they would send happy cards to us pesky repeat applicants, which would keep us quiet and away from tryouts until our eligibility ran out.
-Greg

I thought they tried this already. Sorry Greg. Maybe you shoulda had more wine.

tlynn78 · #6 Post by **tlynn78** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:37 am

bastiges

t.

peacock2121 · #7 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:41 am

winegreg wrote:Oh well, at least I got a card this time. The first four times they didn't send anything, after two months waiting for the card each time, I started losing hope. I also like that they put in fine print on the card "Game sponsor reserves the right to limit the number of times one can apply." If they were smart, (and I'm not claiming they are) they would send happy cards to us pesky repeat applicants, which would keep us quiet and away from tryouts until our eligibility ran out. -Greg

Sorry about the sad card.

I am not so sure they haven't already done this to people.

I call it a marley card.

Goodness.... did I say that out loud?

NellyLunatic1980 · #8 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:42 am

I'm sitting here hopelessly waiting for my longshot

card from Atlanta.

gsn309 · #9 Post by **gsn309** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:01 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:I'm sitting here hopelessly waiting for my longshot card from Atlanta.

Well until someone who was not also taped actually reports getting one, "hopelessly" is probably apropos for us!

Sorry to hear bout the card Winegreg. It will be interesting to see if the taped/no taped trend continues with the road shows.

ulysses5019 · #10 Post by **ulysses5019** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:03 am

peacock2121 wrote:
winegreg wrote:Oh well, at least I got a card this time. The first four times they didn't send anything, after two months waiting for the card each time, I started losing hope. I also like that they put in fine print on the card "Game sponsor reserves the right to limit the number of times one can apply." If they were smart, (and I'm not claiming they are) they would send happy cards to us pesky repeat applicants, which would keep us quiet and away from tryouts until our eligibility ran out. -Greg
Sorry about the sad card.

I am not so sure they haven't already done this to people.

I call it a marley card.

Goodness.... did I say that out loud?

Yes you did. Maybe TBTB say it too.

MarleysGh0st · #11 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:45 am

peacock2121 wrote: I am not so sure they haven't already done this to people.

I call it a marley card.

"Millionaire reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may audition for the show" hasn't become the Marley Rule, yet.

secondchance · #12 Post by **secondchance** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:27 pm

winegreg wrote:Oh well, at least I got a card this time. The first four times they didn't send anything, after two months waiting for the card each time, I started losing hope. I also like that they put in fine print on the card "Game sponsor reserves the right to limit the number of times one can apply." If they were smart, (and I'm not claiming they are) they would send happy cards to us pesky repeat applicants, which would keep us quiet and away from tryouts until our eligibility ran out.
-Greg

Geez, Greg - that truly sucks. Sorry to hear the news.

gsn309 wrote: Well until someone who was not also taped actually reports getting one, "hopelessly" is probably apropos for us!

Sorry to hear bout the card Winegreg. It will be interesting to see if the taped/no taped trend continues with the road shows.

Well, since Winegreg got his card, I should know in about 3 hours if i've almost certainly met the same fate. Or perhaps by some miracle i'll help resolve the "non-taped" paradox... ha.

slam · #13 Post by **slam** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:12 pm

Sorry about that winegreg. I certainly know how you feel.

As I had previously mentioned, when I had my 2nd interview at my last audition, one of the APs mentioned someone that had auditioned 38 times and basically wasn't gettign the hint. However, she didn't seem to indicate that they were going to bar the person from auditioning anymore.

ulysses5019 · #14 Post by **ulysses5019** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:14 pm

slam wrote:Sorry about that winegreg. I certainly know how you feel.

As I had previously mentioned, when I had my 2nd interview at my last audition, one of the APs mentioned someone that had auditioned 38 times and basically wasn't gettign the hint. However, she didn't seem to indicate that they were going to bar the person from auditioning anymore.

I don't suppose you could bar the person from showing up. Discrimination and all that. But, would you want TPTB to tell you that they will never let you on the show?

MarleysGh0st · #15 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:33 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:I don't suppose you could bar the person from showing up. Discrimination and all that.

Of course they can. What else does "Millionaire reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may audition for the show" mean?

ulysses5019 · #16 Post by **ulysses5019** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:37 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:I don't suppose you could bar the person from showing up. Discrimination and all that.
Of course they can. What else does "Millionaire reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may audition for the show" mean?

Did you ignore the third sentence on purpose?

MarleysGh0st · #17 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:43 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:I don't suppose you could bar the person from showing up. Discrimination and all that.
Of course they can. What else does "Millionaire reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may audition for the show" mean?
Did you ignore the third sentence on purpose?

I didn't think it was relevant to my response.

ulysses5019 wrote:But, would you want TPTB to tell you that they will never let you on the show?

No, I certainly would not. Nor, I suppose, would anyone else. This does explain why the APs prefer to give the polite brush-off, time and time again, rather than invoke the prohibition.

But the fact that they put this reservation of power in the rules means that they can do so, any time they choose.

ulysses5019 · #18 Post by **ulysses5019** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:47 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote: Of course they can. What else does "Millionaire reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may audition for the show" mean?
Did you ignore the third sentence on purpose?
I didn't think it was relevant to my response.

ulysses5019 wrote:But, would you want TPTB to tell you that they will never let you on the show?
No, I certainly would not. Nor, I suppose, would anyone else. This does explain why the APs prefer to give the polite brush-off, time and time again, rather than invoke the prohibition.

But the fact that they put this reservation of power in the rules means that they can do so, any time they choose.

Ok. Sorry.

silvercamaro · #19 Post by **silvercamaro** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:52 pm

Greg, I'm sorry. I've been rooting for you (and others) ever since meeting you in San Diego way back when.

lilclyde54 · #20 Post by **lilclyde54** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:31 pm

Sorry to hear the bad news. Persevere on.

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