Secret Millionaire
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Garlick

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40,601 posts

270 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Just watching it on C4, not sure what to think.

Rich bloke goes to Moss Side to visit poor people, then hands out some of his cash. I guess if it helps?

Moss Side looks lovely though, I'm moving.

mickk

30,504 posts

272 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Did he survive?

AngryS3Owner

15,855 posts

259 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Looks interesting so far, the little oik arguing with him was quite funny. I would have just said something like "foook arrrf, I've got more cars than you have joints".

Edited by AngryS3Owner on Tuesday 5th August 21:33

Skywalker

3,269 posts

244 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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It doesn't look like it's changed much since my wife lived there 15 years ago.

Garlick

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40,601 posts

270 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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AngryS3Owner said:
Looks interesting so far, the little oik arguing with him was quite funny. I would have just said something like "foook arrrf, I've got more cars that you have joints".
Poor chap has to drive a Sunny - probably the idea of C4 - only for local chavs to mock him

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2,732 posts

266 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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AngryS3Owner said:
Looks interesting so far, the little oik arguing with him was quite funny. I would have just said something like "foook arrrf, I've got more cars that you have joints".
Looks like all he has is a MK1 Elise, so only worth a few grand more than the sunny!

schmalex

13,616 posts

236 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Maybe I'm being really shallow, but his house & car don't reflect a chap worth £77m.......

Good, interesting program though.

215cu

2,956 posts

240 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Used to go to the Robin Hood in Moss Side during my time in Salford.

Utter, utter sthole, made Salford look like paradise.

Of course, amongst the human detritus there are some good people there.

POORCARDEALER

8,667 posts

271 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Missed the start, how did he make his money?

AngryS3Owner

15,855 posts

259 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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POORCARDEALER said:
Missed the start, how did he make his money?
I think it might have been really high interest rate loans for people that can't really afford them.

sleep envy

62,260 posts

279 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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POORCARDEALER

8,667 posts

271 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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taking from the poor to give to the poor ?

Geronimo

626 posts

222 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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That kid in that OAPs house is so going to steal her card once the cheque has cleared and go on a crack fuelled spending orgy.

Garlick

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40,601 posts

270 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Nice to see their reactions, but think it's a bit unfair to start quoting the Sunday Times rich list. Almost showing off?

He could have just said he was doing alright.

AngryS3Owner

15,855 posts

259 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Garlick said:
Almost showing off?
I was starting to think that, but I guess it was still good what he did!

mouseymousey

2,642 posts

267 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Can't stand the idea of this programme. Just seems like a massive ego stroking exercise for the millionaire.

There are far more tasteful ways of helping out the less fortunate.

Mr Trophy

6,811 posts

233 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Very touching. Great to see that there are people happy to spent their own money to help others.

The Ben

1,623 posts

247 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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mouseymousey said:
Can't stand the idea of this programme. Just seems like a massive ego stroking exercise for the millionaire.

There are far more tasteful ways of helping out the less fortunate.
+1

He looked sooooo pleased ot tell them that he was a millionaire... Not that im suggesting that his money will not go to help, but just do think that is is not a very dignified way of giving charity...

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2,732 posts

266 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Garlick said:
Nice to see their reactions, but think it's a bit unfair to start quoting the Sunday Times rich list. Almost showing off?
He could have just said he was doing alright.
Kind of the nature of the programme. After all the "big reveal" needs to have some impact, wouldn't be quite the same if he just said, "actually I am not who you think I am, I do alright when it comes to money".

spydersingh

698 posts

245 months

Tuesday 5th August 2008
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The Ben said:
mouseymousey said:
Can't stand the idea of this programme. Just seems like a massive ego stroking exercise for the millionaire.

There are far more tasteful ways of helping out the less fortunate.
+1

He looked sooooo pleased ot tell them that he was a millionaire... Not that im suggesting that his money will not go to help, but just do think that is is not a very dignified way of giving charity...
It was almost like a kick in the nuts!

If anything, this program is good in the sense of the humbling experience it may provide to some of the millionaires they show.