[T*]

Just because Sam has a disability doesn't automatically means if he wins he has to give it to charity.

I saw a lot of people frowning upon him for not doing it after he won a sum of money from Deal or no deal.

I feel that this is an awful assumption.

[Winkie Expand]

AMEN!

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Winkie Expand

AMEN!

Oh yeah.

[reece(:]

Then he should stop playing up the disability for the cash then!

[Ramsay]

Originally Posted by reece(:

Then he should stop playing up the disability for the cash then!

BOOM

[T*]

Originally Posted by reece(:

Then he should stop playing up the disability for the cash then!

Playing up? WTF is wrong with you?!

[anne666]

Sam has only shown that deafness is his excuse for not joining in most things. That is NOT a role model, it is defeatist and lazy. Deafness does not make anyone sleep constantly or be bone idle in my family. He managed to mix and stay awake when Jeremiah was fawning over him. Waste of a good opportunity to do something positive for the deaf community.

[reece(:]

Originally Posted by Cuda

Playing up? WTF is wrong with you?!

What.. he obviously is. Are you watching the same programme?! And there is absolutely nothing wrong with me thank you very much.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by reece(:

What.. he obviously is. Are you watching the same programme?! And there is absolutely nothing wrong with me thank you very much.

Apart from your ability to sympathise with disabilities

[reece(:]

Originally Posted by Withano

Apart from your ability to sympathise with disabilities

Not when someone shoves it in your face as an excuse to win and says they will be taking advantage of it when they go in. So try again mate.

[DanaC]

'playing up the disability'?

So mentioning that he's found things difficult, or that he wamnts to be a rolemodel for deaf kids means he automatically has to eschew any financial gain from competitions?

Sorry, that doesn't make any sense.

[reece(:]

He's done it since Day 1 when he said he would use his disability to his advantage and folk have fell for it hook, line and sinker.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Cuda

Just because Sam has a disability doesn't automatically means if he wins he has to give it to charity.

I saw a lot of people frowning upon him for not doing it after he won a sum of money from Deal or no deal.

I feel that this is an awful assumption.

Well Sam shouldn't go berserk about how other people spend their money then should he? It works both ways.

[Johnnyuk123]

In an earlier VT Sam said he will give 25% to charity ( no idea which on he never said ) and 25% to his mum and keep the rest for himself. If he does win we will see just how genuine he is after saying that but my gut feeling is it will all go down the pub toilets.

[pcro]

Absolutely he should not have to give it to charity because he is deaf. He should give it away becasue he was so pious and self-righteous about not being there for the money.

[Withano]

Double dare anybody to put earplugs in for a week and not tell people that you're struggling to hear them. Give him a break. He hasn't played up to it much at all.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Withano

Double dare anybody to put earplugs in for a week and not tell people that you're struggling to hear them. Give him a break. He hasn't played up to it much at all.

if anything he's down played it.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by parmnion

if anything he's down played it.

This.

[erinp5]

Did Josie ever but Steve his leg/ legs?

[fingers]

Originally Posted by erinp5

Did Josie ever but Steve his leg/ legs?

How easy it is to be so generous BEFORE you get your paws on the loot.

[the_answers]

Just don't listen to him - I've heard nothing that's worth listening to.

[DanaC]

True dat. I used to work with someone who had a similar level of hearing loss. He used to be exhausted by the end of the day, it took so much concentration just to follow what was going on in an office environment.