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The Amazing Race starts tonight!

15 years ago

I'll beat you to the TV! Ready, set.........GO!

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sooey
15 years ago
YES! I just came down to post a reminder and what do I find??? Ms. Flamie got here first! Yippie-Skippie! Amazing Race 14, at 8:00 tonight. Let the games begin!

sooey
mover over Flamie and pass the popcorn...
gadgets
15 years ago
Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to make sure I'm all ready to go by 8. Geez, first Biggest Loser starts another season, then Survivor, and now AR. Love it.

Shirley
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Oh MY...the Blonds are gone. I was happy to see them go. I did not like their bickering or, their negative vibe. I thought the good listener challenge would be easy...so how could it take the Grandson three hours to finish it? You're right flam, the grandpa is doing great. I just hope we don't have to see his thong again... The counting of the fence pickets was really funny. The Blonds were just dumb...they could not get out of their own way. They were so busy bickering that they could not decide how they would count or who was going to count. The short girl/tall boyfriend were a scream to watch. Again...she was soooo annoying. As far as I was concerned, the grandson won the prize on the counting...he counted stuff he was not sapose to but did not panic or start over...he had it all in his head. When he finished he went back and counted the pickets in the gate and subtracted them from his total...and got it right! Good for him! I was surprised to see that so many of them had a problem with the stilts. It looked easy to me but it must have been waaaay more difficult. Did only two teams complete the stilts?...the goths and the father/daughter? Did the TK & Rachel do the stilts? Why would the father take his shoes off? That looked like it would hurt your feet. Shirley, I'm with you re: the father and his hernia. Enough already. He is acting like a baby about it. Did TK & Rachel come in first? Which ever team it was got a great trip to Japan...lots of good stuff. It was a good show. And...the Blonds are gone! Who do you think will be the next to go? Grandpa & Grandson? Father & Daughter? I'll bet that one of those two teams come in last next week but, it will be a non-elimination round. What do you think? sooey
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moonie_57 (8 NC)
15 years ago
I missed survivor Thursday due to my dog having cluster seizures. We had him at the emergency care center. It was quite an ordeal!
sooey
15 years ago
Wow, it was a good first show and I like the way it ended. That cheese haul was exauhsting to watch. There would be no way that I could walk up that 'hill' let alone, walk back down it with 50 lbs of cheese on my back.

It seems that we have some good teams this season. Some of them are a bit different from what we have seen in the past...all the more interesting.

I liked it. What did all of you think?

sooey
gadgets
15 years ago
I agree with all you said, Sooey. I think I'm going to like this season from what I saw last night. It takes me a while on any of these shows to learn who's who. It's a shame that a few couples are eliminated before I get to know them. The only ones who really annoyed me last night were the 'country' folks. He sounded like a jerk, and she came off as a crybaby. Hopefully, that will improve.

Shirley
dibby
15 years ago
I enjoyed it. The cheese ordeal made me tired just watching! I'm not fond of slippery slopes, especially with 50 lbs of cheese on my back!

I wasn't too surprised at the couple who were eliminated, it seemed as if they spent a great deal of time bickering and pointing fingers at one another. Not usually a good way to start out a long and arduous journey.
Lindsey_CA
15 years ago
Yeah, I was certainly satisfied with the team that was eliminated last night. I do think the "country folks" will be the next to go, though. Or perhaps the flight attendants. They don't seem too bright.

LOVE the team that finished first last night, and we were so impressed that Phil was able to sign to them that they were team number one! Gotta love Phil!!
FlamingO in AR
Original Author
15 years ago
Yep, we watched. I was impressed with the country guy, after he got over berating his poor wife. They HAD to know ahead of time that this was a race and she would need to be able to move fast and she is going to have a lot of trouble with that, it's plain to see.

I think the cheese thing was a real test. I think they had to carry those useless things up the hill but I don't think they HAD to use them to carry the cheese down, at least not on their backs. I think sledding them down was probably the manner the locals would use, don't you? That may have been what they really were designed for, because as backpacks, they were worthless. I thought it showed some real ingenuity on the country guy's part to go that route. I really hope someone washed off all those cheeses, though, ew!

I LOVE the little brothers! They are a riot and fun and strong and brave. And the FA's, too, loved her swan dive off the dam, gutsy broad! She didn't scream or anything. I hope all their travel experience comes in handy in airports. I hope the Dad doesn't pull his groin muscle any worse, that'll knock you out of a race for sure.

I like the mother/son team but I wonder how long he'll last, he's very emotional. Phil signing was VERY cool! They'll have some challenges ahead, though, during certain kinds of road blocks, if he doesn't read lips.

The brother/sister lawyer team- they really tried to pull a fast one, didn't they? Were they going to get off the train at some point but got busted first? I was a little distracted by something right then and might have missed it.

The older married couple, I think they ticked off the cheerleaders (or was it the flight attendants) already, by lying to them about a train or something. It looks like a fun race is shaping up!
casey_nfld
15 years ago
I've never watched The Amazing Race before but my sister kept telling me I'd like it so I watched it and loved it! I'll be watching every week.
cheerful1_gw
15 years ago
I enjoyed it also. I haven't picked my favorite team yet, probably after the second or third leg. Very classy of Phil to sign to the mother/son team.

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