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Kitt
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Monday, February 21, 2011 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Talking of which, it seems like Ron has forgotten the lessons he learned last time with Christina.

Jimmer
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Monday, February 21, 2011 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I agree that Luke shows a lot of emotion and is very expressive.

Hypermom
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Monday, February 21, 2011 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Luke won Deaf Person of the Year in 2010.

ETA link:

http://www.afterelton.com/people/2011/02/amazing-race-luke-adams-gay

Tntitanfan
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Monday, February 21, 2011 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
All that you are saying above about Lukek's "overly dramatic" facial expressions and movements are a part of deaf culture. Just like stage makeup is heavier than anything you would wear to lunch, it tries to make the message BIGGER - if that makes sense!

And good for Luke's award! I am glad that his peers applaud his spunk and willingness to be "out there" as a representative of their culture.

Watching2
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I don't think they would for the most part. I hate to generalize, though. I know other deaf people who aren't as expressive in that manner, but mainly, I've seen them when they were happy, so who knows?! I do know I have experienced and been told my some folks in each demographic, that deaf and/or blind people cannot pick up on all of the social dynamics growing up simply because they can't hear or see them. They can often come off as rude when it wasn't their intention.

I sure hope Mel is going to be OK. When he said he was 70 last night, it struck me that I haven't seen him in 10 yrs. How did 10 yrs go by so quickly!! It doesn't seem like it was that long ago. ....Hobbling off ..... to get in my rocking chair....::: LOL :-)

Lakecat
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I watch this show about every other season and I only recognize The Cowboys and The Globe Trotters.If one of them gets eliminated first round,Im done with the season.

Costacat
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I'm still not fans of Jet/Cord, Margie/Luke, and Jen/LaKisha, and Mallory. Any of those can leave at any time. I find it really ridiculous that Jennifer didn't learn how to swim before she started this race.

This time around, I'm hoping the Globetrotters win. Only because they always bring a smile to my face.

Seamonkey
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Monday, February 21, 2011 - 5:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I did think Jamie was rude and wasn't thrilled when they helped Kent and Vyxsin.. that was ok but then to say they wanted to help someone to stay they know they can beat is snarky. I sure hope K/V outlast J/C.

Not a Margie/Luke fan but so far haven't noticed him emitting the continual "MOMMM" so it could be he won't be quite so tied to her this time. But at the RB when each said they would do it, notice she won that one and did the task.

I don't think his methods of EXPRESSION are whiney, it is when he gives up on tasks and gets.. whiney. Hasn't happened this season but it sure did last time they were on. I certainly understand that he needs to use expressiveness to help communicate.

But it is like with anyone on these shows, we all have our most favorites and least favorites. I don't think there is a wrong or a right to be declared, really.
Well I already mentioned the not swimming issue with Jen.. and it seemed like she was quite proud of STILL not acquiring some skill there.. Sort of like someone going on Survivor a second time and not trying to at least be able to start a fire with a flint..

I'm just happy the season has started!!

Oregonguy
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That was Margie who said helping kent/vysin was fine since they thought they could beat them at the end. Poor jaime gets blamed for something she didnt even do! LOL

Mush
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09-09-2002

Monday, February 21, 2011 - 6:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mush a private message Print Post    
About Margie and Luke...

My friends and I are going through letting go of our kids as they leave the nest. It's hard to watch them not do things the way we would do them, not because we want to do these things but because we feel that our result would be better for our kids. But we recognize that having our kids do things in their own way an important part of becoming independent.

I don't see this happening with Margie and Luke, and that's why I don't enjoy watching them. Margie seems to do things that Luke can do just fine, and Luke seems to look to her for help when he could work things out. Last night, I think that it was Margie who swam with the sharks and Margie who leaned out of the boat and grabbed the clue. As a mom of a son near Luke's age I would have encouraged him to do those things. I don't dislike them, it's just a dynamic that makes me uncomfortable so they're not my favorite team to root for.

Biscottiii
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Carmenv said: I also love FT & BE, and it is great that they are working together with Zev & Justin. For some reason I don't remember that "alliance" from their season...

From Wiki:
The returning teams (and their prior race placements) are:

* From Season 12:
o Ronald & Christina Hsu, father & daughter, 2nd place
o Kent Kaliber[Note 1] & Vyxsin Fiala, dating goths, 5th place

* From Season 14:
o Margie & Luke Adams, mother & son, 3rd place
o Amanda Blackledge & Kris Klicka, engaged (dating in Season 14), 8th place
o Jaime Edmondson & Cara Rosenthal, former cheerleaders for the Miami Dolphins, 2nd place
o LaKisha "Kisha" & Jennifer "Jen" Hoffman, sisters, 4th place
o Mel & Mike White, father & son, 6th place

* From Season 15:
o Zev Glassenberg & Justin Kanew, best friends, 9th place
o Herb "Flight Time" Lang & Nate "Big Easy" Lofton, Harlem Globetrotters, 4th place


* From Season 16:
o Jet & Cord McCoy, brothers & cowboys, 2nd place

* From Season 17
o Gary & Mallory Ervin, father & daughter, 6th place
- - -

I remember when Zev/Justin first ran the race, Zev had a lot of fears because of his social skills - big reason why his friendship with Justin was so remarkable. Even though FT/BE were competitors, I think one of the teams did a favor for the other, can't remember what.

After the races I think a LOT of the racers bond and become friends for life. I was hoping that Zev would be able to make a slew of new friends. Plus, with everyone commiserating about the awful lost passport (& how well Zev/Justin treated each other after the mishap), I would bet nice guys FT/BE would have become good friends with them.

ETA: That's why lastnight, after giving the info, Zev said 'they knew FT/BE & they didn't know any of those other people from Adam'.

Seamonkey
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OMG, sorry to blame Cara.. and I even watched it twice, though the second time was sort of in background mode and the first time I was charting and taking my own notes as it went.. so guess I messed up on that one.. so Cara helped Margie and Margie passed that to Vyxsin.

I was surprised since Luke immediately wanted to do that task, that Margie over rode him.. not sure if she knew a puzzle was involved and he tends to get frustrated by them or not.

Tishala
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So sad to see Jet/Cord Margie/Son again. One time was enough.

Happy to have the Globetrotters again, but they don't have a chance in hell of winning. They are just not good at the puzzle challenges and, if they hadn't gotten the answer from Zev and the other one, they would have been there at least as long as the cow people. (BTW, I just hate the name Zev. It means "wolf"--that's where Wolf Blitzer's name comes from; he was born Zev--and I just cannot think of a worse name.)

I like Kisha and Jen. I hope they team up with Zev and Co and the Globetrotters to undermine the mother/son duo.

I was impressed with the difficulty of the tasks. Glad we didn't get any of those lame tasks to start off the season. I want tough stuff the whole time--although I can live without the eating challenges.

Roxip
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I would have liked to have seen whether Luke would have been successful at the puzzle...as a person who has to depend on visual clues so much of the time he might have been excellent at that puzzle and not overlooked big chunks of it like so many others did.

Scooterrific
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
I was wondering if Luke not doing the task may have had to do with the fact they they had to receive training in scuba gear...perhaps they didn't have a trainer that knew sign language?

Costacat
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But his mother could have interpreted. The one thing I did think of was if they were communicating underwater someway (radios or whatever), he wouldn't be able to hear instructions or warnings. BUT... either way, she totally stomped all over him. At least in the footage we saw.

Roxip
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I don't think they were communicating underwater because the people had to find their way back to the egress point by themselves and several of them seemed to be wandering around. Besides, I'm sure there was a safety person near each contestant "just in case" - wouldn't be good publicity to have an American race contestant eaten by a Great White while in Australia...LOL!

Scooterrific
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LOL RoxiP!!!

Jag2000
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The reason that the first group of people's plane was late is because someone on their plane
had a heart attack. He is ok from what I read, but a few of the racers were upset because it
delayed their arrival and the last 3 groups got
in before them. It is on MSNBC's web page.

Roxip
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I would be upset too, and it would have nothing to do with not having compassion about the man having the heart attack...but when your mind is in a task-oriented role and you have random poor luck you are frustrated and upset. It's all part of the Race but to start out with this particular bad Race luck would be upsetting.

Texannie
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Perhaps it has nothing to do with his disablity or her enabling him. Maybe she just really wanted to do the task? I would be SO excited to swim with sharks. I don't think either of my kids would be all that excited about doing it either.

Lexie_girl
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I would love to swim with sharks !!!

Scooterrific
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You people are nuts I tell you...lol!

Shelb724
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I'm just glad they finally have this in HD!

Colordeagua
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I would not want to do TAR. PERIOD. Waaay toooo much stress for me. NO thanks. I don't believe in stress. I NEVER have a problem with my blood pressure.

Juju2bigdog
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I swam with sharks in French Polynesia last October. It was quite thrilling. We were in the open ocean, and they were the kind of sharks that only eat dead things. Still, they were big sharks, and it was quite thrilling.

Akwarlord47
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Was on a plane yesterday with Kent and Vyxsin. Very nice and friendly couple.

Roxip
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Fortunately you were still live, right?

Mush
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mush a private message Print Post    

quote:

Was on a plane yesterday with Kent and Vyxsin. Very nice and friendly couple.




Neat, Akwarlord! Did you talk to them? Were they dressed like goths? Did a lot of people on the plane recognize them?

Happymom
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Akwarlord, that is cool!

I am surprised Ron and Christina came in 2nd. I don't remember them lasting so long. I may have to change my pick in the Philimination Game.

Re Margie doing the task, maybe Luke has more physical strength and since this task didn't require that, maybe they are saving Luke to do the more physically strenuous tasks.

Biscottiii
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Heads up for anyone that missed the 1st Episode and can't run it on the computer.

CBS is rerunning the first show tomorrow:

Saturday, February 26
Amazing Race 18
Head Down and Hold On (Australia)

Aussiedeb
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07-05-2004

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I was so excited to see my home city where I grew up.. I went to Manly and Shelly beaches when I was growing up and we went by the ferry.. I was watching going hey go this way ( points at tv ) lol like they could hear me tell them how to get there haha.. can't wait for the next show to see where they end up next..

Akwarlord47
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MUSH - I did talk to them they were wearing the same type of clothes you see them in on AR. I think most people did recognize them. They were on the way to Louisville to appear at the opening of a new night club. I was on my home from visit}ing my son.