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Csnog
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07-18-2002

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 3:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Csnog a private message Print Post    
I think I would rather be in the company of Jet and Cord than some who look "down" on them.

Akwarlord47
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06-26-2007

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 3:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Akwarlord47 a private message Print Post    
I think the issue of "Standard English" is subjective to the region you live in. I will miss the cowboys.

Nerovh
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06-12-2005

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 3:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nerovh a private message Print Post    
The Cowboys sound like a lot of the people I know, so I don't have any problem with the way they talk. It may not be proper English, but it doesn't make them stupid or bad people.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Absolutely! East TN has a completely different accent from the other two sections of TN. And this in a state that can be driven across in less than ten hours!

I will miss the Cowboys as well - loved them!

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 4:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I didn't criticize their accent and I didn't say they were stupid or bad people. In fact, I said they seem like very nice people. But they do butcher the language.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 4:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
I liked what they had to say and also enjoyed the way they expressed themselves.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I liked the Cowboys as well and I enjoyed hearing them talk. A little different from what I am used to hearing so I found that fun.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 4:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
So long Cowboys, you were always such fun to watch!

From my fav exit interview site:

Exclusive: Jet McCoy and Cord McCoy talk about 'The Amazing Race' realitytvworld

Jag2000
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07-01-2009

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 5:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jag2000 a private message Print Post    
I remember the first time the Globetrotters were on and they had to figure out something to finish the task and no one would give them the answer. Therefore they couldn't finish the task and were eliminated. I hated when that happened to them because everyone felt they were a strong team. At least they are still in the race. The penalty task that M/G had to do was soo easy, it was a no brainer. I can't figure out the relationship between K/V. I cannot wait until they leave. Someone asked their ages..Kent is 35..Vyxsin is 32.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Well, now I am moving over to support my second favs, the GT's! Yes, they U-Turned my favs, the Cowboys, but that is all part of the game. The only people you can U-Turn effectively are those behind you, and that was who was behind them!

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Kent is 35..Vyxsin is 32.

I am totally, absolutely STUNNED!

Brenda1966
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07-02-2002

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I like the cowboy interview -- they admit they like the sharing of info when they are on the receiving end. Very honest answer IMO. But they didn't ask about leaving Gary in the dust and if that could have helped them. It appears they may have been a bit naive about how much the other teams were helping each other and he fully expected others would likely have to repeat the task too.

Now I'm going with Zev/Justin for the win!

Csnog
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07-18-2002

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 6:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Csnog a private message Print Post    
Jag
They had a roadblock that required one person to search through a bunch of telephones, remember five letters,fill out a form with several biographical questions and unscramble the five letters to form his name.

If they were correct, the inspector would hand them their next clue and unscramble the five letters to spell out the name Franz.

The form was what tripped him up.

Big Easy teamed up with Dan but Dan did not give him the name... he did leave BE with a clue, that the answer he was looking for started with an F.

Dan of (brothers Sam and Dan) and BE were the only ones in the room.

There were bad feelings between the brothers and the Globetrotters.

There were only 120 possible combinations of five letter words, and if he had taken Dan’s clue into account, he would have been left with only 24, meaning he would have only had to guess once per 10 minutes.

Instead he gave up and accepted a four hour penalty which eliminated them in 4th place.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
I'm curious, now that we don't get to see Elimination Station, will the Cowboys get to keep racing to see the world - as decoys? Or do they do the decoys when it is whittled down to 5 teams?

Iheartkaysar
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08-16-2005

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Iheartkaysar a private message Print Post    
I think the Speedbump Gary and Mallory had to do was way too easy for a Speedbump.

I wondered the same thing re: the fondue. Why not just jug it down? (Then probably bring it back up later.)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
All of the speed bumps lately are easy.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Absolutely. I seem to recall the Cowboys being the beneficiary of a very easy speed bump at one point.

Bonbonlover
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07-13-2000

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 8:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
A Justin Tweet... he was asked about the cheese...

justin_kanew justin kanew
Wasn't allowed... Bread or bust. RT @JustCrystalK: Why didn't y'all just forget the bread and DRINK the cheese? Less filling!
21 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 11:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    

quote:

You know who's been flying under the radar? Kisha/Jen- they haven't had a really bad leg. They could be the ones who don't win any leg except the one that counts.....


Agreed Wilson. Take a look at those women sometime when they are lined up with the others. They are very large (tall) athletic women. They seem to do just as well on all of the physical tasks as the men. In fact, they seemed to carry that couch more easily than most of the teams. I wouldn't mind at all seeing them win. And Jen, as she told somebody last night, is indeed very good with reading maps.

Stormie
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03-01-2007

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 2:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stormie a private message Print Post    
I'm sorry to see the cowboys go, they're a great team and fun to watch, particularly bc they tend to catch up. The cheese didn't seem to even faze them, but I guess there just wasn't enough time left.

I'm glad Jen and LaKisha are doing this well, the last time it was the restroom break that got them, but if they keep up this momentum, they could win the game, so I hope they are able to, I'd like to see them win.

This has been a really great season, they are all very deserving, things can change on a dime, it's anyone's game at this point.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 8:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Really good interview with the Cowboys. I like them even more. I like their attitudes. They are very fair minded and honest.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I think there is a difference between helping someone out and literally performing the task for them by giving them the answer. But it seems it is all part of the game and the Cowboys obviously failed in the social game part of the Amazing Race. Who knew that The Amazing Race would become partly a social game like BB or Survivor?

Karuuna
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I think it's more social this time because these are repeat contestants, so they have previous relationships, from other races and outside the race. So you are more inclined to help people you know better to preserve those outside relationships.

But that's also why we see them having more fun while waiting, playing BB, and pranks. Again, that's not something you would likely see with teams who have no prior relationship coming onto the race.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 9:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That's an excellent observation, Kar. Kind of similar to what we saw in the All Star BB and Survivors.

One of the things that I have always liked about TAR is that it is more of a pure competition than a social game. Not that I don't enjoy the social game aspect of Survivor and BB. It's just nice to see something different. So I hope you are right and TAR goes back to purer competition next season.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Yes Kar, Raelynne and I were thinking the same thing.