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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 7:47 am
Alisons, that's not an affiliate trick...it's an network trick. By having the show go till 10:01, they can count the 9:30-10:00 audience as part of the 10:00-10:30 audience.... And I'll start a new thread probably, but a post at Television Without Pity lead me to this website, which shows the TV distribution for NFL games each week, which can help people determine if you'll get a delay or not (and CBS has the doubleheader next week, so it looks like a lot of the country will)
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Penguin
Member
09-08-2005
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 7:57 am
Just wanted to make a comment about "putting on a show" that Sarah did. I'm also handicapped, I use a electric cart, and I'm always being asked to show how the cart works. There are times that I feel like I'm putting on a show and should sell tickets. I'm not saying what Peter and Sarah did was right or wrong I just wanted to put it in perspective. Personally I really don't care that much for Peter & Sarah, they get on my nerves!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 8:10 am
I love the Kentucky couple, and her accent is adorable. (I KNOW most won't agree with me, but that's okay.) They are the most real. I was pulling for the mom's but they suck the fun out of the room. The dad and daughter don't get enough screen time, but I want to pull for them. Also love the cute Asian guys! The gal with the leg, and her guy, I was pulling for them, but they are shilling too much, (I think for screen time) and I am not impressed. And the young arguing couple are boring to me. I was pulling for the gay couple, they are sweet and very in love, but they are getting cartoonish/sitcom-ish and its become annoying so early in the game for me. (Same with the cheerleaders, but at least they aren't cheering every 30 seconds. LOL) I was really upset to see the adorable Indian couple go last week, they were my faves. Pout. Oh I also like the male models, and wonder if THEY are a couple... they are sweet, and have been through so much together...
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 8:13 am
I was very glad to see that I'm not the only one that keeps trying wanting to say Tom & Jerry instead of Tom & Terry. Okay, I'll be the opposing voice here on Peter and Sarah. I didn't have any problem with her performing. It seemed to me that it started out as demonstarting to the curious locals what she could do and they tried to parlay it into a way to get money which it doesn't appear they got much, if any, of. Would it have been better accepted if they were starting a leg with no money? And seeing how Duke and Lauren apparently run out of money next week, it might have been a very smart thing to do, especially if they were also running low on cash. Sarah did say that while it's too early to make any decisions about Peter, she is taking notes for future decisions.
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Monkey
Member
09-10-2006
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 8:24 am
I will continue to call them Tom and Jerry as they remind me of a couple of cartoon characters!LOL
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Dke1212
Member
07-13-2005
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 8:46 am
The Kentucky couple is my favorite too, then the brothers. I liked the single moms, but they did get on my nerves a little bit last night. Still, I'd like them to do well
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 8:48 am
With regard to Sarah "performing" and then Peter asking for money: I just wonder how culturally acceptable that was. They sure didn't get a good response from their street audience and I thought it was kind of tacky. To me it is just more of the "ugly American" thing......sometimes Americans aren't sensitive to how other cultures might perceive them and their actions. Just my opinion.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 8:51 am
I don't think Sarah and Peter were actually shilling for money. I think it was exactly what Penguin said above. They were demonstrating her leg for the curious, and Peter made a mock show of asking for money. I have been to China. Once you get outside the big cities, the way of life is very, very different from what we as Americans know. They were in a very remote part of China. People there live very simple, even difficult by our standards, lifestyles. These people would not have HAD any money.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 9:13 am
I am happy to report that the Cowboys are not playing on CBS at any time this season that would mess with TAR...all of their games on CBS are at noon. Yeah!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 9:56 am
Interesting and challenging tasks this epi (but poor horses, camels and hyniks - couldn't have been much fun for them, getting yelled at and all!). Always amazed to see the different landscapes. The dance was beautiful. The car and cab problems and bad directions always twist my stomach in knots. Didn't like the behavior of a number of racers this leg. Very kind of Mary to offer Lyn & Karlyn the extra water (not that they really deserved it after their refusal to even find out what Peter & Tyler wanted to ask - btw, were they just using the jack wrong?) I really like Dustin & Kandice so I was disappointed by the preview - hope it's misleading. I'm also worried about Duke & Lauren.
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Bbfanatic
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 11:51 am
This is my first post for this season. I do not have any team I am pulling for yet. I am finding them all annoying 
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Donners
Member
09-15-2006
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 12:19 pm
When I was watching, I couldn't figure out which I liked less - Peter putting his "girlfriend" on display like a freak show, or her actually hopping back and forth for him. But then they showed the deadpan reactions of the locals when it came time to "pay for the show" and I laughed so it was all OK again. I hope they find a way to fix her leg...is she going to hop through the rest of the race? Karma's a bizzle, indeed. (almost like Karma said, "OK, you want to pre-board because of your one leg? Fine, we'll give you one leg.") As for the editing and camera work, I also thought there were a few spots where all the action got very chaotic and it was a bit hard to see which team was saying what. I'm sure one or two less teams will make it easier to focus the action for them.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 12:22 pm
I will admit I am ignorant here, but how does an artificial leg use hydraulic fluid (or whatever fluid was leaking)?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 1:02 pm
Julieboo: The artificial leg has a part that acts as a "shock absorber" to make walking more natural. The hydraulic fluid is a key component to the "shock absorber" and could maybe be compared to the function of the knee. Imagine how awkward you would walk if your knee is injured and not bending properly (or is immobilized). That's similar to what Sarah is going through and why her walk is getting progressively "funnier". <... thinks of Monty Python's "Ministry of Silly Walks" skit ...>
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 1:14 pm
Last nite at the beginning of the show I was thinking how I was enjoying all the teams and wasn't it nice not to have villains this year...and then the flat tire incident!! Some one could have given them their jack and gone on and still be way ahead of them.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 1:25 pm
But just for arguments sake, if someone had given them their jack, what would they have done for one if they needed a jack? Is there a guarantee that the team would return the favor? What if the team with the loaned jack wasn't even nearby when the loaners needs a jack?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 1:36 pm
Calamity, I understand CBS has the word hynik on their website, but I don't think that is the proper term. Google it or look it up in the dictionary, and you don't find any definitions for an ox-like animal. I was wondering what word they were saying last night, so I spent some time Googling it and came up with an animal that looks just like those on the show and that may be pronounced like the heinie they seemed to be saying on the show. Anybody want to play guess that word?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:16 pm
Thanks Spongie!!!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:32 pm
Juju: I wondered about that name too. I finally checked CBS as a last resort because Flash and Java don't seem to be working on my computer any more, which makes it almost impossible to use/navigate most sites. But before that I did come across the name Hangai yak. Doubt that's the one you were referring to though (unless you slur it together!). Hmm. Now I'm really curious. I've got some giant animal atlases and encyclopedias at home, will see if I can find anything there.
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Realurker
Member
08-10-2004
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:37 pm
I missed part of last night's show and wasn't upset because I thought the link for the full show would be on the website and it is not--does anyone have a link? Thanks
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:48 pm
Several people have mentioned "Karma" in regard to Sarah. Why should Sarah receive bad "Karma" in the form of her knee leaking? Why was pre-boarding something deserving of payback? She used a legitimate service provided by an airline, and she got NO benefit except to get settled in their assigned seats before the other passengers boarded. It is just as much a service to the other passengers, as she did not slow them up by being in front of them while boarding the plane, and there wasn't a risk of her being injured or injuring someone else during the jostling that sometimes happens during boarding. Yes, Peter comes across as a tool for the way he talks about "using" the disability, but that would make him desrve bad Karma for acting like a tool, not Sarah.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:57 pm
Ox: the Mongol name of a ox is 'ükher'. The cow milk is considered as the best milk for milk tea, cream and cheese. Beef is also very welcome among the Mongols. Good leather is always made from ox skin. Ox is also the only right animal for the Mongolian cart, a wooden cart with a pair of big wooden wheels. Although it is really slow, but the Mongols enjoy it . Usually the cart is driven by single ox, but the royal cart of Genghis Khan was driven by 80 white oxen. Ox is the symbol of sturdiness and sometimes, stubbornness. Yaks are poppular in the cold regions of Mongolia and considered as a kind of ox.
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Realurker
Member
08-10-2004
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:58 pm
I found the link on Survivor Sucks--the episode is on YouTube if anyone needs it
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Linkers
Member
08-11-2006
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 3:22 pm
1st This is just a question When the KY team gave the other team their extra water. in the past wouldnt that have been illegal? I didnt think that other teams could help teams due the comps like that. Just a question nothing againest them doing it 2 I dont understand why they dont help whats her name ( I'm not good with names and dont care to look for it right now sorry) Why dont they let her get the stuff she needs for her leg to work right? To me that seems like a medical need and they should allow that
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 4:07 pm
Linkers, I made the same comment to my husband last week about Sarah's leg. He made a good point about it being no different then any other racer being hurt. He pointed out the dad that fell a few years back at the starting line. They stitched up his knee. But he had to limp and hop for most of the race. Same with the older couple when she fell down that big hole. I think she got stitches in her head. Sorry I don't remember their names.
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