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Gallaleo
Member
09-17-2006
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 5:17 am
I am so glad I found this site you guys all have such great posts. This is now my morning ritual to read posts here. Thanks to all of you!
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 5:43 am
Hi Galla!
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Suzsmarmie
Member
07-26-2005
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 7:20 am
True, Chilli. Maybe you're right. I guess the attitude coupled with last week's comments about Sarah's leg just hit me wrong. Ok, ok..I'll wait one more week to make my final decision..rofl!! Hi Galla...welcome..make yourself at home. Scoots, did you bring the donuts? I got the coffee.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 7:27 am
Hey Gallaleo, I'm glad that you're enjoying our musings. Feel free to jump in any time! 
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 3:57 pm
BTW thanks Jimmer for letting me know about the TAR threads. BB7 has been my whole world this summer.... I didn't even think about checking out other parts of TVCH! LOL My thoughts are STILL consumed with Will and Janelle. ( ) I have forbidden myself from chatting in the Dr. Dreamy and Janellicious thread! I NEED TO BRANCH OUT!!! And thanks for helping me!!
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 3:59 pm
oops Suzs...didn't mean to ignore you....we've been having issues with computers today...but I'll bring the donuts tomorrow.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 4:19 pm
LOL - You're welcome Trueheart! There's lots of good stuff here - it's good to branch out! 
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Suzsmarmie
Member
07-26-2005
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 4:35 pm
N/P Scoots..we haven't really gotten our "Koffee Talk" corner off the ground yet, so don't worry. There's plenty of time yet..I'm just trying to get a place where the Janellation fans can decompress safely
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 12:48 am
*sigh* "I feel defeated" I broke down and posted in the Dr. Dreamy and Janellicious thread.....BUT I BLAME TAR!!!! If they would just have 24/7 Live Feeds and maybe a buxom blonde and a handsome puppetmaster....well...I think we would all have a lot more to talk about!!! HUMPH!
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Lizziedi
Member
10-05-2005
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 1:17 am
Thank you Raen! Just went over your summary to refresh the episode. I'm so glad to read all the postings about Peter/Sarah because I too find their relationship troubling. I've decided to give Sarah a total pass on her behavior, because I think Peter sabotages her at every turn. He "supports" her by being critical, making her weaker & unsure, and then moves in to take control & "fix" her. She's a smart lady, and tried to regain control of the situation when she was becoming upset--and then he stops everything to "smarmy councel" her. So then it becomes her "meltdown", he's very condescending & she's worn out and agrees. I think she's found herself in stressful situations, in foreign countries, disabled and without the kind of real support she expected & was willing to give in return. I completely agree with those who think this was NOT the loving relationship she was expecting. He's grand-standing as her "coach", often at her expense.
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Lizziedi
Member
10-05-2005
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 1:19 am
LOL, I'm also trying to shake the Will/Janelle blues, but it doesn't help that I keep listening to the "Seduces Me" Tribute.
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 1:33 am
LOL Lizzie....ahh....I know what you mean all too well! For me it's Slow Dancing in a Burning Room I've watched it more times than I can count! Man! somebody slap me in the head every time I try to talk about BB in the TAR thread!!! It's utterly amazing....the hold it has over me! LOL
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 8:39 am
*konamouse* slaps Trueheart in the head. Hey, she asked for it, I was just trying to be helpful. 'squeek'
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 2:25 pm
Kona!!
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 5:06 pm
"Ouch!"
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, September 29, 2006 - 3:08 am
I just watched all of the pre-show interviews and found a few interesting tidbits that some of us had been curious about and some stuff that was just interesting to me. Bilal and Sa'eed both served in the military. Sa'eed quit a $60,000 a year job to go on TAR. David and Mary were so funny. Their kids think they are both on Survivor. David was actually up to Round 2 in Survivor interviews when they were called by TAR. When they left, their son asked David what he was going to do when they got down to F3 and he had to vote his mom out. His daughter said for him to vote her out first so she could come home and be with them. Mary was a size 16 when TAR called and she dropped down to size 8 before the race started. She also studied key phrases in 6 different languages to prepare herself. Dustin and Kandice were friends before the Ms. America pageant. Kandice is a Radio City Rockette. Erwin speaks functional Spanish. Godwin speaks a little of 3 different languages. They both have a fear of heights. Kellie and Jamie seem to be very sweet. Jamie grew up around the entertainment industry as her mom is in casting. Go figure. Peter and Sarah met at a triathalon 7 years ago. Peter speaks fluent German and Sarah speaks fluent Spanish. They also worked together for several years. This info seems to contradict other info I think they put out at other times. Or am I thinking wrong? Rob and Kim were getting along quite well in their interview. Kim said they noticed that teams who fight a lot don't win and the teams that do win work together and trust each other. I guess they didn't take that info to heart. Tyler and James are not gay. Tyler is involved with someone but James is definitely single and checking out the girls. Tyler quit smoking to do TAR cuz James didn't want him coughing himself to death on the race. They actually met years before rehab as Tyler had the money for drugs and James had connections. Tyler says James was always ripping him off. They drifted and then remet in rehab. One of them was already a model by that time and talked the other one into trying it. They have travelled extensively in their careers. Then I watched the extra clips. There was a lot of interesting stuff there too. Tom and Jerry were begging for money on the streets of China. It was very disgusting. In ep 1 at the airport James and Tyler left their luggage by Peter and Sarah while they went off somewhere. Peter and Sarah decided to hide their luggage and tell them it was confiscated as abandoned by security as it was illegal to leave it unattended. Lyn and Karlyn complained about their prank but also said they deserved it for leaving their luggage. Then at the bus stop, when the ticket window opened and they were all ganged up waiting to get tickets. Tyler and James were first. The agent asked for their passports and while they were getting them out Peter was on one side and Sarah on the other and they slipped their passports in ahead of the boys making everyone mad.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, September 29, 2006 - 8:56 am
Thanks for the info, Chiliwilli! I know Mary was kinda loud that first episode but there's something about her I find quite endearing. And it's great to read that she got in shape and studied in preparation for the Race. The part about Tyler quitting smoking because James didn't want him to cough himself to death on the race cracked me up. Reminded me of how TAR4's Jaree said she had trouble with "cardio" because of her smoking habit. Her partner, Tian, was definitely one of the stronger female racers. I really liked her. Oh and the Radio City Rockettes made one of my favorite ever workout tapes so that gives me another reason to root for Kandice's team! I really hope that preview was misleading. It's disappointing to read how shady and grating some of the Racers are, even beyond what we've seen. But I like most of the teams (I usually do) so I'm crossing my fingers it's a fun season. P.S. Welcome to all the new TAR posters.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Friday, September 29, 2006 - 9:16 am
a couple of things... from an interview, Kellie/Jamie said they shot about 120 arrows before they quit (they knew they were out most likely anyway, as they saw the team before them leave as they were getting in) and CBS picked up TAR 11 yesterday...
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Friday, September 29, 2006 - 5:45 pm
I can't believe I forgot to watch this past Sunday!! This new time slot on Sunday nights really has me thrown me off...and this is one of my "must watch" shows! I think I'll start set my DVR or VCR to tape every week, just in case. Sometimes it'll have a late start because of football though, right? That can goof up taping.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, September 29, 2006 - 6:56 pm
One thing I meant to put in my post above was a clip of Godwin and Erwin when Balil and Sa'eed were eliminated. Godwin/Erwin got the second to the last pass just before Balil and Sa'eed got the final pass. Godwin was so upset about Balil and Sa'eed getting eliminated that he cried for them and his brother was very understanding and comforting. I was not a particular fan of the boys but this clip did show them in a totally different light and gave me some perspective on them.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, September 29, 2006 - 10:16 pm
I'm late to this discussion, but what the heck..... Re: Sarah and the taking advantage of her disability issue. I missed the pre-boarding of the plane thing. Must have been fixing dinner or something at the time. But I do seem to recall in perhaps the episode before that one her pointing to her leg and saying something about "emergency" or "doctor" or something when they were trying to get a cab. Seems like it was when other teams were also having a hard time getting cabbies to agree to take them on as fares. Was I imaging that? Or maybe I made it up in a dream. LOL.
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 9:47 pm
Whoa!!!!! Survivor Sucks is SOOOO CRUEL!!!! LOL I have posted this like a million times here at TVCH (mostly in the BB threads) I went there because I like their Tyler and James Fan thread.....those girls are really keeping a firm hand on it!!! They are NOT letting the hater's "hate" in their thread!!! Anyway, that is when I came across this thread: It absolutely disgusted me!!! I just can't believe that there are people out there that would say these things! WARNING! There are A LOT of swear words in this thread! SS Hate Thread Now if you checked it out you are probably wondering why I would even WANT to submit you to it....but I think I'm still in shock that it even exists. And I want everyone to know how lucky we are here at TVCH for this nice, CLEAN, fun place to chat! (even though I know you all already know that!) Thank You TVCH!!!!
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Pdxmom
Member
08-08-2006
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 6:02 am
Hi everyone. I'm a little late to the party, but I loved reading/posting on the BB7 threads this summer, and thought I'd come over here to continue. Peter/Sarah really interest me, because my DH is an amputee. He lost his leg at the age of 19 in a motorcycle accident and I met him several years later. We've been married for 25 years, so life with an amputee is pretty much all I know. The pre-boarding thing isn't a big deal. They will get the same seat they were ticketed for, regardless. Should have been no advantage. We always pre-board, because getting situated with a prosthesis takes up a lot of time and space, and it's easier to get in your seat and comfortable without the crush of the rest of the passengers. About the prosthesis itself...if the hydraulics on that type of appliance goes, she's in deep doo-doo. And it can do damage to her stump, especially with all the pounding and stress she has been putting on it. Doubtful that she would be able to carry another prosthetic or the parts to fix that particular problem. Looks like she just has interchangeable parts. And my DH also was surprised she didn't switch to the "foot" in the wall climb. He thought it would be much easier. Lots more I would add, but I don't want to babble, so I'll jump in again as the show goes on.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 6:42 am
Welcome Pdxmom!!! It's great that you are jumping in! I found your comments about Sarah very interesting. Before the race, I didn't even know that they were using hydraulics for that.
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Pdxmom
Member
08-08-2006
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 7:07 am
Thanks for the welcome, Jimmer. Sarah's prothesis is highly specialized (and extremely expensive). That's why I would be surprised if she had another one available. My husband has one prosthesis and getting that paid for when he needs a new one is always a hassle with the insurance companies. We certainly couldn't afford to have a spare one sitting around. We do have parts and my DH has learned how to do a lot of his own repairs, when needed.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 9:43 am
Pd, thx for the insight!! Welcome!!!
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Pamplemousse
Member
09-28-2003
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 10:41 am
just started TAR this season, don't know how i missed it in the past, esp since I am an ADDICT for reality shows (never missed a SURVIVOR or BB) it is as close as we will ever get to the Mole (original Mole with Anderson Cooper ... now i have a show pretty much every night of the week
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Ritfie
Member
05-09-2006
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 1:08 pm
Thanks True. I read some of the Survivor Sucks AR thread. I am surprised how some TVCH members pick apart contestants sometimes. They are just analyzing, I know. And it does give me a different perspective of the game. That's a lot of the reason why I come here. But that SS dialogue is really sad. If I was a member there, the only thing I would have to say is "We're watching a GAME! This is supposed to be fun. Lighten up!". Geez!
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 1:31 pm
I try not to read anything from that SS site. It seems like everything I read is written by very angry people who don't know how to write much but swear words. I always feel awful after reading that stuff. I second the "Thank You TVCH!"
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Ritfie
Member
05-09-2006
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 2:00 pm
Yes, thank you TVCH. I sure won't be going back to the SS site. Wow! angry people!
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 3:06 pm
Trueheart, thanks for the link to the SS site. I always knew there was a reason I came here to TVCH, obsessively moderated or not, I don't care. I prefer reading intelligent discussions on WHY we like or dislike someone, as opposed to belligerent ramblings in a "One Legged F---er Hate Thread". Who even has time to post stuff like that?? I also second a huge "Thanks, TVCH." And for what it's worth, I like Sarah. I's him I have a problem with.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 4:54 pm
I used to post over at SS, but it seems like a lot of their members are adolescent boys who love to type things their mothers probably wouldn't let them say out loud. Very immature behavior, IMO!
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Trueheart
Member
09-12-2006
| Sunday, October 01, 2006 - 5:36 pm
LOL Baby!!! I agree....I just can't believe that they would say such mean things about someone with a disability!!! I mean, I may not always like the personalities of the contestants with disabilities or their actions but I know how BRAVE they are. I will always respect these people for being able to live their lives so fully even with what some consider a handicap! Props to Sarah and Charla. I just kept picturing the poster's as being young kids that act brave and make fun of her (sarah) but if it was THEM that were one-legged...well....I'm sure that they would feel very vulnerable and scared. So yes....very immature on their part!
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