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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Monday, December 31, 2007 - 10:31 pm
All I can say Is I'm sad the Goths were eliminated! Sigh had they only got the yieled right! But I'm sure by now they know They had ton'a of Fans
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 2:43 am
Pamy I read somewhere online that N/J are still together, but hopefully that is incorrect or they are completely different in person (doubtful).
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 7:56 am
I like TK/Rachel and Kynt/Vixen because they were in it to race, not to just win. They seem to enjoy the experience together and work together instead of against each other. Even their tiffs were minor without a lot of blame or finger pointing. Can you imagine Nate's reaction if Jen had left the clue slip behind? I like Christina, but loathe Ron, and really don't care much about Nicolas and Donald (although there is something about the grandson that just rubs me the wrong way).
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 8:39 am
Prisoner ~ notice up above that I said "I'm rooting for the grandfather" with no mention of Nicolas, lol? I think my feelings have to do with how they played in the beginning and that the grandfather seemed to always have to do the comps. It drove my son and I nuts!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 9:47 am
Well, I said it before, Kappy, and I'll repeat it here. I strongly suspect that the reason Nick let Grandpa do some of the comps was that Gramps wanted to. He knew he would have to do some of them anyway and wanted to pull his own weight. I felt that Nick really wished he'd done the task of jumping across the river, but Grandpa wanted to do it, so he let him go for it. I can't hold that against him. I admire the patience he has for his grandpa. When Kynt and Vyxen U-turned D/N instead of J/N, I actually yelled, "Nooooooooooooooo!" at my TV. It was their second fatal mistake of the day, the first being when he handed over the receipts he was supposed to bring back from the gas delivery. I was so happy to see Jen forgetting the delivery receipts, until she figured it out, too! If they hadn't made those two fatal errors, they could've eliminated N/J and made us all happy. I did have to laugh when Nate made the comment to Jen that "We just don't handle stress well." Amen, brother!!! They might be just fine in real life, but the stressful conditions of the race really are bringing out the worst qualities in both of them. To tell your BF that you hate him is just not ever okay.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 3:22 pm
In that river jumping task, I think Nick even said to the camera that Grandpa wanted to do it but he'd have rather done it himself.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 8:28 pm
As I said above, I really like TK and Rachel, but I can't figure out how they are so clueless about travel arrangements. Once the destination is known there are - depending on the time of day or night - options such as calling/visiting travel agents, calling airlines, making online reservations, and most especially comparing flight options. Why anyone goes racing to the airport in the dead of night instead of heading to an internet cafe boggles my mind!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 9:21 pm
I liked the Goth's reaction when Phil said they won the "most interesting something" award of all seasons. Their reaction was pure joy. Imagine if they had won the whole thing.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 11:58 pm
When the editing taunted us in to believing N/J were about to be u-turned, then went into commercial, I was so full of hope. And as much as I hate to see "banshee-meltdowns," I was actually looking forward to Jen's reaction when she'd see the u-turn, and then the certain meltdown at the ad-posting challenge. Oh well, perhaps in an alternate universe, that's how it went down. I was laughing my butt off when she tried to give that elephant the flowers. That would have just been hilarious if the elephant had destroyed the flowers, and they'd have to restring another set. Again, perhaps in an alternate universe.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 12:32 am
Darn!!! I totally forgot this was on!! We were at a family party and it wasn't until we got home well after the show was over that I realized I had forgotten to even rewind the tape in the VCR and it's been sitting popped out for more than a week since it got to the end. Dang! I'm happy I was able to come here and find out what happened. Thanks Raen!! I'm also disappointed that K/V didn't beat the "loving" couple. 
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 7:17 am
I like Nicholas and Donald. We complain a lot about how the teams squabble, so for these two who are from such a wide generation gap to get along as well as they do is great. They have been very patient with each other and there has been very little discord. I think it says a lot about Nicholas that he would be willing to go on a race like this with his grandfather. I would love to know the backstory on them as to which one decided to apply and how they came to decide to do it together. I need to go read their bio again. As to the tasks, I agree that Donald really wanted to do them. He knew he had to do so many and probably figured it would be better to do as many as he could early before his energy began to wane.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 8:04 am
Has it been stated in the last few shows that the racers have to do an equal number of challenges? I know it used to be that way, but can't remember (nothing new there!) it being stated recently -
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 8:28 am
If the challenges have to be divided equally between the two, Rachel has a lot to make up for. I read on another site that she's only done three to T.K.'s 5. Donald has done three, and Nicolas has done 4. From what I read, there will be 12 tasks total. Nicolas and Donald, since winning the FF, only have eleven tasks total. I like Nicolas and Donald. Might be the IL and WI thing, but I think it's more to do with what Allie wrote above. I find them interesting.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 9:03 am
I like Nicolas and Donald too. Nicolas reminds me of Ron Reagan Jr, but that's ok.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 10:18 am
I like Nicholas and Donald as well. I honestly don't think they will win but I do like them. I also like Ronald and Christina. I have more tolerance for Ronald because, growing up in San Francisco with mostly Chinese friends, I understand somewhat the Asian culture and the way the different generations relate to one another. I like Christina a lot and admire her patience. I love TK and Rachel and hope they win. I am shocked that I'm so sad that Kynt and Vyxen are gone. I'm afraid I was guilty of prejudging and admit I was so wrong. They were a lovely team and I wish they were still in the race. As for Nate and Jen, I was taught that if you cannot say something nice about someone, keep your mouth shut. Therefore..........huh! I guess I have nothing to say.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 11:58 am
I don't like N/J, but other than that no one really stands out except Christina, so I think I want Christina and Ronald to win now K/V have gone. TK annoyed me last week, and neither he nor Rachel seem to have much go to them. Nicholas and Donald don't have much appeal. I need some more sparks!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 12:02 pm
I also like Nicolas and Donald. I'm impressed they've made it this far as I'm sure its physically draining for Donald. Unfortunately, as much as I like TK & Rachel, I agree with TNTitan that they aren't particularly travel savvy - and that could cost them the race.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 8:10 pm
like someone said above, it may have been their strategy for Donald to do the challenges until he can't. If they planned for him to tire out towards the end of the race, then Nicolas could pick up the challenges at that point. It would be bad to be at a point where Donald HAS to do a task but it not up to it. What really cracks me up is that Nickolas says that he has a good sense of direction, but gets lost everytime he has to do one of those type of challenges.
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Smartypants
Member
03-09-2007
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 8:16 pm
That is so true Kooklie...like when he had to find that cafe or whatever it was... every other team passed him while he walked in circles...
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 1:20 am
Hypermom said: "I like Nicolas and Donald. Might be the IL and WI thing,..." What's an IL or a WI? TIA!
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 1:27 am
Biscottiii...I think it might be Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 1:42 am
"The grandson and grandpa team of Nicolas and Donald are, respectively, the son and father-in-law of singer Robbie Fulks.[7]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_12 I only read this recently. There are a couple of local DJs who are very big fans of Robbie Fulks. They have him on from time to time. He also plays in a popular venue in my town every so often. I'm not a fan of that particular style of music though, so I've never seen him live. http://www.myspace.com/robbiefulks
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 4:32 am
Awww duh! Thanks Beekind! I knew it wasn't the HII (hidden immunity idol) but was totally stumped there.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 8:28 am
Sorry Biscottiii, but I have to LOL at your befuddlement of what IL and WI was! I guess that's a sign of the times, when cyberspeak becomes so prominent, we forget all about the standard abbreviations we used in the real world before the Internet came along! 
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 4:28 pm
We are all friends here, Lexiegirl, so you can call me TNT! I LOVE that nickname!
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 5:06 pm
TNT...Makes me think of a Rock song by AC DC Love it!!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 5:13 pm
TNT, it took me a long time to figure out your nickname, too. I thought it was TNT, too, until I realized there's a team in Tenn. called the Titans! (I haven't paid much attention to football since the glory days of the 49ers). 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 8:04 am
Thanks TNT, and you can call me "Lex."
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:07 am
Biscottiii, sorry for the confusion. Donald is from Wisconsin, and Nicolas is from Chicago. So, I support my local teams. lol Kc, thanks for that info. Looks like Nic's Dad travels a lot!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, January 07, 2008 - 7:05 pm
Real life interfered, and I just now watched this episode. Can I just say... Jen is my least favorite. I mean seriously, could she whine any more? Nate seems to have his moments, but good lord, Jen just goes off whenever anything even slightly APPEARS to go wrong! And I really disliked Ron this episode. He needs to get off his high horse and let his daughter do things. He eventually admits she's right, but I suspect he gets goaded into saying that. I was so sad to see Kynt and Vyxen go. They were SOOO close, even after the speed bump! They almsot had it, and probably would've if a) they'd not u-turned the wrong couple or b) Kynt hadn't messed up the last task. Bummer!
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