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Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Oh yes, Toni and Dallas in the cow suit!! They were just great! How wonderful for them to be having such an experience together.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 10:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I have to agree with Phil's comment to Terrance about whether or not it was worth giving $1 million to avoid eating meat. Especially if you've watched the show, you know you are going to have to eat foods which conflict with your religious or dietary beliefs.


Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Terence did actually eat some of the meat though, he just couldn't stomach it.

Gurliegirl
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06-20-2006

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gurliegirl a private message Print Post    
OMG...has there ever been a season where so many people didn't read the clues completely? This has been such a season of mis-steps by these teams. Ugh.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
I think if you haven't eaten meat in 14-15 years, it would be nearly impossible to keep down that much. I am no fan of Terrence's, but I do think he tried and then realized, like Kitt said, that there was no physical way he could stomach it.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I would have to say that eating unpalatable meat would just be much harder for a vegetarian and someone keeping kosher.. I doubt that the sheep butt was something either of them could easily eat. It wasn't like N/S just wolfed it down.

And I remember a previous season where the meat itself was apparently just fine but they had to eat that gi-normous quantity and Rob convinced other teams to sit it out with him, so he managed to not eat and still be fine, not to mention that people who ate all that meat felt terrible the next day, as I recall.

I think once they committed to the FF it was pretty hard to pull out, but when they did, I give them huge props for staying positive, not blaming and working well on the next tasks.

I thought several teams were a hoot as cows.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Oh and I also thought just maybe Dan and Andrew should have been forced to go BACK on foot, too.. not cab back to the place and walk back..

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Eating ANY meat is hard for a vegetarian. Eating animal parts would be even worse. I'm nauseous just THINKING about it.

When my friend and I applied, we made a deal. Anything to do with heights, I'd do. Anything to do with eating things, she'd do. Of course, sometimes you don't always know what's what but... me not eating meat and her afraid of heights might've made an interesting show!

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 2:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I think if they had been the only ones doing the FF, Terrance might have managed to eat all the meat eventually, even if it made him sick, but there was no way he was going to beat Nick and Starr. They should have left a lot sooner than they did. I think they thought Starr was not going to be able to do it, because at the beginning, she was gagging big time, but she ended up beating Nick.

Of course we have no real way of knowing how much behind the boys they were, but if they had left right away, they might have beaten them, since they messed up.

Gurlie, I was thinking the same thing. It seems that every week, someone makes a major blunder because of not reading the clues. It seems some of them read the first paragraph and take off, never going back to look at it again.

The frat boys have gotten so petulant that it is hard to watch them. They really are poor racers. It seems every week, there is at least one team that screws up worse than they do. That is all that has saved them.

Of course, it has always been my contention in these kinds of shows that whoever wins deserves it. I may not like them and hate to see them win, but if you win, then you did what you had to do. You might be the smartest, best players in the game ever, but if you do not win, then you messed up big time somewhere.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
Sea, I imagine that they would have felt that was unfair, since it would have meant they had to walk both ways. All the clue said was that they had to walk TO the pitstop.

I wonder how and if they got their shoes back.

Scotchbright
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10-05-2006

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 2:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scotchbright a private message Print Post    
Allietex, I wonder about the status of their shoes too...do the racers have to return their costumes? Doubtful. But I hope they made the frat boys return for their own shoes.

Ken and Tina didn't read the clues correctly twice! They didn't understand that the milk glass would be their clue nor that they shouldn't go back to return the cow costume - wow...what luck they have to still make it through the race in good time.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 2:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
They were seven minutes behind Dan and Andrew

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/exclusive-interview-terence-an-24568.aspx

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Nice interview! My read, even before reading that, was that they did grow on the race and I sort of figured they'd be insightful about it too and they sound like they are doing well.. unlike SOME people (cough Survivor ACE cough).

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 4:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Yes, I think when you've got a personality like Terrance, it is a whole lot of work to change it, even if you know it's hard work for the other person. On something as stressful as the race it's bound to appear here and there. Good on both of them for working on it together and being more accepting than I could ever be .

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 5:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
LOL - It's so irritating for me when I start to like people more once they are eliminated or close to being eliminated. Like I said, by the end of the last show, I was cheering for them not to be eliminated.

I'm happy to hear that they did seem to grow and learn from the experience they had together on the race.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
Even though they gave Terrence a great edit last night, I'll never be able to think he's an okay guy. He has some heavy duty emotional problems and she feeds right into them. She enables him to act the way he does, which isn't good in a mental way. I know this may sound mean, but for her sake, she would be better off without him. Sigh..sounds like they now think their relationship is meant to be. They've only been together a few months. Let's see how years of her having to figure out how to make things her fault all the time to keep him calm will wear on her.

I was curious why the boys didn't get a 30 minute penalty rather than being able to go back to where they misread the clue. If that had happened they would have been eliminated, right?

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Right, Cricket. I seem to be in the minority since I've never been able to warm up to Terrance and was happy to see him and Sarah leave. I agree with Cricket. I think Sarah should run FAST since if they should say get married and have kids, she'd always have on extra kid in the form of Terrance!

I don't like the frat boys either. They were ridiculous! They can be next to go, I hope! I'd like to see Toni & Dallas or Nick and Star to win. I think both teams have done a great job and it wouldn't bother me if either won. Definitely 3rd for Ken and Tina. :-)

Just_gail
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08-25-2007

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 2:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Just_gail a private message Print Post    
Watching2, I agree whole-heartedly. I like Toni and Dallas the best with Nick and Star a close second. This show never lasts long enough for me.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 7:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Hasn't this happened before when a team got to a pit stop and had to go back and complete the task? I can't remember which season but I clearly remember a team having to cross a bridge to meet with Phil and having to go back and redo the task because they had messed something up.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 7:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I think it depends on whether the show feels it is feasible for them to return and do that task and whether or not that is an appropriate penalty. For example, if the task that was botched took place in another country, then they would have to get on a plane, fly back and do it. Obviously, they would be eliminated. Would that be a fair penalty? So the producers probably decide on a reasonable time penalty in those situations. In this situation, being near the end of the leg, it was better for them to just go back and do it over.

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LOL – Don't get me wrong. It's not that I have particularly grown fond of Terence. I just see some improvement and would have preferred that the guys be eliminated instead (which isn't exactly huge praise).

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
I remember someone having to go back and bring something with them to the pit stop. It seems that they only have to go back and redo it if it was the last challenge before the pit stop. If it was an earlier challenge, they get a time penalty.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Merry, I think you are right. I think every challenge, but the last challenge results in a 30 minute penalty.

I remember a couple of seasons ago The Hippies took the wrong form of transportation from one destination, and they had to take a time penalty.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I think if they are in the last challenge before the pitstop, they have to go back and do it over again, if it is before that, they get the penalty.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Well like I said, it would be pretty dumb for them to send them too far back (for example, to a completely different country) to redo a task. They might as well just eliminate them. So they have no choice but to assess a time penalty or eliminate them.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 1:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Well, I still think they should have walked back, in their socks. But no one asked me.