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11-23-08 Show Spoiling Thread

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Calamity
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10-18-2001

Monday, November 24, 2008 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Darn. I missed the very beginning of TAR last night because I expected it to start late as is usual during football season. So I didn't see Andrew & Dan getting new shoes. I did wonder why they couldn't go back for those they left behind.

While his team is hardly a favorite of mine (underdogs or not), I couldn't help feeling sorry for Dan. Sometimes there's tasks that a Racer just can't get and it's hard to watch them struggle. Ken and Tina have been impressing me lately, it was great how Nick was trying to keep Starr from getting too upset, and very happy that Toni and Dallas were first. Phil was so cute & cool when he greeted them!

The woman at the bakery made me smile even though she scolded Dallas.

The preview about a team losing their passports and money worried me. That would suck big time and could cause problems even long after the Race is over if their identities get stolen.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Monday, November 24, 2008 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
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Well, we know that one of the teams "is ultimately prohibited from joining the other teams at the finish line"- so whoever loses their passports is probably that team: In terms of actual gametime, there are only three or four days left (figure the next leg would take between 12-24 hours; a 12 hour pitstop, about a 12 hour flight to the US, then 2-4 hours at the final city to the finish line..), they wouldn't have time to get any problems fixed passportwise.


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Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, November 24, 2008 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Dallas is the sweetest guy, I love the way he talks about his mom, it's like he could care less if he wins, he just wants to win it for his mom. When he said she was his #1 girl, I cried. I hope Dylan is that loving when he is in his 20s. Toni is awesome herself, we have never seen her lose it or get annoyed by anything.

I think the woman at the bakery was KGB. She cracked me up.

The previews made it look like Nick and Starr lost their passport but I bet it's a red herring. It will suck if that is what causes them to lose when they have raced so well, actually all of them have raced well, except the boys

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, November 24, 2008 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Colour, I noticed that too about Nick and Starr wearing each other's shirt. I guess it wasn't that big of a deal since wrapping the feet and doing the march were the biggies.


Spear
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08-06-2001

Monday, November 24, 2008 - 2:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spear a private message Print Post    
At the very least why didn't they venture out and try and find inexpensive shoes in their down time? They finished (if I remember correctly) around noon...were no shops open? I would have been trying to find the least expensive pairs of shoes that I could find.

I don't think they're allowed to go out on their own during Pit Stops. Everything I've seen indicates that they're sequestered at the Pit Stop location, or, if there's an extra day, they go as a group on guided tours.

I think the best suggestion I've seen is to do what BJ/Tyler did in TAR9 -- go to the Airport Lost-and-Found and find some unclaimed shoes.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 4:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I am sure the marching seemed like more fun, but I didn't see why no one (initially) chose the soup! I felt sorry for those guys at the table and hoped that they had already eaten!

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
The marching was so funny. It's almost cruel that the speed bump is dancing.

Cruel, Jimmer?? It won't be cruel for us.

Dan trying to march has to be one of the funniest moments in reality TV. What he was doing was much harder than just putting his legs and arms straight out in front of him. It was like he was overthinking it. I couldn't stop laughing.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I've never seen the movie Dumb and Dumber, but I would imagine Andrew and Dan could have played the parts. I don't mean to suggest they are dumb, but TAR racers they are not. If there is any possible mistake to make, they find it.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Honestly, for the life of me I have absolutely no idea how Dan and Andrew made the cut to be on this show. It is bewildering.


Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I watched it again and almost felt guilty for laughing so I decided to watch it again to feel bad for laughing at him but it didn't work so I watched it again and decided I was laughing with him. Now I can watch it again and not feel guilty.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Does Dan have some sort of OT/motor skills problem? I just could not laugh at him because my own son has some small motor problems and a good friend of ours has some large motor problems (though one time I did laugh inside when I watched him trying to eat a big meatball and it kept falling. It was funny but sad...)

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
If they had showed Dan being truly upset or hurt over not being able to do it then it wouldn't be funny. He didn't seem to be terribly upset over it though and it seems that both guys started the show with fairly strong egos so I don't think this experience is hurting them much (LOL – as I mentioned earlier, it is probably a good experience for them).

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Lex, hon, they fit the "fraternity boys" type/part. You know how they always have the parent/child, siblings, separated/divorced couple, girl/boyfriends, newly dating couple? They have a frat boys one, too!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 3:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I agree Jimmer, he took it in stride. He doesnt have a big prob or he could have shown signs in other tasks. He just has no rythum, not that there's anything wrong with that.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
He has no coordination, that's for sure. I did think it was incredibly funny; and I can't wait to see him 'dance'! :-)

Oregonguy
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02-12-2006

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 5:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oregonguy a private message Print Post    
i swear if it wasnt a race for a million dollars i would think he was doing it on purpose. it was too exaggerated

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 7:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I'm sure it didn't hurt him physically and besides just because something is funny, laughing won't make it hurt less (I'm thinking of the attorney being catupulted out of the donkey cart or Charla in the little suit of armor..

Anyway, it was pretty funny and I do look forward to seeing him dance.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
Tonight I was doing my after dinner walk with dh and I started marching like Dan should have been marching and someone driving by yelled out their car window "march like Dan!". LOL!!!

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 10:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Ooooh Egbok, that's hysterical! Gotta tell my Sis.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 7:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I love it! Nice to see the show has some viewers (and viewers with a sense of humor too)!

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 12:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
What I find interesting is how often I find Viewers of TAR in various places. My Contractor, an older man that's not into computers, is certainly not the type to watch "Reality TV". Come to find out he's a BIG fan.

One day he was feeling bad that he had fallen asleep and missed part of the previous night's episode. I pulled out the ol' VCR tape and asked if he wanted to see the whole show? Dang, I felt like Santa Claus when his eyes lit up!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I just finished watching last week's episode and... was that really for real? Dan didn't even look like he was trying. There's an easy rhythm to marching and he seemed to just want to play with it.

I also must've missed something... when Dan and Andrew first went to serve the borscht, there was something in the clue and Dan said "we can't do it we have to go back." So they went back to try the marching (and failed) so went back to the borscht. What was the thing that made them say they couldn't serve the borscht? Did they have to be in uniform? Since Dan couldn't get his feet wrapped and the boots on, was that the reason?

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 11:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
Costa, yes they had to be in uniform to serve the borscht. Once they got the uniforms on, they figured they might as well march, since they were right there and thought marching would be quicker or easier.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 4:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Ah, got it! Thanks Mak! I didn't realize that might be the reason until I posted the question here! :-)

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
yw, Costa. :-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
So now I would've liked to have seen Eggie TRYING to march like Dan! Hehehe! :-)