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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 8:48 pm
Yeah they were all trans girls. Thailand is famous for its "ladyboys"
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 10:12 pm
I thought they were all trans girls as well. Mark and Michael just didn't see it.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 11:05 pm
Yep, they were ladyboys and I was cracking up when M/M were calling them girls, several times.. totally clueless. Funny since they are so "experienced" and older and all. Tammy got it. I wonder how much of their penalty is still to be aited out.. if they are immediately flying someplace, this could be a problem, unless of course there is ungodly bunching at the airport, or there are tasks still to be done in Bangkok. And then the matter of the speed bump. I cannot imagine ANY circumstance where I'd leave behind my money and backpack! Clearly the taxis were told to wait and did, but that seemed odd unless the race stepped in. I loved Tammy urging K/J to hurry and not give up and wow did it pay off for them! Happy for K/J. I was watching this ep keeping track of packs.. for awhile I was worried because they showed Luke handing a big pack to a driver, but they must have retrieved their stuff before they took off on the river. And I was worried that T/V were going to leave something behind, but they did the right thing. Jaime continues to be strident with locals... And yes, for heaven's sake, I'd be reading those rules, in great detail and repeatedly. OH yea, just watched the preview.. and I agree.. Luke has been playing a pretty aggressive game, but maybe he cannot take it in someone else.. and umm, just how did he know what she called him.. did Margie tell him just to get him going? The Amazing Race XIV 04/12/2009 Leg 87: Phuket, Thailand - Bangkok, Thailand
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | avg | Road Blocks | SB | UT | FF6 | E | Margie/Luke | 01 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 01 | 04 | 04 | 01 | | | | 02.85 | M 4 L 3 | | used UT on A/K Leg 4 | | | Jaime/Cara | 07 | 06 | 07 | 05 | 03 | 05 | 02 | 02 | | | | 04.62 | J 4 C 3 | | | | | Tammy/Victor | 02 | 01 | 08 | 03 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 03 | | | | 02.62 | T 3 V 4 | | | | | Kisha/Jen | 08 | 07 | 03 | 02 | 06 | 03 | 05 | 04 | | | | 04.74 | K 4 J 3 | | | | | Mark/Michael | 03 | 08 | 05 | 07 | 05 | 06 | 032P | 052P/NEL | | | | 05.25 | Ma 5 Mi 2 | Leg 8 | | | | Mel/Mike | 04 | 02 | 01 | 06 | 04 | 02 | 06 | | | | | 03.57 | Me 3 Mi 3 | | | | E6 | Christie/Jodi | 10 | 09 | 06 | 01 | 07NEL | 07 | | | | | | 06.67 | C 2 J 3 | Leg 6 | | | E5 | Amanda/Kris | 05 | 03 | 02 | 08 | | | | | | | | 04.50 | A 1 K 3 | | U-Turned by M/L Leg 4 | | E4 | Brad/Victoria | 06 | 05 | 09 | | | | | | | | | 06.66 | B 0 V 3 | | | | E3 | Steve/Linda | 09 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 09.50 | S 1 L 1 | | | | E2 | Preston/Jennifer | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 11.00 | P 1 J 0 | | | | E1 | NEL Leg 5 = Non-Elimination Leg; SB next leg (Christie/Jodi) NEL Leg 8 = Non-Elimination Leg; SB next leg (Mark/Michael) 2P Leg 7 Mark/Michael came in 1st but incurred 2 30 min penalties and dropped to 3rd place 2P Leg 8 Mark/Michael came in 4th but incurred 2 120 min penalties and dropped to 5th place with some penalty time delaying departure from pit stop
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 11:10 pm
Boston Rob studied the rules so he knew that there was a short time penalty for not eating the ribs in Argentina. He also realized that a lot of time is wasted putting the pack in the trunk of the taxi so he carried a mini one & Amber carried nothing.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 11:23 pm
I sure wish it would have been a non-elimination week last week instead so that Mel and Mike could have stayed! 
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Amy
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 12:40 am
So are we going to have a season without any fast forwards? I keep waiting for one to show up but so far nothing.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 1:16 am
The spoiler boards seem to think there was a Fast Forward that wasn't aired.. not sure why but maybe they were aware of some task, that then wasn't show..
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 4:37 am
i thought that Jen/Kisha had said that, but then when Mark/Michael kept calling them girls, I wondered! LOL Mark and Micheal had 3 hour, 10 minutes left on their penalty. Did Amber and Rob not have change of clothing?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 5:05 am
I haven't watched this yet, but there have been plenty of times when someone didn't have full cab fare and offered up items such as watches and shoes. While the cab drivers generally haven taken the offerings, they HAVE been offered. Is this the difference between what M/M did? Did the cabbie take the items?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 5:25 am
yes, the cabbie did, cost.
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Gurliegirl
Member
06-20-2006
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 8:49 am
I wonder if it is a new rule this season. I thought I had seen this in the past as well. Like the dude with his shoes...wasn't that just lat season?
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 9:16 am
The cabbie didn't accept his shoes, so it didn't count as a penalty.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 9:25 am
Hopefully the teams will all have another looong wait at the airport and again all take the same flight. That will give the lads a chance to catch up except for the penalty task.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 9:44 am
I think the lads deserve to suffer more than that.. they needed to read the rules (and they are middle aged men, despite their shortish stature). I'd hate to see another team lose out because Mark and Michael just caught up.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 10:24 am
Re: Fast Forward -- here's an interview where Mel and Mike say there was a FF in the previous episode but no one used it: link
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 11:08 am
Something like that happened to Joyce and Uchenna at the very end of the race on their season. Didn't Uchenna take off his wedding ring and offer it to the cabbie because they had no money at that point and needed to get to the finish line? I don't remember if the cabbie took it or not. Maybe he didn't. Maybe he just let them go. It's been a while so I don't remember what actually happened.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 11:42 am
I'm guessing that the rule is a new development based on things like Joyce and Uchenna trying to pay the cab with jewelry. I think they are lucky the cab was still there waiting for them. Such a huge blunder for 2 teams to make -- leaving their stuff behind. Also, leaving that pack and shoes on the dock?!?! I wouldn't take that pack off unless I was handing it to my partner. When I was in Thailand, we took a cab a few times and they did not speak a lick of English. We had our destination written on a card and we just had to rely on them. It was an adventure for sure.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 1:26 pm
Boston Rob & Amber were on Survivor twice where they had only one outfit the whole time. So they decided that they could do that on TAR.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 2:38 pm
i can see under some circumstances leaving your backpack but NEVER leaving your fanny pack with you passports in it! i could not believe m/m and j/k left their stuff behind especially since they saw jaime and cara go back and get their bags. just boggled my mind. loved that they had new scenes on the opening. next week previes it shows j/k, v/t and m/l at the mat so 1 would assume j/c and m/m are the last 2 unless j/c came in 1st. still hoping for a jaime and cara win. have been very impressed with margie all season. every episode they show mark and micheal making some bragadocious comment then i watch them make mistake after mistake. try some humility please. luke better watch himself with jen and kisha, they both could probably whoop him! found it hilarious that m/m were flirting with the trannies!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 3:24 pm
Yeah, it is a race but I couldn't believe Kisha & Jen didn't at least go back for their waist pack after realizing they didn't have it. One of them ought to be wearing it or hanging onto it whenever possible. The measly four-hour penalty for not doing that one (yucky) Roadblock was so pathetic, I guess I'm glad they're being more strict. While the teams should be able to take chances and think outside the box, they shouldn't get away with not completing tasks. Phil looked happy that Margie and Luke finished in first. He must have been so relieved that she had recovered! I liked the bird at the mat too! That denture Detour seemed to go a lot faster than I had expected it would.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 3:32 pm
The 4 hour penalty was for using their own resources to pay the cab fares. That a big no no.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 3:33 pm
M and M DID the road block! Although they seemed unaware who they were doing it WITH! They incurred two two-hour (each) penalties for paying off cabbies with personal items.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 3:33 pm
Calamity, they did do the Roadblock and complete all tasks; the penalty was two times 2hrs for twice paying a taxi driver with belongings rather than cash.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 4:03 pm
Since they have limited dollars for the race, it would be unfair if some contestants got the idea to "stack" their backpacks to use to barter for cab fare. So I can understand why that is penalty-worthy. I like the guys, but they really need to follow the rules. At least if they pull off the 3 hours behind plus an extra task, they really will have earned a spot.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 4:14 pm
IF they don't regain the time due to bunching, maybe.. Calamity.. the Roadblock, which Mark did, was the task assembling and testing the propeller for the boat that then took them to the Detour choice. And the Detour was the choice between the yucky teeth task (which only Margie/Luke did) or the longer taxi karoake task (which all the others did.).
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