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Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 12:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I never understood the negativity surrounding someone using the u-turn or yield. I actually get annoyed when someone doesn't use it. It's like throwing away a tool. Having those encourages people want finish their tasks early so they can be the first to pass them by and USE this tool.

I was dumbfounded that 1. the house in need of repair wasn't found...it wasn't hidden and 2. that they all decided to bunch up together at that point.

My part2 of dumbfounded-ness....Checkhov....reallly, realllly- a bunch of them had no clue as to who he is. OK maybe you can't name his writings but the name certainly should be known to these adults.

I'm seriously wondering about the stunt-men's mental capabilities to go too much further in this game.

The wood stacking looked to be tricky. I was impressed with the teams that got through that task.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 12:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I am rooting for the stunt men. They are just so incompetent, they are the humor in the show this year. They crack me up.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Tntitanfan, it's not just hormones (although the fact they are girls doesn't hurt). There's the fact that these girls have been kind to him, and have helped him and his mother. Plus they do try to communicate WITH him, without having his mom signing for him. That, in and of itself, would be something that would make a huge difference.

I can get not getting Chekhov (I didn't read any Russian authors in school), but the fact that they all bunched up at the shutter task kinda took me aback. If you're gonna work with everyone else then yes, it comes down to a footrace (or to whomever can actually find the correct entrance).

I like the stunt guys but I'm thinking they aren't really thinking!!! They are incompetent, that's for sure!

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
well, all I can say is that sometimes those previews are wildly misleading.

Maris, I agree. I was worried for them this week when they couldn't find the house to be repaired, but thank goodness they had help!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 1:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
And I kinda got the impression from the previews that Luke was being teased, that it wasn't mean. So there's some misleading for you... :-)

Oregonguy
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02-12-2006

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oregonguy a private message Print Post    
you cant begrudge any team for using the u-turn since its part of the game. however i hate that it is part of the game.

out of all the reality shows the amazing race is the most pure of all shows and i dont like the fact that they have a "manufactured" obstacle. they have cab drivers, plane delays etc for real problems. i like the fact that its usually a straight up competition.

since it is a choice in the game if i was any of the last 5 teams i would have used it.

Oregonguy
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02-12-2006

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 1:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oregonguy a private message Print Post    
also very glad the blondes (especially christie) took 1st!

so far this season there isnt really a team that i'm rooting against.

laughed hard at the redheads giving flight info mark/micheal. glad they hung up before it went to far.

i think in todays world most people wouldnt know chekhov, with all the cpu, media, video games, etc. who has time to read.

Mamabatsy
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08-05-2005

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamabatsy a private message Print Post    
"i think in todays world most people wouldnt know chekhov, with all the cpu, media, video games, etc. who has time to read."

That is heartbreaking. I think I'm going to cry.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 2:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
But haven't most of the computer people seen star trek? Knowing chekhov from star trek would have at least given them how to spell the name. I haven't read any of him ever, and I still knew who it was, must have absorbed it somewhere. Is it a common Russian name?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
No. I'm a computer person and I have watched maybe one episode of Star Trek and maybe one of one of the spinoffs. Period. On TV. So, no, I have no idea who Chekhov is in relation to Star Trek.

ETA: Just to be clear, not everyone who is considered a "geek" is into star wars fantasy and gaming and all that. That's a major stereotype. Within the network of geeks I'm close to, there is only one of us who is a Star Trek fan (and only of the original series). A couple of others are into XBox gaming. The rest of us? No sci fi or fantasy, that's for sure.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
If everyone knows Luke is the one using the U-turn (and the previews made it sound like more than once) then won't that make him and his Mom a sure target to be U-turned themselves?

The people who use the U-turn often times get booted shortly after.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 2:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Lit. teacher weighing in here on the Chekhov issue - by the time we cover American Lit. Brit. lit, public speaking, writing (expository, narrative, descriptive, persuasive AND research), there are a few authors who get left out. :-) I teach AP Lit. and we don't read Chekhov (we do read Dostoevsky - so there's at least one Russian dude. :-) ). There's just too many books, too little time (plus those d**ned "standardized" tests that have very little to do w/GOOD lit!).

I'm liking all the teams pretty much, and I think Margie/Luke made a smart decision to use the u-turn. I felt bad for Amanda/Kris, but I completely understand taking out the strongest competition if you get the chance.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yeah, I didn't do Dostoevsky either. But then again, I aced my SATs and didn't take much except what I wanted to in English classes. I did do some American Lit though, so I'm not totally clueless.

I've not been on the Amanda/Kris love train and I was trying to think why. I think it has to do with a recent article talking about all the San Diego folks who are on these reality shows. And how often the producers send casting teams down to the bars here to recruit people. Just left a nasty taste in my mouth since I know so many qualified people have applied. And I think Kris and Amanda got tarred with that stinky brush.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
Tntitanfan and Costa- you do know Luke is gay, right?

I do think it was more of "We like Jaime/Cara and don't want to see them go yet, plus Amanda/Kris is a strong team and it helps our chances if they go" type of thing...

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
He's gay? (Not that there's anything wrong with that). I need to get my gaydar checked. I really thought he had the hots for redheads.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 4:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
yeah- it was mentioned when the teams were announced...

http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_amazing_race_14/2009_Jan_28_team_details

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 4:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the link Wilson. It most certainly was not mentioned in his CBS bio. So now I know he has an alliance with the redheads and not a crush.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I've said alliance all along. And honestly, what does his sexual orientation have to do with anything? He can still flirt, and still be attracted to, members of the opposite sex.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I didn't know that he is gay - will try to read the link tomorrow! However, I have two gay boyfriends, and we flirt and hug and kiss, so I can totally see Luke doing the same with the redheads!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, March 09, 2009 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    

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Tisha.. joining you in shock over lack of "Chekhov-awareness", but.. I'm old and took Comparative Lit, though I read Dostoyevsky in that.. lucky for them they didn't have to remember all those letters.


Hahahaha, that was exactly my first thought. How can they possibly remember all the scrambled letters of Dostoevsky? I know Chekhov is a Russian author, but I have never read any of his books. I am old, I am smart, and I attended college, but I never had any literature class that included Chekhov. Or Dostoevsky. I have read a couple Dostoevsky novels, or tried.

Dang, I did not know Luke is gay either. I did indeed think he was infatuated with the gorgeous redheads. Huh!! You da best reality fan, Wilson!!


Biscottiii
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05-30-2004

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 12:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
For us 'Adobe Challenged' folks, here's the Youtube of this week's Elimination Station. I'm sorry though, could have sworn last week I saw a Subtitled Copy, but this week I'm not finding one. Perhaps they have that Subtitled version back at the CBS site for people that can make Adobe work. I really tried to find it!

The Amazing Race 14 - Elimination Station: Episode 4
Amanda & Kris Exit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyBuseNKbO8

Here's another Youtube that I had never noticed previously, from the end of January:

The Amazing Race 14 - Meet Margaret and Luke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVzdwR4XCYA&feature=channel

Biscottiii
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05-30-2004

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 12:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
And while I'm popping in links here, of course is my favorite place to read exit interviews, RealityTVWorld:

Exclusive: Amanda Blackledge and Kris Klicka talk 'The Amazing Race'
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-amanda-blackledge-and-kris-klicka-talk-the-amazing-race-8576.php

Plus their initial recap:
Amanda Blackledge and Kris Klicka get cut from 'The Amazing Race'
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/amanda-blackledge-and-kris-klicka-get-cut-from-the-amazing-race-8574.php

Biscottiii
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05-30-2004

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 12:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
One thing I noticed was that while the other teams started out within about 1/2 hour of each other, after their meltdown last week on the mountain Tammy & Victor started about 2-HOURS later at the back of the herd. Nice recovery, but T&V sure seemed to be working together this time. I hope they can keep up with the 'teamwork'.

I think a BIG problem for Amanda & Kris was at the woodpile, where she was handing each piece to Kris to stack, instead of jumping in to haul&stack wood herself. That HAD to add to the time factor in the task as well. Sorry to see them go, but I still think they might have been the ones to leave, despite the U-Turn.

Seems like Elimination Station is a happier, less tense, place now with their company added.

Biscottiii
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05-30-2004

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 12:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Opps, when I said:

"while the other teams started out within about 1/2 hour of each other,"

I meant to say within about a 1/2-hour timeframe for the bunch.

Tess
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04-13-2001

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 1:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
My problem right now is that I like all of the teams. I guess that's not really a problem but I can't really root for one team over another yet. I am pulling hard for Luke and Margie, but honestly, I'd be happy with any of the remaining teams winning.

Chalk my DH and me up as another couple surprised that not everyone knew Chekhov. We read both Chekhov and Tolstoy in high school. I had advanced placement in all subjects so no English Lit university courses for me. I read enough on my own and was far more interested in my chosen fields of study.

QUESTION: One season didn't they do some sort of crossroads thingy where you had to pair up with someone with the next team that arrived at a certain point. That lasted for one task and then back to being separate again? Does that ring a bell with anyone or am I just daft?