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Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 2:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Just a reminder, DayLight Savings Time Change for many of us in the country. Fix your clocks & tivos so you don't miss out, okay?

Thought I would set it up early for Raen and make sure everyone is on the same timezone.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
<getting popcorn supplies ready, arranging the room>
Found the title:


TAR14 EP4: 'It Was Like a Caravan of Idiots'(Siberia)

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Has anyone else watched Phil;s Diary? I dont think its a spoiler, it doesnt talk or mention the teams, just about one task - the one they showed on tv commercials -

I couldnt find the link on youtube so I googled - there are lots of them out there, its only 3min 18 sec long - I like seeing the behind the scenes from Phil's video!

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Previouslies on now

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Wow! I'm actually sitting here and can get spoiled in real time (for a change). I'm procrastinating packing for a business trip next week, so... here I am! :-)

Hamsterlady
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07-03-2003

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hamsterlady a private message Print Post    
Hi Costa! :-)

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
10:49 PM: Mel/Mike leave. Fly to Siberia. Krsonoyarsk. Travel to structure on back of 10 Ruple (sp?) note -- money. Hydroelectric Dam. Mel/Mike get in cab and head off.

10:53 PM: Kris/Amanda take off.

10:55 PM: Kisha/Jen are off.

11:06 PM: Margie/Luke are off.

11:07 PM: Mark/Michael are off

11:08 PM: Chritie/Jodi are off but they are going to stop by Internet Cafe first.

11:29 PM: Jaime/Cara are off.

Mark/Michael borrowing their driver's phone. But the phone call goes to Jaime/Cara. Cara pretending to be Lufthansa airlines. Jaime tells her to hang up and she does. She says that was so mean she can't believe she did that.

1:30 AM: Tammy/Victor leaving now.

Christie/Jodi at cafe now and looking up flights. They find a flight they want on Lufthansa. They book flight.

Mel/Mike at the airport now and looking for tickets. Amanda/Kris right there with them. Others at the airport now. All trying to get flights. All standing by as they are told about the different flights. Mel/Mike and Amanda/Kris on the same flight out. Mel explains there are a bunch of flights getting into Moscow but Mike explains it doesn't really matter if the flight into their final destination gets them all there at the same time.

Except five teams miss a connecting flight. Mark/Michael arrive and the place doesn't open until 8:30. Christi/Jodi there now too as well as Kisha/Jen. They are waiting for the doors to open and off they go.

Mark/Michael get clue. Race to Church... all having trouble pronouncing it but I can't spell it so I won't make fun of them. All three teams are off to Church. Christie/Jodi guess it will be cold labor.

Mark/Michael arrive first. DETOUR. Stack: Travel to river bank and use traditional method to stack pile of firewood. Once it's right, they get clue. Construct: Wood shack has tools to build traditional wood shutters. After they've built them, they take them to house and install them. Once installed correctly they get clue.

All three teams doing Stack. Christie/Jodi and Kisha/Jen find the right place quickly while Mark/Michael are a little lost.

Christie/Jodi arrive and pick a stack in the middle. They discuss methods for stacking as they get started.

Kisha/Jen arrive and get started. One of them says it is like Jenga.

Mark/Michael arrive and Christie/Jodi comment about how they get lost a lot. Mark/Michael getting started with Mark asking if he sees how it should go.

All teams working on their stacking. Mark starts a second column they didn't need.

2nd flight arrives now and all racing for the dam. Margie says five teams are fighting for the final four places. She is very nervous.

Back at the stack task, the locals are enjoying themselves as the teams work on their stacks. Mark says something isn't going to work. Christie/Jodi look pretty far ahead as Mark/Michael knock down their back stack. They have to re-stack it if they knock it down. The girls all say that sucks for them.

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Clarifying on the Stack Task: They all start with a back stack fully stacked for them... they have to work on a stack in front of that stack. Mark/Michael -- one of them -- did something that knocked into the back stack and one side of it fell apart, much like Kisha noted about taking the wrong piece out of your Jenga stack.

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Back with Mark/Michael and they decide to go do the other task instead. They head off to Construct as Kisha/Jen are catching up with CHristie/Jodi.

All other teams racing to the dam. Amanda/Kris pass Margie/Luke but they all seem to arrive at the same time. All reading clue now and heading off. Ahh, Jaime/Cara and Tammy/Victor arrived after the others.

Mark/Michael arrive at the other task. They worry about it being too heavy to carry over to the house. They leave their shutters to go look for the house that needs them.

Kisha/Jen say they have an advantage of being tall but they both seem to be finishing at the same time. Kisha/Jen finish and get clue. Make way to Museum. Caution U-Turn ahead. New twist. Blind U-Turn. They don't have to post their own picture when they decide to use it.

Christie/Jodi finish and the guy tells them they are cute girls who are the best. Kisha/Jen decides not to use the U-Turn. Have to make their way to bobsleds. They head off.

Christie/Jodi decide not to use the U-Turn.

Other teams at the DETOUR now. Seems like most teams are going to do the Stack. They all get started on the stacking.

Kisha/Jen arrive at bobsleds. ROADBLOCK. Ride up to speed of 55 MPH while completing bobsled course. Have to look for letters along the course and, at end, unscramble the letters to spell name of famous Russian playwright. (Have to remember letters they see along the course.)

Kisha on the course now and collecting letters. She seems to have missed the last letter, V. Kisha has to re-start. (Have to do the course in less 4 mins or less.)

Back with the teams stacking their wood. Amanda handing Kris the wood and giving him direction on where to stack. Jaime and Cara note this and tell Margie about it, saying they aren't surprised.

Mark/Michael still searching for houses they need to put the shutters on.

Christie on the bobsled course now. Christie does it in exactly 4 minutes. She has all the letters but has no clue who it could be.

Kisha gets going on her course again.

All teams still stacking. Mel/Mike's stack falls over. Jaime and Cara's stack falls now. Amanda/Kris' stack falls. All three teams frustrated by this.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Hamsterlady!! <smooch!>

(Long time no see, hear, chat...)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah, and smooches to Raen for spoiling! :-)

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Back on the stacks falling... Mel/Mike talking about doing the other one. Jaime/Cara discussing the same. Mel/Mike leave to do the other. They are disappointed because they were ahead.

Mark/Michael still looking. They decide to go ahead and build the shutter first. They can't seem to figure out how to build it now. We get lots of scenes of them trying and retrying.

Back with Kisha finally seeing the V. She gets off and head off to work on the letters. Both girls now trying to figure out the playwright's name.

Margie/Luke are finished and head off.

Tammy/Victor pretty close here.

Amanda/Kris decide to switch as Tammy/Victor finish.

Margie/Luke are going to U-Turn Kris/Amanda. They say they're sorry, it's just part of the game. They say they wanted to give Jaime/Cara a little more time to finish their task.

Tammy/Victor say they feel bad for Kris/Amanda and head off to bobsled. They think they're ok for right now.

Christie still struggling with who it is and has no idea.

Kisha has no idea who it is but knows how names end so she makes a guess and gets it right. Have to taxi to find Theater of Musical Comedy, the pit stop.

Christie makes a guess and gets it right too. They head off.

Mark/Michael now have their shutters done and are off to find house. They run into Mel/Mike and explain the task to them.

Tammy/Victor pass Margie/Luke and they are reading now. Victor doing the task now while Luke gets ready.

Amanda/Kris arrive at Construct task now. Mark/Michael telling about how they can't find the house to put the shutters on. Kris says lets build them and we'll find the house together.

Kisha/Jen arrive at theater but think they went in the wrong way. Christie/Jodi arrive and are searching. Can't tell who gets there first....

Christie/Jodi are Team #1. They don't quite believe it and hug. They win motorcycle. They say they don't want to get too confident but they feel pretty good about being first.

Kisha/Jen are team #2. They hug.

Victor finishing his bobsledding now and he has the letters. He runs off to work on the puzzle. Victor knows him so he is getting it quickly. ("Who doesn't know who Chekhov is?")

Luke is still on the course as Tammy/Victor head off. Luke finishes with a 3:58 and gets all the letters. He heads off to work on the puzzle. Luke says he had no idea who it is... He is trying different combos now. He says he doesn't know and Margie tells him to just change it around. She says she is worried because he gets frustrated with himself.

Mel finishes the shutters and they head off to look for houses with Mark/Michael. Amanda/Kris decide to follow them so they can look at how their shutters are put together while they search for the houses.

Luke getting frustrated because he can't figure out the puzzle.

Jaime/Cara have five pieces of wood left. Luke has gotten the name wrong 3 times. Margie says she doesn't think he knows what they are asking, that English was hard enough for him to learn.

Jaime/Cara finally finish and head off.

Mel/Mike, Mark/Michael, and Amanda/Kris all searching for the houses that need the shutters.

Luke still getting the puzzle wrong. Margie says she wants to help him but can't. She says he looks very confused right now and frustrated.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
Why am I sensing a possible non-elim? Because of the U-Turn, it looks like Amanda/Kris are going to be out (they're with the last three PLUS they still have to do the other Detour...)

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Jaime/Cara thanking whoever U-Turned Amanda/Kris. They head off to the bobsleds.

Mark/Michael, Mel/Mike, and Amanda/Kris still can't find place and it's right down the street from them. Finally Mel sees it and they all can't believe it.

Luke still frustrated. He asks if other teams have arrived. Finally Luke gets it and he jumps up and down and hugs the lady checking the names. They head off. They see Jaime/Cara as they leave and they point out where they should go.

Cara is going to do the bobsledding.

Mel/Mike finish with their shutters and head off.

Mark/Michael head off too. Mel/Mike feel bad for Kris/Amanda. Mike says he is sure having to do the stacks again will just crush them. Amanda and Kris, "Shady!" They say they have been nothing but so nice to everyone. They head back to the stacks.

Tammy/Victor are team #3. They cheer and hug.

Cara finishes at exactly 4 minutes and gets the letters. She says she doesn't know any Russian playwrights but guesses it right away. She can't believe it. They head off. Jaime says she is her rock star.

Mel/Mike arrive and head off with Mark/Michael right behind... they get past them and get the clue first.

Margie/Luke are team #4. They jump up and down and cheer.

Michael doing the bobsledding but he has to do it again because he missed the letters.

Mel doing the task now.

Jaime/Cara are team #5. They cheer.

Amanda/Kris finish their stacking and head off. The locals cheer for them. They tell each other, "You're awesome!"

Amanda/Kris think it was Kisha/Jen or Christie/Jodi who did the U-Turn to them. They think Margie/Luke probably felt so bad for them.

Mel/Mike finish and head off to pit stop. Michael still having bobsledding. Mike says just when you figure out this race something happens and you're back in it. Mark/Michael finish now and he gets it right. They get clue and head off.

Amanda/Kris arrive at bobsled and Kris is going to do it.

Mel/Mike are team #6.

Kris not sure who the playwright is but Amanda tells him to think of how names are spelled here. He gets it on the second try. They head off.

Mark/Michael arrive and looking for where to go. But they don't have enough money for the cab. Editors trying to make us think they are going to be equal but Mark/Micahel still have some light out whereas it looks darker with Amanda/Kris. Mark/Michael bargaining with the driver and he finally lets them go.

Mark/Michael are team #7.

Amanda/Kris are the last team to arrive and they have been eliminated from the race. Amanda sighs. She says the best part was to be able to travel with Kris and to bond with him.

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Costa: Ok, this one didn't work, see message below!

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Hmm, well that didn't work!

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Next week on the race: Luke gets a reputation for using the U-Turn. And, in frigid Siberian weather, teams grin and bare it. (They are running in underwear.)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
:-)

Why do people who get u-turned take it so personally? It's a game? And actually, they should take it as a compliment because it means that someone thinks they may be a threat. I think it was a good move of Margie and Luke, especially M/L were trying to help Jaime and Cara.

Thanks for the most awesome-est spoiling!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL Raen! I thought it was a just a BIG hug! Hehehe!

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Heh, it was! But you're supposed to see the arms circle around you! This way you get both. ;)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Aw shucks!

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
Well, I can understand being upset at that moment in time. If they are still upset about it after the fact, that's silly to me.

Raenstorm
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07-16-2004

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Raenstorm a private message Print Post    
And now I'm off to watch the finale of The L Word. See everyone next week!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
True, Raen. Sounds like the "it's just a game" aspect isn't what the rest of the teams are thinking about, judging by the previews.

Have a good week!

Maris
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03-28-2002

Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 5:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I am pretty surprised at how so many teams had never heard of Chekhov. I read him in high school, my son read him in 11th grade. Where are these people getting their educations? Pretty sad