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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 5:58 pm
I'm wondering if that cheese will be even edible after it rolled on the ground like that (I know it's probably sealed in wax but still..)
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 5:59 pm
wilson, I just watched the Americas test kitchen and they talked about how they seal wax in Europe its stronger (more wax?) than the us and that the cheese/milk is raw!! (htis was the parmegano regiano cheese
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:02 pm
brad and victoria making hteir way down steve is helping linda UP the hill cristie and jodi just got off the train steve says we can do this we didnt get here by being "idiots" roflol he is trying to tie the wooden thingy so linda can carry one team said she cant carry 2 down, its more than my body wai omg - HE JUST SIGNED TO LUKE Phil signed to Luke YOU are athe first team winners and are gong to mexico (mom signed mexico swim with dolphins and zip line thur the jungles victor and tammy team 2 ar and micale you are team 3 why is it so important to be on the race Luke is crying and signing tht deaf people can do it - (no dry eyes here - my ds is hard of hearing!)
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:03 pm
I just fell in love with Luke. Awwww
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:06 pm
steve put the 3 cheeses on the board and he is using it as a sled to move it down, linda is working on her one chesse the preston orange team is yelling stemve is working on his 3 cheese amanda and kiirs finished preston and jennifer are yelling at each other - not in a loud voice linda is scooting her cheese down its funny mel and mike is team 4 preston just lost his cheese it is moving vast hit way off in the woods and he ahs to get that chese jaime and cara say there are several teams behind us the blond flight attendants just realized they dropped one wheel of cheese and have to find it amanda and kirsi team 5 cristie and jodi found thier whel of cheese and they are taling each other down preston and jennifer just finished - christie and jodi are in last place now steve and lind are listening for hte yodelers they dont know which way to go steve falls down here coe another tea and they foudn it brad and victoria foudn it steve and linda are clueless looking for the yodelers wandering down the road and soehow amie and cara made it to team number 7 steve and jodie are so lost
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:08 pm
steve and linda are team number 9 awesome to your left to your right say preston cristie and jodi need to pass we have to beat the blonds they are there go back hury hurry christei come one come on preston is carrying her but the blonds cristie and jodie ake team number 10 they hug preston and jennifer last team to arrive and have been elimanted
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:09 pm
Back with the teams starting to get their cheese. Steve helping Linda up the hill still. Preston getting frustrated with Jennifer. Christie/Jodi finally arrive. Steve says they didn't get here by being idiots (referring to himself and Linda). Margie/Luke arriving and can hear yodelers. They find them and arrive at the mat. Margie/Luke they are team #1. Phil signs it for them and they hug. He calls in Tammy and Victor while he tells Margie and Luke they have won a trip for 2 to Mexico. Tammy/Victor are team #2. They hug. Mark/Michael are team #3. They high five while the others clap for them. Luke says a lot of people think deaf people can't do things but they can do the same things. He just wants to show people that. Jennifer/Preston working their way down the hill. Preston tells Jennifer to be quiet. Steve going to take 3 pieces of cheese while Linda takes 1. Jodi and Christie decide to do what Steve was doing (dragging the cheese on his pack down the hill). All of these teams having trouble getting down the hill but Amanda and Kris finish first and are off. Steve/Linda working their way down and finish. Mel/Mike are team #4. Mike hugs Mel. Back at the hill, Preston loses a piece of cheese and has to go get it. Jodi loses a piece of cheese further up the hill. Amanda/Kris are team #5. Preston/Jennifer finish and are off. Christie/Jodi are the last to finish here and head off. Steve/Linda listening for yodelers. Not sure where to go. Steve falls down. Brad/Victoria are team #6. They do a fist bump. Phil asks how it went with the cheese and they say they think they're the only ones who did it right. Cara/Jaime are team #7. They are excited and hug each other. Steve/Linda still can't find where to go. They run into a dead end. Kisha/Jen are team #8. Steve/Linda finally arrive and are team #9. Preston/Jennifer arriving in the town now. Christie/Jodi are right behind them it looks... Preston/Jennifer not sure where to go... Christie/Jodi get to the mat first. They are team #10. They hug. They give Preston/Jennifer a hug. They are the last team to arrive and have been eliminated from the race. Phil asks if Preston is a competitive guy. Jennifer says he is and she feels like she let him down. Preston says she didn't let him down. Says it was frustrating at times and he hated her at times but he thinks she did the best that she could. Jennifer says she does want to spend the rest of her life with him.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:09 pm
stay tuned for scenes from our n ext episode!! thanks raen for making my ramblings clear!!
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:10 pm
well depending on how long they had to yodel, I'm thinking the greeters will need these...

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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:11 pm
Next week on The Amazing Race: When teams travel to Germany, Linda gets lost in the Alps. (We see her crying.) Margie and Luke get creamed.
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Padivius
Member
08-21-2003
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:12 pm
Did anyone else get the impression that the whole episode was very friendly, more teams in a good mood, helping each other out, just out to have fun? Even when doing the cheese challenge, many of the teams were supportive with one another, and it was kind of a fun atmosphere. Plus, it looks like we got one of the most negative teams out of the way right off the bat.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:12 pm
teams travel to germany and linda gets lost in the alps she walked down a mountain margie and luke get creamed (camera shows luke and margie standing in the middle of a tent - with an oompa band playing - and cream pies thrown at each other - they show a very expressive face of luke s- he is rolling his eyes and looks mad!!
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:14 pm
I think the new editing style worked a lot as well- they said they were going to put more emphasis on the locations this season, and I think at least for ep 1, it worked.
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Padivius
Member
08-21-2003
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:14 pm
Also, I was very pleased with this episode, and the forecast for next episode. I just visited all the places on this leg in my big Europe trip in the fall, and it looks like they're going to Germany next so... I went there too! Yahoo! 
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:15 pm
well there was the one scene of Mike and Mel on the first train leg saying NOT to trust the other team - cant remember which - but they do seem to have bonded at the campfire and I think they will be glad if steve and linda dont make it - linda is way drama crying but to be honest she is pushing herself harder than she's ever had to work! I started to relate to her when I remembered how hurt I got at the 2nd Half marathon I did - I didnt htink I could complete it - and would've broken down if not for the encouragement of 2 fellow strangers - so I'm tring to put Linda's drama in context!
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:18 pm
Reader: Only reason I can't really stand Linda's type of drama is... if you're going to apply to TAR, you should be willing to get into a little bit of shape. It's not like it's a surprise the type of stuff you have to do on the race.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:21 pm
And I've been to all those cities . . . almost 40 years ago! The travel bug bit HARD during the '70s. I crossed the pond a number of times. And I still marvel that I missed this by exactly a week:

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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:23 pm
I like Margie/Luke and Michael/Mark. The first four teams doing the cheese cracked me up. "Don't let the cheese hit me!" lol
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:28 pm
I don't think I can stand Linda's crying all season. I'm not saying she's not a likable person, it just gets on my nerves when somebody on the very first episode is crying because they CAN'T RUN! For heaven's sake, why would you ever join a race if you can't even do the basic stuff? Like Raen said, it's not a surprise that there is a lot of physical stuff on this race. Other than Linda, I thought it was a great episode. I finally conned my mother into watching it with me, and we were dying over the cheese task. All those people sliding, the racks breaking, and the runaway cheeses had us in stitches. I'm hoping this will get her hooked on the show lol.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:40 pm
I'm just sorry they didn't figure out a way to put This little piece of music in that cheese task..
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:40 pm
I'm wondering if that cheese will be even edible after it rolled on the ground like that (I know it's probably sealed in wax but still..) Yeah, rollin' in the poop???!!!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:44 pm
ITA about Linda's whining and crying - but again, think editing, and I tried to put myself in her place - and there were a couple of moments when they showed Steve helping - but mostly the annoying crying (not whining) gets VERY old very fast!! its just hard to put yourself in their situation - living in an isolated community - yes you could "train" (I did and am doing the couch to 5K training - but in the end - that Half nearly killed me!! when you get overwhelmed, and are so far out of your element - but I totally hear you on she signed up for it - do they make any money at all for their tv "appearance" or are they considered a game show and dont get appearance fees (like Big Brother they get paid per day)
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 6:49 pm
The teams are given prize money based on their finish (it's not known what the amounts are, but it's rumored it's $25K-$50K for 2nd place), plus the first few teams get a nice vacation at the elimination sequester place..
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Braveheart61901
Member
08-11-2006
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 7:12 pm
I LMAO at the cheese task. All alone here and laughing loud belly laughs! When they showed the costumed bystanders laughing at everyone, it made me laugh even more. I really needed that. Thanks TAR!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 7:41 pm
I almost cried when Phil signed "You are team number one." It's so odd. I rarely watch TAR. Being deaf myself (or significantly hard-of-hearing, take your pick), I have found that the show tends to move too quickly and the closed caption lags too far behind for me to follow it well. I can't remember the last time I tried to watch it. Tonight I was at my sister's and they watch TAR, so I watched it by default. We had no idea a deaf racer would be on. I am so glad I caught it! How strange, too, that I would. Serendipity! Very fun episode. I would love to try that bungee jump!!! We were roaring at the cheese section also! I was so happy that Luke and his mom finished first. Whatever else happens, that they came in first on the first episode is very cool.
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