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Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I am sorry to see Mel and Mike go, but at this point I would be sorry to see any team go! I can't wait to see what dynamic they will bring to Elimination Station -

I was VERY impressed that Luke got out of the way of people who knew what to do to help his mom! All too often the nearest and dearest are in the way and impeding the way of real help! When you are emotionally involved, the hardest thing in the world is to step back and let professionals do their jobs. A great show of maturity on his part!

Pippin04
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10-26-2007

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 6:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pippin04 a private message Print Post    
I really did not like Cara and Jamie tonight found them very rude.

I really liked Mike and Mel in the spice shop. They had such a good attitude and were so polite.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 6:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I agree that Mike and Mel showed some real class tonight (as always) and I'll certainly miss them.

Great spoiling Raen!

Mysti
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09-28-2005

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mysti a private message Print Post    
I think Cara & Jamie should get a 30 minute penalty for being so rude.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I got teary eyed watching Luke worry about his mom. There is nothing worse than seeing your mom sick. I can only imagine it being worse when you are scared/worried and are unable to hear what they are saying. I really like Luke and his mom.

That elephant squat cracked me up. I would have been terrified it would lose his balance and fall on me.

LOL when the girls called the guys 'bite sized' hee hee

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 8:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
I will miss Mel and Mike. I really enjoyed them on the race. I liked their good attitude and humor. They seem to have a very healthy relationship and a true respect for each other. That was refreshing to see. :-)

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 8:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I'm going to miss Mel and Mike.

One of the cheerleaders is ruder than the other one.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I agree with many of your comments about Cara and Jaime. I now have a least favorite team on the race...them! They are becoming more rude to people each week. Maybe it's because there are getting to be less teams left in the running; but that's still no excuse for rudeness to the locals.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yes, BUT - the whiny, uptight redhead is a MAJOR workhorse. She did almost all of that rickshaw pull without seeming to suffer much. Quite a feat.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 10:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
The Amazing Race XIV


03/29/2009 Leg 7: Jaipur, India - Phuket, Thailand

team1234567891011avgRoad
Blocks
SBUTFFE
Tammy/Victor02010803020101    02.57T 3
V 3
    
Jaime/Cara07060705030502    05.00J 3
C 3
    
Mark/Michael030805070506032P    05.28Ma 4
Mi 2
    
Margie/Luke01040404010404    03.01M 3
L 3
 used UT
on A/K
Leg 4
  
Kisha/Jen08070302060305    04.86K 3
J 3
    
Mel/Mike04020106040206    03.57Me 3
Mi 3
   E6
Christie/Jodi1009060107NEL07     06.67C 2
J 3
Leg 6  E5
Amanda/Kris05030208       04.50A 1
K 3
 U-Turned
by M/L
Leg 4
 E4
Brad/Victoria060509        06.66B 0
V 3
   E3
Steve/Linda0910         09.50S 1
L 1
   E2
Preston/Jennifer11          11.00P 1
J 0
   E1


NEL Leg 5 = Non-Elimination Leg; SB next leg

2P Leg 7 Mark/Michael came in 1st but incurred 2 30 min penalties and dropped to 3rd place

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Looked like Mel/Mike almost beat Kisha/Jen despite being so far behind.. they worked really smart.. filling the barrels while moving the others and then moving two at a time.

Jaime/Cara. Workhorse for sure, even with the flat tire that J/C, T/V and M/L had to endure, thanks to Mark's sabotage of the pumps in the box. If Mark hadn't done that, they would have been in first place with only the one penalty and almost stayed in first even with two.

Looks like next week Mark is the one going off on Michael.. I think Michael should be the one to complain.

Jaime/Cara benefitted from the Mark/Michael penalties, of course, as did Tammy/Victor. Seems like J/C made up for the time lost looking for the barrels when Tammy/Victor had to go back for the Rickshaw. Once again, Victor was wrong! But he was correct at a key point when he rejected having the taxi driver lead them to the pit stop. If they had gotten that 30 min, T/V would have dropped AT LEAST to 4th and maybe more.. we'll probably be able to tell next week if they show the leaving times from Phuket to Bangkok.

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Sorry to see Mel and Mike go.. personalty-wise, would rather have Jaime and Cara leave and good game wise Mark/Michael, especially after the pump sabotage. Jen/Kisha aren't the best technical racers either.

Margie must have been feeling woozy when Luke was pulling, but her insistance on pulling probably pushed her into the heat exhaustion. I would say it lost them some time but really Margie took off fast when she started pulling.

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I wasn't fond of the bunching tonight.. first at the airport, then having to go one by one by one at the zoo, and to some extent at the herb place (and just FYI, someone went to that same herb shop after the loctation was discovered and said that herb seller definitely didn't know ANY English and was pretty slow moving, much to Jaime's chagrin.

Anyway, it was sort of a relief that the barrel and rickshaw tasks didn't require one team to wait on another.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 10:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
ARGH!!! I really wanted to see the end of this one. The DVR cut off right after Tammy & Victor heard about the 1st place prize. We even set the dang thing for an extra 1/2 hour when we realized the 60 Minutes was still airing.
Maybe it will be on the CBS site tomorrow. I'm sick to @#*&^%#*@&# death of whatever sporting event screws up the taping. They give you X # of hours for the dang game, play the game in that time!

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 11:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
It looked like the elephant was going to do #2 on the person laying down.
Didn't several people say that M&M should go to the zoo?

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 4:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I'm confused about the one of the 30 minute penalties M/M received when they hired a taxi to show them how to get somewhere. In the past, the teams used to hire taxis to lead them. Is that no longer allowed?

Pippin04
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10-26-2007

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 4:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pippin04 a private message Print Post    
The clue said they could not hire a taxi for the task. At least that is what I understood.

Biscottiii
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05-30-2004

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 4:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
I'm sad to see Mel & Mike leave. They were sweet and having so much fun, such a pleasure always to watch! At the Spice Box challenge, they & the Shopkeeper & Shopkeeper's Wife yelling "No", "No", "No" simultaneously. No animosity, just everyone realizing that's part of the game (although, by that point with all the teams ahead previously taking their clues, it left fewer boxes available WITH a clue for them to land one.

At first, I thought when Mel/Mike decided to do the barrels it looked like it could take so much more time. But, given the groin injury & having to pull much harder due to the flat tires, I think that rickshaw challenge would have finished them. Dang, I LIKED those guys!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 4:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I was relieved to hear the city pronounced FOO-ket, as I could easily imagine an alternative pronunciation!

Kittyab
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07-16-2005

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 5:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kittyab a private message Print Post    
I like all the teams that are still there, well the cheerleaders are getting on my nervers (rude, rude, rude!).

This year shows the teams that work the best together has the best results.

Biscottiii
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05-30-2004

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 5:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
I think it will be interesting when Mel/Mike get to the Elimination Station. Nice guys get to meet Wet-Blanket-Acting-Steve. While I thought at first it might be a generational divide, there's already another middle age couple (Brad & Victoria) that appear to be getting along comfortably with the younger folks.

THIS is an Elimination Station that I can't wait to see. Could Mel & Mike do a "Doctor Phil" in clearing Steve's animosity? They might try, but I'm not sure that even Mel/Mike have the power to dispel so much negative energy from both Steve & Linda. Can't wait to see what happens though.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
In the past I seem to remember other teams have "sabotaged" things...hidden stuff, covered stuff up...I wonder if the reason we saw this time penalty was because it affected the finishing order of the game. Or I could just have remembered wrong.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I don't remember ever seeing any penalties for sabotage in the past, but I think it is appropriate.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I recall seeing lots of "sabotage" in the past as well without any penalty mentioned. That penalty seemed a bit heavy to me. It wasn't even like they hid them. They just put some of them back in the box that was sitting there.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 7:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
I don't mind the U-turns, because that is part of the game; but I really don't like it when teams try to sabotage others. This one was especially bad, because working harder in that heat had obvious negative consequences.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
What Merrysea said.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
Sabotage in the past was fair inside the game parameters. But things change as the game evolves, I guess.

Jaime is the rude one, not Cara. Don't condemn them both. Although, Jaime is also the strongest physically and was the "horse" that got them through the Rickshaw challenge. Jaime doesn't seem like a bad person, just really impatient and uber-competitive.

I was also sorry to see Mel and Mike out. Although I was frustrated at seeing them dismiss the first 8 or 10 people who told them to go to the zoo to find the gorilla.