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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 8:20 am
Meredith & Gretchen are a husband/wife team from Easton, Maryland. Meredith is a retired executive and Gretchen is a retired nurse/flight attendant. Both found love late in their lives, and they are spending every moment making up for lost time. Their inspiration for participating in the Race is strictly for the adventure and the challenge of traveling around the world. Meredith is a retired executive who spends his time fishing, biking, playing golf and teaching swimming. Father of three sons, Meredith is an avid swimmer who holds seven National Masters Swimming Championship titles. Meredith describes himself as competitive, articulate and compassionate. Gretchen is a retired flight attendant and registered nurse. Mother of two, Gretchen spends most of her time cooking, biking, gardening and golfing. Gretchen describes herself as outgoing, reliable and kind, and she admits to being quite loud, particularly when she’s upset. Both are big fans of the show, and while watching one evening, they said to each other, “We could do that. Let’s try.” http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race7/teams/meredith/
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 9:15 am
Another team from my area (Easton is on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and considered one of the best small towns in America)....but the older teams usually go pretty early unfortunately...
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 10:38 am
All I have to say... it must take a mighty strong man to go through life with the name "Meredith".
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 10:42 am
Lol Karen, I was thinking the same thing.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 8:51 pm
and she admits to being quite loud, particularly when she’s upset. Oh God.
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Padivius
Member
08-21-2003
| Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 2:05 pm
There are alot of occidental names which are female now, but which were originally male. Like "Ashley". and "Lynn" (another TAR7 contestant) and "Kelly" ... and "Meredith"
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, February 11, 2005 - 5:53 pm
This is the first time I've seen either Lynn or Meredith used for men. But they've obviously been around for a while, unless the men in question have recently changed their names!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 2:32 pm
I've known a few Lynns. (not counting myself, but I'm female.. used to be lots of people insisted on putting an e at the end of my name)
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, February 28, 2005 - 7:10 pm
Evelyn is a male name in England! Down here in the "southland" we commonly use surnames for both males and females such as Taylor, Sullivan, Whitney, and Riley!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, February 28, 2005 - 8:01 pm
Is it? Not a common one... maybe in Wales, and Lynn sounds like a bastardisation (can I say that?) of a Welsh name too. Usually Evelyn is female in the UK.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 11:23 am
Well there is the former NFL football player Lynn Swan who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Meredith Wilson wrote the Music Man.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 12:24 am
I like these two. Not as much as the older couple from AR6 yet, but they may get there. Hope they do well.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 7:07 am
I would love to see this team do well, but I just don't think they will have the physical stamina to hang in there with the younger folks -
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 9:08 am
loved the 'wedgie' comment from the gal when she did the 'ride'......
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 04, 2005 - 8:47 pm
Not wild about them.
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Padivius
Member
08-21-2003
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 12:27 pm
Loving them. Unfortunately, I know they're bound to be left behind in the 4th or 5th leg, but I'll enjoy watching them anyhow!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 8:49 am
Still loving them Padivius?
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Penpoint
Member
03-27-2001
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 10:13 am
Gretchen could drive me up a wall!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 10:24 am
I know what you mean Penpoint. I tried to imagine myself in his situation, near the end, totally beat dont want to be last and she is yelling at me to fix my hair. I would have kept on running.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 11:19 am
Yeah what was THAT about? And when he couldn't get a cab she was just ragging on him and he sounded so TIRED.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 12:03 pm
I felt so sorry for him, he just withstood her shrewishness - the only word I can think of that describes my impression ofher -. I thought she should not be in this show because I think she is just going to be embarrassed at what it turned her into or at least exposed her as.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 1:41 pm
Does anyone else find Gretchen's constant mouth an annoyance? She sure doesn't keep is shut for long and it was really beginning to grate on me last night. I found myself telling my DH that I just wanted to say to her, "Just shut up already!" (and, we were raised not to say "shut up")
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 2:45 pm
I really don't find her annoying. I laughed when she said the menaga tra (sp!) comment.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 2:52 pm
I think she is an embarrassment, the comment about the juggler saving for college was just priceless.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 3:21 pm
I think she is a 'glass half full' person. She chooses to look on the positive side. Yep, she could have said the juggler was just a beggar and annoying like the other drivers did, but she chose to give him the benefit of the doubt. I find it refreshing.
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