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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 11:46 am
I was thinking that the reason so many of the teams seemed to make mental mistakes this week was because they probably didn't have the most restful night's sleep - I can't imagine sleeping out in the open in the middle of an African plain was condusive to a good night's sleep.
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Gigglesalot
Member
08-14-2003
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 1:34 pm
Good point Roxip. Sleep deprivation will do that to you. If Rob and Amber left at 5 something in the morning and they had been at the rest stop for 12 hours, then some of the others got there much later in the evening and probably couldn't sleep once the sun came up.
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 1:51 pm
Past racers told of catching 4 or 5 hours sleep when it's a 12 hour pit stop because of the interviews and eating. When they have a longer pit stop up to 36 hours due to production problems they have time to catch up a little more.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 1:56 pm
Gigglesalot, the first team (Ron and Kelly) left at 5:29 am and the last team (Brian and Greg) left at 6:22 am, so there was less than a one hour difference in the first and last arrival time. I agree it would be hard to sleep in conditions like that, but it had to have been better than the last bunch that had to sleep in tents on an iceberg.
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Cliotheleo
Member
03-13-2002
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 2:08 pm
Anyone watched some of the "Insider" video from last week? Kelly was mad at Ron before last night's episode, or at least she was aggravated at him. The two talk about the road block from last week thath involved driving a car w/manual transmission. Ron talks about what limited experience Kelly has with driving a stick as she had just learned before the show started. She keeps insisting that she could have done a good job driving and he says otherwise and she is not at all happy with that. She doesn't say anything, but you know that old thing about "if looks could kill."
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 2:53 pm
There's an episode tonight. Is that a regular show or a recrap? TIA
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 2:57 pm
It's a recap w/ "all new footage" -- take that for what it's worth. I'll be watching, of course!
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 3:17 pm
Jen, On Sunday at 6pm the Outdoor Life channel replays the Tues nite episode. ((in Canada)) ****** I agree with you guys. Mental Fatigue from lack of sleep will start affecting who will win this race. At this point Gret and Mer seem to be just barely hanging on. Good for them to last this long but we all know that it is a FOOTRACE to the finishline. So they dont have a chance in my opinion. At this point I'd love Uchenna and Joyce to win!!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 3:48 pm
Just finished watching the tape (and reading all of your lovely comments) and just wanted to say, I just loved all the teams being so excited about all the animals they were seeing. What a great experience! Was that a game preserve they were driving through, or are all those animals all in the same place naturally? It just seemed like they saw almost every kind of animal we think of as being typically African. Loved when Lynn squealed, "Oh my God! There goes a . . . well, I don't even know what it is!!!!" [Think it was a warthog, ie. Poomba.] I'm not a Lynn and Alex fan, but they didn't seem as focused on Rob and Amber this week, so I enjoyed them more (except for the couple of snarky remarks about Uchenna/Joyce and Gretchen/Meredith). As a couple, I think they're very sweet together. Lynn was very supportive of Alex's driving, especially since Alex isn't so sure of himself with a stick shift. I liked them a little better this week. It broke my heart to see the brothers get Philiminated this week. They are beyond adorable! I hope they go straight back to Mom's and eat all her chicken enchiladas till they go into a food coma! I think Ron and Kelly both have some growing up to do. She seems to want a relationship much more than he does--he admitted to not even thinking about their relationship on the race (what every girl loves to hear). I think Kelly was exhibiting signs of the racer's nemesis, Killer Fatigue. By the end of the episode, I was ready to tell her to shut the F up already!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 7:02 pm
Note to Kelly - and being from the south I know this: calling a guy an ignorant redneck is NOT helpful to establishing a relationship - just a kindly word of advice, you know.
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Cliotheleo
Member
03-13-2002
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 7:12 pm
Did you see the show tonight where he called himself one? But of course I don't think Kelly was concerned about building a relationship at that point. 
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 8:19 pm
I got the impression he was being sarcastic -- implying that he might as well call himself that since he's "just an ignorant redneck" according to Kelly.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 4:47 am
Amen Tnt! LOL
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 5:33 am
LOL Tnt!!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 9:07 am
Babyjaxmom, Philiminated! LOL! I did see during the recap show where Ron called himself a redneck about driving around in Georgia, but that was all in fun. I'm almost sure he said that before Kelly called him one. When she called him a redneck, it was a put down. Roxip, that is a good point about lack of sleep. I used to do fine on no/little sleep when I was a young adult. It doesn't work that way anymore and Mer. and Gret are quite a bit older.
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 9:17 am
Happy & Baby Jax - I love that term too - "Philiminated!" 
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 9:36 am
Some rednecks I know would not realize they had been insulted if you called them ignorant. They'd just smile and say, "Wanna beer?"
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 10:33 am
Happy and Karuuna, I have to confess: I didn't invent the term "Philiminated." I stole--um, borrowed it from TWOP (Television without Pity). They have some great nicknames over there.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 2:44 pm
Awwwww! Brain and Greg's pics have been changed to B&W. {sniff} 
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 9:11 pm
I was sorry to see Brian and Greg go. I really think Ron did NOT tell Kelly to "shut the F up" since they made a point of putting a caption under when he said "Chill out" or something like that. Seems to me they wanted to show Kelly was wrong and it added insult to injury when she started talking to the camera talking about Ron. She does seem a bit like a "princess" to me. I think she only made herself look bad, not Ron.
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 7:44 am
I agree with you Watching2. Kelly did make herself look bad more than Ron.
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Sassynegal
Member
01-21-2005
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 8:01 am
Didn't she say she was reading the bible and hoping that would help her work on the relationship??? Gosh I think someone added a few pages to her bible as I don't recall a chapter that refers to ignorant rednecks.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 8:10 am
Kelly is patient, Kelly is kind, Kelly is never boastful not rude, Kelly is never selfish, not quick to take offense. There is nothing Kelly can't face... yeah, right!!!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 08, 2005 - 7:38 pm
Really!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, April 10, 2005 - 7:22 am
pfffffffffffffft!!!!!!!! Get over yourself Kelly! LOL
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, April 10, 2005 - 7:28 pm
I can't wait until the next episode. Looks good with Gretchen and Merideth.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 7:34 am
Kelly is self-centered?
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 8:06 am
Do bears....? aw..nevermind...
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 1:39 pm
Kep421, not polar bears.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Monday, April 11, 2005 - 1:43 pm
LOL...was gonna go with the shark/sea senario...shoulda went with my first instincts!!!
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