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Bmagikal
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 8:20 am
ok.. I don't ever post a whole lot in these forums, but I do enjoy reading all the posts.. pro & con. However, I have to put in my here for what it's worth. I have 3 sons ages 18 - 24 and the Linz boys remind me alot of my own.. fun, funny, and for the most part good boys mixed w/ a little devilment. They aren't out to deliberately harm the other teams, just be competitive while enjoying the game. The Weaver's are blinded by their own "goodness" that they can't see how it is affecting others. I happen to know alot of "christian" people who are like this and you gotta love em anyway. They just don't realize their obnoxiousness with their "godly" views. (I just hope they don't win!). The Bransens are just normal people it seems; just playing a game and trying to win. There needs to be opposition in all things in order for us to realize a difference. Therefore, the Linz's and Weaver's are the opposites..Good vs Evil.. and we hope the Good wins out.. Keeping fingers crossed for the Linz (my fav) or Bransen families! 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 9:50 am
Okay, so now we are beating dead chocolate horses? I don't know whether to be excited or scared.

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Chalupa
Member
09-21-2005
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 9:58 am
I just graduated from college in May, and while I can see why people would think the Linz boys might represent the typical "frat boy", they behave MUCH better than 95% of the frat guys at my school would have behaved in this situation.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 11:50 am
Wow...now the Weaver's are not only hated but are evil to. LOL!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 12:06 pm
Personally I'm against beating horses no matter what flavor they are. Should I post this on a political thread?
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Stopjustwatchin
Member
08-19-2005
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 12:51 pm
I just don't think we should beat chocolate. Only eat it!
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:04 pm
It's better than beating a live horse. I guess it's all in the presentation. I'm thinking if the Weavers had been the ages of frat boys (it would probably help if at least two of the females were males), made comments about the others teams while laughing, had insulted and yelled at each other, had been having a good time every minute of every day and, most of all, not pray or profess to be Christians, we would not be having these discussions.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:05 pm
I realize that people are entitled to their own opinions. That's what makes these boards so good. There is a good exchange of perspectives. What I'm getting at is the redundancy of the opinion; it gets tiresome to read the same one, over and over and over again. I think you can express yourself anyway you want but realize that repeating the same reasoning and opinion over and over leads to a feeling of being browbeaten, if one is the reader. That is what I mean when I say "let it go". Maybe I should just say, "Point taken", so we can discuss other things. I in no way mean to offend posters because I really truly appreciate each and everyone of you. However, I find myself in a very grumpy mode when I read the same thing, again and again. I will now back off and just hope to get through the finish of TAR and look forward to other shows. Peace. 
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:18 pm
Auntimike I understood what you meant when you posted that. I think maybe because there are so few of us who see things differently then most it's harder for us to read the same thing over and over again. I find this thread very frustrating to say the least, but I keep coming back because I value everyone's opinion even if it's not the same as mine. 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:49 pm
You Weaver lovers post the same thing over too!! 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:49 pm
Out of curiosity, have we actually seen anyone do anything mean or rude DIRECTLY to the Weavers? Yes, among themselves and in their own cars, but directly to them, except yielding them?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:51 pm
Good question Annie. I don't think so. I know (I think it was) a Godlewski offered some comfort to one of the Weavers at the racetrack (IIRC) and the Weaver girl was rude back instead of saying thanks or something. Anyone remember that better?
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:53 pm
If I recall, I recently expressed that I would like to see the Bransens win. I hope you weren't putting me into the "Weaver lovers" category. I just don't hate them with the venom I read in some posts. That's all.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 2:09 pm
Native said: ((I guess it's all in the presentation. I'm thinking if the Weavers had been the ages of frat boys (it would probably help if at least two of the females were males), made comments about the others teams while laughing, had insulted and yelled at each other, had been having a good time every minute of every day and, most of all, not pray or profess to be Christians, we would not be having these discussions.)) exactly! in other words, if the weavers weren't the weavers! 
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 2:12 pm
just yanking your chain, native. i don't hate the weavers. i just don't like them. much. at all. i didn't care for pa schroeder, either. i didn't care much for the paolo family, either. the weavers just happen to be the only family left that i don't care for. and i really like the other two teams; not just settling for something other than the weaver family. if it were paolos and weavers left, i wouldn't care who won. it's just with who's left that i pick the weavers to not win.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 2:21 pm
oh, and i didn't much care for the godlewski gals. what's funny is that editing DOES play something, because i really detested how the oldest sister berated chris, and then at the last episode or two, it was the second oldest sister who got all over chris and made the comment post-boot that she and chris would never click. i am guessing that if we saw what i thought was horrid interraction between chris and the oldest, imagine what they didn't show us about sharon and chris! it has to have been worse, IMO, for chris and sharon to make those comments to each other. i thought michelle (i think that's the oldest one's name) and chris were awful together! so maybe there is more 'good' that we aren't being shown about the weavers...or maybe what we aren't being shown is even worse than what we've seen. too bad they don't have a 24/7 spy cam like BB 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 2:26 pm
Jules, one of the Godlewski sisters went over to offer comfort to the Weaver kids when they were at the racetrack (racing go karts). After the Godlewski sister left, one of the Weaver sisters made a really snarky remark about her. I think it was the same one who said that if the Godlewskis won, they'd buy boob jobs. I've never said I hate the Weavers. I don't really hate anyone, ever. But I really dislike them.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 2:31 pm
I don't hate the Weavers either. Not even close, I just think they are not all that friendly or likeable. And it makes me sad/disappointed or something that a school teacher knows so little...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 2:32 pm
Thanks Costa for refreshing my memory...
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 2:48 pm
While it's had its moments, I just don't think this season of TAR has been as difficult as past ones. The teams have pretty much been spared from having to deal with language barriers, major culture clashes, and complex travel arrangements. Now, going all the way back to TAR1, I've liked many teams that were, er, unpopular with most other fans. (I'll admit that a number of these teams had some oh-no-they-did-NOT-do-that! incidents along the way that sometimes weakened my support a bit.) I just admire strong and savvy competitors and am willing to cut most players some slack. So whether their defenders here wish to believe it or not, I really have been impressed with the Weavers' racing overall. Given their team makeup, what's been asked of them, and the fact that they've been yielded twice (everyone ought to know by now how much I hate the Yield), I think they've done great. And so, I think it's very unfair to imply that any and all critical comments about the Weavers are due to sexism against females (oh please, if anything, I often root harder for women competitors - well, not counting the Godlewski sisters), anti-Christian bias (why then did I cheer for past teams that were also openly religious?), snobbery (the cool kids versus the geeks? hello, geek here.), or hypocritical standards. This persecution conspiracy is way off base, imho.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 3:33 pm
P.S. I forgot, looking forward to the finish line (I'm such a sucker for that group cheering) and yea, Phil!
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Iheartkaysar
Member
08-16-2005
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 10:14 pm
I've enjoyed the family dynamic aspect, but only in the latter part of the race; early on, I couldn't even tell the families apart much less the family members. And, while I did miss the foreign locations, language barriers, etc (I learned a lot), I like that the producers appreciate that there is a lot to learn in our own backyard. Some of the teams (like the Linz team) have commented on the amazing experiences (such as the civil war reenactment) they would not otherwise have had. And, they've recognized American (and hopefully Canadian) locations, they want to revisit in the future. I liked this edition, but will enjoy going back to the "old way" as well.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 3:27 am
Uh..my question wasn't rhetorical. LOL
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 7:38 am
TA - I can't recall anything done to the Weavers, but then my memory isn't the best! I don't think the yield can be considered "mean or rude," as it is a part of the game rules.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:18 am
Tex, I've not seen any team do anything mean or otherwise untoward to the Weavers. I have seen the Weavers do things to the other teams, however. Throwing trash at a moving vehicle, telling the ranger to stall the Linzes, asking a boat driver to slow down...
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