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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 11:57 am
You can only use the Yield on a team that's behind you. Here's the definition of Yield from the CBS web site: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race5/show/glossary.shtml Each leg of the race has a YIELD point. Teams must stop at the YIELD location to do two things before continuing along the course: 1) They must check to see if they have been YIELDed by another team; 2) If no Team has been YIELDed, they must decide whether to use the YIELD or not. If a Team is YIELDed, they must turn over the hourglass and wait until all the sand runs out before they may continue with the race. A Team may use the YIELD to stop another Team only once throughout the entire course of the race. However, there is no limit to the number of times that a Team can be YIELDed by the other Teams.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 1:17 pm
Welcome YY!!!
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 2:24 pm
YY, Friends of mine visited Russia two years ago and came back with the same observation and they were there for 10 days! Said the food was miserable too. I am rooting for Chip and Kim and I also like Colin and Christy. I dislike team jesus.
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Yyc_girl
Member
07-14-2004
| Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 6:10 pm
pamy... thanks a bunch... its good to be here and not lurk! ha... although, most everything i think is posted anyway... just know that im sitting @ my monitor nodding intently!! ;) fruitbat... yes... i know what you mean and what your friends say... i even 1/2 agree with the bros. assessment... however, i've know the sweetest and most loving people from russia as well... beautiful women, handsome men with great smiles and warm hearts... i just found it another bro-ism... ;) as well... team jesus annoys me... *nod* i understand how faith is important to believe... i understand this first hand... but to say one thing and deliberately do another (ie: lying to the team @ the airport about the team in front of them buying them tickets)... i mean, everyone has hypocrital moments... im not saying you can't... but its just... aggrivating to say one thing and then deceive someone in the same breath... go C&K! go C&C!
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, August 06, 2004 - 5:56 am
Chip made a comment that he and his wife were devout Christians and they would have an advantage in the museum. Fuzzy thinking but I was surprized to hear that. They have made no other mention of this, no thank gods, or god is helping us or the other comments that drip from team jesus.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, August 06, 2004 - 8:32 am
Isn't it funny what annoys some of us and different things annoy others...for instance, Fruitbat, the thank Gods or thank Jesus statements bother you...and for me it is hearing OH MY GOD! on everything you watch or listen to. Just a different perspective. That's what keeps this board interesting, right?
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, August 06, 2004 - 9:54 am
yep 
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Msunderstood
Member
07-15-2004
| Friday, August 06, 2004 - 12:47 pm
I find it interesting that the bowling moms and twins are still battling last place. All the teams grouped back together on the plane to Cairo (except for C/M who remembered they were playing a game) yet the twins and Moms were last out of the gate. I think that shows that these 2 teams are not up to the other teams in terms of endurance, communication, or maybe luck because even with grouping back up they were racing for last. Even with the bum knee, the brothers were able to keep going.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, August 06, 2004 - 12:52 pm
I agree MsU. I also think it was a dumb move to use the FF last leg..they were all ready 7 hrs ahead and they should have known that no matter what teams 'bunch up' throughout the race. I will LOL if they are next to go. GO Chip/Kim!!!! GO Mirna/Charla wonder girl!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 10:49 am
It's TUESDAY again!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 11:38 am
Fruitbat, I think you meant Colin, not Chip, right? Anyways, Colin meant they had an advantage (in the museum) cuz they knew the story of the prodigal son and that would help them know what a painting of that would look like.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 11:45 am
No Julieboo (hope you don't mind me butting in, I know it wasn't addressed to me) - Colin said the quote you mentioned, about the Prodigal Son, but later on Chip mentioned that he and Kim were Christians and therefore might have an advantage. And I agree, it was nice that they are quietly, personally following their faith without feeling the need to tell everyone about it.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 11:46 am
Yeah!!!! TUESDAY!!!! My VCRs are going to be working overtime tonight.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 11:59 am
Oops, thanks Kitt!! I totally forgot about that Chip! I was thinking about the Chip of Chip & Reichen... Nevermind!!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 12:03 pm
Hey mods--were two of my posts deleted? (I think they concerned Mirna & Charla and how people were picking on them.) I can't find them anywhere and was wondering if I got modded, why I did. Thanks!
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 1:49 pm
I really like Chip and Kim. They are good players and they seem like really nice people. I didn't like Charla much at first, but I have to say that I've come to respect her ability, effort and determination. She's a great addition to the show.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 2:47 pm
I'm starting to like Chip and Kim more and more. I also like Colin and Christie but am still not convinced using the FF was a good idea as they were already so far ahead. I question whether they know there are only 2 FF this season. I'm also dumbfounded that there has been a yeild each leg but no one has used it??? The twins bug me. They are not good at this game and keep falling to the back of the pack. They don't ever seem to stop and think, but just run around frantic even though they don't know where they're going or what to do. I like the bowling moms but didn't think they'd even last this long. The brother's attitude mostly bugs me. They seem to be very moody. Team Bible beater really bothers me too: "Help me Lord as I lie through my teeth to the others". I'm still rooting for team Little People but I can see why they grate on the other's nerves. I do like their spunk. They are usually quite good at this game.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 6:45 am
M&L were on the Early Show and they talked about Mirna & Charla and how they and no one liked them. They said they both of them were rudeand then they talked specifically about Charla and NOT Mirna... (which is odd cuz most people like C but not M.)
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Riviere
Member
09-09-2000
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 7:58 am
I'd believe that, sadly, as a team they're not really too likeable for me anymore.. Mirna just yells at Charla and vice versa.. Someone said in another thread it seemed Mirna did all the work, but they forget, driving there is a time limit, it's not a matter of switching off drivers, they can just go x miles by car per day.. Mirna has done little in the race but scream and not pull her weight much.. Every task she tries, she's dying, cannot do it, it's killing her! Cool, so let her go home already?
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Yvtig
Member
04-11-2004
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 9:21 am
I have a question about the Leaderboard on the CBS website. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race5/route/leaderb.shtml Am I reading it incorrectly? It looks like before Episode 7 begins another team is eliminated! Notice the nice stair-step progression of diminishing teams from Episode 1 to Episode 5. Then from Episode 5 to Episode 6 there is no change in number of teams participating since this was the non-elimination round that the Bowling Moms squeaked through on. Last night's show (Episode 6) had the elimination of the Team Brothers (Marshall & Lance). They were team #7 and eliminated. BUT on the chart on the webpage, Episode 7 has only slots for 5 teams. There should be 6 slots. Is this a webpage design error or is another team going to drop out between now and next week's show? Or am I just on Tuesday reality T.V. overload?
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 9:37 am
it's basically to keep you on your toes. before the non-elimination round it was stairstepped very nicely up until the last 5 episodes, where it only had 3 players available. remember phil said last week "this is the first of 4 non-elimination rounds" don't judge the website as any idicator of which leg is a non-elimination leg.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 9:39 am
I think the leaderboard had a straight stair-stepped line at the beginning of the show, so that the non-elimination episodes would not be obvious. The red square for Episode 6 with the 7 in it for Marshall and Lance was probably added this week and they will probably add a square when they update the results next week for episode 7. The flat part at the end of the leaderboard is probably why some people thought that all the non-elimination weeks would happen back to back and only after they were down to the final 3.
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 9:42 am
Anyone have any ideas on why no one has used the Yield yet? It seems as though a lot of the teams are really bunched together, I don't know why one of them wouldn't use it to hold someone up. Especially when the moms and twins were fighting for position. It's not even talked about or discussed...do we actually even know if it is available on every leg? Seems weird that they have this new feature and no one is using it!
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Yvtig
Member
04-11-2004
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 9:43 am
And to follow up that possibility (of another team dropping out prior to Episode 7) ... We've seen in previews for Episode 7 that the following teams are definitely participating: Colin/Christie Chip/Kim Brandon/Nicole Charla/Mirna Does anyone recall seeing either of the two remaining teams in the previews? Is it possible that something causes either Team Twins (Kami/Karli) or Team Bowling Moms (Linda/Karen) to drop out?
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Yvtig
Member
04-11-2004
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 9:51 am
Thanks Landi & Bob. This was the first time I'd actually looked at the leaderboard. I guess I'm just too programmed to look for twists after all the other reality shows. I'll take Big Brother's advice and Do Not Assume. Jewels - I've been thinking about the YIELD too. Maybe the teams are saving their usage of it for the final legs when it could be most crucial. Since we've certainly seen how bunching seems to have leveled the playing field many times this season it might be fruitless to squander a YIELD until nearer the end. Also were I to be playing, I think that I'd be a bit fearful of retribution should I misplay or mistime a YIELD. Maybe that's why teams haven't used it yet.
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