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Dancergurl3813
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 12:51 pm
Thanks Hamsterlady! How do you get pictures like that?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 1:02 pm
K9, yes it does matter what place/time they come in. When they leave "next week" (real time I think its the next morning, or after a mandatory 12 hour layover), they leave in the order they arrived, with the time differences built in. For instance, if "team A" arrives at 10:30am, they will depart at 10:30pm. If "team B" arrived at 10:45am, they will leave at 10:45pm. So it behooves them to put as much time distance between the next competitor as they can.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 3:04 pm
A & D started the trip almost an hour before the last one and they still managed to fail. Unbelievable! I'm not a fan of these two, but the way CBS Early Mornig Show never really high-lighted them had me believe that, these two might even make the finals.... I think the team twins and team Kim & Chip had an agreement in the beginning of the race last night to help each other out. But when team twins realized they were lost/turned wrong way after one block, they didn't bother to, well, I don't know, were they supposed to drop their own game and go help them? I won't, unless it will not cause my time or if they were getting bodily harmed. Then, when both teams met on the bus, team twins were embarrassed for themselves. I'm not sure what I would'ne done about the situation when there's only one cab available. I have to say, I might've done the same thing. I won't get out and let the other team go until a second cab shows up. This is to answer the "Why are the twins mad at Chip?". It's a game, but there's lots of money involved. Perhaps those girls need extra pump to go on. Or it could be that Chip was "aggressive" whenever they're neck to neck- on the ranch, getting in the carriage or running down the grassy dash toward Phil. Well, in short, Chip now represent what obstacle they need to overcome in order to get to the prize. That's all. No logical reasons needed.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 4:22 pm
It appeared that the twin and Chip got into the cab from opposite side at the same time. Chip said this while they were sitting in the cab and the twin did not contradict him. I think she thought Chip should have been a "gentleman" and stepped aside which would have been stupid for him because they believed at the time that they were the last two teams. It would have been basically giving up. I can't see why the twins are so mad at him for being stubborn and not giving up the cab. She was doing the same thing. Being a gentleman goes out the window during the competition. I have mixed feelings about a team giving another team wrong information. It seems cheap and a cheesy thing to do but if it eliminates the other team, well it is a competition and there is no rule against it. I am referring to the bowling moms telling the father and daughter team that they had to change their currency when they did not really have to. How do you feel about deliberately giving wrong information? Is it worse than witholding information?
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Kimmo
Member
05-02-2003
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 4:44 pm
I don't think the twins should be mad at Chip-- I thought it was ridiculous that one of them went on about how she thought Chip was a gentleman and now "he's not like that at all"-- It's still a game! Ugh. It's not like he pushed her out of the cab and drove away, he was just waiting for another cab. I didn't catch that Chip and Kim took a wrong turn and the twins didn't go back for them.... But weren't they supposed to all stick together? It's like they ran off willy-nilly and then suddenly remembered they were supposed to be with Chip and Kim. I understand not going back once they were lost, but gee, working together was in one ear, out the other for them if they couldn't remember to keep Chip and Kim in sight as soon as they started moving. I thought the bowling moms were playing dirty by misinforming the dad and daughter like that.... It just seems silly to create enemies for no apparent reason. Did they really think the dad and daughter were such a threat that they needed to be knocked out at the beginning of the leg?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 5:24 pm
I have to admit that I hadn't liked the small person team in the first week, but they were funny and less whiney last night. It was cool when the tall one did the tango for the fun of it!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 6:04 pm
Did they show the bowling moms telling the dad/daughter to change money? I can't remember seeing it. I wonder if they actually did do it to delay the others or whether it was some sort of misunderstanding.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 6:19 pm
And don't forget to check out the Insider Video at the CBS site, it's got some interesting bits in it.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 6:36 pm
I agree with Kitt, they never showed the exchange between the bowling moms and Jim and Marsha, I'd have to actual see it to form an opinion, it may simply have been a miscommunication, or perhaps the moms did think that and were told later it was incorrect and in the heat of the race did not think to correct themselves to J/M Strangely I was sad to see Ally/Donny go, I'm going to really suck at mediiia this week, i made the mistake of picking chip/kim and the twins as well! From what I say, Chip and Kim got to the cab at the same time but it appeared the twin got seated first...should he have gotten out? I wouldn't of, it is a million bucks, wait for another cab and then you are on an even keel again. I beleive chip and kim were following the twins when they left one stop and then promptly lost the twins after a block, it may have been right after leaving the 12 hour layover
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Justalittlebean
Member
08-15-2003
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 6:46 pm
I think Donny & Allison deserve each other. I'm doing the happy dance too!!! 
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K9lover1
Member
09-20-2002
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 7:43 pm
Thanks Whoami. I've seen bits of both shows, but didn't catch the beginning.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 8:10 pm
I was confused why the show left it unexplained about the "upset feelings" bt Bowling moms and team father daughter. This makes me think that there might be a bigger, more in your face blow out down the raod. Or they could all kiss & hug, forgive & forget. I don't know whom to believe. The moms look so innocent & calm. But team father daughter kept talking about it. They said they've been had, express disgusted feelings at their sight, wishing bad luck on the moms... I agree w/Kitt, too. It could've been a simple mistakes on the moms part. But they probably followed the crowd and decided it wasn't crucial to get money exchanged. Hey! Wasn't the dad in Army? Was he ever out of the country? How old is he? Viet Nam old? Korean old? (Well my fil was in Army also, but he only played ball in NC.) But shouldn't most GIJoes know about the value of Greenbacks? Years ago when I was little, back home across the Pacific ocean, the American Dollar was even accepted either in high class clubs or under the table by street vendors. Of course a cab driver will be happy to take US currency, he only stands a better chance to make extra on you.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 9:54 pm
Another possible explanation I read on Usenet is that the Bowling Moms had already exchanged their money in the previous leg (the Insider videos for Episode 1 shows them complaining because they lost $10 in the exchange) so there may have been nothing malicious in what they did.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 10:31 am
Makes me feel better to think the Bowling possibly did not mislead the others deliberately. I really like them. I think they are a hoot and one of the teams really having a good time.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 1:19 pm
I didn't think it was fair this time that the teams all started out staggered but it appeared there was only one ferry so all the teams arrived at the next desination at the same time. That was kind of strange and equalled the playing ground for all the teams.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 1:26 pm
This happens fairly often every year though, Roxip.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 8:33 am
Well, like I said, I have never watched before so this is all new to me. Interesting though.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 11:26 am
There were a lot of complaints about it last year (from us, not the contestants) as it made the winner pretty random. This year they seemed to get around it in the first episode by having a challenge at the end of day one determine which bus they'd get on on day two. Hopefully they'll continue doing something like that. This week's "catch up" wasn't too bad, as they teams had only just left the pitstop.
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