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March
Member
10-02-2003
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 12:05 pm
Let's see Mirna called Colin a criminal and according to next weeks preview he could end up in jail....hummmm
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 3:55 pm
What I liked about them is that they respected each other and like Chip and Kim they never blamed the other for a decision poorly made or a race not won. Mirna clealy adored her cousin and had more respect for her cousin's abilities and strenghts that you had to admire her for that. They were fiercely loyal to each other and I thought they handled the loss very well and expressed appreciation for the experience. I can only imagine Alisons speech, probably included punching Donny in the nose. I thought they were a class act and entertaining.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 4:05 pm
I'm glad they're gone. I liked them in the beginning cause they were listed as from Maryland. It went downhill for me after a few eps though.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 4:40 pm
Si senorita, Maris. I thinkamente the same thingo.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 5:21 pm
Maris ~ What I liked about them is that they respected each other and like Chip and Kim they never blamed the other for a decision poorly made or a race not won. Without realizing it, I think THAT's a major reason I've been rooting for the Cousins and Chip&Kim and the Bowling Moms. I've felt they all have real "teamwork" skills of the group, but Maris I think you hit the nail on the head! The other teams are always sniveling about their partners never listening to them (which is true, some are just barking orders and totally disrespectful). Go Chip & Kim!! Go Bowling Moms!! I'll be delighted to see either of your teams win - with the other in 2nd Place! I sure hope TAR isn't just editing to set us up next week. I wanna see Colin in jail. Did you see how he just slithers off when the big guy says "Go Sit Down!" Easier to verbally abuse his partner (& smaller women), than to get in the face of a ‘big guy’. Go Colin&Christie! Go Brandon&Nicole! Head Thee to the Hoosegow!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 5:33 pm
Tabbyking ~ now, colin can go and find flo and live grumpily ever after, IMO! YIKES!!! I'm seriously going to have nightmares tonight with that thought flashing thru my braincells! lol Thanks too Yankee for the link, great story!
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 5:44 pm
Biscottiii wrote: <Quote from CBS: "Both are Armenian and were born in the same hospital in Syria, one month apart. They emigrated to the United States when they were young children.") <<Even if they were raised in the USA, it’s possible Mirna tended to draw on behaviors exhibited by family members as she was growing up. It may have appeared to be "earthier” behavior than we are accustomed to>> Biscottiii I'm really curious what exactly this "earthier" behavior might be that Mirna's family exhibited as she was growing up and which possibly rubbed off on her. I found her to be obnoxiously aggressive, pushy, whiny, and sometimes belligerant. Are these the behaviors you're suggesting she was exposed to in her Armenian family? I knew an Armenian family once and they were NOTHING like that.
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Redstar
Member
07-07-2003
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 6:10 pm
I am glad to no longer hear Mirna speaking in what she perceives to be the various accents of each region they visit. That was really irritating to me. I am in total agreement, Max. I loved Charla, but finally my irritation with Mirna outweighed my enthusiam for Charla.
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Upstate
Member
01-16-2004
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 9:29 pm
i thought charla and mirna exhibited great behavior. they were usually the first ones who offered help to others. but when they were stiffed they voiced their opinion. i really liked them both. i noticed the twins slinking away when the guy from the bus wanted $10 more. i wonder if they ever chipped in any more money. something tells me NOOOOOOO!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 9:58 pm
Cassie said: Biscottiii I'm really curious what exactly this "earthier" behavior might be that Mirna's family exhibited as she was growing up and which possibly rubbed off on her. I found her to be obnoxiously aggressive, pushy, whiny, and sometimes belligerant. Are these the behaviors you're suggesting she was exposed to in her Armenian family? I knew an Armenian family once and they were NOTHING like that As I said "it’s possible". Is it suggested that all Armenian families behave alike? Have Armenians NEVER snarled in ?Arabic?, then spat on the sidewalk showing disgust? I thought THAT was a rather "earthy" gesture, with what I perceived as a Middle Eastern flavor. Example: On a trip to England, my Mom was 6 ft tall and nobody ever messed with her. Me, though, at 5-ft 3-in tall with brown hair having the appearance of many of the English people - it was a different story. While just standing and waiting my turn, I was shoved out of a taxi queue (by a male who wanted my spot). Another time, at the ferry to Belgium, I was pushed from behind with a luggage cart (by another male) while simply standing in the halted ferry line (I was in his way, the line was packed solid, and the ferry had not begun loading). Nobody even raised any eyebrow to the behavior, in either the taxi or the ferry lines. Now, I'm not suggesting that all English Men have no manners. My point is that sometimes "earthier" behavior which doesn't raise an eyebrow on foreign soil would raise a ruckus in the USA, IMO. Imagine the yelps if a person would dare to "take cuts" in a grocery line here, without even getting physical about it. (In case anyone is interested, in the ferry line, after repeated requests to stop pushing me and telling/gesturing him that I had no place to move, he then left a cut on the back of my calf. Had enough and feeling belligerent, I then reached down and started to yank his luggage off his big loaded cart. The dude got the message THEN and backed off! He would have been 'in a pickle' if the cordon had opened up while he was scrambling for luggage.)
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 9:59 pm
They are on Jimmy Kimmel now. They look so cute. Particularly Charla with a pretty polka dotted dress and a ponytail. He asked why Mirna had Charla eat everything. Mirna insisted that they agreed beforehand. They didn't know that there would three food eating events. Jimmy's calling Mirna the "Omarosa" of the show. Too funny. They said they are Armenian and Charla has been married to a 5'9" man for over three years. Mirna stated that on allstars she will do all of the eating! Ha!
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 11:25 pm
I'm sooo glad they're gone. Won't have to fast forward so much through the show. I too couldn't stand Mirna. Liked Charla..she made me laugh, but Mirna made Charla do everything and she would always transfer her own wrongdoings onto others. <> Couldn't stand her phony accents in the countries either. ROFL @ Jimmy Kimmel comparing her to Omarosa. She's exactly like her; a mean-spirited Diva. It's too bad the brothers got booted last week. They would have loved to say goodbye to the girls, lol.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, August 20, 2004 - 8:00 am
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, August 20, 2004 - 11:49 am
Biscottiii said: <As I said "it’s possible". Is it suggested that all Armenian families behave alike? Have Armenians NEVER snarled in ?Arabic?, then spat on the sidewalk showing disgust? I thought THAT was a rather "earthy" gesture, with what I perceived as a Middle Eastern flavor.> I'm unclear as to your meaning here. Are you saying that Mirna did these things?
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, August 20, 2004 - 6:38 pm
Cassie ~ I'm unclear as to your meaning here. Are you saying that Mirna did these things? Yes, I'm trying to remember what the circumstances were, they were in front of a plane or bus station in an episode a couple of weeks ago in yet another dispute with Colin. Look, I'm certainly not suggesting that Mirna was an angel. She probably got more intense than many of the other players - or maybe TAR edited it to show more conflicts between her and Colin. But I guess we all have a right to like or dislike the players that we like or dislike.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, August 20, 2004 - 7:18 pm
I finally watched and cried at Charla's speach. Good for her , she is a class act!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, August 20, 2004 - 7:59 pm
Gosh, Pamy, we are usually on the same EVIL wavelength, but I just couldn't like these gals! We will miss you in Mystic, but I definitely plan to be in Vegas next year!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, August 20, 2004 - 10:25 pm
YIPPEE!! I will wear my I LOVE CHARLA t-shirt for ya!!! 
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Dynair
Member
01-06-2004
| Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 1:45 am
Hi all--I'm another fan of this pair, and echo both the frustration at some of their actions and the admiration of them as a whole, especially Charla. And I do tend to cut Mirna some slack--being a lawyer I thought she may have felt like she needed to bring the confrontational persona into the game to protect both of them. Female pairs in this game seem to have a rougher time in general, I think. One thing that I haven't seen mentioned here--in regard to the accent--it occurred to me that by using the accent in various countries, the cab drivers and others would not percieve them as American, or at the least see them as Americans of another background. If so, I think this would be an excellent strategy as Americans are often seen as pushy and ignorant, (unfortunately because this has happened too often). Any thoughts on this? I'll miss this team, and wish them the best of luck in life! Now I'm rooting for Bowling Moms & Chip & Kim. I loved Charla & Mirna most for their devotion to each other, their respect for the native people they encountered and the moments of joy they found during the stress of the game.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 2:31 pm
I wondered that too, about the accents being strategy to make others think they weren't American (I didn't dare say it though!). It's also very easy to slip into an accent if you know a language similar to the one of the country you're in, because your mind is searching for similarities in the words. I know I do it... didn't realise quite how annoying it can be until now!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, August 23, 2004 - 1:02 am
Thank you Ladies for the explanations! Dang, but I still think that accent strategy was darn effective! Quacking with my Sister tonight, SHE pointed out, when Mirna told that last travel agent (who had just ticketed the Cousins & Bowling Moms behind closed blinds) something like 'don't help those people they're violent...' Did you notice how that previously Snappy & Capable Travel Agent suddenly turned into a slow, sluggish ....Loooooong Pause, Wellllll I guessssss there's another fliiiiiiiiight, for Colin & Crowd - who BARELY made it onto the flight as it was readying for takeoff. Sniff, think I'm going to cry all over again! My Sis thinks we're going to see fewer alliances being made in the future, because they're now realizing Colin (with his grabbing the first flight tickets available on that flight) isn't a particularly intelligent traveler. People aren't going to want to risk their movements on other people's abilities. THAT's why everyone was always wanting to know where the Charla&Mirna were at the airports, because they were so savvy - and I credit Mirna for most of that! Sis and I are both rooting for Chip&Kim and Bowling Moms, mainly because they stop to 'smell the roses' and are so excited for the experiences. Like after hauling furniture, Chip&Kim sat on the porch to visit and eat the watermelon ..... yet STILL came in first place!
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Pirate
Member
06-20-2002
| Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 10:26 pm
I miss the dynamics these two brought to the game. I liked the way Mirna was always working it to find a faster flight at the airports. If it wasn't for that dang delay, they would have made it ahead of the others. I also enjoyed watching the other teams paranoia when Mirna and Charla would disappear. And what the Bowling moms said when they decided to pair up with Mirna and Charla - cracked me up: Colin is good, but Mirna is better!
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 10:29 pm
I wasn't a super huge fan of Mirna and Charla's...but after Colin's behavior tonight, I would much rather seen them remain in the race instead!
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Potted_plant
Member
08-29-2001
| Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 8:24 am
I will miss them, I thought they added alot to the Race And I liked that they thought for themselves, I hate teams that just always yell...follow that car etc. Biscotii, I grew up in England. I still travel there a few times each year. The behaviour of the man at the ferry was not typically English. In fact, the English are know for "queing" aka standing in a polite line. But, all nations has pushy men. On my last trip, there was a really rude American couple, cutting in line. Even the USA customs agent called them on it.
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Weinermr
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08-18-2001
| Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 3:16 pm
Yes, all nations have pushy people.
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