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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 5:27 am
Personally I don't doubt their faith. I don't doubt anyone's faith because we all fall short of the glory.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 5:58 am
There were just some beautiful ironic moments in tonight's show. I liked the part when the folks who got off the train early were talking about how dumb it was for the others not to have followed them. I liked when Kayte Fogal was telling her dad not to break the mask. Like he should listen to her...because she had been right so many times before??? I liked when Matthew discovered the arrow...well...just because I like the Southie boys. I was SO proud of TeamMissUSA...well because Melissa rocks!! And I was even proud of the Geniuses for not letting Ma Fogal see what they were doing. Nice work guys! Like Josh Hanlon said so many episodes back...that is NOT the way to find the clue. It's like looking at someone else's paper while taking a test.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 6:01 am
What Mary said.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 8:12 am
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11:14 am
Know what I noticed? On TAR that church and castle would have been closed until the next morning at 8 or some such time. TH has apparently done better about keeping the sites open until the contestants arrive and the tasks are done! Yea, TH!!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:11 pm
I knew about Benjamin Franklin and VinBlanche knew about the lemon juice and candles... we'd make an awesome team on that show and there are just 2 of us. LOL.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:22 pm
What I liked about last night's challenges was that you had to think outside the box. Break the mask. Look outside the castle. And hold the paper over a lit candle! I would have been terrible. I'd probably still be at the castle refusing to let the flame anywhere near my precious clue! I could just see me saying to hubby, "You want to BREAK the mask! That's the craziest idea you've ever had!" But hubby, who is an outside the box thinker, would simply have said, "That's what they make super glue for." and smashed away. Once again, saving my all too logical, too conservative for my own good hiney. I will give myself credit for immediately knowing that they were looking for a statue of LaFayette, and also knowing that they were looking for something to do with Ben Franklin. The whole lemon juice/flame thing though...was new to me! Props to those of you who had that figured out!
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:33 pm
I immediately thought of the lemon juice and wondered how it took them almost 4 hours to try it. Maybe it was more commonly played with in my generation, but we used to do that when I was a kid. Also, as someone said above, it would have been easy to look up the ways of coding used then on Ask.com. Count me in as another happy camper that the Fogels are history... When the series began I was disappointed that they all start at the same time after the rest break, but now I am liking that factor, it gives every team a fresh start and a chance to overcome past mistakes. Saw the first commercial for TAR today--it will be on Sunday nights this fall after 60 Minutes, I presume starting when BB ends in that time slot. Yippee!!!
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:34 pm
I fell asleep when the fogels shared the info with air force about the arrow (which I thought was good of them). How did the geniuses get ahead?? how did air force beat the fogels???
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:41 pm
Yep that was a good one lastnight! Couldn't understand why the teams in Paris weren't ASKING anyone around for help to find the catacombs (like the Ms. USAs, with Southie/CIA following). Teams just sitting there on the train saying they didn't know where they were going & then running around still saying they didn't know where they were going! Most people on public transportation (in every country I've travelled) are normally delighted to help Tourists find directions or, if the Natives don't know, they usually call out in their own language to other passengers to help find it. When we saw all the candles blazing around the church I immediately said lemon juice and light - at the SAME time - my sister said HEAT. We were flabergasted to see how long it took some of the teams to figure it out, especially with the clue on the parchment placed so oddly at the top of the page, not centered, just plopped at the top with all the empty paper below. But I wonder if many of these people are younger. Maybe they didn't spend their childhoods with noses tucked into all the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys types of 'detective' mystery books.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:58 pm
Jan, the Geniuses just figured out the invisible ink faster than the Fogals and Air Force. I'll have to watch again because it wasn't clear how Air Force beat Fogals. It looked like they didn't even figure out the invisible ink and just went around searching boxes until they lucked onto the last artifact.
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 2:01 pm
thanks spear  
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 2:05 pm
Jan ~ How did the geniuses get ahead?? I think racing through the catacombs is where the Geniuses got their break away opportunity. Jeepers, ABC TH site is so crammed with advertising that it takes forever to show one paragraph per screen!. But, per the ABC TH website: "While the Air Force team got themselves lost, the Geniuses decided to abandon the Fogals to try and put some distance between them. The strategy paid off for the Geniuses. They quickly found the medallion and were soon on their way to Dover, England. At last, the Fogals and Air Force found their medallions, but the lost time put them way behind the other teams." Jan ~ how did air force beat the fogels??? "The Fogals and Air Force discovered the secret of the parchment at the same time, making it a race to the last artifact. The Air Force managed to find the key first, which meant that the hunt was over for the Fogal family." That's right, now I remember. The previous teams had recovered the lids on their boxes. Since there was only one artifact left so it was kind of luck of the draw - either one's box was empty or it was full.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 2:22 pm
Melissa's re-cap of Episode 6 is up at TeamMissUSA.com. http://www.teammissusa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 2:22 pm
Thanks muchly biscottiii   Eta thanks Mary - didn't see you there 
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 9:24 pm
I can't believe it, Dover Castle is about 20 mins from where I grew up and we had to miss the episode because of a power cut. Anyone know if there's a way to download the show without torrents?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 5:44 am
I don't download much of anything because I'm still on dial-up. What are torrents?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 9:34 pm
Torrents are some way of sharing files, not entirely sure how it works. I know you can get hold of some shows in RealMedia format, I wondered if this was one of them. I'll have a look at the website, maybe they have some clips. Thanks anyway.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 10:08 pm
Kitt, I have it on videotape but I'm heading out for vacation and busy getting everything pulled together. My Mom and I travelled the ferryboat from Dover to Calais so it was a very interesting episode. Can you please post if you're never able watch or access the ep? Maybe when I get back in 2 wks I can mail it to you. Might be late but still you would want to see old sites I would imagine. Bisc
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Theowl
Member
09-28-2000
| Friday, July 28, 2006 - 8:54 pm
Kitt, I've got it TIVO'd. If you want a copy, send me an e-mail, and I'll get it right out to you. If you let me know by 9:00 AM Central time Sat. it will be in the mail in the morning, and maybe get it Mon. 
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 11:12 am
Hi Biscotti and Theowl - thanks for the offers. Yes, I would really love to see the episode. I'll email Theowl as you're going away Biscottii - have a good trip! Expect an email entitled "Treasure Hunters", Theowl. 
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 1:34 pm
Theowl is the BEST about sharing the shows she has taped! I should certainly KNOW!!
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Theowl
Member
09-28-2000
| Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 8:45 pm
Hi TNT!! Yes, you've kept me busy!! And I'm looking forward to keeping you up to date with the shows while you are on MY dream vacation!!! I'll see you for lunch in a couple of weeks!! Kitt, your tape will be in the mail first thing Mon. morning. 
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 3:14 am
I just got off the computer about an hour ago and checked the tvguide channel to see what if anything was on that I would want to watch. On the History Channel was a show called "Mysteries of the Freemasons". I put it on but had missed the first few minutes of it and by the time I got a tape in and started taping it I missed taping about 15 min. but got the last 45. I checked the listings online but don't see where it will play again. Several things I found interesting. George Washington and 9 signers of the Declaration of Independence were Freemasons also 13 president! According to the history it seems that the Freemasons were also somehow involved or evolved from the Knights Templar. By the 1800's the Freemason's had evolved into mostly a "gentlemen's society" with enlightened thinking, one of the main points being equality among people. I can see where this would certainly be the thinking in our country at the time of the revolution. After all, that is one of the main things about our country, isn't it? What our founding fathers put in those early documents....all men being created equal. It was a very interesting show. I only wish I had been able to tape the whole thing and watch it again.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 9:50 pm
Hugs, Theowl, thank you thank you thank you!
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