The Early Show Interview 12/19
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Dogdoc | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 05:47 am     I hope somebody will post the transcript. Ian and Terri seemed very stiff. They really do look alike. Flo and Zach were relaxed and happy. The brothers were cute. |
Fruitbat | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 06:17 am     Flo said she was only 23 and was young enough to change. She was horrified at her behavior. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 06:23 am     wow 23, i thought she was 2. |
Calico | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 06:24 am     I thought Teri looked better WITHOUT makeup. |
Seattlemom | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 06:37 am     sigh either i was a fast napper or it was a quick interview. I woke up way to early and just before the early show interview I must have closed my eyes LOL. I woke just as they said Thanks for coming (chuckle) So hope someone got it Thanks |
Resortgirl | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 07:04 am     Flo said she was horrified by her behavior as was her family. The race was so hard! Zach took blame for standing in the line and possibly screwing up their chances for a win.(He is such a sweetheart) Also said there were times he didn't think they would make it, but stayed upbeat to try and keep Flo going. They were asked if they had come in third would they still be friends, Zach sai d "Of course" Flo said "I hope so" Ian apologized for some of his behavior, even there neighbors were surprised at how far they got. Ken and Gerard were asked if they would do it again, They said NO!! And then said just kidding. But the married one said his wife would break both his legs if he did it again. The host said it's unfair to judge there behavior if you've never done the race. He also said Flo and Ian were dynamic to watch. Flo put on a little weight and looked nice. Zach still had his hair in his band thingy. I agree that Terri looks better Au Natural. |
Abbynormal | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 07:23 am     I hope Flo does change. Can you imagine having her attitude at just 23? Life hasn't even beat her to a bloody pulp yet. Oy. |
Car54 | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 07:23 am     Good, I am glad she was horrified. So were we. |
Tabbyking | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 07:48 am     well, the reason i picked flo and zach to win was that for drew to still be with flo she had to bring something to the love-nest besides her frickin attitude and petulance. i figured her half mill (well, at least 300k after taxes) would go a long way toward smoothing a relationship! or at least pave the way to one... |
Squaredsc | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 07:49 am     "the host said its unfair to judge their behavior..." yeah right. she wasn't dynamic to watch. im sorry but a whiny you know what was not why i watched. and im going to think long and hard about watching another series of this show. |
Scorpiomoon | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 09:20 am     People can rationalize, justify and smooth over Flo's behavior 'til the cows come home, but what I wonder is, are those images of her going to be etched in the minds of everyone forever? Do you guys think this will haunt her--with future employers, future mates, etc etc? |
Babyruth | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 09:30 am     Did you miss the Early Show Interview this morning? Click here to watch it: CBS Early Show Interview (Click on "video") |
Tabbyking | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 09:35 am     i think it's all damage control right now...flo acts horrified by her behavior because she finally realized the rest of the watching world was horrified by it. i still think it's a lot of who she is. the 'little princess' when things are going right--although someone else has to make it right, not poor little flo, herself---and the 'woman from hell' when things aren't perfect. she can turn on a dime and you never who you are going to get. scary! will she grow up? i hope so! but i think it will be one day at a time like a recovering alcoholic. she will have to keep herself from snapping over the smallest things each time they come up. i had a boyfriend years ago who had the worst temper ever. we were in our 20's. he is now in his late 40's and still quick to anger, according to those who still know him...only he blames his wife, where he used to blame me! i think he has learned to control it a little, but i'm sure he is still just crazy over the smallest things. like where the stapler is. or not cutting his sandwich on a diagonal. or not buttoning his top shirt button when i put them on hangers. one time he started kicking his car because I couldn't fix it for him! he was screaming, "she's not perfect!" over and over again. i thought he meant his car. he meant ME!! way too angry for me... |
Seamonkey | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 09:35 am     I wouldn't choose her for anything high pressure.. no hotlines, no work with anything that must work in real time.. And I'd want her to seek out counselling and diagnosis and perhaps some meds.. But at least she wasn't stubbornly unrepentant like Ghandia or Jerri. They asked the group if she could change .. Ian said no, but the brothers chided him.. all laughing. Phil was the one to say if you haven't been out there it is hard to judge.. he actually talked!! |
Tabbyking | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 09:46 am     i could see some stresses, sure. they all had them. did we see anyone else act like flo for the ENTIRE race? ian yelled, but didn't threaten to quit or give up or cry every 5 minutes... sure, the race was tough, they don't just hand out a million bucks, but to blame zach, and never herself at all, was just totally immature. zach is not the one who moaned all the time, 'i can't do it. i just can't do it. i want to quit'. it was always flo, with zach having to cajole and soothe and unruffle those feathers. if flo thought HER trip was bad, imagine having zach's trip! all the same challenges but micro-managing flo, too!? her throwing of the helmets was a literal 'throwing in the towel' and totally what a 3-year-old would do. it's too bad they can't divide the money 'equittably', which would give flo 10k for 'showing up, however awful' and zach the rest. |
Hereiam | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 09:51 am     In total agreement with you Tabby. |
Guinevere | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 10:08 am     Well, it wasn't the stressed out behavior (whining, yelling) that got to me so much. I can see that Flo was just so unsuited for this race, tempermentally. I get annoyed with the "she's only 23" (Jill is what, 24?) and "you don't know if you haven't been in the race" (of the dozens of people who've been in the race over three seasons, only Wil has begun to approach Flo in terms of bad behavior) arguments. But I've said before, what annoys me most about Flo is the princess attitude - the "I won't stay in the YMCA, you must carry my bags for me" stuff. I don't believe that attitude is a result of stress. That's Flo - a spoiled brat who thinks the world should wait on her hand and foot. Nothing to do with the race, that I can see. Did anyone say anything on TES interview about how Flo should really give the majority of the winnings to Zach? I would gain a lot of respect for her if she did that (not that I'm holding my breath). |
Wilsonatmd | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:02 am     BTW the final three temas were on Caroline Rhea this morning....general talk, but Caroline said Zack deserved $990,000 and Flo deserved about $10,000..... |
Brenda1966 | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:13 am     I agree Tabby, Guinevere and all. Flo has to save face now.Any moron can see her behavior was bratty so I don't see her admitting it as a revelation. Will she change? I doubt it. Her personality is one of entitlement: she's cute and sexy so she's entitled to have her way and have men take care of her and fix things and carry her stuff and make her happy. She's entitled to rant and rave at them. She's beyond spoiled. |
Tabbyking | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:17 am     wilson, how funny that caroline rhea and i came up with the same figures for what the two should get financially! it's sort of like giving credit to someone on the SAT's for putting their name on the test score sheet! |
Csnog | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:32 am     And Imagine Flo lists her job as "Public Relations" Would you hire her? |
Cute1073 | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:35 am     Ok once again I am taking the side of the least popular person (and even my husband dislikes her) but I was standing up for flo for the exact reason the host of the morning show was. I watched her and could relate. I've been in that position. She was at her lowest of the low. She was tired, no she was exaughsted (sp?). And as we all know at those points in our lives our absolute worst qualities come out....at least with us everyday people there are no tv cameras there to document every B*** word that comes out of our mouths. I'm not justifying her behaviour but i'm just saying i've been there (well not all the way there) and I don't think anyone can really judge unless they look at their own selves when they haven't eaten properly, or slept properly and been under intense stress for weeks at a time. I could tell that Flo was learning from her behaviour, and she did say she appriciate the efforts Zack made to keep her up beat. I think everyone in this world has learned and improved their behavior as they get older and I believe that this was one of those eye opening experiences for Flo. Actually Flo helped me learn from her behaviour too. I realized that I 'yell' at my hubby a lot too when i get frustrated and after watching what it actually looks like I've tried to be a better person. So I thank Flo, and I'm proud of her for seeing the error of her ways and admitting on national television that it was inappropriate, and hurtful to Zack. So, like I said next time anyone is down in the dumps and stressed...think of Flo and maybe that will help you realize the effect your mood has on your friends and significant others. Ok, getting off my soap box now! |
Tabbyking | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:36 am     maybe the "L" in the first word of her job title doesn't belong there. just a thought... no way would i hire her!! we have all had bad moments, but she just kept having them and let them feed off each other. she should have been happy to get on the 24-hour ride where she could just close her eyes and catch up on sleep. lord knows she wasn't good at the challenges, so i would have thought she would appreciate the long break. to me, just looks like flo is never content, there is something wrong with everything. |
Tabbyking | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 12:58 pm     another thing about this morning's show is that TAR actually wrapped up about 4 or 5 months ago--plenty of time for flo to read these posts, and every other amazing race site out there, and develop an 'amazing insight' on her awfulness. if i read for 3 months how despicable i was to viewers, i would make darn sure i said something about how atrocious even i found my behavior--and how i was gonna change, etc...easier said than done most of the time. she has to have known we were all gonna make 'gagging visuals' when she won!! let me just get my index finger out of my throat so i can push the submit button here... |
Cricket | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 09:02 pm     LOL, Tabbyking, I just posted the same thing regarding Drew & Flo in the Flo/Zach thread. It does make more sense now, knowing that she won. Surely she can't count on her personality to sustain the relationship. Darn, I missed the interview. Interesting that Teri & Ian seemed stiff. Sometimes, I got a really odd vibe from Teri...couldn't put my finger on it. |
Whoami | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 09:23 pm     I watched the ES interview of all three teams. After hearing comments on how Teri looked better without makeup, I was looking for it. Have to say I agree. As much as I usually avoid saying things about a person's looks, I have to LOL about what popped into my head when I saw her bad make-up job. The image that popped into my head was that of the Joker on the old Batman series! Sorry....I know that was mean. Did anyone hear Ian's comment when they mentioned to him about draining the gasoline and "taking care" of the situation? He said, "If I had listened to Teri in the first place, I wouldn't have had to do that!" Good for him at least for admitting that! |
Djgirl5235 | Friday, December 20, 2002 - 04:53 am     I've been trying to find the posting, but Flo went to the Forums at Television Without Pity a couple of weeks ago and posted to try and defend herself and was absolutely wrenched through the wringer! I'm really not commenting any further, simply because I see a lot of myself in Flo, although not to the extent that she took it. Let me just say, I have the temper, but I also have resolve, the one thing she seemed to be missing. |
Seattlemom | Friday, December 20, 2002 - 06:18 pm     Thanks Baby Ruth for the link |
Kappy | Friday, December 20, 2002 - 11:03 pm     I can't see Flo changing. "Princess" is a good word to describe her because I got the distinct impression that she has functioned this way for most of her life. And while it's nice that she acknowledges how she came across on the show . . how many times during the race did she acknowledge things like that (usually while they were in a winning position) only to resort back to whining and bitching at Zach the second they weren't in first place again. I've said it before and I'll say it again ~ her only contribution to this team was to be a hindrance to Zach. She thinks she was tired? She should try carrying her own backpack around for one day and she how tired she would have been without Zach! |
Squaredsc | Monday, December 23, 2002 - 06:53 am     i'll cosign that kappy. she obviously has never had to work for anything in her life. |
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