Archive through October 17, 2002
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Dreamweaver

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 08:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Loved the cordinated shirts last nite.....they do need to learn to move a little faster, it is after all a RACE!!!!!!

Calamity

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 08:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Although the Twins aren't my favorites (don't have one anymore, actually), I got bugged by the "cool" couples making jibes about them. Seems pretty superficial to me.

Whoever (Zack? Aaron?) was boasting that they were going to take the Twins down ought to keep in mind that teams shouldn't waste energy concentrating on the other competitors. It's easy to slip up when you're distracted.

Fanny

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 11:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They're so perfect looking they almost seem like they're made out of plastic. But, when they admit they screwed up and when they start bickering amongst themselves, that gives them a little warm & fuzzy factor and humanizes them. Definitely underdogs in this race, and I'm a sucker for underdogs. They're now my second favorite team, after the cop/fireman. (T & T were my #1 team but, alas....)

Brenda1966

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 11:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They way the "cool" teams are taking aim at the twins is making me root for the twins! Sure, they are a little short on brain power but they are kinda cute in a Tom Cruise grin sort of way.

They don't appear to be arrogant so I'm baffled as to why the other teams hate them. It reminds me of this old commercial with a woman saying "don't hate me because I'm beautiful". I'd like to say to the other teams: "Jealous much? They can't help the way they look anymore than you can help the way you look!" (Except the one with the unruly hair - he could get a haircut! )

Djgirl5235

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 12:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Brenda - You hit the nail on the head!!! First, they definitely remind me of Tom Cruise - same grin, same overbite, and their voices are almost identical to his... it distracts me every time they're on the screen...

As for the "cool" group - how cool can they be if they're being so petty about the twins?! Pettiness is ugly, and you're right - "Jealous Much?" is definitely the term of the day!!!

These two make me laugh with their blunders, and I cringed when the bus hit that car, I was thinking "Can't these two just get ONE break?!" They do have to pick up the pace though, they just sort of seem to amble along!!!

Neko

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 12:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The "Cool" Teams..They're only jealous about there looks. They call them "The Doublemint Team"

That's low.

They seem like nice guys! So unless they suddenly turning into asses at the pit stops, they have no reason to be so mean.

Car54

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 12:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I missed most of the show last night, but got home in time to see my boys did the smart thing and took the FF. Whew, one more week secure!

Go Twins! The other teams just hate you because you are beautiful!

Brenda1966

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 01:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
DJgirl, I find it distracting too when I see them because they remind me so much of Tom Cruise (their teeth and mouth) and then when I see TWO of them it really freaks me out.

I don't know that I want them to win, but I'd like to see them go far simply because their blunders are entertaining to watch. They seem like nice enough guys. I feel bad for them, being the target of the twenty-something teams -- turns them into underdogs and I like rooting for the underdog.

I don't like the name 'double mint twins' for them, that was the twin pair from last year. I'm calling them the "TC Twins" -- that stands for Tom Cruise Twins. :)

Kstme

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 01:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, I was wondering "why" the other teams didn't seem to like them also. Didn't make sense UNLESS it IS jealousy! I like them and hope they can hang in for a while!

The funny thing about the accident. I'd just said to the dh that traveling in Mexico that far on a bus could be dangerous and WHAM! LOL

Ginger

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 02:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
These two are just too funny! I thought I wouldn't like them at first because they look so plastic, but they are such goofs at this game and they admit it. They seem sweet, unlike some of their fellow, bratty contestants.

Okay, but really. WHAT was with those shirts? Why on earth do they wear matching outfits? I practically roll off the couch every time I see them. And I'm sorry. There is NO WAY these guys are straight. I read above that one is married and the other is a "bachelor" but this cannot be true. Can it?

I say GO TWINS. Show those smartie mouth meanies who said negative things about you on last night's show how the game is played.

Car54

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 02:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like how they kind of pose when they know they are on camera...very GQ!

Bastable

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 03:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I get the sense the other teams don't like them because they don't really mingle well with the rest of them, not because they're beautiful. Hard to say for sure since we don't get to watch them at the Pit Stops. But they do talk a lot about them running off alone and not bothering to bond with the other players.

Lumbele

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 08:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
We have been making wise cracks about the twins here, too, re brain power or lack thereof.
The other teams have spent a lot more time with them than we have, so to speak. Their reasons may be the same.
Their entertainment quotient, however, it is true, is considerable. Their goofball plunders and honesty in copping to them, combined with some bad luck make for great viewing. Unfortunately, I doubt we will be seeing a lot of them. Pity!LOL

Calamity

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 07:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, just a couple shows have aired and I've only skimmed a few of the teams bios so it's probably not wise to draw any conclusions yet but...although I don't know why the "cool" couples seem to dislike the Twins, there doesn't seem to be much camraderie among any of the competitors yet - even between the ones who have allegedly teamed up. That's just a personal observation not a judgement.

Don't know if this is the case but as someone suggested above, if some of the teams have been put off by a perception that the Twins aren't socializing enough with the group, they should keep in mind that twins are often very close and aren't intentionally shutting out others.

Crazydog

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 11:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What was up with those matching shirts? My picnic basket called, it wants its tablecloth back.

Pirate

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 08:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Woo hoo! The twins are still in first place. I just don't get the attitude of some of the other teams towards them.

Jaxrock

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 08:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Pirate, I would probably have an attitude toward them too, if I were in the Race, but my attitude would stem from the fact that I wouldn't be able to believe that these two were actually beating me, not because they are easy on the eyes (if you like 'em like that, lol).
I mean, the first show when they left their bags with the cabbie!?!?! I thought, ok, they're done. But here they still are, and in first place no less. I also want to take a moment and apologize for calling them the "Duh"blemint Twins on another thread. I don't think they're "duh"mb, just maybe a little naive?

Knightpatti

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 09:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Go twins!

Lancecrossfire

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 10:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm impressed with how they have stepped up. They seem to have figured something out, or are just driven to do better when faced with some competition on their heels.

I'm not sure why they are being called arrogant--they seem to be ok, and not in anyone face about things. I'm thinking the other teams are being a little petty about it all.

Shortnsweet

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 10:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think I like D&D second best (after the other brothers K&G). I thought I liked A&A, but they are too concerned about the twins being ahead of them. I really liked D&D sunbathing while they waited for the bus! (not because they are good to look at, just because they were so relaxed!)

Ginger

Thursday, October 17, 2002 - 06:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm with you, Shortnsweet. I like the twins and the other brother team the best. I DON'T like A and A. They are just way too arrogant and mean-spirited towards the twins. Their negative comments say far more about their own insecurity than it does about the twins personalities.

Go twins!

Bastable

Thursday, October 17, 2002 - 08:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I really thought I was going to dislike them. But they really haven't said or done anything objectionable so far. In fact, they're downright boring. Where are their personalities? Perhaps they left them in the cab in Mexico City.

Anyway, what I mean is that it's too bad they're so disliked by the other teams. Maybe they're doing obnoxious stuff at the Pit Stops that we, as viewers, aren't privy to. But until they start being jerks, or acting like brainless models, or getting cocky, I have no reason to object to them. (I do think their teeth are false, but that's not exactly a good reason to dislike someone, now, is it?)

Babyruth

Thursday, October 17, 2002 - 08:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You said it well, Bastable!
You have to admire the fact that they don't seem to get as flustered and crabby as everyone else. But there's something about that, plus their matching bods, matching outfits and matching teeth make them seem almost Stepford-like sometimes. I hope to see their personalities emerge.

Pottedplant

Thursday, October 17, 2002 - 10:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I like them too (except for the tablecloth shirts ) & agree that A & A seem very mean spirited in their negativity towards the twins. Twins are now my #2 fave team. (#1 is brothers K & G)

Neko

Thursday, October 17, 2002 - 12:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Am I just able to pick up people's personalities easy or what??

Okay, My favorite guys have won every year, Rob and Brennan, Chris and Alex.
Now...It seems, every year, those two teams, have been said to have no personalities.

I thought they both had personalities, they just weren't as wild as some of the other teams that were against them.

I see tons of personality in the twins...