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"THE DEATH OF THE FERN"
apskip:
--- Quote from: NoluckBoston on May 01, 2011, 02:09:09 PM ---At first it thought the original Fern has died. :(
Its sad to see this happen. Rob and Amber would be lost today.
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NoluckBoston,
I don't see Rob and Amber from that perspective. They are amazingly resourceful individuals. Yes, they got significant help throughout Amazing Race 7 and probably in the first 3 episodes of AR11 from locals who had admired them from their time on Survivor. They were not lost in the Little Havana section of Miami searching for El Rey Dos Habaneros; it was their taxi driver who was totally at fault in the finale of AR7. The design of the 4th leg of AR11 did not give them much opportunity to benefit from locals. It was a random letter finding task that did them in.
Glamazon Racer:
I actually find this new rule to be ridiculous. For those of you who mentioned that you love to see teams interact with random strangers, I totally agree! WE even had an episode in All-Stars named by a "Fern", in Malaysia, "The Way You Look, Yeah", when they were talking to Dustin & Kandice.
I HOPE that this is changed for TAR19, as I think it is an awful rule, and it gives an unfair advantage to certain teams over others, which I can't accept. Bad rule, I love Ferns! (:;)
dryedmangoez:
Aww, I'll miss Ferns on the Race. I get the safety aspect and all the singing releases stuff, but it's still kinda sad. There's already less interaction with the locals as it is. Teams don't even ask locals anymore and instead go straight to internets.
Coutzy:
--- Quote from: racer on June 10, 2011, 05:17:38 AM ---I actually find this new rule to be ridiculous. For those of you who mentioned that you love to see teams interact with random strangers, I totally agree! WE even had an episode in All-Stars named by a "Fern", in Malaysia, "The Way You Look, Yeah", when they were talking to Dustin & Kandice.
I HOPE that this is changed for TAR19, as I think it is an awful rule, and it gives an unfair advantage to certain teams over others, which I can't accept. Bad rule, I love Ferns! (:;)
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The only advantage I see is towards teams that are smart, or good at doing research. An advantage that they've earned by being smart or good at doing research.
Glamazon Racer:
--- Quote from: Coutzy on June 12, 2011, 05:23:03 AM ---
--- Quote from: racer on June 10, 2011, 05:17:38 AM ---I actually find this new rule to be ridiculous. For those of you who mentioned that you love to see teams interact with random strangers, I totally agree! WE even had an episode in All-Stars named by a "Fern", in Malaysia, "The Way You Look, Yeah", when they were talking to Dustin & Kandice.
I HOPE that this is changed for TAR19, as I think it is an awful rule, and it gives an unfair advantage to certain teams over others, which I can't accept. Bad rule, I love Ferns! (:;)
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The only advantage I see is towards teams that are smart, or good at doing research. An advantage that they've earned by being smart or good at doing research.
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Yeah, those people definitely earn their advantage by being smart, but unfortunately people who have excellent interpersonal skills will lose that aspect of the race. This would suit me just fine if I were to ever participate, as I'd be very good with maps and navigation and I would be very bad with communicating with locals. :res: It certainly changes the dynamics of the race, whether or not you like or hate the change... :duno:
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