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Archive => RFF Archived Boards => The Amazing Race 12 Archive => Topic started by: puddin on November 11, 2007, 04:57:49 PM
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:popcorn:
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im having chili, and fire poppers
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pizza and chicken wings for me
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Hot wings Michael? YUM!!
No footbal delays here :jumpy:
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football on my TV--delay? Who knows? ???
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Hot wings Michael? YUM!!
Did somebody order hot wings? :snicker:
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OH those kind of wings :naughty:
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Well besides Peach (sorry Peach), has anyone heard of any other delayed area's?
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YAY mswood checks in :yess:
mswood, Ken posted this yesterday its a really good site ~
I got that too, puddin, but only cities that receive the Baltimore and Cincinnati game at 4:05 p.m. ET will be affected this week. Most of the country will get an early game.
In fact, you can take a look at the CBS NFL distribution map for Week 10 (http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2007-10-CBS.html) and the sections shaded in green are affected by a potential overrun.
Cincinnati, Baltimore, Atlanta, New Orleans, a portion of the Carolinas, St. Louis, all of Wisconsin including Milwaukee, western Michigan, most of Minnesota and parts of North Dakota are all affected.
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Are you all starting on time?
I'm starting at 8:07 according to eye-alert!!
Y'all will wait for me won't you??
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Of course we will wait for you. We love Peach. :angel:
Okay everyone, lets enjoy the show knowing that Peach is 7 minutes behind everyone. :yess:
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Haha!! I wont see it for gosh knows how long!!
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why not Kiwi?
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I won't get to see it for another 12 or 13 hours. I'm here to spoil myslef. Hehehe!!!
Wheee~!
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Every time I bitch and moan for being on the west coast, I think of people outside the US and their wait. For whatever source they get it from.
And I never have to deal with Sport overruns, and still get the gain in viewers from it, so I am happy.
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I've eaten my pasta with turkey meatballs. I'm ready. :wine:
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Michael D, I am a Kiwi Literally right well N.Z havent started it but we have been having ads saying coming soon though?? Yeah me too elizabeth I am here to spoil myself too!!
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He's on the other side of the world, Michael! ;)
And mswood--I just luuuvv you too! :gva: :neener:
Guess I'll have to watch it all by myself....*sniff* *lonely tear*
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Seven minutes behind isn't all that bad, Peach. Just imagine the Canadians on TARFlies who constantly spoil the ending for the US when most of us do have overruns.
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so it is only 7:45 OVER THERE??
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7:49 p.m. to be exact.
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Of course we will wait for you. We love Peach. :angel:
Okay everyone, lets enjoy the show knowing that Peach is 7 minutes behind everyone. :yess:
:rotf:
I'll tell you what peach, I'll move my clock 7 minutes ahead or back ..I can't think :hearts:
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He's on the other side of the world, Michael! ;)
And mswood--I just luuuvv you too! :gva: :neener:
Guess I'll have to watch it all by myself....*sniff* *lonely tear*
Please Peach, as much research as you do. You should already know everything that happens.
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thank god i like in nyc
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Cookies, anyone?
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This has nothing to do with anything, but because we're cooling our heels waiting for TAR, I'll mention it because I can.
The Girls Gone Wild DVD series will be going Hi Def. There. I said it. :lol3:
We now continue with our thread already in progress.
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yeah, but now I can't watch it with y'all! :'( I wouldn't want to get SPOILED or anything! :lol3:
So I'll see y'all at 9:07! And you better have me some preview screencaps by then! :tup:
Isn't anyone else delayed? Only me? Oh well... :bye:
Have fun, y'all! :kuss:
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DON'T COMPARE ME WITH OTHER GIRLS!
Why do I feel that's not the last blowup from Jennifer?
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yeah, but now I can't watch it with y'all! :'( I wouldn't want to get SPOILED or anything! :lol3:
So I'll see y'all at 9:07! And you better have me some preview screencaps by then! :tup:
Isn't anyone else delayed? Only me? Oh well... :bye:
Have fun, y'all! :kuss:
Peach,
That Andy Rooney commentary was fascinating, wasn't it? :lol: :lol:
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SurvivorLDog93 is delayed by 10 minutes (So at least Peach wont be alone). So I will still copy his material down, but remember Puddin will have pretty pictures a full commercial break before, and others will be talking about things long before it gets put up.
And after mouthing off to Peach, I don't even get spoiled any earlier then her. It appears Karma bite me in the ass. :knuckles: :groan:
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DON'T COMPARE ME WITH OTHER GIRLS!
Why do I feel that's not the last blowup from Jennifer?
I fear she is hearing, Don't compare me with other girls you have slept with.
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Find a bridge 59$
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Um TARASIAFan Jenn is such a moaner she may moan five times every episode
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DON'T COMPARE ME WITH OTHER GIRLS!
Why do I feel that's not the last blowup from Jennifer?
I fear she is hearing, Don't compare me with other girls you have slept with.
You and I are thinking alike on this, mswood
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shocking
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Gramps ran over a curb got a flat.
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talking about the Goths -- new right?
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Ronald is pushing Christina very hard. I know the feeling all too well.
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PREVIOUSLY ON .. THE AMAZING RACE:
Phil: Eleven teams set out from Los Angeles, on a race around the world. In Ireland, dating goths impressed the other teams. Other dating couples needed better teamwork. (Arguments, drama scenes w/Jennifer and Lorena.) While some teams flourished and had fun, others found themselves halted. (Donkey shines!) In the end, siblings Az/Hend came in 1st. Nate/Jenn managed to inch out Ari/Staella, who were eliminated.
Ten teams remain. Who will be eliminated next?
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Nate & Jen jump five places to 6th at the airport.
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2 seperate flights (:;)
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Ten teams on the first flight to Dublin and then to Amsterdam. Grandpa and grandson are shutout and on the second flight.
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Damn Nicolas better get up there and pilot that plane in fast.
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What the hell is with Ron!? Run your own race old man!
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OMG Has it started!!
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Phil: In the heart of this rich Irish landscape, the Connemara heritage center. The ten teams waiting here have no idea what's waiting for them.
Will the Goths impress with another fine performance?
Will Nathan/Jennifer recover?
Az/Hend, MIDNIGHT, CLUE: Fly to Amsterdam.
Phil: When they land, travel by train to Central Station, search canals for a draw bridge with the next clue.
Goths, CLUE, 12:08 am.
TK/Rachel, 12:15am.
TK has a "why not enjoy the Race" 'tude. Yay!
Lorena/Jason, 1:15 am.
Jason conf: the challenges are supposed to get us CONNECTING! I hope we do.
Nic/Gramps, 1:35 am. Gramps' attitude pisses off Nic.
Gramps promptly drives into a curb, causing a flat tire.
Shana/Jennifer, 1:57 am departure; Ron/Christina, 2-something, Ministers, 2:47.
As Shana/Jenn pass, Nic/Gramps disagree over how to jack the car up to fix the tire.
Mariana/Julia, 2:59. Nathan/Jenn 3:00 am.
Finally the tire is fixed.
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Ronald is a hothead.
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Ron needs a chill pill :grins:
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is he ever!!
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In the meantime, six teams are in. Ronald & Christina are on standby as are Donald & Nicholas.
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3 seperate flights :groan:
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Hend calls the Goths "serious competitors. Kynt runs around like he's on speed."
At the airport, Az/Hend and the Goths, next TK/R and Lorena/J.
Teams are all arriving. No activity in the airport. Looks like an EQUALIZER.
Ron is getting mad. "She's wasting time!" Then something snarky about ADD to Christina, not funny.
The Ministers are embarrassed at his treatment of Christina on the internet ...
Ticket agents serve teams in their order of arrival.
Finally the last couple of teams make it to the airport.
First flight is open for all. But not the second connection - which is tight.
Az/Hend find out there are only 12 seats available from Dublin to Amsterdam. That might un-equalize.
Ron/Christina, Kate/Pat finally make the airport as TK/Rachel get tickets.
Lorena/Jason also ticketed now.
Blondes get theirs.
Woman: After you only 2 seats available.
Nathan/Jennifer get the last 2.
Standing next to them ... Nic/Gramps ... NOPE.
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We have our last three teams on the final flight to Amsterdam.
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Detour - Hoist It or Hunt It.
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hoist it or hunt it :yess:
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Vxysin used to macramé. We're finding more things about her in each episode. :lol3: :lol3:
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This is great it started, what are the flight orders though??
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Mariana/Julia may not make it onto the earliest flight out of Shannon.
Kate/Pat made it.
Oops ... Mariana/Julia didn't make it. Plane gone.
In Dublin, RAAAACCCEEE to the standby counter, to try for the connection to Amsterdam.
Ron "trying not to be too pushy" at the standby counter.
Nic/Gramps tells the agent, "Please move faster!"
Gramps conf: The people behind the counter didn't like it.
Christina: Did you hear Nic rude?
Ron goes up to Nic and ... reads him the RIOT ACT!!
"You got a mouth that basically starts with bad energy."
Christina interrupts.
Ron then cuts her off.
Ron: Your grandfather is a good cop. You're a bad cop.
Nic blows him off.
Ron: I can hear just fine because I cleared all the wax from my ears yesterday.
Nic starts laughing.
Ron: This is very frustrating!
COMMERCIAL.
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hah it is a TV they hoisted !! :yess:
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I think Ron likes fighting with everyone I really hate him now!!
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Jennifer is losing it! I love it. :yess:
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The guaranteed Dublin teams get on their plane, heading for Amsterdam.
Other teams are awaiting standby prospects.
Tickets go to ... DONALD/NICOLAS.
Ron: That SUCKS!!
Mariana/Julia finally get to Dublin.
They run into the ministers, who are disappointed because it's one more team in a "3-way dead heat" on a later flight to Amsterdam with Ron/Christina.
In AMS, teams run to the ticket counter to find the train taking them to Central Station.
Az/Hend get on the first train. 10 minute head start!!
Az/Hend, CLUE: DETOUR. Hoist it, or hunt it?
Phil: Hoist it, rope/pulley system, hoist 5 pieces of furniture up to an Amsterdam residence. It's close nearby.
Hunt it, make your way several blocks, search a parking lot through lots of bikes. Find the one with the specific color, ride 5 miles to an attendant. The task reqiures attention to detail and could take time.
Az/Hend opt for Hunt it.
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Kynt & Vyxsin missed the first bus (:;)
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Give credit to Shana & Jennifer. They rocked the Hoist It Detour. And Nathan acted like a little girl. Jennifer showed him how to hoist the TV.
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Ronald turned out to be quite the ass, didn't he!!!
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As the other teams quickly do their hoisting, Az/Hend see the SEA of bikes, in many parking levels. They amazingly don't decide to turn around.
Az: Get your mind around it!
Most teams are making quick work of hoisting.
Arriving in 7th, Nic/Donald decide to Hunt it.
Lorena/Jason quickly finish hoisting.
L/J, CLUE: Travel by bus to Ransdorp.
Phil: Locate this field with the next clue.
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Cool! Finally a Survivor commercial :yess:
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So what is the leaderboard so far??
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Go Rachel :yess:
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Hoist It is definitely having a Girl Power flavor.
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Ditch Vaulting! :yess: :yess: :yess: :yess:
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Answer Me
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Jason nails it :yess:
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OK ron is annoying :meow:
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M0ore photos puddin this is great
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Gramps has an idea that looking for a specific bike could take a long time.
Az found one w/right colors. Now Hendekea needs to find one.
Lorena/Jason narrowly miss a bus to take them where they need to go. It's Bus #30.
Nathan/Jennifer arguing doing the hoist. "Oh my gosh! You're a guy! You need to be able to do this physical stuff!"
Meanwhile, TK has problems, too.
Goths finishing in 2nd.
Hendekea finds the 2nd bike. Now they head off on bikes, for a 5 mile run.
Nate and Jennifer switch as she demeans him for "not being able to tie a knot."
Shana/Jennifer complete hoisting in 3rd.
Nate/Jennifer now finished, in 4th.
Three of the four finished teams all waiting for Bus #30 together.
The fourth team was Kynt/Vix, who were running from the other side of the street and missed it.
Az/hend drop to 5th but finish the bike ride.
Still having troubles, TK/Rachel "slowly slipping away."
Other teams arriving in Amsterdam now, Ministers, Ron/Christina, Mariana/Julia, get tickets for the train.
Meanwhile ...
TK: I don't know what to do. I hit a wall.
Rachel: Oh. This sucks.
COMMERCIAL.
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OK ron is annoying :meow:
Very. I can't send him my Asian love. I can send it to Christina, but not Ron. (:;) (:;)
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i love the way the dude yanked Shana out of the mud!
Did Shana call Jen of Jen Nate a little bitch!?
prize is a sport bike each
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team #2 Nate/Jen
team #3 Shana/Jen
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OMG Ron STFU!
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Ron's behavior is hitting too close to home for me.
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Ron said what? boogers in your bowls?
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Puddin show us the photos of all pit-stop teams
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Rons a BULLY (:;)
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TK is having trouble making knots hold. They'll switch.
Rachel can tie some serious knots!
One item up. Quickly done!
Three teams tied for 1st in Randsorp.
ROADBLOCK. DITCH VAULTING!
Phil: It's now a regional sport. Ditch vaulting. Must complete a single vault successfully, planting your feet across the ditch. Return to your partner, any way you like.
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"Boogers in your nose"
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Ronald turned out to be quite the ass, didn't he!!!
i dont like him, he is an ass, and prob smells like it too after the leg :lol: :lol:
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I don't think that Ronald will be making any sales anytime soon. Talk about being nice, you asshole!
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I don't think that Ronald will be making any sales anytime soon. Talk about being nice, you asshole!
This is the hard driving Asian dad. I know it all too well.
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Jason quickly vaults across.
CLUE, Jason: Head to the pitstop.
Phil: Choose a cargo bike, known as a ____ and head for the Durgendam Yacht Club. Last team to check in here will be eliminated.
(The rider carries their partner in the cargo hold.)
The 3 rear teams all choose DETOURs.
Ron: It's up to you. Make a decision.
She's not deciding.
Ron: We're wasting our time right now.
Christina: Let's just go ride the bikes.
Ron: There are going to be oceans of bicycles.
Christina: I"M CONFIDENT WE WILL FIND THE RIGHT ONE.
Shana howls as Jennifer vaults right into the trench. At least she finished in 2nd.
Jennifer finished in 3rd.
Jenn: That was pathetic!
Kids: Welcome to Holland.
Phil: Lorena/Jason, you're team #1. You've each won a 3 wheel sport bike All Terrain vehicle.
Mariana/Julia find their bikes and head off.
The Ministers and Ronald/Christina also do bike hunt.
Phil: Nate/Jenn, you are team #2. Shana/Jennifer, you are team #3. You don't even want to hug your partners!
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Well the Ministers missed the bus :res:
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Pat/Kate miss the 3rd bus and get a mini-bus.
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Ron: I told you this would be an ocean of bikes!
Christina: I told you we need to be POSITIVE.
Ron: Are you looking at the left?
Christina: You can look on the right.
Ron: WHO IS LOOKING ON THE RIGHT?
Ron: OPTIMISIM! OPTIMISM! I'm not going to give you a rosy picture.
Christina: Temporarily I'll take it, so we can get through this. But I am not going to ride if you don't quit shouting.
Ron: I'm trying to give you the real truth that no one will tell you. (Huh??) That you got boogers in your hole! (Not sure about that quote!!)
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TK & Rachel completely pass the pitstop!
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TK & Rachel missed the bike dropoff :groan:
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Ronald is a bit more positive on this challenge.
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The sisters beat gramps :lol:
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Ronald is a bit more positive on this challenge.
Ok, maybe not.
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Rachel makes the vault 1st try.
Gramps: Oh, she went over there. I can do that.
Kynt vaults into the bog. Vyx wants him to try again.
Gramps: I can do it.
Nicolas: That may be a costly decision.
Pat/Kate are in last, riding their bikes.
Ron/Christina and Mariana/Julia are waiting for the bus.
Ron is giving Christina the nth degree of ****, and she is about to tell him to shove the Race.
COMMERCIAL.
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Christina made it!!
OMG Ron told Christina she needs to lose weight before he dumps her :rotf:
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There's the title!
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I wish Kate & Pat continued instead of Ron & Christina.
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Time for more CBS Spoilers! :wohoo:
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Robs going to make us a video of the preview :hearts:
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Damn it looks like I will get to rag big time on Ronald.
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Time for more CBS Spoilers! :wohoo:
No kidding :lol:
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It's a Lorena blowup next week! I love it! :lol3: :lol3:
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LMFAO
MAYBE THERE'S NO MORE MILLLLLLLLK
and wow what an ass Ronald is
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God damn Hats.
If Michael does well this week, I am hunting him down like a dog. A dog, I tell you.
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Ron: I let you loose on this thing. You disappointed me.
Christina: CAN I SPEAK NOW? It's like punch! After punch! After punch! You really need to change.
Ron: A 58 year old man it's not easy to change.
Christina's crying.
In last, the ministers see the bus. Can they runn in time to catch up with the other two teams? Umm, no.
Kynt finally makes it across the bog.
Gramps falls flat on his ... whatevia. In the middle of the bog
Goths leave, 5th now.
Hendekea finishes vault in 6th.
Goths screw up the cargo bike.
Mud-covered Gramps strips down to his short-shorts!
TK/Rachel are biking somewhere.
Phil: Kynt/Vyxsin, you are team #4.
Gramps, wearing nothing but underwear, is landing over and over into the bog.
Phil: Az/Hend, you're team #5. TK/Rachel, team #6.
Az: That's not bad.
Nicolas: My grandfather made it across! Showing that frustration and anger pays off in the end.
Christina will vault. She barely misses.
Mariana made it across on 1st try.
Nic is pedaling while Gramps rides.
Phil: Mariana/Julia, you're team #7. Nicolas/Donald, team #8. You're still in the race. But complaints from the locals, you got down to your underpants!
Ron: Position it in the center. Do you understand the principle of the thing? You're making mudpies here. Why would you want the edge? You'd have to be a monkey.
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God damn Hats.
If Michael does well this week, I am hunting him down like a dog. A dog, I tell you.
I said there was nothying on those stupid kids heads :dick
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God damn Hats.
If Michael does well this week, I am hunting him down like a dog. A dog, I tell you.
I said there was nothying on those stupid kids heads :dick
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After she finishes, Karma puts Ron on his ass for saying Christina needs to lose weight.
Phil: Ron/Chris, you're team #9.
Christina: It's really hard. But we're getting through it.
Ron: The key is communication skills. I've become the Archie Bunker of the Race.
Kate finally finishes vaulting.
Pat: We realized we can have a lot of fun together.
They kiss.
They ride.
Kids: Welcome to Holland.
Phil: Kate/Pat, you're the last team to arrive. I'm sorry to tell you, you have been eliminated from the Race.
Both: We wanted it to last longer.
Kate: To show what we could o.
Pat: We're meant to be together. We balance each other really well.
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thanks mswood thanks everyone! I'm off to watch the show again :yess: :waves:
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Well that ends all the hot lesbian action.......
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NEXT TIME ON .. THE AMAZING RACE:
Phil: Christina tries to manage her father ...
Ron: It's a long road to Tipperary ...
Camel: GGGUGGGH!
Christina: It's telling you to shut up.
Phil: ... and Lorena loses more than just milk at the Roadblock.
Lorena: Please lord, give me milk.
Spilled milk ...
Kneeling by the camel, Lorena: IIIEEEAARRRGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!
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Well that ends all the hot lesbian action.......
that wasnt hot lesbian action.
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Christina was far nicer to her Dad than he had ANY right to expect. Oh my--what a piece of work.
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It's the more civil daniele and dick of TAR
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Episode 2 Actual Airline Flights
I think some clarification of actual flights taken is in order. The first 6 teams plus Nicholas and Donald clearly got this alternative:
EI132 SNN DUB 0700 0745, connecting there to EI604 DUB AMS 0940 1215
Ronald and Christina and Kate and Pat were stranded in Dublin and the next flight wasn't until this:
EI606 DUB AMS 1110 1345
That means that Marianna and Julia had to take a later flight out of Shannon. Their best option if they could have reacted immediately and ticketed a 715am departure would have been:
FR1302 SNN DUB 0715 0800, then connecting to EI606 since EI604 was booked.
However, their 650am arrival didn't permit that and they actually got:
EI372 SNN LHR 0740 0915, then connecting to BD105 1040 1300. Note: When I looked this up a month ago, I found a BA flight at 0830 SNN to LHR, but now it has disappeared from sight.there is an even earlier flight from LHR to AMS departing at 1010 and arriving at 1225, but I do not believe that Marianna and Julia actually got it.
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Apskip, well that saves me my planned half hour of research on Airwise, tonight
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Episode 1202: LORENA & JASON VAULT AHEAD; KATE & PAT SINK
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In a leg that took Teams to Amsterdam, Ron clashed with Nicolas & Donald at the airport and later butted heads with daughter Christina over his treatment of her. Meanwhile, Lorena & Jason sailed through both events to claim victory while married ministers Kate & Pat became the second Team eliminated.
ON TO AMSTERDAM
Departing the Pit Stop in first place at 12:00am, siblings Azaria & Hendekea opened their clue instructing them to fly almost 600 miles to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Once there, they must travel by train to Centraal Station and search the city’s canals for the Melkmeisjesbrug bridge to find their next clue.
At Shannon Airport, Teams discovered that everyone could make it onto the 7am flight to Dublin, but the connecting flight to Amsterdam arriving at 12:15pm could only take six of the Teams. Siblings Azaria & Hendekea, dating couples TK & Rachel, Lorena & Jason, and Kynt & Vyxsin, and friends Shana & Jennifer all booked seats on the earlier flight to Amsterdam. Grandfather and grandson Nicolas & Donald would have been a sure bet for the earlier flight, but a flat tire slowed them down on the way to the airport. At the counter, the duo battled against dating couple Nathan & Jennifer for the last pair of tickets and lost because their agent was slower on the keyboard. Nate breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “Gosh, we are so lucky.” This put Nicolas & Donald on the second flight to Amsterdam landing with father and daughter Ronald & Christina and married ministers Kate & Pat. However, once they landed in Dublin, a chance to get standby tickets was a possibility. The only Team not taking the 7am flight to Dublin were sisters Marianna & Julia who took a slow route to the airport putting them alone on the 8:30am flight. The worried sisters said, “Anything you do at this point could cost you the race. One wrong turn and we’re in last place.”
AIR WARS
In Dublin, Nicolas & Donald beat Ronald & Christina in a footrace to the standby counter and put their names into consideration ahead of the father and daughter. However, Nick’s nervous insistence and pushy attitude about making sure they would get on the flight drew the attention of their agent who called him rude. While the two Teams waited on pins and needles for tickets, Ron stormed up to the young Nicolas and said, “You got a mouth that basically starts with bad energy.” When Nicolas tried to explain, Ron retorted, “I don’t need to talk about it. I have my version. I have maybe some problems with interpretation, but the words that come through my ear [are] very clear, because I cleared all the wax yesterday.” After Ron’s tirade, his morning got worse when Nicolas & Donald received the only standby tickets on the earlier flight to Dublin leaving Ron & Christina on the second flight to Amsterdam with Kate & Pat and the relieved sisters Marianna & Julia, who caught up after taking the later flight from Shannon.
HEAVE HO
Landing in Amsterdam, siblings Azaria & Hendekea took an early lead by jumping alone onto the 12:32pm train to Centraal Station. Arriving at Melkmeisjesbrug bridge, the pair opened their clue to find the first Detour of the race. They had to choose between Hoist It and Hunt It. In Hoist It, Teams had to use a traditional rope and pulley system to hoist five pieces of furniture up a typical Amsterdam residence. The task required brains and brawn, but the buildings were just a few feet away so Teams did not need to travel far. In Hunt It, Teams made their way on foot several blocks to a parking lot to search through thousands of bicycles, the most common form of transportation in Amsterdam, and find the two bikes tagged with a specific color designated in their clue. After finding their bikes, Teams had to ride them five miles to an attendant who would give them their next clue. The task was not terribly physical, but required tremendous attention to detail.
Not wanting to deal with tying the knots to secure the furniture, Azaria & Hendekea ran off to search for bicycles. Dating couples Lorena & Jason, Nathan & Jennifer, Kynt & Vyxsin, and TK & Rachel along with friends Shana & Jennifer all chose Hoist It. While Vyxsin opted to start with the much lighter baby carriage to learn the knot system, Jason and TK both chose to start with the heaviest object, the television set. Jason managed to knot and pull his television to the second story window where Lorena dragged it in while TK floundered with his ropes unable to secure the large item. In fact, Jason cruised through all five items before most Teams had even hoisted a single piece of furniture. Opening their clue, Lorena & Jason learned they needed to travel by bus to the rural village of Ransdorp.
TROUBLED TK
As Vyxsin, Nathan, and even Shana pulled item after item to the second floor, TK continued to be flummoxed by the knots. By the time all three Teams had completed the task, TK still hadn’t hoisted up the television. TK made matters worse by not listening to the advice of Rachel who tried to help from above. Later, Rachel commented, “It’s a crappy feeling knowing that Teams are passing you when you feel like you’re trying so hard and then it just starts slowly slipping away.” With Teams from the second plane headed towards Centraal Station, TK waved the white flag, saying, “Babe, I don’t know what to do. I hit a wall.” The couple decided to switch positions with Rachel now taking control below. Within minutes, she managed to do what TK couldn’t by securing the television and using all her strength to lift it up. With the most difficult item taken care of, Rachel continued to impress her boyfriend by completing the task before the other Teams arrived.
TAKE A LEAP
After taking the first bus to Ransdorp, friends Shana & Jennifer and dating couples Lorena & Jason and Nathan & Jennifer ran through the green fields of Amsterdam to the cluebox where a Roadblock awaited. In this Roadblock, one Team member had to complete a single vault over a watery, muddy ditch and successfully touch both feet to the marshy grass on the opposite side in a regional sport known as ditch vaulting. Once across, they could retrieve their next clue, then return to their partner in any muddy way they liked.
With the same ease he displayed in lifting furniture, Jason took a running leap, grabbed the wood pole and sailed clear across the muddy ditch in one attempt while Shana and Jennifer each prepared for their first jump. After returning to Lorena with another successful jump, Jason opened the clue to discover they had to ride a Dutch cargo bike, known as a bakfiets, through the countryside while searching for the marked drop-off point at the Durgerdam Yacht Club, a picturesque waterfront at the edge of the second largest lake in Europe and the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race.
As Lorena & Jason snagged first place along with a pair of sport bikes, Jennifer slammed into the bank of the ditch making a huge splash in her failure. Meanwhile, in her first attempt, Shana gracefully catapulted over, prompting Nate to say, “Jen, she fricking made it!” This observation did nothing to win over Jen who snapped, “Nate, do not do that right now!” Jen soon had a playmate in the mud when Shana took a dip of her own on the return trip with the clue, becoming covered head to toe. After Jen finally cleared the ditch, the two Teams raced neck and neck in the bakfiets to the Pit Stop where Nate & Jen narrowly beat Shana & Jennifer for second place.
FAMILY MATTERS
With the threat of elimination looming over them, sisters Marianna & Julia, married ministers Kate & Pat, and father and daughter Ron & Christina all chose to hunt for bikes, although a pessimistic Ron needed to be persuaded by a somewhat unsure Christina to select it over tying knots. While the sisters quickly located both bikes and cruised to the bus stop to wait for the next bus to Ransdorp, Ron & Christina battled against Kate & Pat looking through the endless sea of bicycles. As the search through the bikes continued, Ron shouted at Christina, “I told you this is an ocean of things! This is very frustrating!” Once they found the bikes, Ron’s behavior continued as he said that Christina always wants a rosy picture from him but he’s “optimistic with a real truth flavor.”
Christina made her father quit his ranting until they reached the bus stop where it continued once again with Ron dissecting their decisions in the Detour. Ron said, “I let you loose on this thing and you basically disappointed me.” This prompted Christina to fight back, crying, “You’re hard on me. Do you know that? It’s like punch after punch after punch. You really need to change that about yourself.” Ron promised to change his behavior towards her and they boarded the bus with sisters Marianna & Julia as both Teams now held a lead over married ministers Kate & Pat.
DON’S BIG SHOW
The second bus to Ransdorp held dating couples Kynt & Vyxsin and TK & Rachel along with siblings Azaria & Hendekea and grandfather and grandson Nicolas & Donald. Rachel took one leap over the ditch and successfully hit the grass on the other side, but her trouble finding the marked dropoff of the bakfiets with TK allowed Kynt & Vyxsin and Azaria & Hendekea to pass them for fourth and fifth place respectively.
Very leery of performing the vault, Nick decided to let his 68-year old grandfather rise up to the challenge. Unfortunately, Don struggled with vault after vault as he landed squarely in the muddy water. Soon, he stripped down to his skivvies and completed the vault successfully just as Marianna & Julia and Ron & Christina appeared on the third bus. However, Marianna’s skill as a pole vaulter in track and field allowed her to sail across the ditch and pass Nick & Don for seventh place at the mat.
ON THE MEND
With Kate & Pat bearing down on a bus, the opportunity to stay in the race rested on Christina’s shoulders. Ron began giving his daughter an endless stream of advice but this caused her to lose concentration instead of helping her. Once Christina told her father to be quiet, she took a moment and made it across the ditch. As he waited for Christina to return, Ron quipped, “I think I could have done it better.” After stepping onto the mat in ninth place, the duo talked about the problems of the relationship. Christina noted, “We don’t know each other’s work styles yet and it’s really hard.” Ron added, “The key is the communication skills. I’m a little bit crass in how I treat my daughter. I’ve become the Archie Bunker of the home.”
Stepping on the mat in last place, married ministers Kate & Pat received the bad news from Phil that they had been eliminated from the Race. On the experience, Pat reflected, “I think what came out of this for both of us is the realization that we can still have a lot of fun together.” Kate added, “We just wish we could have lasted so much longer and more of a chance to show people who we are.”
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