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Ken's Way Too Early Pre-Season Picks for TAR12         


Author: Ken McElhaney
Date: Oct 24, 2007 19:05

As this is a shortened season, I'll limit my list to those I think
will make the top 3. But first, the teams that have an outside shot
are smart, experienced, and over 55; Ronald 'n Christina, Nicolas 'n
Donald, & Kate 'n Pat. Again, before I get responses that claim that
I gave them NO shot at winning, I'm saying that ALL teams have a
chance. I'm just not giving these three teams as much of a chance as
the rest. And while that's "unfair" & "politically incorrect", so is
TAR for making the race so much a physical and endurance challenge.

That leaves 8 teams, 2 being the "all-female" variety. Man, the TAR
producers must REALLY want an all-female team to win, especially since
they've eliminated the "young male gym rats" that traditionally do
pretty well. I'll dismiss Marianna 'n Julia because the last time I
picked sisters to make it into the top 3 was in TAR5 and I ain't
makin' that mistake again. So that leaves Shana 'n Jennifer and what
stops me is the last line in their bio. "These ladies have an
insatiable desire to beat the competition and become the first all-
female team to win the Race." Didn't we hear the same thing about the
Beauty Queens?...twice? And what happened in TAR10?

So given that, here's the picks;
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Author: Rich Piehl
Date: Oct 24, 2007 19:10

Ken McElhaney wrote:
> As this is a shortened season, I'll limit my list to those I think
> will make the top 3. But first, the teams that have an outside shot
> are smart, experienced, and over 55; Ronald 'n Christina, Nicolas 'n
> Donald, & Kate 'n Pat. Again, before I get responses that claim that
> I gave them NO shot at winning, I'm saying that ALL teams have a
> chance. I'm just not giving these three teams as much of a chance as
> the rest. And while that's "unfair" & "politically incorrect", so is
> TAR for making the race so much a physical and endurance challenge.
>
> That leaves 8 teams, 2 being the "all-female" variety. Man, the TAR
> producers must REALLY want an all-female team to win, especially since
> they've eliminated the "young male gym rats" that traditionally do
> pretty well. I'll dismiss Marianna 'n Julia because the last time I
> picked sisters to make it into the top 3 was in TAR5 and I ain't
> makin' that mistake again. So that leaves Shana 'n Jennifer and what
> stops me is the last line in their bio. "These ladies have an
> insatiable desire to beat the competition and become the first all-
> female team to win the Race." Didn't we hear the same thing about the
> Beauty Queens?...twice? And what happened in TAR10? ...
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Author: number6
Date: Oct 24, 2007 20:00

On Oct 24, 9:10 pm, Rich Piehl
NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote:
> Ken McElhaney wrote:
>> As this is a shortened season, I'll limit my list to those I think
>> will make the top 3. But first, the teams that have an outside shot
>> are smart, experienced, and over 55; Ronald 'n Christina, Nicolas 'n
>> Donald, & Kate 'n Pat. Again, before I get responses that claim that
>> I gave them NO shot at winning, I'm saying that ALL teams have a
>> chance. I'm just not giving these three teams as much of a chance as
>> the rest. And while that's "unfair" & "politically incorrect", so is
>> TAR for making the race so much a physical and endurance challenge.
>
>> That leaves 8 teams, 2 being the "all-female" variety. Man, the TAR
>> producers must REALLY want an all-female team to win, especially since
>> they've eliminated the "young male gym rats" that traditionally do
>> pretty well. I'll dismiss Marianna 'n Julia because the last time I
>> picked sisters to make it into the top 3 was in TAR5 and I ain't
>> makin' that mistake again. So that leaves Shana 'n Jennifer and what
>> stops me is the last line in their bio. "These ladies have an
>> insatiable desire to beat the competition and become the first all- ...
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Author: UCLAN
Date: Oct 24, 2007 21:53

Rich Piehl wrote:
> BTW, does anyone beside me see the name Azaria and think of Hank of
> Simpsons fame?

Of Simpsons fame?

You never saw him on "Mad About You"? Or "Friends"? He was married for a
time to Helen Hunt, BTW.
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Author: Rich Piehl
Date: Oct 25, 2007 06:20

UCLAN wrote:
> Rich Piehl wrote:
>
>> BTW, does anyone beside me see the name Azaria and think of Hank of
>> Simpsons fame?
>
> Of Simpsons fame?
>
> You never saw him on "Mad About You"? Or "Friends"? He was married for a
> time to Helen Hunt, BTW.

Didn't watch those. Don't know anything about them.

Take care,
Rich

God bless the USA

--
I reject your reality
and substitute my own.

-----Adam Savage
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Author: sueb
Date: Oct 25, 2007 17:08

On Oct 24, 7:10 pm, Rich Piehl >
> BTW, does anyone beside me see the name Azaria and think of Hank of
> Simpsons fame?
>

Some of us think of "the dingo took my baby!"

Susan B.
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Author: Artis
Date: Oct 26, 2007 15:09

On Oct 24, 9:05 pm, Ken McElhaney hotmail.com> wrote:
> As this is a shortened season, I'll limit my list to those I think
> will make the top 3. But first, the teams that have an outside shot
> are smart, experienced, and over 55; Ronald 'n Christina, Nicolas 'n
> Donald, & Kate 'n Pat. Again, before I get responses that claim that
> I gave them NO shot at winning, I'm saying that ALL teams have a
> chance. I'm just not giving these three teams as much of a chance as
> the rest. And while that's "unfair" & "politically incorrect", so is
> TAR for making the race so much a physical and endurance challenge.
>
> That leaves 8 teams, 2 being the "all-female" variety. Man, the TAR
> producers must REALLY want an all-female team to win, especially since
> they've eliminated the "young male gym rats" that traditionally do
> pretty well. I'll dismiss Marianna 'n Julia because the last time I
> picked sisters to make it into the top 3 was in TAR5 and I ain't
> makin' that mistake again. So that leaves Shana 'n Jennifer and what
> stops me is the last line in their bio. "These ladies have an
> insatiable desire to beat the competition and become the first all-
> female team to win the Race." Didn't we hear the same thing about the
> Beauty Queens?...twice? And what happened in TAR10? ...
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Re: Ken's Way Too Early Pre-Season Picks for TAR12         


Author: Ken McElhaney
Date: Oct 27, 2007 05:56

On Oct 26, 5:09 pm, Artis GMI.net> wrote:
> On Oct 24, 9:05 pm, Ken McElhaney hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>> As this is a shortened season, I'll limit my list to those I think
>> will make the top 3. But first, the teams that have an outside shot
>> are smart, experienced, and over 55; Ronald 'n Christina, Nicolas 'n
>> Donald, & Kate 'n Pat. Again, before I get responses that claim that
>> I gave them NO shot at winning, I'm saying that ALL teams have a
>> chance. I'm just not giving these three teams as much of a chance as
>> the rest. And while that's "unfair" & "politically incorrect", so is
>> TAR for making the race so much a physical and endurance challenge.
>
>> That leaves 8 teams, 2 being the "all-female" variety. Man, the TAR
>> producers must REALLY want an all-female team to win, especially since
>> they've eliminated the "young male gym rats" that traditionally do
>> pretty well. I'll dismiss Marianna 'n Julia because the last time I ...
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Author: John Duncan Yoyo
Date: Oct 29, 2007 08:02

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:56:51 -0000, Ken McElhaney
hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Oct 26, 5:09 pm, Artis GMI.net> wrote:
>> On Oct 24, 9:05 pm, Ken McElhaney hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> As this is a shortened season, I'll limit my list to those I...
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Re: Ken's Way Too Early Pre-Season Picks for TAR12         


Author: Ken McElhaney
Date: Oct 29, 2007 12:37

On Oct 29, 10:02 am, John Duncan Yoyo cox.net>
wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:56:51 -0000, Ken McElhaney
>
>
>
>
>
> hotmail.com> wrote:
>>On Oct 26, 5:09 pm, Artis GMI.net> wrote:
>>> On Oct 24, 9:05 pm, Ken McElhaney hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>> As this is a shortened season, I'll limit my list to those I think
>>>> will make the top 3. But first, the teams that have an outside shot
>>>> are smart, experienced, and over 55; Ronald 'n Christina, Nicolas 'n
>>>> Donald, & Kate 'n Pat. Again, before I get responses that claim that
>>>> I gave them NO shot at winning, I'm saying that ALL teams have a
>>>> chance. I'm just not giving these three teams as much of a chance as
>>>> the rest. And while that's "unfair" & "politically incorrect", so is
>>>> TAR for making the race so much a physical and endurance challenge. ...
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