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Author: Rich PiehlRich Piehl Date: Dec 27, 2007 20:27
Throughout my life I've always felt that there were a group of people
that seemed like they could do no wrong, that they were endowed with
some special 'power'. I don't want to call it luck, but that introduces
too much chance in to it. They just seem to have this special
'something' that can't be bought, can't be achieved through positive
thinking or bought with money.
Marc and Rovilson have that power.
Okay, the lock roadblock wasn't quite as much as a nightmare as the one
from TAR 6. But to get it on the very first lock...c'mon!!!! I just
want to SMACK 'em. And the stupid mustache thing...that's hamming for
the cameras a la the hippies from TAR 9. I want them to lose SO bad.
But I don't see it happening.
Ex-navy. Amazing how well they do when she quits whining and gets with
the program. And what the heck was the yield about??? Did they burn
their one opportunity for a yield with that goof ball move? Or did they
not understand you can't yield a team IN FRONT OF YOU!!!!
The detour was a no brainier. Even my wife, who deplores seafood or
anything slimy, would have had no problem with the octopus. And did it
look like there were fewer octopi in that tank for the later teams?
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Author: GuardsmanGuardsman Date: Dec 28, 2007 00:44
>>>>> Rich Piehl writes:
[...]
r> Okay, the lock roadblock wasn't quite as much as a nightmare as the
r> one from TAR 6. [...]
Even then, some of them didn't seem to be thinking and just
jumped around trying random locks.
r> Ex-navy. Amazing how well they do when she quits whining and gets
r> with the program. And what the heck was the yield about??? Did they
r> burn their one opportunity for a yield with that goof ball move? Or
r> did they not understand you can't yield a team IN FRONT OF YOU!!!!
The teams don't always know who's ahead of them so it's
possible they just gambled that Marc and Rovilson might be behind
them. Still a strange move, though.
r> The detour was a no brainier. Even my wife, who deplores seafood or
r> anything slimy, would have had no problem with the octopus. And did
r> it look like there were fewer octopi in that tank for the later teams?
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Author: SamnhisdogSamnhisdog Date: Dec 28, 2007 11:05
On Dec 27, 11:27 pm, Rich Piehl
NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote:> I just
> want to SMACK 'em. And the stupid mustache thing...that's hamming for
> the cameras a la the hippies from TAR 9. I want them to lose SO bad.
> But I don't see it happening.
I don't know. As much as I thought I'd hate these two from the start,
I find them hard not to like. You have to respect their level of game-
playing without them coming across as too egotistical. They seem to
know how to have fun. It's always amazing to see how many players
come into this game pissed off. They seem to be aware that luck
plays a big part in the game.
Still rooting for Natasha (and Paula), though.
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Author: Rich PiehlRich Piehl Date: Dec 28, 2007 17:12
Guardsman wrote:
>>>>>> Rich Piehl writes:
> [...]
>> Okay, the lock roadblock wasn't quite as much as a nightmare as the
>> one from TAR 6. [...]
>
> Even then, some of them didn't seem to be thinking and just
> jumped around trying random locks.
Made no sense. Even going up and down seemed like a sure fire way to
miss one.
>
>> The detour was a no brainier. Even my wife, who deplores seafood or
>> anything slimy, would have had no problem with the octopus. And did
>> it look like there were fewer octopi in that tank for the later teams?
> [...]
>
> In a leg that should have been decided by the cabbies, it
> looked like Sawaka was mostly responsible for two mistakes -- the
> initial choice of Detour and listening to Ann/Diane.
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Author: Rich PiehlRich Piehl Date: Dec 28, 2007 17:14
Samnhisdog wrote:
>
> Still rooting for Natasha (and Paula), though.
I'm rooting for the gym buddies, but I wouldn't be upset if Natasha and
Paula won, either.
Take care,
Rich
God bless the USA
--
That's one of the problems in this country
The nuts don't know they're nuts.
--Jeff Foxworthy
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Author: GuardsmanGuardsman Date: Dec 28, 2007 22:37
>>>>> Rich Piehl writes:
r> Guardsman wrote:
>> In a leg that should have been decided by the cabbies, it
>> looked like Sawaka was mostly responsible for two mistakes -- the
>> initial choice of Detour and listening to Ann/Diane.
r> I was sorry to see this team go - I kinda' liked them. But I agree
r> that it was a couple of his choices that cost them. Plus they started
r> to do the wrong detour. That one is some chance can't always be
r> judged very easily.
I meant the sister (that's Sawaka, right?). She was the one
who thought the octopus tank Detour might be too hard and she was the
one who didn't think Ann/Diane would lie.
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Author: V&SV&S Date: Dec 28, 2007 23:50
> Throughout my life I've always felt that there were a group of people
> that seemed like they could do no wrong, that they were endowed with
> some special 'power'. I don't want to call it luck, but that introduces
> too much chance in to it. They just seem to have this special
> 'something' that can't be bought, can't be achieved through positive
> thinking or bought with money.
> Marc and Rovilson have that power.
They have good looks, good bodies and good attittude. They dont need luck.
> Okay, the lock roadblock wasn't quite as much as a nightmare as the one
> from TAR 6. But to get it on the very first lock...c'mon!!!!
The roadblock and detour in this ep must go down as 2 of the easiest in TAR
history.
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Author: ObveeusObveeus Date: Dec 29, 2007 08:39
"Rich Piehl" NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
news:TW_cj.114$mp7.35@newsfe07.lga...> Throughout my life I've always felt that there were a group of people that
> seemed like they could do no wrong, that they were endowed with some
> special 'power'. I don't want to call it luck, but that introduces too
> much chance in to it. They just seem to have this special 'something'
> that can't be bought, can't be achieved through positive thinking or
> bought with money.
>
> Marc and Rovilson have that power.
Agreed. Seeing them get5 the lock roadblock on the first key was extremely
annoying. The only thing more annoying would have been to see them lose
because their key fit the very last lock. I don't want to see random luck
determine the race, but I would have loved to see them have to 'stress'
about the lock task at least a little bit.
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Author: SamnhisdogSamnhisdog Date: Dec 29, 2007 11:00
On Dec 29, 11:39 am, "Obveeus" aol.com> wrote:
ing'.>
> Side note: I noticed on the map at the opening that Los Angeles and
> Istanbul are listed. Does that mean that the teams will be going Stateside
> (and West) as part of The Amazing Race ASIA?
No, the naming of cities listed is no indication of travel. At least
not based on TARA 1.
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Author: Michael UrbanMichael Urban Date: Dec 29, 2007 12:58
In article registered.motzarella.org>,
Obveeus aol.com> wrote:>
>Side note: Anyone that thinks kicking boards in half is difficult should
>watch that challenge. The boards break easily while people's fingers are
>not even slightly harmed by the kicking. Lets see them kick a piece of
>plywood or even a regular board without a cross-grain cut.
It's a matter of coordination. The failed attempts were when the
racers could not aim their foot precisely enough at the middle of
the board. You can't split a board at its edge. It's not as
difficult as it looks in terms of the power required, but you can't
be a complete klutz about it either.
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