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THE AMAZING RACE VII --TAR7-- Official Show Thread & photo preview
CBS ^ | Feb 24, 2005 | Veto! with a little help from CBS.com

Posted on 02/24/2005 8:35:27 AM PST by Veto!

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Rob was clever in figuring a way out of the meat eating contest, but Argentina has some of the greatest beef in the world. I would have eaten five pounds just to show off.

Something about knowing you're eating udders, brains, intestines and saliva glands would make me not finish. If it was all steak and ribs, I'm with you.

I would have been with Rob. 4 hours penalty beats sitting there puking every 3 minutes.

261 posted on 03/16/2005 7:45:00 PM PST by hattend (Liberals! Beware the Perfect Rovian Storm [All Hail the Evil War Monkey King, Chimpus Khan!])
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To: AxelPaulsenJr
Any thoughts on the next race, using 4 in a team? I have my doubts about that concept.

Me too. What happens in a road block when your 12 year old daughter has to eat 4 pounds of meat because she's the only one left who can do it....oh yeah, 4 hour penalty!

I just think it will add too much baggage to the teams. It's bad enough trying to get transport for 2.

This will be a one season experiment that TAR will drop...with any luck.

262 posted on 03/16/2005 7:51:18 PM PST by hattend (Liberals! Beware the Perfect Rovian Storm [All Hail the Evil War Monkey King, Chimpus Khan!])
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To: AxelPaulsenJr
I would love to see outakes of footage that doesn't make the air. Bet there is some real juicy stuff in some of that footage.

They have outtakes on the websites but you need RealPlayer to watch them. Been there with RealPlayer, done that, don't want to do it again.

263 posted on 03/16/2005 7:54:15 PM PST by hattend (Liberals! Beware the Perfect Rovian Storm [All Hail the Evil War Monkey King, Chimpus Khan!])
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To: Veto!

I might be a bit late, but how come theyhave to have a male gay couple in every damn race but no (outed) lesbians?

Everytime they showed those gay guys in the last one and said "married" I yelled at the TV "not possible!"

But PC notwistanding, AR is the best show on TV. I loved how Rob conned the whole field.


264 posted on 03/16/2005 7:58:41 PM PST by m87339 (If you could see what a drag it is to see you.)
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To: m87339
how come theyhave to have a male gay couple in every damn race but no (outed) lesbians?

You want lesbians?

Tell the producers, they'll produce some. But maybe not. Survivor had a show with two outed and maybe more lesbians and it was the worst Survivor ever. Those girls are no fun.

265 posted on 03/16/2005 10:30:33 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions Freely Dispensed as Advice)
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To: Veto!
And btw, can you imagine any other woman in the race not questioning her partner's decision to walk away from a challenge? Fur would fly. Amber deserves a great deal of credit for Romber's success so far. One smart little cookie!

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that Amber came up with the suggestion to bail once they understand the mechanics of how the penalty worked. Either that or she independantly figured out how to best bypass the BBQ road block, came to the same conclusion as Rob and therefore no arguement.

266 posted on 03/17/2005 5:47:37 AM PST by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)
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To: AxelPaulsenJr; Veto!
I would love to see outakes of footage that doesn't make the air. Bet there is some real juicy stuff in some of that footage.

I agree. About every season had one or more inter-team (and one intra-team) relationship get really steamy. If you have to ask which ones, I ain't tellin.

267 posted on 03/17/2005 5:54:33 AM PST by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)
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To: Veto!; EmilyGeiger
I'd like to see a mom and straight son team.

Interestingly enough with the exception of TAR4's Steve / Josh, all of the family (non-married) teams fit into two categories:
1) Parent with openly gay male child - TAR3 Dennis / Andrew, and TAR7 Susan / Patrick
2) Parent with either straight or non-openly gay female child - TAR1 Nancy / Emily, TAR2 Diedre / Hillary, TAR5 Jim / Marsha, and TAR6 Gus / Hera.

Of these teams, Nancy / Emily did the best by making it to Leg 9.

268 posted on 03/17/2005 6:18:29 AM PST by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)
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To: hattend; AxelPaulsenJr; Veto!
>Any thoughts on the next race, using 4 in a team? I have my doubts about that concept.
Me too. What happens in a road block when your 12 year old daughter has to eat 4 pounds of meat because she's the only one left who can do it....oh yeah, 4 hour penalty!

It gets worse than that: 'AMAZING' NEW RULE: 8-YR-OLDS ELIGIBLE - NYPost (3/8/2005)
TAR8-FE (family edition) has a good chance to devolve into that Nickelodeon kiddie show "Double Dare". That unfortunately makes sense because CBS and Nickelodeon are both owned by Viacom.

269 posted on 03/17/2005 6:26:03 AM PST by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)
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To: hattend
Been there with RealPlayer, done that, don't want to do it again.

Agreed, Real Player, is the worst to deal with, the pop ups alone are irritating.

270 posted on 03/17/2005 6:48:52 AM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (Pray Daily For Our Troops and President Bush)
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To: m87339
Everytime they showed those gay guys in the last one and said "married" I yelled at the TV "not possible!"

I had the same reaction, in addition to wanting to hurl each time that Chip or Reichen called each other, "honey".

271 posted on 03/17/2005 6:50:52 AM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (Pray Daily For Our Troops and President Bush)
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To: Veto!
Survivor had a show with two outed and maybe more lesbians and it was the worst Survivor ever. Those girls are no fun.

Nor do they have a sense of humor. Got behind a lesbo's car in Memphis this weekend. Car's rear bumper was festooned with femi-nazi bumper stickers. Including this tidbit, "Eve was framed".

I made her the L sign for loser, she didn't think it was funny. Oh well.........

272 posted on 03/17/2005 6:54:19 AM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (Pray Daily For Our Troops and President Bush)
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To: jriemer

Well said - as one racer put it a few seasons back -- the only leg where FIRST matters is the last one.


273 posted on 03/17/2005 7:10:05 AM PST by Right Cal Gal (Armed, Female and Southern!)
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To: jriemer
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that Amber came up with the suggestion to bail once

I must have blinked, but good for her if she did. I know that later, toward the end of their four-hour penalty, she said to Rob, "Smart move," congratulating him for figuring out the probabilities, as I understood it. Either way, she supports Rob, lets him be the man, and he definitely does a good job of it. I like them as a couple, win or lose.

274 posted on 03/17/2005 9:20:30 AM PST by Veto! (Opinions Freely Dispensed as Advice)
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To: eyespysomething

Here's how they finished Tuesday night:

1. Alex & Lynn
2. Uchenna and Joyce
3. Brian and Gregg
4. Ron and Kelly (two seconds after Brian and Greg)
5. Rob and Amber
6. Ray and Deana
7. Meredith and Gretch
8. Susan and Patrick
9. Bianca and Debbie - Eliminated.


275 posted on 03/17/2005 9:42:07 AM PST by Veto! (Opinions Freely Dispensed as Advice)
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To: Veto!
You want lesbians?

BTW, I heard that Penis Lesbian changed his name to Dick Van Dyke. ;)

276 posted on 03/17/2005 10:54:48 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: Veto!

BTW: Did I miss it or did Alex and Lynn NOT get a free trip somewhere for being first?

Not even a Rosie/Ellen Lesbo cruise?


277 posted on 03/17/2005 11:39:53 AM PST by hattend (Liberals! Beware the Perfect Rovian Storm [All Hail the Evil War Monkey King, Chimpus Khan!])
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To: hattend

No free trip for the winner of this lap of the race. Poor L&A were obviously waiting with bated BBQ breath for Phil's announcement of a trip, but alas, no.


278 posted on 03/17/2005 12:19:12 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions Freely Dispensed as Advice)
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To: jriemer
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that Amber came up with the suggestion to bail once they understand the mechanics of how the penalty worked. Either that or she independantly figured out how to best bypass the BBQ road block, came to the same conclusion as Rob and therefore no arguement.

I just watched it. Rob asked Amber what happens if he can't finish. She doesn't look ecstatic, but simply says, "Penalty."

The brilliance of this move was that he HAD to find someone else to give up with him so that their penalty clock would start after his. Once the other group agreed, Rob knew he was in the clear. It was a great move!

Some might see it as wimping out...I see it as strategery. Why sit for hours gagging down nasty food if you can use your head and find a way around it? It could have backfired on him, after all, I don't remember any other team just giving up on a challenge.

279 posted on 03/19/2005 10:43:11 AM PST by Dianna
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To: Dianna
I don't remember any other team just giving up on a challenge

TAR6 had the sister team give up at the hay bale rolling road block at the request of the producers because they were so far behind the others in Scandinavia. I believe that TAR4 had a team of two brothers quit after they realized they were last and weren't getting anywhere in the "archelogical dig" road block in Egypt.

280 posted on 03/19/2005 12:45:37 PM PST by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)
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