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"Mirna -- blech"
tamarama 1785 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser"
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02-19-07, 11:30 PM (EST)
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"Mirna -- blech" |
Watching ep 1, I was surprised at how much this harpy annoyed me right out of the gate.Here we are - how many years later? - and every time she opens her mouth I STILL want to smack her. The WHINING!!! Worst I think are the pathetic attempts to speak Spanish - made even more ridiculous when you hear Danny & Oswald actually speaking the language in the next car. And here's a clue -- speaking English with a phony accent will not make Spanish-speaking people understand you more. Yes, Charla was doing this too, and I know others have done it, but somehow when Mirna does it....urgh. I can't believe this woman made it through law school. Fingers crossed for a quick elimination.
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Seana 5044 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-20-07, 00:08 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
And here's a clue -- speaking English with a phony accent will not make Spanish-speaking people understand you more. I think what makes it worse here is that she appears to be using a Russian accent. She actually said "vith" instead of "with". It makes me laugh so. hard. that she was actually *on* TAR before and didn't figure out that she should improve her standard driving skills. I also think it was quite rude of her to snort derisively when Charla said they'd have to win a foot race. Way to encourage your partner, there. Nevertheless, there are other teams that I either hate more or am more ambivalent about, so I don't want Charla and Mirna gone right away.
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dabo 25344 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-20-07, 12:23 PM (EST)
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12. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Charla and Mirna were born in Syria (one month apart) and came to this country as children with their families.
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Cygnus X1 7505 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-20-07, 03:03 PM (EST)
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14. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Considering Charla's last name is Faddoul, that makes more sense. Thanks, Dabo!
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02-20-07, 08:07 AM (EST)
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3. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
I'm with you tamarama. I couldn't stand Mirna when they were first on, and nothing has changed for me since.
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nailbone 27263 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-20-07, 10:06 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Count me in this group, too. I was SO disappointed (and afraid I will be for awhile) that they weren't eliminated first. They're the only team I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to see gone.
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02-20-07, 11:07 AM (EST)
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8. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
All I have to say is thbbbbt Rapido thbbbbt! Come to the "Be the Racer thread" and say that to my face!
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Seana 5044 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-26-07, 00:48 AM (EST)
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17. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Okay. I see now. I didn't understand before, but now I completely understand. The woman turned into a shrieking harridan with that local. There are just so many possible alternate reactions to a situation like that. Hers was clearly the worst choice. What kind of a lawyer is she? Can you see her as a trial lawyer? Her objections must be colourful.
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sweetpea9898 1 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
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03-11-07, 08:01 PM (EST)
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26. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
i am soooooooooo mad that amber & rob just now was last and mirna & smirna made it ahead of them with help. i would not use mirna as a lawyer any more that i would have charla be my real estate agent. they are both ignorant. can't wait for them to finally come in last place. since of listening to the "WHINNING" mirna. probably why both of them are single.
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dabo 25344 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-11-07, 11:27 PM (EST)
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27. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Welcome aboard! Actually, they're both married, to milquetoasts I would expect.
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Earl Colby Pottinger 1803 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser"
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03-11-07, 11:35 PM (EST)
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28. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
You know I always assumed they were both single, not just because of their personalities but simply because I never heard them mention a SO.
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Seana 5044 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-12-07, 00:02 AM (EST)
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29. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Wow. So much more to bug me about Mirna this week:At the Detour, they were carrying a big pole and a box of wooden arrows up some stairs, and she kept harping at Charla to get moving, like that's going to help. She claims to be compensating for her partner more than anyone else: "I do more than any one single person has had to do ever in the Race." To paraphrase from The Ref: You know what I'm going to get you next Christmas, Mirna? A big wooden cross, so that every time you feel unappreciated for your sacrifices, you can climb on up and nail yourself to it.
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maryellennaco 1084 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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03-12-07, 03:35 PM (EST)
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34. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
She's a hideous pig. Last night, I thought I was going to puke while she waxed on about all the work she had to do to make up for any "shortcomings".... Why didn't she just stick Charla in the eye with a two x four?? Way to be a lawyer, chickie.... Dumb bunny!
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maryellennaco 1084 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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03-12-07, 03:40 PM (EST)
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36. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
And with that one post, I have mentioned every farm animal but one... Horse's azz. 'Nuff said.
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CattyChat 3379 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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03-19-07, 09:41 AM (EST)
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47. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
I wish one of the locals would tear into Mirna for her mocking of them by immitating their accents. That is basically what she is doing in each country, is slightly changing her accent to parrot the locals' broken English. IT IS A DISGRACE and nothing irritates me more than people who perpetuate the ignorant American traveler stereotype.The only reason these two are still in the race is because they bully the locals into helping them. If they weren't women, they would probably be thrown in jail. They go into their high-pitched, obnoxiously loud & mocking accents and grab the poor local and force them to go with them to "help" them find & do their next task. Mirna is a disgrace to Americans, women and shockingly even lawyers; and Charla is a disgrace to little people and all other people with disabilities or challenges. Just once I want to see a local fight back, but I think locals are afraid that these two are so crazy, who knows what they might do. Also, I bet $100 the next NEL is going to be on a leg when Mearna and Schmearna come in last. Hopefully I'll be in Europe before that happens and won't have to suffer through listening to these two. Most irritating racers ever (yes, even worse than Flo and Jonathan/Victoria ) One nation, under Romber...
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tamarama 1785 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser"
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03-19-07, 11:18 AM (EST)
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48. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
>>slightly changing her accent<<Most confusing to me: The Italian accent & use of the word 'grazie' in Africa. (I think it was Mirna who said 'grazie,' but I know Charla was speaking like Fr. Guido Sarducci) Wha? 2nd most confusing: a few weeks ago, Charla was talking like a Yiddishemama while somewhere in South America. Oy vey. >>Most irritating racers ever (yes, even worse than Flo and Jonathan/Victoria)<< You've given me the courage to admit that I've been thinking I'd rather see J/V than these two. I'm surprised I feel that way, but there you have it.
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mysticwolf 10692 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-19-07, 06:14 PM (EST)
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50. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
I have a bit of an accent and, when I'm in other English speaking countries where their accent is essentially a stronger version of mine, I find mine getting stronger. I'm not mocking them, it's totally unconscious on my part. But, that wouldn't explain what M/C are doing.However, I don't find myself in a non-English speaking country speaking English using the accents and inflections of the non-native English speakers. I.E., I don't speak English with an Italian accent when I'm in Italy. There's not much room for forgiveness when that happens, as it seems to with M/C. And, if I'm going to speak in a foreign language I try to use the local language, not a mish-mash of whatever foreign language words I know. If confronted with someone I need to commnicate with where neither of us speaks the other's language I may try to find common ground in a third, however. Again, that doesn't seem to be what M/C are trying to accomplish. We've actually wondered if M/C are laboring under the misconception that they (or the rest of the world) are fluent in Esperanto. There's a whole list of reasons I dislike this team more than just about anybody else, but their accents have been really low on the list. I guess I should pay more attention. It could rise higher when I think about it. Tribe sent springtime flowers! blogging's scary
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CattyChat 3379 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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03-20-07, 06:38 AM (EST)
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51. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
I totally understand what you are saying, Mystic, and I can safely say that I know you treat people (and animals) with respect and do not act abnoxious, loud and abrasive. I'd also say what you are talking about and what MC do are two totally different things. When I travel, I too try to speak in the language of the country I am in to the best of my ability and if it's a language I am not at all a little bit fluent in (Czech), I at least get a few key phrases down, especially the phrase "Do you speak English?" and if they respond yes, I speak in clear English. When I am in countries where I know a decent amount of the language (Italy/France) my Italian and French accent strengthens, because I am hearing it all around me. This is what I think you are talking about and it is in no way a mocking thing, it is more of listening and adapting to the culture and you are respecting them by trying to speak THEIR language as best as you can. I do not think Mirna & Charla are doing this "subconcious" accent changing. I have noticed it as the race has gone on that their "broken English" changes accents slightly. In watching one of the extra videos on the TAR Web site, it made it 100% clear that they are parroting the locals NOT speaking their language, but speaking a broken English immitating the locals' speech. There is a clip where Mirna "abducted" a Mozambique local to guide them to their destination. The 3 of them are crammed in the backseat of the pickup truck. This man was speaking broken English and there you can hear that Mirna changes her accent and starts speaking the SAME broken English as he was doing. He even asks them "Where are you from?" To which Mirna responds "America." He looks a little surprised. Mirna then goes into this broken English speech how they will hide him in their bag & take him to America . . . how he should take a "vacation" from work to take them where they need to go . . . he should tell people he took two ladies to ??? or just keep it a secret. All the while she is immitating this poor gentleman's broken English and accent. That was really the last straw for me, as it was 100% obvious that is what she is doing. To me, it insults their intelligence and it is mocking and an embarassment to fellow American tourists. I just have very little tolerance for rudeness & ignorance and these two are the queens of rude & ignorance. Love your Spring Sig, Mystic
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ladybugen 68 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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03-29-07, 02:32 PM (EST)
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65. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
I'm not at all saying that I like these two, but I do think I'd rather see them than Flo. Zach would be perfectly fine to see again, but I could not stomach Flo.....especially knowing she won the first time around.
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03-29-07, 10:22 PM (EST)
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66. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
I don't like them either. But I gotta say they are making me laugh this season. Also I would have to say they played smart in the last episode.
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04-16-07, 02:58 PM (EST)
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88. "RE: Mirna -- don't let her tune your piano" |
Major, my question re:sausage, is this. Where did the harpy get the sausage? Did she cheat on the previous task?????
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04-01-07, 10:47 PM (EST)
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68. "Am I a bad person......." |
.....for laughing so hard tears formed when Charla was leading the horse in circles?"Walk straight, Charla. Walk straight!" And then when Charla did a face plant? That finished me off. One of my all time favorite moments on TAR. Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
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Cyndimaus 3117 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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04-02-07, 12:11 PM (EST)
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79. "RE: Am I a bad person......." |
What cracked me up was Charla's responses to Mirna after the Polish cabbie incident. Mirna is yelling at her about not finding the clue."What are you doing back there?!!!" "I'm doing nothing," in a deadpan voice. Then Mirna yells out, "Am I supossed to do everything?" Charla replies, "No, you're just supossed to yell at me." sig courtesy of Cygnus
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maryellennaco 1084 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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04-02-07, 09:53 AM (EST)
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74. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Oh..My..Gawd.. Could that woman be ANY MORE ANNOYING??? I kept hoping that 1) the Polish guys she was whining to would just drive them off a cliff somewhere or 2) the horse would trample her dumba** just to shut her the hell up!! I cannot take that stoopid weird accent she comes up with in these foreign countries either. In one word.... VOMIT! Please get her off my TV screen because I'm about to break the dang thing into a million pieces!!
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nailbone 27263 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-02-07, 01:42 PM (EST)
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80. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Actually, they have TWO stoopid weird accents. In Latin countries, they speak with a bad Hispanic accent with an "O" on the end of everything. In Germanic type countries like Poland, they speak in a strange Swedish accent.
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maryellennaco 1084 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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04-02-07, 10:02 AM (EST)
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75. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
And another thing. WHAT in the WORLD was she yammering on about at Auschwitz? Something about their relatives being exterminated by the "Turks"??? I mean, COME ON.... Again with the barf bag - You'd think the dumba** would just shut her piehole for once and LOOK like she has a freakin' clue!! Impossible??
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Earl Colby Pottinger 1803 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser"
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04-07-07, 03:41 PM (EST)
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81. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
The problem I have here is while what happened to their past Armenian relatives were a set of horrible events, with the Turks planning to wipe out as many people as possible - it was not the systematic, industrial complex that the Nazis set up.In that sense she brushed over how far the Nazis and other people who agree with them about racial purity will go to kill those they hate. She was in a way belittling the death camps. Both gay teams related directly between their lifestyle and that they would be in those same camps if they had been born earlier - they connected themselves directly to the inmates of the death camps. U&J did not spend the entire time talking about slavery, but rather how much injustice man can inflict on their fellow man. They did not connect to the inmates, but they did connect to the mental states that allowed the death camps to operate. S&M came across to me as a pair of children, claiming their holocaust was as big and important on the world stage as the Nazi's engineered one. They were trying to avoid the import of the location to so many other people out there.
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PepeLePew13 24731 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-08-07, 02:41 PM (EST)
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83. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
> The problem I have here is while what happened >to their past Armenian relatives were a set of >horrible events, with the Turks planning to wipe >out as many people as possible - it was not the >systematic, industrial complex that the Nazis set up.I don't know... I'd have to watch the scene again, but I initially had the sense that Mirna was commiserating with the victims of Auschwitz by talking about how she can relate with the feeling of your ancestry being part of a genocide. The thing is, while the Holocaust should never, ever, be forgotten or downsized in magnitude, a lot of people seem to forget the Armenian genocide ever happened. Plenty of Western scholars view this as the first genocide of the 20th century and a campaign of state-sponsored ethnic cleansing and mass extermination. For example, some Western sources point to the sheer scale of the death toll as evidence for a systematic, organized plan to eliminate the Armenians. The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide, and often draws comparison with the Holocaust. (Thanks, Wiki) Second-most studied case of genocide? Really? As a history buff while growing up and a field of study during my university years, I can only recall studying the Armenian genocide once over the years, while the Holocaust has been brought up countless number of times. A Tribe siggie "Tsk, tsk. Pepe's messing with the newbies again." Spidey, 3/30/05
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maryellennaco 1084 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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04-09-07, 03:45 PM (EST)
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85. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
I was wondering which accent they'd assume, the hispanic one or the eastern european one, in Malaysia. Seems they went for the KOO-KEYS sort of eastern european one. Or is this one especially for the people of Malaysia??? It's hard to understand, that's for sure!! Once again, Mirna shows her a** when she tells those kids, "STAY IN SCHOOL! BE GOOD! DON'T USE DRUGS!" blech! Whatever, Mirna...
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04-09-07, 06:05 PM (EST)
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87. "RE: Cooo-keeeeys..." |
I can not express the level of irritation she caused me by repeating "cookies" ad nauseum. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard. I don't think I'll ever be able to eat another cookie without grinding my teeth. Tnanks for that.
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04-17-07, 11:35 PM (EST)
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95. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
I can't believe I'm saying this but I am currently travelling and doesn't have access to viewing TAR (thank God for this site!) but here we go... I'd rather suffer watching the Schmirnas rather than no TAR at all. Waaahhh!!!
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04-17-07, 01:28 PM (EST)
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92. "RE: Mirna -- blech" |
Thinking back on this season and all the examples we have of how vile Mirna is (her fake accent, the broken english, the hypocrisy, etc), what absolutely bothers me the most is that she hasn't changed.We saw the Guidos as a kinder, gentler team. Even Romber was less manipulative than his previous season. Yet Mirna is just as annoying as she was on her first season. How can she live in such a bubble that she doesn't comprehend these undesireable characteristics? If I were a contestant, I would watch the show and still be on message boards (at least lurking/reading, if not allowed to post) in large part to see how people reacted to me. Then, assuming of course that negative things were pointed out, I would work on correcting those parts of my character. Now maybe she's doing that this time around and we won't have the opportunity to see the resulting change, but why didn't she do it the first time? I honestly cannot understand this.
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04-17-07, 03:14 PM (EST)
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93. "Editing" |
the show is better with a villian. Every year someone is edited to be the villian. Guidos were nicer this time around because (a) they were older and wiser - maybe taking action based on their last race and the negative publicity, and (b) the Guidos didn't need to be the villian.now I acknowledge that c/m don't need any editing to be the villian (of course I base this on my interpretation of the show AFTER it has been edited) because they seem like nasty people, however I am quite sure that if they were to ever do/say something pleasant - it wouldn't make it on the show. I think that c/m read the posts and think that "people just don't understand", which may or may not be fair (aka Jeri's breakdown on Survivor All Star Finale) Don't get me wrong, I hate them. I root for them to lose. But ultimately I hope they make it to the finals, and Myrna stops right before the footrace to the finish to put on her makeup, and Charla puts on her "too hot to handle" shirt, and someone (anyone) ends up passing them in the race to the finish - because Charla cannot run as fast as taller people. As a sidebar - I am TIRED of hearing how people underestimate her because of her size, and that she can do anything. She can't do everything. She can't drive, she can't run fast, and she couldn't have reached that clue Eric found ABOVE THE DOOR.
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zorayah 60 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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04-29-07, 11:38 PM (EST)
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97. "RE: Editing" |
Yikes I think Charla DO need Mirna's harping so she can get something done. Being left on her own, all she can do is whine whine whine.
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