1. Rob and Amber’s “tour guide” apparently stayed with the couple during the pit stop. Since their money is limited, what else might they have offered him to get him to stay for the extra 12 hours?
An invitation to stand up as best guide at their upcoming nuptials.
2. Ron realized he had several things to do in life before settling down and getting married. What sort of life experiences would best prepare someone for being married to someone like Kelly? Hint: You're probably not aware of this, but Ron was once in Iraq. That experience doesn't count.
Working as gardener for Jonathan and Victoria for a year.
3. Rob said he was “so over India.” Why might India be “so over Rob?” And why weren’t his powers of persuasion strong enough to convince the India travel agents to tell him about the flight Uchenna, Joyce, Meredith and Gretchen caught?
Rob was confused and thought he was speaking of the Cleveland Indians, which naturally irritated the heck out of the good folks of India. This resulted in the travel agents being extremely pissed at him.
4. Kelly called Uchenna a leech. Now pick a parasite that best describes her personality and racing style.
She is kin to computer parasites that infect your system and refuse to allow you to do what you want, instead, hijacking your system and making it do what it wants.
5. Rob, quick to assess others’ intelligence, wasn’t sure what a gnome was. If Amber hadn’t been there to define the word, what would Rob have been looking for at the island? And what would have happened if the clue asked him to find a scarab?
Rob would still be on the island, looking for a clue. Had he been looking for a scarab, he would be looking for a man in Thobe (traditional Arab dress).
6. Speaking of gnomes (another little-known fact: Travelocity is a sponsor of this show) Meredith named his gnome “Jerome” after Gretchen suggested the slightly less inventive name, “Gnome.” What did the other racers call their gnome? Bonus: What would some of the eliminated racers have called theirs if they had made it this far in the race?
Others called the gnome "Extra Weight".
7. According to Phil, weighing people is a common practice on the streets of Istanbul. Why is this popular in Turkey, and why hasn’t it caught on in the streets of New York City yet? Reality Crossover Superbonus: If Katie from “Survivor: Palau” had been in Istanbul at the same time of the race leg, how many times would she have had to step on the scale before the racers reached their kilo quota?
Turkey - stopping to get weighed is a social event. New York - Stopping is a suicidal event. Katie - Wouldn't work - the scales only go so high.
8. Gretchen seems to have adopted a habit of talking to inanimate objects. In the town square, she was crying out “Scales! Scales!” Later, on top of the fortress, she called out “Here, key!” In what situation might this tactic be useful in the race?
Practice for talking at Meredith when he in a drunken stupor from trying to escape the sound of her voice.
9. You are a travel agent, and Ron/Kelly have called you to ask for advice on how to spend the $20,000 they won to use at Travelocity. What would your advice to them be?
Ron could use it to get away from Kelly for a rest - somewhere more peaceful, like Iraq.
10. In the previews for next week, Joyce and Meredith are shown having trouble driving double-decker buses. What's happening on the road around them to get them so frustrated?
Joyce is afaid it will begin to buck like the horse she had to ride. Meredith because Gretchen is on top of the bus waving her arms at bystanders and yelling "Help Him!"

I'm so sorry. I am stealing this time to respond here, cause I feel so bad about not having the time to do the other one.

LAST EDITED ON 04-27-05 AT 05:33 PM (EST)

1. Rob and Amber’s “tour guide” apparently stayed with the couple during the pit stop. Since their money is limited, what else might they have offered him to get him to stay for the extra 12 hours?

A new job "organizing Indian labor".

2. Ron realized he had several things to do in life before settling down and getting married. What sort of life experiences would best prepare someone for being married to someone like Kelly? Hint: You're probably not aware of this, but Ron was once in Iraq. That experience doesn't count.

Chugging half a gallon of Sunbeam blended blood-fat leeches on "Couples Fear Factor".

3. Rob said he was “so over India.” Why might India be “so over Rob?” And why weren’t his powers of persuasion strong enough to convince the India travel agents to tell him about the flight Uchenna, Joyce, Meredith and Gretchen caught?

The Indian Labour (sic) Union announced a peaceful boycott against anyone else attempting to "organize Indian labor".

4. Kelly called Uchenna a leech. Now pick a parasite that best describes her personality and racing style.

Kelly (she is a parasite, after all).

5. Rob, quick to assess others’ intelligence, wasn’t sure what a gnome was. If Amber hadn’t been there to define the word, what would Rob have been looking for at the island? And what would have happened if the clue asked him to find a scarab?

Rob would have asked a local to pick up an abridged Hindi/English dictionary (at their own expense, of course) at the nearest book shop, and later look up the word in both languages.
As the for the scarab, Rob would say, "Oh, that's easy, there's plenty of scared Arabs around here, just don't tell the other teams, especially Ron."

6. Speaking of gnomes (another little-known fact: Travelocity is a sponsor of this show) Meredith named his gnome “Jerome” after Gretchen suggested the slightly less inventive name, “Gnome.” What did the other racers call their gnome? Bonus: What would some of the eliminated racers have called theirs if they had made it this far in the race?

Gretchen (alternative): "Heeeeere, gnomie, gnomie!"
Uchenna/Joyce: The Om Gnome (with their curiosity about other cultures, finding out that Om, pronounced correctly with a long O, is a holy chant in religious culture in India).
Rob/Amber: Stoneface
Ron/Kelly: Unresolved argument over "Huey" and "Bob Barker"
Lynn/Alex: Impenetrable
Megan/Heidi: White butt
Brian/Greg: Grandma's next Christmas gift
Susan/Patrick: Dad's next Christmas gift
Debbie/Bianca: Los Andes
Ray/Deana: (Unnamed) trailer park decor
Chuck/Ryan: (Unnamed) used for .22 target practice

7. According to Phil, weighing people is a common practice on the streets of Istanbul. Why is this popular in Turkey, and why hasn’t it caught on in the streets of New York City yet?

The latest advisory from the State Department indicates that there exist a possible, but unverifiable, danger to American citizens from scale bombs in public places.

8. Gretchen seems to have adopted a habit of talking to inanimate objects. In the town square, she was crying out “Scales! Scales!” Later, on top of the fortress, she called out “Here, key!” In what situation might this tactic be useful in the race?

During the climax of the final leg, she calls out "Here, mat, mat!" and the TAR welcome mat flies like a flying carpet (with Phil on it) to their location before the other teams arrive.

9. You are a travel agent, and Ron/Kelly have called you to ask for advice on how to spend the $20,000 they won to use at Travelocity. What would your advice to them be?

"Well, let's see... you've been to Baghdad, so let's book you for a one-way no-class vacation to Pyongyang, complete with added bonus of a prison tour courtesy of the Dear Leader."

10. In the previews for next week, Joyce and Meredith are shown having trouble driving double-decker buses. What's happening on the road around them to get them so frustrated?

Dang it, they drive on the left side of the road!

-- cahaya

1. Rob and Amber’s “tour guide” apparently stayed with the couple during the pit stop. Since their money is limited, what else might they have offered him to get him to stay for the extra 12 hours?

A menage a trois!!!

2. Ron realized he had several things to do in life before settling down and getting married. What sort of life experiences would best prepare someone for being married to someone like Kelly? Hint: You're probably not aware of this, but Ron was once in Iraq. That experience doesn't count.

A week with Colin, Ray or Jonathan.

3. Rob said he was “so over India.” Why might India be “so over Rob?” And why weren’t his powers of persuasion strong enough to convince the India travel agents to tell him about the flight Uchenna, Joyce, Meredith and Gretchen caught?

They are so over Rob because he tried to steal one of their sacred cows from the street. You see, he was hungry and figured he could get at least 4 pounds of meat out of it.

His powers didn't work because he doesn't have Jonathan's Jedi Mind Trick ability.

4. Kelly called Uchenna a leech. Now pick a parasite that best describes her personality and racing style.

Whichever one is the most ignorant.

5. Rob, quick to assess others’ intelligence, wasn’t sure what a gnome was. If Amber hadn’t been there to define the word, what would Rob have been looking for at the island? And what would have happened if the clue asked him to find a scarab?

He would have been looking for the Turkish version of Sanjay.

If it were a scarab, he would've quit just like Marshall and Lance did.

6. Speaking of gnomes (another little-known fact: Travelocity is a sponsor of this show) Meredith named his gnome “Jerome” after Gretchen suggested the slightly less inventive name, “Gnome.” What did the other racers call their gnome? Bonus: What would some of the eliminated racers have called theirs if they had made it this far in the race?

Uchenna/Joyce - junior
Romber - dwarf
Ron/Kelly - statue thingy

No bonus this time!

7. According to Phil, weighing people is a common practice on the streets of Istanbul. Why is this popular in Turkey, and why hasn’t it caught on in the streets of New York City yet? Reality Crossover Superbonus: If Katie from “Survivor: Palau” had been in Istanbul at the same time of the race leg, how many times would she have had to step on the scale before the racers reached their kilo quota?

We don't do it here in the states because we Americans are too overweight. Although, I've heard it's catching on out in L.A.

Ummm... I don't watch Survivor, so I have no idea.

8. Gretchen seems to have adopted a habit of talking to inanimate objects. In the town square, she was crying out “Scales! Scales!” Later, on top of the fortress, she called out “Here, key!” In what situation might this tactic be useful in the race?

If she were talking to Amber or Ron.

9. You are a travel agent, and Ron/Kelly have called you to ask for advice on how to spend the $20,000 they won to use at Travelocity. What would your advice to them be?

Go in opposite directions.

10. In the previews for next week, Joyce and Meredith are shown having trouble driving double-decker buses. What's happening on the road around them to get them so frustrated?

Kelly and Rob are having trouble too and almost crashed into them.

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