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"TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by vince3 on 02-15-09 at 08:05 PM
Please keep all comments here until the West Coast stops laughing at the Cheese Carnage that's been promised us when they get to Switzerland........
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"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by kathliam on 02-15-09 at 08:07 PM
Wondered where everyone was!

So, we have the requisite blonds, the requisite cheerleaders, and a couple from my hometown!

Off to Switzerland. Interesting TPTB gave them two flights to choose from.

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:08 PM
Bam Bam Bam Bam Ba Bam

And they are off. Wow will be interesting oto see the deaf person cope and how the two short guys do. They do stunt work so they are probably pretty athletic.

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by AZ_Leo on 02-15-09 at 09:06 PM
Anyone else in the deepest, darkest recesses of their brains secretly hope one of the marines in the copters would accidently start shooting? Not necessarily to hit any of them but just to watch them hit the deck?
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by vince3 on 02-15-09 at 08:08 PM
LAST EDITED ON 02-15-09 AT 08:10 PM (EST)

Looks like they got new graphics to play with, especially with the flight plan map graphics.........


2 flights: Luftanza to Zurich, and Air France to Milan. Luftanza will leave first, but Milan is closer to the Locarino, Switzerland........

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by kathliam on 02-15-09 at 08:11 PM
The amazing producers tell them what travel to take, and the bickering, fighting-for-control couple manage to miss their train....and the fighting begins.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by MsShel330 on 02-15-09 at 08:11 PM
One couple already fighting because they missed their connecting train.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:12 PM
More interested in which one is running the show and getting the last word than getting things done.

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by vince3 on 02-15-09 at 08:12 PM
Preston and Jennifer missed their train, and are now in DFL.....

Ruh Roh. Christie and Jodi got off of at a train station, but it looks like they only switched trains, not took a different form of transportation........ We'll have to wait and see........

Time for the tiered departures, again. 7:15, 7:30, and 7:45.....

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by MsShel330 on 02-15-09 at 08:16 PM
What part of Amazing Race did Redneck Woman not understand? Running is a part of EVERY episode.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:17 PM
Yeah, but often a good fast walk will do you as much good.

What part of making your wife feel like complete carp and destroying any self esteem or confidence she has does Steve think is motivating and will turn her into a sprinter overnight?

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by MsShel330 on 02-15-09 at 08:24 PM
Yeah, screaming at your partner sucks and he shouldn't have done that. But it kills me the number of people who come on here and don't seem to know how physically challenging it is.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:28 PM
She really didn't seem to be doing that bad running the next day. I think she can run a bit, just if he pushes her too hard she'll tire out faster. He'd do better working at her pace than just bitching and moaning about them being last and running on ahead of her.

"Second Highest Bungee Jump in the World"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:20 PM
LAST EDITED ON 02-15-09 AT 08:20 PM (EST)

One person has to do it.

Roadblock

"RE: Second Highest Bungee Jump in the World"
Posted by kathliam on 02-15-09 at 08:22 PM
I'm glad the producers made them figure out the clue where they were supposed to go, rather than telling them. Still not too difficult as the locals will know their destination, but I prefer it to telling them outright.

BTW, this looks friggin' horrifying!

"RE: Second Highest Bungee Jump in the World"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:22 PM
Brother Victor goes first. Sister seems to be almost as freaked out as he does.

"Didja notice..."
Posted by popeave on 02-15-09 at 09:15 PM
...when the last five or six teams did the bungee jump, they showed a time on the screen when each person was doing it? I really liked that. I always wonder how far apart people are when they are doing particular tasks. The way it is edited, it's often hard to tell if they are two minutes or two hours apart. Of course, we had seen everyone arriving at the dam, but it was still nice to see those times. Hope we get more of that in this season.
"RE: Didja notice..."
Posted by dragonflies on 02-15-09 at 09:25 PM
Noticed that too, and loved it. I also really like the new theme music and screen shots.
"RE: Didja notice..."
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 02-15-09 at 09:33 PM
Yes, there seems to be a lot of cool new features with this season's TAR so far... hopefully they can keep it up!

Google map zipping from one location to the next, less airport drama wasting screen time, split screens with one area with some teams being shown simultaneously with another area where other teams were.

And that was one hilarious challenge with the cheese flying down the hill. It's a miracle Luke wasn't permanently maimed after he lost his balance and sprinted down the hill for a bit with 100 pounds of cheese on his back before doing a big pratfall with pieces of wood flying everywhere. That had the potential to cause serious injury, though.

"RE: Didja notice..."
Posted by michel on 02-15-09 at 09:52 PM
I liked the new features also but I have to ask: Would you eat that cheese?
"RE: Didja notice..."
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 02-15-09 at 10:26 PM
Maybe they'll use that cheese as a future fast forward eating challenge...
"It's not that we don't trust you..."
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:33 PM
It's just that we don't trust you.
"RE: It's not that we don't trust you..."
Posted by MsShel330 on 02-15-09 at 08:44 PM
I lol'd at that.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by kathliam on 02-15-09 at 08:34 PM
LAST EDITED ON 02-15-09 AT 08:36 PM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 02-15-09 AT 08:35 PM (EST)

After completing your bungie jump, take the train to Interlochen.

Looks like there may be more than one train, but someone (sorry, it's too early to remember names) thinks to ask whether the train arrives earlier!

Use a sled to bring 200 pounds of cheese down the hill to collect the next clue.

eta: it isn't a sled, you carry it on your back, stack the cheese and carry down the hill.

"Detour"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:34 PM
LAST EDITED ON 02-15-09 AT 08:35 PM (EST)

Stack 200 pounds of cheese.

After transporting it down a steep hill

"RE: Detour"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:37 PM
Natives drinking beer, watching them slide and fall down the hill.

Cheese breaking loose all over the place.

"RE: Detour"
Posted by vince3 on 02-15-09 at 08:38 PM
Each wheel weighs 50lbs each, and you can try to carry 2 down, but it's not recommended........

Also, the cheese carrying devices aren't the sturdiest in the world, they seem to break on impact........ or general use..... or at a comedic moment.......

The crowd of the normal workers are having a boozing good time laughing at the silly Americans trying to do their job that way.......

"RE: Detour"
Posted by jbug on 02-16-09 at 10:51 AM
That was a pretty hard challenge.
Surely they have production peeps who try all these things out first. I agree with Pepe ^^ up there. There could have been injuries with that. With those things breaking apart, it's a wonder no one got stabbed with a big splinter of wood!
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by MsShel330 on 02-15-09 at 08:39 PM
All Cheese is breaking loose. The locals are laughing themselves sick. Remind me not to eat any cheese from Switzerland because these nuts may have handled it.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by batts on 02-15-09 at 08:39 PM
"Don't let a cheese hit you!

Funniest quote of the episode.

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by vennui on 02-15-09 at 08:44 PM
Help! I fallen on the floor while laughing and can't get up.

or a cheese hit me I'am not sure which

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:47 PM
At least they don't have to cut the cheese.

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by batts on 02-15-09 at 08:57 PM
LOL
"For Me"
Posted by brvnkrz on 02-16-09 at 12:24 PM
The best line was when one of the blondes (I think), said "gracias" when she got her clue. I thought they were in Switzerland. I didn't know that Spanish was their language.


Tribe made me gay

"RE: For Me"
Posted by vince3 on 02-16-09 at 12:51 PM
Maybe she was trying to say gratzie, but that's Italian, so that won't work either......
"RE: For Me"
Posted by CTgirl on 02-16-09 at 01:15 PM
LAST EDITED ON 02-16-09 AT 05:03 PM (EST)

Depending on where you are in Switzerland, the dominant language could be French, German or Italian. The Locarno area speaks Italian.

But I busted a gut too when she said gracias. It's the first leg of the trip, don't you know where you are??!!

"RE: For Me"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 02-16-09 at 01:27 PM
FWIW, Italian is the official language of Locarno and that region of Switzerland.

Switzerland has three official languages - French, German and Italian.

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by MsShel330 on 02-15-09 at 08:43 PM
Poor Linda is having a horrible time getting up the hill and hubby isn't really being helpful.

I think it should be a requirement for prospective Racers to actually WATCH the race so they get some idea of the tasks involved.

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:46 PM
Even if you watched they'd have something unexpected no one is completely prepared for.

I think a lot of people even if they saw every episode would underestimate the physical effort needed, and the producers cast these folks, they obviously want some cannon fodder that will fail at physical tasks. They could make everyone pass some test before coming on, but they do not. Add that a lot of people really aren't honest with themselves about what kind of shape they are in and you will always have someone that can't quite cut it.

Most of the time they get lucky on taxis and make it a lot farther than they really should.

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by jbug on 02-15-09 at 09:52 PM
Is Linda the redneck wife?
They kept showing her trying to climb the hill -
one shot she'd be carrying a brown jacket;
the next, no jacket;
then she'd have the jacket again.
And they only climbed the hill once.
Any ideas?
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 02-15-09 at 10:27 PM
Yeah, the hubby dragged along 3 50-pound cheeses while the wife rode one on her butt, so they only needed to make one trip up the hill.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by Loree on 02-15-09 at 11:46 PM
Yes I was wondering what was up with Linda and the brown jacket too. She had it, she didn't, she did again. I couldn't figure out if she left it behind or was wearing 2 brown jackets.
"Phil learned to sign"
Posted by Snidget on 02-15-09 at 08:48 PM
You are team #
"RE: Phil learned to sign"
Posted by dragonflies on 02-15-09 at 09:26 PM
Way to go Phil!
"RE: Phil learned to sign"
Posted by michel on 02-15-09 at 09:55 PM
That was nice!
"RE: Phil learned to sign"
Posted by dreamerbeliever on 02-15-09 at 11:16 PM
very nice Phil!

"RE: Phil learned to sign"
Posted by jbug on 02-16-09 at 10:46 AM
Don't you know that Phil had to be so excited - after learning how to sign, he actually got to use it on the very first PS for #1!
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by MsShel330 on 02-15-09 at 08:48 PM
Margie and Luke, mother and son, are 1st. Tammy and Victor are 2nd. Mark & Michael are 3rd.
"Awwww."
Posted by vince3 on 02-15-09 at 08:48 PM
That was nice of Phil to tell Luke via sign language that he was TEAM #1!
"RE: Awwww."
Posted by CTgirl on 02-15-09 at 09:06 PM
That's why we love Phil so much!
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by kathliam on 02-15-09 at 08:49 PM
Mother and son (Margie and Luke) arrive first and Phil signs to them. They are going to Mexico. Brother and sister attorneys are second. Stunt men brothers are third. First three teams are very close and all on the mat together.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by MsShel330 on 02-15-09 at 08:54 PM
Preston & Jennifer are philiminated.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by vince3 on 02-15-09 at 08:55 PM
Flight Attendants 10th, Bickering Couple 11th and Philiminated.....


I don't know which is worse....... having a 10th place bet in Jim's Casino or a first week elimination from the Casino.......


Hmmmmm.........

"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by Belle Book on 02-15-09 at 09:11 PM
Well, I'm certainly not going to have a first week elimination from Jim's Casino -- I never threw any points towards Jennifer & Preston. But I screwed up in predicting who'd be Philiminated -- I thought it would be Linda & Steve. Oh well, maybe next week.

Belle Book

"Next Week..."
Posted by kathliam on 02-15-09 at 08:59 PM
In Germany, Linda is lost in the Alps.

Margie and Luke get creamed.

"Bar?"
Posted by vince3 on 02-15-09 at 08:59 PM
http://www.myinfochat.com/

Head into the Sports and Recreation room......

"Live post-premiere discussion --"
Posted by Estee on 02-15-09 at 09:00 PM
-- is at http://www.myinfochat.com/ , using the Recreation & Sports room. (Javascript required for use.) It's all downhill, but it has been known to get cheesy.
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by jbug on 02-16-09 at 10:55 AM
It's worth mentioning that at the PS, Linda commented on Phil's eyebrows. LOL That was so funny!
"RE: TAR 14 ECST"
Posted by vince3 on 02-16-09 at 10:57 AM
I think that was because Phil gave her the TAR eyebrow......