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"Who edited last night's show? Norman Rockwell?"
LibraRising 2847 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Howard Stern Show Guest"
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09-28-05, 12:16 PM (EST)
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"Who edited last night's show? Norman Rockwell?" |
OK. I'm as patriotic as anyone, whereas patriotic means loving my country and (most) of the people in it. But I have a bad feeling that the longer TAR stays in here rather than abroad, the more overly shmaltzy moments we'll be seeing.First of all -- the praying family. Very sad that Dad died, and I'm glad that faith got them through it. But I was reminded of the SNL sketch where Phil Hartman played Jesus coming down to see Sally Field and saying: "Would you mind not praying so much? Like: Dear Jesus, be with me as I vacuum the stairs, or dear Jesus, fill me with your spirit as I sponge off the slipcovers." Pray for the big things, but don't as for God's help to get you out of the van and run to where Phil is standing. You should be able to handle that one on your own. And they lucked out with the truck driver who gave them directions, but their zeal to proseletize might be a bit more of a problem if they venture to certain foreign countries. Next -- the whole flag ceremony on the Delaware. It's good to be touched by your history, but I have a feeling that some of these families have a pretty muddled idea of history (particularly the woman who didn't even know Pennsylvania was a state). Somebody even thought letting the flag touch the water was sacreligious. Umm, no. The flag is not a religious symbol. It's just a sign of disrespect. And while there was so much to dislike about the Growing Up Gottis, Momma Paola won a spot in my heart last night for muttering during the folding of the flag: "Can they speed it up a bit?" The Rogers dad with his "everyone should submit to the man" talk. Sigh. No further comment needed. Finally, we get to see Eagle Scouts. But they didn't do anything but hand out tents and stand their in their uniform. Pointless symbols. But Momma Paola mentioned that her sons were both scouts. I'll bet. They were probably the ones who joined to beat up other scouts and set fires at summer camp. Some might think the bickering was annoying. I saw it as a sign of hope. A kyngsladye/IceCat masterpiece.
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Lisa0116 688 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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09-28-05, 04:54 PM (EST)
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6. "RE: Who edited last night's show? Norman Rockwell?" |
Yes, but the others left theirs and were made to go back and get it-weren't they??? I just had the impression that you had to have all the clues and stuff at each pit stop. Maybe there should be a time penalty if you don't have them all.
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Lisa0116 688 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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09-28-05, 05:41 PM (EST)
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8. "RE: Who edited last night's show? Norman Rockwell?" |
Thanks for clearing that up-I couldn't remember and I don't have TAR taped.
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Rhyn 524 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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09-28-05, 07:07 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: Who edited last night's show? Norman Rockwell?" |
Eh, I rather like the US history spin on this show. The patriotism doesn't bother me, and I found it incredibly rude, the Paolo Mom's mumble. Only because it's equally incredibly rude when other racers seem overly impatient and/or disrepectful during other ceremonies, like a blessing from a Hawaiian chief or other such thing. You're told to watch the ceremony, not be respectful, but if you can't wait patiently for it to be over, then you are a tactless person at best and a social retard at worst. And if previous contestants can muster up a little quiet respect (when you know they would rather be rushing off to the next task, too) for another country's (usually religious) ceremony, I would expect Americans at a ceremony that symbolizes an important part of American history to hold their impatience in check. I mean, we already have a lot less "culture" than many other, older countries, so why not celebrate things like George Washington crossing the Delaware in the battle of Trenton? In silence? With our big, fat, annoying mouths shut. For 35 seconds. Good grief, I'm leaning toward "social retard."I didn't like the Eagle Scout with the cockeyed hat. He looked like a little thug wannabe. I think the "sacreligious" comment was more from a limited understanding of the words that mother wants to be heard using, perhaps to seem more educated. She did qualify it with "or something." I wager she's something of a "seasoned assist" or "irregardless" kinda girl. I truly don't think she was assigning the flag a religious meaning. And, God love her (they must be best friends) but I hope to hell the Weaver mom was just really taken aback by a stateside destination. Perhaps she was trying to make sure the clue didn't mean "Penn Station" or "Pennsylvania avenue." It did make for some bashworthy material, though.
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