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al91206 19 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson" 08-19-04, 05:45 PM (EST) "Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fair or not?" I think this practice should be banned! Letting other teams cut though can't be avoided. But to be able to buy tix for other teams JUST so 1 team can't get the same flight seems just really unfair. Specifically - Colin & Christie were going to buy 4 teams tix on the Naroibi Air flight so that they would hopefully fill up the plane so that Mirna & Charla wouldn't be able to get on, even though it ended up that C & C follwed Mirna & Charla's great flight decision. What does everyone else think?   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fa... seahorse 08-20-04 1    RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fa... dabo 08-20-04 2  RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fa... Serendipity 08-20-04 3  I don't like it, but... realitybites 08-20-04 4  One ticket purchase! Canada Girl 08-20-04 5    RE: One ticket purchase! nailbone 08-20-04 6  RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fa... sittem 08-20-04 7    RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fa... KMan 08-20-04 8

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seahorse 14337 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 08-20-04, 00:10 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fair or not?" I think it is part of the game, similar to alliances in other games. Obviously by buying the tickets for another team, you know they are going to be even with you. After all it is a race. If I was in the race If I were Colin I would want to go against Charla and Mirna and the moms rather than Chip/Kim and Brandon/Nicole which are more likely to win at the end especially if they are in a sprint to the finish. ©Slice & Dice Chop Shop 2004   Top

dabo 26942 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 08-20-04, 01:58 AM (EST) 2. "RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fair or not?" All's fair in Love and TAR.   Top

Serendipity 525 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 08-20-04, 08:22 AM (EST) 3. "RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fair or not?" In past versions, teams have bought tickets for other racers or saved them a place in line, but not to the extent we've seen it on this TAR. When it happened, it usually caused some ill will just as it has here. The one new change I really hate is that you can buy multiple tickets. Previously, once you bought your ticket, you were stuck with it - just like in real life. Now they can buy and buy. If it were played by the old rules, Colin and his crew would have been stuck with the Swiss Air tickets and wouldn't have been able to also buy Gulf Stream tickets.   Top

realitybites 1174 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 08-20-04, 09:18 AM (EST) 4. "I don't like it, but..." I don't think it should be disallowed. As others have said, it's part of the race and has been almost from day one. "This is realitybites and I approved this post."   Top

Canada Girl 3340 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity" 08-20-04, 10:25 AM (EST) 5. "One ticket purchase!" I think that buying tickets for other teams is irritating. However, what I'd really like to see is teams banned from buying other tickets once one set of tickets is bought. I actually thought they started this rule for this race, but apparently not. Normal people travelling can't buy ticket after ticket to find the best price. It's ridiculous that they can. Try to find the best flight FIRST then suffer or benefit from your choice. Now that's good TV!   Top

nailbone 27263 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 08-20-04, 11:32 AM (EST) 6. "RE: One ticket purchase!" However, what I'd really like to see is teams banned from buying other tickets once one set of tickets is bought. I actually thought they started this rule for this race, but apparently not. They were, for that one leg of the race. Other than that, they can buy however many they think they need. Handcrafted by RollDdice The order of Banana delivery should be organized by location to save on shipping costs. o-   Top

sittem 4186 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest" 08-20-04, 12:59 PM (EST) 7. "RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fair or not?" I definitely think it should be allowed (and since it's happening, it is allowed within the "rules"). Here's why. There are several ways in which TAR catches people's interest. First, you get to see a bit of the world and other cultures - it's a travelogue. Personally, I'm still reflecting on Tuesday's show because I saw so much that reminded me of our time in Africa. Second, there's the relationships within the couples to watch. Third, there's the race itself and the roadblocks and detours - the tasks that they must accomplish. Fourth, there's the relationships between the couples. That's enough of a list - there's other things also. What keeps people watching is a combination of the factors named and unnamed above. While some of us dislike or lvoe one set of racers, others dislike or lvoe another set. Part of what keeps our interest is the intrigue, the bickering and the backbiting among the couples. I know TAR producers like to see this stuff and it's often what they promote in their commercials (ie., the airport incident last week with Christie blocking the door - in fact it was very minimal in it's affect on the race other than furthering animosity between those two teams). So, as Serendipity pointed out above, buying tickets for others promotes alliances and therefore increases the incidence of animosity and infighting among the teams. For the producers that means good TV - bottom line, whether we think it's fair or not. 2002 IceCat Originals, Inc. All rights reserved.   Top

KMan 141 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 08-20-04, 01:16 PM (EST) 8. "RE: Buying tix for OTHER teams - Fair or not?" I don't see anything wrong with buying tickets for more than one flight. Presumably the teams buy fully refundable unrestricted tickets. So when they find a better flight, they simply return the other tickets. Business travelers do this all the time.   Top

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