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"Cheating?"
dajaki 1454 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson"
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12-19-02, 11:17 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: Cheating?" |
I'll need to go back and hear the clue again. If it said "row" or "row yourself," then it seems that getting someone else to row for you was cheating and they should have been penalized. If the clue said "take a boat to the island," then having someone who had a clue what they were doing should have been permissible. However, I think we can all agree that Mr. Screech was penalized enough by the incessant whining of Ms. Screech.
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Cole 409 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star"
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12-19-02, 11:20 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: Cheating?" |
I thought Phil said something like "teams have to figure out to get to this island using these boats". I don't think they did anything wrong. If we're going to be picky then Teri should have been penalized for not riding her bike, when it said "teams must ride these bikes". She walked the entire way and kids helped her hold it up. If there had been any penalties to be doled out I'm sure they would have received them at the start of the final leg from Vietnam to Hawaii.
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casual labor 29 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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12-19-02, 01:10 PM (EST)
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3. "RE: Cheating?" |
I thought it was cheating too. Did you notice all those people waiting in the background when Zak and his "excess baggage" went back to the water. Word got out that money was to be had from these feeble people who couldn't do what they were supposed to do on their own.
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wildchickenhunter 3192 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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12-19-02, 01:51 PM (EST)
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4. "RE: Cheating? Yes" |
Actually it was cheating, but the producers figured that they would have to tell Flo on camera and that would just produce another major whine session....Therefore penalizing the audience.
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wildchickenhunter 3192 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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12-19-02, 03:53 PM (EST)
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8. "RE: Cheating? Yes" |
Who said anything about T/I? Remeber when analysing the situation you have to remember the FWF (Flo Whine Factor). Without it no conclusion can be drawn!
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managerr 1959 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser"
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12-19-02, 04:21 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: Cheating? Yes" |
Did you even read the thread? The question asked if Flo/Zach were cheating. Naturally, you have to make the logical assumption if F/Z were cheating, so were the other teams who got help during the detour as well. Duh!
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Strider 580 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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12-19-02, 02:56 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: Cheating?" |
I don't think there was a problem, for three reasons:1. The clue didn't specify that they had to accomplish the task themselves. 2. Everybody received help, so if there was cheating, everyone did it equally. 3. Even if Zach and Flo had taken two hours to finish the detour, all the teams still would have ended up even at an airport somewhere. Thus, the cheating had no consequences. Strider
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DEVILRAYS 398 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host"
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01-14-03, 08:54 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: Yes Indeed Cheating...with CBS Approval" |
If I understand the rules correctly, and I pretty much don't, then penalties are 30+ minutes for any infraction except outright skipping something, usually a Detour or Roadblock. So if Flo and Zach gained 8 minutes of time by having someone else row for them, then the penalty is 30 minutes plus the 8 minutes they picked up. (Heather and Eve were penalized in this fashion.) However, in AR1, Nancy and Emily had a choice between taking a private car or a public bus at a Detour, and like the crap-for-brains they made themselves appear to be, they took a taxi to the next route marker. The penalty for this was a 24-hour time penalty, thus eliminating them from the race. I don't know if CBS has since altered this rule...most likely not.
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magellanscross 52 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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02-17-03, 08:52 PM (EST)
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17. "RE: Cheating?" |
this is way too late a reply... the clue said that teams should "find a way" to cross the river using the basket boats, which therefore means that its the team's call on how to accomplish that and one way is to ask locals to row for them. however, on terri's part, there is only one way to ride a bike... pedal it. therefore i think terri and ian should have been penalized for that. hehehehe
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trigirl 2851 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Howard Stern Show Guest"
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02-24-03, 09:44 AM (EST)
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18. "Impact on Future Clues" |
I wonder if we'll see more specific wording on future clues. The producers are not going to want a show with lazy people have stuff done for them. If they don't watch the wording of clues, Flo could have just set a nasty precedent.
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