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Re: Re [macshain66 ]: On Team Bashing



--- In theamazingraceoncbs@yahoogroups.com, "Geoffrey Gould"
<realbadger@...> wrote:
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>> Personally I've been rooting for Nick and Starr from the get-go,

Me too.

>and
> while in side interviews the sibs have no issue admitting to lying to
> other teams, when they DO lie, generally it's been done *playfully*.
> "Have you found anything...?" Nick asks when he already found and has
> the clue and he "casually" heads back to Starr, giving other players
> the illusion *he's* still looking. Brilliant.
> Nick and Starr get that lying is an aspect of the game. I find it
> hilarious when racers whine about other racers "not being fair."
> Excuse me, in a race there is only one [winning team]...! Were I a
> TAR racer, being "helpfully unhelpful" certainly would be one of my
> team's top strategies.

I agree about Nick an Starr using strategy in the game. And it certainly
makes the race better!


> Nick and Starr aren't nasty about it: they're just more strategic than
> most of the current (and even many previous) teams.

The only previous team more stragetic was Rob and Amber.

Dave



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Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:01 pm

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Okay, so Terrence is not very nice at times, and Ken? cheated on his wife. But do any of you really know what they're like at home? For that matter all you...
nessais
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Nov 13, 2008
7:31 pm

I must have missed all those bashing posts ..... Good!   pilot  ... From: nessais <nessais@...> Subject: [The Amazing Race on CBS] On Team Bashing To:...
pretendpilot
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Nov 13, 2008
8:54 pm

i dont recall seeing any one "bashing" anyone. sure...we all talk about who we like and dislike and why. thats pretty much why we have a forum...so we can!  ...
shain m
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Nov 14, 2008
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That's what I love about reality TV - making fun of the contestants of course!!! ... From: shain m <macshain66@...> Subject: Re: [The Amazing Race on...
Laurel W Magrini
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Nov 15, 2008
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a) Making fun of racers/contestants b) Stating the obvious regarding same c) Making fun of racers'/contestants' mistakes I concur regarding that any the above...
Geoffrey Gould
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Nov 15, 2008
3:21 pm

... Me too. ... I agree about Nick an Starr using strategy in the game. And it certainly makes the race better! ... The only previous team more stragetic was...
Dave
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Nov 18, 2008
9:10 pm

The way I see it. If people don't want to be bashed then they should not go on a reality show. That leaves them open not only for bashing but also to be put...
Barbara L Sherrill
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Nov 14, 2008
3:58 pm

Team bashing (while irrating to fans of said team) is okay - as long as it doesn't progress to judging the team based on what's shown on TV. Dave ... are ... ...
Dave
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