# Amazing Race (11/20/11) - "It's Speedo Time!"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-20-11-its-speedo-time/603593>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 21, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-20-11-its-speedo-time/603593 "2011-11-21T00:04:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-20-11-its-speedo-time/603593/61 "2011-11-22T21:59:38Z")

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> [@Dag\_Otto](#):
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> But how do you get the cleats on the pigeons?

I would think the real hard bit would be to get the pigeons to lift their claws to show the referee (also a pigeon?) their cleats before the game to check if they are legal.

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-20-11-its-speedo-time/603593/62 "2011-11-22T22:31:05Z")

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I think the hard part after getting cleats on the pigeons, is getting the pigeon off your cleats.

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-20-11-its-speedo-time/603593/63 "2011-11-23T00:29:47Z")

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Does the goalie pigeon wear a different color jersey, or do you just use a seagull?

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**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-20-11-its-speedo-time/603593/64 "2011-11-23T05:22:01Z")

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I thought this was a TAR thread!

After the tenuous van Damme tie-in, I hope they do another movie. Next week: Go to Bruges, and kill either your teammate or a small schoolboy.

Final 3 Picks:  
Snowboarders  
Amani & Marcus - they’ve been getting a “come from behind” story, so I think they’re in, maybe for the win.  
Ernie & Cindy seem to be getting a “first loser” story; I think they get 2nd and a honeymoon in Fiji.

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-20-11-its-speedo-time/603593/65 "2011-11-23T16:04:51Z")

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> [@panamajack](#):
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> Final 3 Picks:

Noooo! The Gramps are going to edge out The Snowboarders in the most AMAZING finale the AMAZING race ever has. 😃

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