# Amazing Race 7: Starts 3/1! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348 "2005-02-28T22:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/101 "2005-03-03T13:42:11Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > Someone help a stupid-head out. I FORGOT TO WATCH IT. Does anyone have a copy, or any locals have it Tivoed? I will be tidy and not smelly and say please and thank you a lot. **Ginger** , I don’t know how not-North you are, but I’m in Seattle, and if you can wait for me to copy it off the DVR this weekend, I’ll be glad to send you a copy. Gives me a chance to rewatch again with a good philantrophic answer when Mr. singular says, “Are you watching that _again??_” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![annieclaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/102 "2005-03-03T13:50:57Z")
Someone wrote a few messages ago that Rob and Amber are taking up the space of some more worthy team, worthy only because they had not won a million dollars plus on SURVIVOR. Look at it from the point of view of CBS and TAR. Rob and Amber are a known quantity among SURVIVOR viewers (and there are a lot more SURVIVOR viewers than TAR viewers to this point), so they’re a built-in promotional hook. Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, you will probably tune in to see how they do. And so far they seem to be doing pretty well, even though they did have troubles with the nuances of their first car. We’ve complained in the past that we can’t tell the players apart. Rob and Amber are set apart from the rest of the players, who all seem to be pretty well differentiated this season, except for the thin blonde girls (with and without boobs). So, in my opinion, if Rob and Amber bring more eyes to TAR, good for them. And good for TAR. And good for CBS. And good for us! (. . . stepping quietly off soapbox and returning to real life. . .) ---
**Author:** ![Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hot_Buttered_Toast)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/103 "2005-03-03T14:18:56Z")
Am I the only one who thinks that Brian really looks like the guy who was in the Heineken beer commercial with Jennifer Aniston? I’m not sure if it was aired in the US, though. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/104 "2005-03-03T15:34:43Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > did anyone notice how the POW guy was standing during this conversation, with his leg spread out real wide? what does that body language imply? Parade rest. Military posture that’s in-between “attention” and “at ease”. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/105 "2005-03-03T15:44:41Z")
> [@watsonwil](#): > > Accroding to that link, they don’t distribute to Texas or many other Western States. I’ve never heard of them either. Click the link that says [Western States](http://www.friendshipdairies.com/Retailers/West.shtml): Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma Oregon **Texas** Utah Washington Wyoming ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/106 "2005-03-03T16:22:57Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Parade rest. Military posture that’s in-between “attention” and “at ease”. I’ve never seen parade rest that wide. IIRC, your feet should be as far apart as your shoulders. He didn’t have shoulders that wide, did he? My vote is for jock itch. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/107 "2005-03-03T16:30:52Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > Click the link that says [Western States](http://www.friendshipdairies.com/Retailers/West.shtml): > > Arizona > California > Colorado > Hawaii > Idaho > Montana > Nevada > New Mexico > Oklahoma > Oregon > **Texas** > Utah > Washington > Wyoming Then click on “Texas” and read the following: > [@](#): > > This state is outside of our area of distribution. There are however some health foods stores such as Whole Foods Market or Wild Oats Natural Marketplace that may be willing to special order items for you. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/108 "2005-03-03T18:00:42Z")
I would hate [Sl]ob, if for no other reason among all the others, because he has no nipples. C’mon, have you even seen him without a shirt on? It’s disgusting. What kind of sorry excuse for a male human genetic mutant freak has no nipples? He’s not even a genetic throw-back. Cro-magnon men had nipples. He’s like Three-mile-island toxic waste freaky. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/109 "2005-03-03T20:55:14Z")
> [@zut](#): > > Well, I think the point of view is more nuanced than that, even if the nuance isn’t articulated. For example, I don’t recall anyone saying that Chip and Kim shouldn’t have won – even though their intro shot (nice house!) and bio (owning their own business) imply that they’re pretty well off. Actually, Chip & Kim’s business partner had ripped them off and they were severely in debt, nearing bankruptcy and almost had to sell their beautiful house. So if it’s a question of “need”, they certainly deserved the million above all others. As for 2nd place winners, they don’t get anywhere close to $100,000. Reichen (TAR4) does a weekly radio show on [The Fishbowl](http://www.thefishbowl.com/fishbowl/) where they discussed in detail what the runners-up get, and it was more like $25,000 for 2nd, $10,000 for 3rd, and a nice coffee mug for everyone else. 🙂 (I think it was the Hayden/Aaron show – check the archives.) The Air Traffic Controlers from TAR4 also said they got about $1750 (total) for finishing 8th. It’s curious how there’s an even split between Romber likers and Romber haters, whereas Alison from TAR5 was universally hated… ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/110 "2005-03-03T21:02:24Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > As for 2nd place winners, they don’t get anywhere close to $100,000. He was referring to the 2nd place prize on Survivor, which is $100,000 - which Rob won. > [@](#): > > It’s curious how there’s an even split between Romber likers and Romber haters, whereas Alison from TAR5 was universally hated… Alison was from Big Brother - a show on which I have yet to observe a single likeable person (though I don’t watch that nearly as much as Survivor or TAR). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/111 "2005-03-03T21:27:26Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Alison was from Big Brother - a show on which I have yet to observe a single likeable person (though I don’t watch that nearly as much as Survivor or TAR). Familiarity breeds contempt. _Big Brother_ is not only shown three times a week when it’s running, it’s also got live feeds going 24/7 the entire time from the season premiere to the season finale. Nobody survives that long without gathering a little contempt. Although Jason (Sexy Flanders) from BB3 came close. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/112 "2005-03-03T21:33:48Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Familiarity breeds contempt. That’s not to say that Alison wasn’t a genuinely shitty human being in the first place, of course. Because she was. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/113 "2005-03-04T00:41:30Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > He was referring to the 2nd place prize on Survivor, which is $100,000 - which Rob won. [nitpick] Rob’s prize was actually $250K, since he was an “all star” and all. All the prizes for contestants that season except first place were increased (because these people all have major appearance fees, believe it or not). [/nitpick] ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/114 "2005-03-04T03:52:34Z")
> [@Hot Buttered Toast](#): > > … Am I the only one who thinks that Brian really looks like the guy who was in the Heineken beer commercial with Jennifer Aniston? … yes they certainly do look alike, and he _is_ an actor/bartender, heh. btw, what is up with Romber’s photo at [cbs.com](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race7/teams/)? who is that person beside Amber? oh, and what **annieclaus** said. this is my first viewing of TAR, because i’m curious how the two would fair. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348/115 "2005-03-04T12:48:50Z")
There’s a very good reason to dislike Rob and Amber’s presence on TAR7. It’s polluting a perfectly good TAR thread with talk of a POS show like Survivor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-7-starts-3-1/292348.md?page=5)