# Heads up! Amazing Race begins Tues. at 9 p.m. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-amazing-race-begins-tues-at-9-p-m/346420 "2006-02-28T05:22:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-amazing-race-begins-tues-at-9-p-m/346420/81 "2006-03-02T17:54:02Z")
> [@](#): > > **Lake and Wife:** He was impressive in putting together the bike. He clearly gets wound up, we’ll just have to wait and see: 1) how close into psycho territory he wanders; and 2) how much his wife will put up with it. Not even close to Jonathan…yet. > > **Pray for MOJO!** I am very worried that we have a Flo situation here. She probably is a more capable racer (it is hard to be less), but she may possess the same overly emotional, hissy crying fits that characterized much of Flo’s play. And her partner is not Zach, he does not seem like he will have the patience of a million monks, like Zach did. I didn’t get serious stong negative vibes form either of the team members whom you compare to nightmares of the past. I dunno, we’ll see what happens when Killer Fatigue sets in (They seem to be following the usual West-to-East route, ensuring maximum jet-lag). But I have a feeling that what hasn’t killed us has made us stronger. In normal real life company, I might find Lake to be a true prick, but on TAR he may not even be a flash in the pan. I mean, honestly, how much worse can you get than Jonathan before you just keel over? Of course, Colin didn’t seem too bad in the early legs either. Hopefully at worst we’re looking at another Ray and Deanna instead of another \*athon and Victimia. As for MoJo, I didn’t get the same Flo vibe you did, but then again that could just be the scar tissue talking. And how’s this for a non-sequitur: [Phil has a blog now!](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/phil/blog/) CBS (I suppose wisely) has not included a comment feature on it, though. They must have realized we’d just shift these threads over there. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-amazing-race-begins-tues-at-9-p-m/346420/82 "2006-03-04T22:37:01Z")
I love the nerds. I love that the nerds know they are nerds and like their nerdiness. That makes them awesome. But it means they’ll do something stupid and be out immediately, just like my beloved Portuguese speaking rednecks. _sob_ ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-amazing-race-begins-tues-at-9-p-m/346420/83 "2006-03-05T02:10:07Z")
> [@scotandrsn](#): > > And how’s this for a non-sequitur: [Phil has a blog now!](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/phil/blog/) CBS (I suppose wisely) has not included a comment feature on it, though. They must have realized we’d just shift these threads over there. Has anyone else read this? It seems very scripted to me somehow. Not at all like I hear Phil in my head—although God knows there’s nothing that says I hear him accurately! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-amazing-race-begins-tues-at-9-p-m/346420.md?page=4)