# The Amazing Race 3/11: "Taste Your Salami" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509 "2012-03-12T01:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/41 "2012-03-12T19:47:15Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > There have been at least 10 other posts about what a dick Army Guy is, and while I wont argue, from where I was sitting his wife seems to be a right nasty bitch herself, absolutely giving as good as she got. I agree that she was quite bitchy, but IMO she was bitchy with just cause. His assholery was unprovoked and came out of nowhere. > [@](#): > > Finally, others have mentioned that the female FBI? agents are racing “undercover” but I am not sure what they are referring to. (the blond is pretty cute though, and they both seem competent and friendly) They are pretending to be kindergarten teachers. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/42 "2012-03-12T20:50:32Z")
Do we know what type of Federal agents they are? Could be ATF, FBI, U.S. Marshalls, etc. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/43 "2012-03-12T21:01:30Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > They are pretending to be kindergarten teachers. Assuming you are being serious, WTF? What in the world would they have to gain by doing that? ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/44 "2012-03-12T21:07:58Z")
They felt that the other teams would respond more favorably towards kindergarten teachers and they might get some help they might not otherwise receive. Seems like a fair strategy, but could backfire dramatically if they slip up. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/45 "2012-03-12T21:16:56Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Still not as bad as Jonathon and Victoria though\* > > Hell, they’re not even in the worst 5 yet. > > \*He kept _hitting_ her. Ok, shoving, slamming trunks/car-doors on her, pushing. I have seen every single epidsode of TAR except for one episode with those two idiots. I skipped that one on purpose because I simply could not stand to see them another second. He was on Fear Factor once and tried to get all tough with Joe Rogan and promptly got his ass handed to him. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/46 "2012-03-13T02:53:36Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > This show is sponsered by Ford Focus. > > Did you know that if you have a Ford Focus, your penis or breasts will become bigger? > > Did you know that the Ford Focus is super-awesome and will convert water to wine? > > If you don’t have a Ford Focus, you’re probably a communist. And a baby-raper. > > I don’t know if you knew, but HITLER didn’t own a Ford Focus. Coincidence? Maybe not. > > It’s pretty subtle, but did you know that the FORD FOCUS is helping sponsor the show? It’s much lower-key than most of the product placement on this show. So you might not have noticed it. Also? The Ford Focus: If Jesus had a car, this would be the one he drove. > > Oh, and get a Ford Focus. If you don’t, they’ll kill a kitten. **Fenris** , I just want to thank you. Lisa and I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time. 🙂 Zev Steinhardt ---
**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 13, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/47 "2012-03-13T03:28:22Z")
I don’t recall ever seeing Kerri and Stacy in the race before. Nothing they did in previous episodes registered in my memory. I was sure they were getting the loser’s edit since they had such an unusually large amount of screen time for such non-entities. I’ll probably forget about them next week, too. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/48 "2012-03-13T16:33:20Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > I don’t recall ever seeing Kerri and Stacy . Who? ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/49 "2012-03-15T13:00:19Z")
Finally got around to watching this. Damn, but Rachel is absolutely unbearable. I’m not a Big Brother watcher so was curious what all you folks were referring to in the pre-season thread, but she’s truly one of the most irritating contestants I’ve ever seen. Her whining and pouting isn’t even honest; she’s like a five year old who pouts to get her way, and she has probably been doing that her whole life and getting her way her whole life. Her “crying” is totally manufactured. Brendon is equally to blame for his enabling. If I found myself in Turin with her and she pulled that shit, I think I’d just have to hop on a passing trolley and wave goodbye. She must be some sort of sexual dynamo for him to put up with that shit. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509/50 "2012-03-15T16:41:02Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Damn, but Rachel is absolutely unbearable. > > Her whining and pouting isn’t even honest; she’s like a five year old who pouts to get her way, and she has probably been doing that her whole life and getting her way her whole life. Her “crying” is totally manufactured. I was thinking the \*exact \*same thing when she was crying. She was making that whiny “eeeee” sound just like a spoiled rotten 5-year-old does when she’s trying to get someone to notice how “upset” she is. I’ve never watched Big Brother, so I was totally unprepared for the horror that is Rachel. Brendan seems nice enough, but I can’t figure out why he puts up with that shit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-11-taste-your-salami/615509.md?page=2)