# The Amazing Race 8/17

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-17/260237>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 17, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-17/260237 "2004-08-17T14:00:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 5

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-17/260237/81 "2004-08-22T01:41:50Z")

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Did the previews for next week actually show Colin in \*jail \* after the car breakdown? It might follow that C&C Music Factory is doomed.

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**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-17/260237/82 "2004-08-22T02:01:39Z")

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I don’t know if he truly goes to jail, although I’d laugh my ass off if he did. It does look as though he at least gets a time out, though, while “they” (whoever he was fighting with) figure out what to do.

I watched the rerun tonight and I’d forgotten just how annoying it is when one of the twins does that little dance upon finding out that Mirna and Charla were delayed. I kept waiting for her bobblehead to fly off.

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**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-17/260237/83 "2004-08-23T18:34:43Z")

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I was just happy to see Bahrain in this episode. Although they only showed the airport and only for 1 second.

Also, **jsgoddes** is right about the “habibi”

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