# The Amazing Race 8/3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161 "2004-08-03T17:38:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161/101 "2004-08-05T17:27:58Z")
While I don’t like Mirna anymore than anyone else, I do have to say that I often find myself falling back into a familiar second language, when I don’t know the one in the location I’m at. For instance in Germany, I had to force myself not to say words in Italian, or Spanish…not because I thought they’d work, but more because in your mind you **know** that the people won’t understand English, so you automatically pick the next language you know. Doesn’t mean it’s not still funny when she did it…_grin_. I also don’t like the new FF rules. Seems to pretty much make it pointless as a tactical manuever. If I had been Chip, I wouldn have helped Brandon, but not the twins. I’d have let their skinny asses wander in the desert for 40 days. I don’t see how the bowling moms will recover from this one. Although I’d be asking my fellow racers for $5 or $10 during the rest break. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161/102 "2004-08-05T17:47:58Z")
I’ll predict next week involves a good deal of roadblocks that involve food. That may be the only way the Bowling Moms get a meal. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161/103 "2004-08-05T19:17:55Z")
If we’re lucky, maybe they’ll actually get to _beat_ the twins (with like whips and chains and stuff) during an eating contest … that would totally ROCK! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161/104 "2004-08-05T19:58:29Z")
> [@TeaElle](#): > > Actually, according to her official bio, Mirna speaks five languages fluently or semi-fluently. Russian, however, is not on the list. But Spanish is, and we all saw how well she spoke THAT. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161/105 "2004-08-05T20:06:29Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > But Spanish is, and we all saw how well she spoke THAT. To be fair, it says att he CBS website: > [@](#): > > In addition, between the two of them, they speak a variety of languages, including Armenian, Turkish, French and Spanish, and have traveled extensively to foreign countries. Which I don’t know if it means fluent, semi- or otherwise. I did read somewhere that they only claim to be fluent in English, Armenian and Turkish ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161/106 "2004-08-06T07:30:37Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > I did read somewhere that they only claim to be fluent in English, Armenian and Turkish Which makes sense, as they’re of Armenian and Turkish descent. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161/107 "2004-08-09T21:38:43Z")
> [@Nutty Bunny](#): > > And did I hear Mirna say “Bellisimo”(sp?)to a cab driver while in _Russia_? Isn’t that Italian? Indeed. I think the soundtrack started playing generic Italian music whenever Charla/Mirna were on screen, from that point on. (I think the producers/editors like to have a little fun at the contestants’ expense…like the shot of the Egyptian priest shaking his head while Colin/Christie were bickering.) I’ll have to go back and check, but I swear the Twins got to the end of the block-dragging event, and spun around wildly frantically wondering where the Sphinx was. :rolleyes: Over there. It’s the big lion statue with the spotlight on it. Can’t miss it. Sorry I’m late…just back from a week’s vacation. Thank you Tivo! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-8-3/258161.md?page=5)