tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437970577882516666.post756207121621075347..comments2023-03-22T02:29:10.462-07:00Comments on The Grim Recapper: Amazing Race Recaps: Australia 1x07: Kutna Hora, Czech RepublicDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584119601642111254noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437970577882516666.post-64389376570838831612011-07-13T23:51:34.945-07:002011-07-13T23:51:34.945-07:00You know how sometimes there's a task that rea...<i>You know how sometimes there's a task that really isn't that much fun but the editors spend far too much time on it anyway? That's the ice hockey.</i><br /><br />OK, I'll be honest - I loved the iceskating falling down scenes. I could watch people fail to balance all day, apparently. Especially at the point where the goalie decided to start screwing with Dave's mind. That I could have watched several times over.<br /><br />Australia has 22 iceskating rinks distributed across the ACT, NSW, Vic, WA, Tas, SA and Qld according to the rink finder for Ice Skate Australia. (Yes I am sad for looking this up.) Having said that, if you're not living in a fairly urban area you're not going to be near one (generally speaking). But that is what rollerblading and rollerskating are for, dammit!! And there's lots of rollerskating rinks! Actually I think that's partly why Wallace and Grommet were able to pick up the skating quickly, if they're from Bondi they've probably rollerbladed a bit (well you'd think so at least). <br /><br />Damn I wish that the Mo*s and Giggle and Cackle had lasted long enough to do that task. And Jenius, because seriously? I would have enjoyed watching them fall over. Almost as much as I enjoyed watching Dave do it.<br /><br /><i>you know, what major city didn't have Soviet spies at some point? Hell, even Hobart probably had at least one.</i><br /><br />That's a novel definition of "major city" that I don't think I've encountered before... If they did bother with Hobart it was undoubtedly on a time-share basis with Adelaide or Geelong or something. And probably a punishment detail.<br /><br /><i>He says something in Greek which isn't subtitled in Greek and therefore means that either it's a string of coarse language</i><br /><br />You're from Melbourne and you didn't understand at least one word out of that? Because... I did. And my Greek is limited to three words. All of which I've learned through driving on Melbourne roads. Very educational at times that can be. Helps if you choose your passengers carefully so they can yell back though. (And then refuse to translate, bastards.)<br /><br />Speaking of driving, OMG I cannot believe no one was killed or injured after driving on the tram tracks. Especially at times when there were trams coming and the contestants were on the wrong side of the road. Seriously, how do you manage that when there is other traffic to work off? <br /><br /><i>it's place names written in a language that uses the same Hindu-Arabic characters as English, not freaking Nineteen Eighty-Four written in Cantonese, so it doesn't really matter that much that the map is in Czech.</i><br /><br />This was the point where I started wondering if Dave and Kelly had managed to buy a Russian-language map. Because that could explain a lot.<br /><br /><i>...wasted their time and sobriety chugging it down instead of doing the obvious thing and giving free refills to the other customers in the bar, or sharing it with the gutter outside.</i><br /><br />Firstly, I'd have been with the contestants, particularly Midwestern Jeff. Free beer? Score! And scull! Secondly I did wonder about the additional information on the task, particularly in teams where one person didn't drink. <br /><br /><i>Grommet would not have been invited on the Lucys' wedding night spleenanigans</i><br /><br />You don't <i>know</i> that... heh. <br /><br />But yeah, Jeff and Luke would have been in an uncomfortable position. <br /><br />Also in agreement that I'd have been first in line at the beer stacking - when in doubt ignore the food option whereever possible. Ergh.hnpcchttp://hnpcc.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437970577882516666.post-77364101613004682152011-07-13T22:04:30.205-07:002011-07-13T22:04:30.205-07:00Great recap once again!
This "Six alpha teams...Great recap once again!<br />This "Six alpha teams are racing to beta each other, winning the gamma. Who will have to rho, rho, rho their way home... TONIGHT?" made me laugh like Giggle and Cackle on helium.<br /><br />Those sausages looked feral. I'd be first in line at the beer stacking, me. Were they even cooked?<br />I enjoyed the ice hockey, mainly because I can't balance on ice at all and would still be there if I were doing the race. :)Kirstennoreply@blogger.com