Amazing Race Recap: Balls and Bulls

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By Fran and Berry | Tuesday, December 4, 2012 | 7:00 am | 9 Comments
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Team FNL crushes the task and they are gone! They’re now on their way to the Coves de Campanet caves and follow the music which will lead them to their next clue. Team Dong starts over with a new basket of balls. They finish the task with the second basket and they’re off as well.

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“Whoa, watch the money maker, Andre Agassi!”

Team Goat Boys arrive next and since Josh says his ankle is feeling better, what better way to put that to the absolute test than running around on a clay tennis court! We’ll see who ends today more screwed up, Josh’s ankle or Twin N’s Ford Focus.

And…..it looks like Josh’s ankle. He is complaining and screaming immediately. Brent is off to the side explaining how they had discussed Josh working on controlling his anxiety levels. Meanwhile Josh is whining like a five-year-old waiting in line for Black Friday. Josh is literally just wacking at the balls randomly. He sits in the corner of the court and says he doesn’t think he’ll ever get it. Oh MAN! Phil, let’s have a mercy Phillimination and just put them out of their misery!

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One reality show is more than enough for some people.

Twin N’s show up and Nadiya asks, “Am I left handed or right handed?” Good question. Something we all ask of our selves when we are ready to learn the truth. Sadly, I think I prefer all the Twinnie yelling to Josh’s whining. Brent says “we’re not quitters.” But literally every single thing I have ever seen them do during this race has proved otherwise. Josh says, “hot sun, sprained ankle, 43 years, it’s not easy.” No. But it’s not really hard either. It’s uncomfortable at best. Josh says his only way out is for his ankle to fall off. I don’t think he understands anatomy. He also doesn’t seem to understand that he is there by choice trying to win an amazing prize.

And of course, the Goat Boys fall ass backwards into finishing the task. Josh says he feels like he won the Olympics. Yup, exactly like this guy:

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Thanks to Kyrrie for this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z6GnUTVAF0

 

Twin N’s finish next and run out. They ask the Goat Boys if they know where they’re going, and they say no. But then the Twin N’s realize they have a map and say, “They’re super prepared, they’re gay!” Should Goat Boys be offended by that or was it a compliment? You make the call!

FNL and Dong show up to the cave and are all so impressed by how it’s nature and all naturey and stuff. So poetic. They hear some music and it’s two dudes with acoustic guitars just jamming out in the cave. Cool, bro. Deep. Deep like a cave.

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Fran and Berry are not just a sexy elderly couple who competed in Season 9 of the Amazing Race, they are also us, Mike Betette and Amanda Ohly.  We are similarly married and similarly carry backpacks all over the world.  Some people ask us "how do you keep the spark alive in your marriage?"  And to that we respond: reality tv.  Tons of reality tv.  Sexy, fighty, douchey reality tv.  We are both comedians living in Los Angeles and we love Robin Hood and we did NOT contribute to the Harlem Shake.  Google us for more, ya dirty stalker!

9 Comments

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    Twanbon
    Posted December 4, 2012 at 7:28 am

    Aww, and we were THAT close to Amazing Race’s first 50% gay finale!

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    lindaw205
    Posted December 4, 2012 at 7:43 am

    Excellent recap, Berry! I’m just as amazed that the Beekman’s made the final 4. How did this happen? I love the Chippies and hope they win.

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    sphouch
    Posted December 4, 2012 at 9:39 am

    I think I’ve more or less settled on the Chippendales as the team I want to see win. The Beekmans complain/whine way too much to be likeable, the Twins are mean-spirited but hide it under a veil of enthusiasm – so far this season, they’ve griped, complained about other teams, stolen money, conspired to get the other teams in their alliances to U-turn the one team they knew would U-turn them, then took the fast forward to let those other teams do the dirty work. I don’t dislike team Texas, but they were complicit in the stealing of Abba’s money, and if memory serves, actually took some of the money themselves… While they don’t come across as malicious like the twins or bitchy like the goat boys, they haven’t done anything to really get me to want them to be the team that ends up on top. The Chippendales are thoughtful, courteous to the host nations, work well together, don’t complain, and really seem to be enjoying the whole experience, and that’s what I want from a team.

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    wcsdancer
    Posted December 4, 2012 at 11:22 am

    I’m Team Chippendales too, for the same reasons sphouch stated.

    I was cracking up when Twinny was struggling to drive the stick! It reminded me of when I was learning. Yeah, shifting is easy while you’re moving, but mastering coming from a complete stop takes some time. I was really hoping they’d be sent home.

    What the heck were Goat Boys thinking having the guy with the bad ankle do an athletic task? Seriously, it didn’t occur to Josh that gee, it might start hurting again?

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    moonshine
    Posted December 4, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    i read recently that the chippies were back in las vegas working as chipsters which makes me wonder IF they didn’t win :(

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    chooch850 chooch850
    Posted December 4, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    This last episode was such a non-episode that it just made me crazy!!! First off they all ended up having to wait a whole day in Barcelona, so the 3 -team alliance spend the day splashing and playing at the beach while the goat farmers catch up. Now everyone is all together again on an even playing field. It was fun and games and a little drama with a sprained ankle , troubles with stick-shifts, and in the end, none of it mattered. It was all for not because it was a non-elimination round. Doesn’t that make the 4th or 5th one this season? That’s got to be a record! I’m with you guys, I hope the Chippendales win.

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    Zwicker
    Posted December 5, 2012 at 8:18 am

    This show is now on season 23. All competitors know that they will undoubtedly face certain challenges, like driving a stick shift, swimming, heights, etc. Every season though, at least one competitor acts surprised that these things arise.

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    blazergirl
    Posted December 5, 2012 at 11:26 am

    In regards to the Chippendale’s being back to work, most contestants go back to work when they return home. The winners don’t receive their money until the final episode airs. If the winners went home and quit their jobs, it would be obvious that they won. I think they all have to carry on a normal life so as not to give anything away. In the same fashion, teams that have been eliminated are put up in a hotel somewhere (I think out of the US) until taping is done, so as also not to give the elimination order away. So hopefully, it doesn’t mean anything because I am also cheering for the Chippendale’s and really would love to see them win it all. How much it would piss off Ryan and Abbie would just be an added bonus.

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    Mister_Dangerous
    Posted December 5, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    Uh, I was for the Chippendales LONG BEFORE all you johnny come latelys. I liked them because they were strippers and liked to take their clothes off . When they showed up on my TV I got all tingly — fortunately they ended up being nice guys too.

    I hope they win but if the twins OR trey and lexi win that wouldn’t be the end of the world.

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