atari2600

i honestly think drew is playing her just to help them win...which is smart. take advantage of her stupidity and naiviety.

you saw dereks wife...drew can easily do as good...flo is not that good.

atari2600

first thing i thought too.

cdollaz

Yeah, or any of those TLC or Travel channel shows.

Groucho

Answering my own question: the Petronas Towers are in fact currently the tallest buildings in the world. However, there are buildings currently under construction in Taipei and Melbourne that will be even taller when completed.

Still doesn't explain why the narrator of the show kept calling them the "tallest towers in ASIA."

I also noticed that both fountains featured last night were referred to as "the biggest fountain in the world."

BDB

depends on your definition but pretty much yes.




One of the most competitive contests in construction, the "world's tallest" title passes regularly from skyscraper to skyscraper. Architects and engineers heartily embrace the challenges of building higher, and corporations and cities are always attracted to the glory of towering over the competition. So, which building is the highest?

There is some debate over which building holds the record. Not everybody agrees on which structures should be considered. Traditionally, the architectural community defines a building as an enclosed structure built primarily for occupancy. This excludes a lot of extremely tall freestanding structures, such as Toronto's 1,815-foot (553-m) CN Tower, from the running.

Even within "traditional buildings" there is some controversy. Conventionally, decorative structures count toward height, but antennas do not, giving the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, built in 1997, at 1,483 feet (452 m) each, the official lead. However, if rooftop antennas were included in the total height measure, the Sears Tower in Chicago would take first prize at 1,730 feet (527 m). Many Chicagoans also point out that their Sears Tower has the highest occupied floor, at 1,431 feet (436 m), and the highest traditional roof at 1,454 feet (443 m).

Top Ten (July 2001)
1. Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - 1,483 ft (452 m)
2. Sears Tower (Chicago, USA) - 1,454 ft (443 m)
3. Jin Mao Building (Shanghai, China) - 1,379 ft (420 m)
4. Empire State Building (New York City, USA) - 1,250 ft (381 m)
5. Central Plaza (Hong Kong, China) - 1,227 ft (374 m)
6. Bank of China (Hong Kong, China) - 1,209 ft (369 m)
7. Emirates Towers (Dubai, UAE) - 1,149 ft (350 m)
8. The Centre (Hong Kong, China) - 1,149 ft (350 m)
8. T&C Tower (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) - 1,140 ft (347 m)
10. Amoco Building (Chicago, USA) - 1,136 ft (344 m)
Source: WorldsTallest.com

BDB

And how about Teri calling Ian I-an, just like I-an Ziering from 90210.. Maybe she thinks he looks like him, or maybe that's her I am angry name for him

Patman

I feel sorry for Terri and I-an's sons.

cdollaz

Didn't I-an's oldest son look like Beavis?

B.A.

what a great show - I can't believe I have never watched a complete episode before.

my thoughts:

Zack needs to punt Flo you know where...has she been like this since the beginning of the race? I hope she is getting played by the single twin, because that would be too funny.

I can't believe the twins were the only pair to bungee.

The Bald Brothers are quite entertaining

The old couple is annoying and the disposable underwear sequence was completely UNNECESSARY!

From what little I saw of John Vito and Jill, I liked them - they should get a completely separate prize for attempting to eat that wheel of cheese - they had to have thrown up (like something out of Jackass), but no they show the old lady's drawers...

I will keep watching this show, it's more entertaining than a lot of shows out there (might be the best 'reality' show on tv).

BDB

It is by far the most entertaining reality show, as it combines, racing with travel and exotic locales, how awesome do switzerland and Austria look ?

DrRingDing

what a great show!

i'm pissed that John Vito and Jill got the boot.. i was rooting for them to win!

now i guess i'll have to switch my allegiance to the next best team: Ken and Gerard! they crack my $#!t up! i laughed outloud a few times during this episode thanks mainly to them..

just to repeat what most other people have said, FLO IS HOT but she is stanky and high maintenance. i am not an aggressive person, but i wanted to slap flo at the end of the first episode..
how annoying can one person get..
"I don't want to gooo hoooome.." *shiver*
i would only *boink* her if she had a gag..
-di doctor-

Groucho

I'd need a bag over the head as well. That lazy eye of hers freaks me out.

cdollaz

I would only boink her if I never had to see her or, more importantly, hear her ever again.

CharlesC

I would only boink her if...

ummm...

I wasn't married.

nevermind

If anyone ever needed the gimp mask (with orange rubber ball) from Pulp Fiction - it 's her.


Why do I get the feeling she's gonna grow old and die alone?

tofu

I sooo want to see Switzerland now and that gorge thing in Geneva. I'm not even gonna try and type out that name. The country is just beautiful.

BDB

That's not such a nice thing to say about anyone
somebody loves her, that's for sure, Zach wants her bad, so he will put up with the sheite. It's gonna be teri and ian in reverse in 30 years time.



As an aside, this is probably the busiest thread we had on this show so far

nevermind

That did sound harsh -sorry-

I meant it more like the fact that her attitude and whining (if it's the same in real life) would keep anyone away from her for an extended period of time - Zach aside. But I think he is waking up (and I bet he'll have plenty of offers from other women with less "issues" once this show is over). He seems like he is a genuinely nice guy.

BDB

Cool,
I just rather spread goodwill amongst people at this time of year.

nevermind

Understood .














Of course, Christmas or not - She still needs the gimp mask for the remainder of the show, IMO

Gandalf

Great show that never fails to entertain.

John Vito and Jill were really nice, so I was sorry to see them go but, as someone else noticed, they were the less "entertaining" team. It would've been nice to see a genuinely nice team go further tho even at the expense of what we usually call "entertainment" value.

My favourites since week 1 were the wondertwins, basically because everyone rallied against them in the beginning for no good reason at all. However, they lack the wits that made the 2 lawyers strong in the first season (they were my favourites from the beginning too). Chris and Alex last year didn't seem to me as good as the lawyers, but were good enough (my favs were Blake&Page). This season there are two teams that I would dread winning because one member is so annoying even if the other deserves lots (the annoying ones are of course Ian and Flo).

The best winners would be K&G of course. They are the funniest, they are not "wonder"-guys but very average looking. But they seem to be happy with who they are and enjoying every bit of their lives. The twins look like they are forced to live up to expectations that are probably imposed on them in lots of situations and they feel this pressure. They are clearly not as smart as K&G, but they allied themselves right in various situations (esp. their pact with K&G earlier in the race) when they needed the help most.

mrpayroll

You know, maybe this is why I'm still alone, lonely and single after 41 years, but if I were in love with someone (female) and very good friends with her and it seemed like we just might have a future together, and then she meets this good looking guy and basically drools over him and starts using me, only for her benefit, then I'd dump her ass right away.

Of course Zach can't do that right now, but after they win or are eliminated, he should say thanx for the memories and thanx for wasting the last xx years of my life and then dump her immediately. There's no way I would want to be 2nd choice! If he ends up staying with her and her whining ways, then he deserves all of the grief that he will get during the rest of their lives together.

And no, you cannot stay best friends with someone that you are in love with after they pick someone else over you, especially when you know deep down in your heart that you have treated her with respect and like a queen all these years, and then she falls for someone, who after getting what he wants, will treat her like dirt and then she'll come running back to you with her tail between her legs, asking for forgiveness. Sorry no can do!

***The preceeding in no way bears any resemblance to anything that has happened to me in the past***
Chris

MR ROBOTO 9000

I ain't afraid to agree with you!! Man , if anyone deserves bad karma, it's Flo.
She is gonna meet/date tons of guys, but her sorry ass is gonna get dumped every time. As soon as she opens her "cake-hole" everyone should just run in the opposite direction as fast as they can!!

atari2600

this is season 3 right?

does cbs put full seasons on dvd like they do with survivor?

i watched season 1 and liked it. forgot about 2 (unless this is 2 but i thought there was 3) and got hooked again on 3.

mrpayroll

No, this is Season 3 and no word yet on any DVD sets. It would be great to have deleted scenes and bloopers on these sets.

Chris