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Originally Posted by tld221
here's my thing: they complain about how the BQs are getting around on their looks and whatnot, but they dont exactly dress to impress... and why were they the only ones boo-hooing when their family videos came through! they couldve saved that for the train ride instead of wasting time.
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They were the only ones with kids -- that's why they were crying. And I didn't hate them then.
That said, I think you're right about the complaining. They complain about the BQs getting everything on looks, but then we see (1) the BQs ask if they can take a taxi without waiting in the queue before jumping ahead of everyone, and (2) Bama simply act like there aren't other people waiting in the queue and ignoring the man who is asking them to get in line.
Lyn and Carlyn have been carrying huge chips on their shoulders the entire race: they complain that other teams are taking advantage of something -- looks, a prosethetic leg, whatever -- and blame that for any troubles they are having rather than looking at their own lousy attitudes. They grouse about the BQs leaving the dented car or saying the models are with them for the flight, but I bet they would have done exactly the same things for someone else in the Back-of-the-Pack. They actually pushed a Kuwaiti man just to keep him from translating for the BQs, for pete's sake. And they berated the ticket man ("I just hope you can sleep with yourself at night") for giving the models their tickets first, when it was clear that EVERYONE WAS GETTING ON THE SAME FREAKIN' FLIGHT. I would have done the same thing as the ticket man out of sheer spite if they had talked to me like that. My kids understand this stuff better than Bama does -- when you're nice to people, they're more likely to want to be nice to you; when you rail at them, they're less likely to listen to you or be helpful to you.
I find little to like about them, except their love for their kids.
Yes, the BQs can be smug or annoying -- the "sista" remark was definitely unnecessary -- and yes they are using their looks and their "congeniality" to their advantage. They'd be stupid not to. But they are racing well, and one reason they are racing well is that they are focusing on their own race rather than expending energy complaining about other teams.
I want the BQs and the models in the final 3. As for the third team, I like the Chos better and would like to see them there, but I have to say that I think Rob and Kimberly deserve it more.
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