So, a show of hands for everyone who wanted to take grandpa’s bog soaked undies and shove them in Ron’s mouth? Christina has the patience of…well, not me, to deal with that man. He just can’t Shut Up. Ever. I was SO ready for her to take that bog pole and do Very Bad Things with it. Sheesh!

Okay…now I can do a team recap:

The Good:

First, I loved Pat and Kate (married ministers) for being human enough to roll their eyes at Ron (and worry about the well being of his daughter) but totally cheered them for FINALLY being the “religious” team that says that the Big Guy really doesn’t care who wins Amazing Race. (Weavers!) I knew they likely wouldn’t get far, but wished their level-headedness and absolute joy in the race would have been around longer.

Kynt and Vyxsen. I know! Whoda thunk it? But…girls with macrame skills! Boys who hate getting boggy! These two race very, very well and appear to have a solid, respectful and very productive relationship. Go Hello Kitty Goths!

Christina. For making it through two legs and not being thrown in an Amsterdam prison for first degree murder.

Shana and Jennifer. I know! (squared!) Wasn’t too keen on Team Blonde the first leg, but you can’t say they didn’t work hard and race well this time around. Impressive. And they didn’t seem to feel the need to get nasty. (Other Jennifer!) Plus, we have to be nice to Shana. After all, as his former girlfriend, she’s had to see Ryan Seacrest naked.

The Bad -

TK and Rachel. Nice people who seem to get along well with one another, but somewhat clueless. I don’t see them lasting a long time.

The team who came in first (the guy who looks like Marky Mark and the girl who shrieks when upset.) Lorena and Jason, yeah, that’s them. (Not a good sign when you can’t remember their names. At all.) Other than his funky goatee thing, they did well this leg, but I’m thinking as soon as adversity hits, it’ll be right back to shrieking (her) and passive aggressiveness (him.)

Azaria and Hendekea. Okay, okay, so they aren’t bad. They’re good racers, seemingly pretty nice, and moving along at a good, solid pace. So why don’t I like them? I don’t know. They just bug. Mostly Azaria. Maybe I’ll figure it out at some point. I think they are more The Meh. I will have to amend the Good, Bad, Ugly list to the Good, Meh, Bad & Ugly list.

Also Meh are Julia and Marianna. Okay racers, a bit wound too tight, and therefore missing out on major race points. A bit Too Much for me, but we’ll see how they play out.

The Ugly:

Nicholas and Grandpa. So, okay, the ugly was having to see Grandpa in his skivvies. My eyes! But these two, while seemingly charmed by each other, and quickly learning how to deal with each others shortcomings (Ron!) still aren’t a lovely team for me.

Nathan and Jennifer. Wow. Just….wow. He’s a mysoginistic ass and she’s just a stone cold bitch. (I mean, not only does she call the Team Blonde bitches…and hey, Jen? You’re blonde. Just sayin’. But she also said the same thing of the Minister Couple. Yikes. Karma????) They deserve each other, but I don’t really want to watch their dysfunction on my television screen. Please go home next.

Ron. Why, you ask? Well, watch the show. Any segment of, oh, five or ten minutes will do. You’ll know exactly why he’s listed here. My. God. He reminds me of the team with the one-legged racer and her prosthetic-maker boyfriend. I had a late-in-the-race level of disgust for him by leg two, and Ron is Right There. I don’t want Christina to go, but boy do I want Daddy Boy out of the race. I’m sorry, but I’m thinking it was probably a very good thing he wasn’t around much during her childhood.

Aaaaaand….discuss.

PS - did anyone else think the huge bra and undies behind Phil at the Amazing Bathmat of Elimination was hilarious?

Now, it’s time for this week’s SHaQ Attack contest! As I promised, due to skipping the contest last week, this week I’m giving out two books…copies of my January 2008 release, The Black Sheep & The Hidden Beauty! Woo hoo! And because this is a Reality Week Extravaganza (Amazing Race, Dancing With Stars, Project Runway with My Tim!!!, and Survivor) we are doing the Who Will Be Eliminated contest! Since Survivor is on last this week, we’ll go with that one. For those who don’t watch, your remaining castaways are: Frosti, James, Courtney, Denise, Erik, Pei Ghe, Todd, and Amanda. Who is getting voted off the island this week? Send your vote by Thursday, 8pm EST to donna@donnakauffman.com with Eliminated! in the subject line. I’ll draw two names from the correct entries…or two names at random from all the entries if no one gets it right. So, even if you don’t watch, it can’t hurt to give it a shot!

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