I love wasabi and usually put a little more on my sushi than the average person. But even if I get just a dab too much (even for me) I get some serious nasal burnage. I agree that they must have been using some very mild stuff.

The game show was so hilarious though.

The poker players aren't too good at holding on to that bluff. The moment someone recognized them (delicious coincidence says I) they couldn't help but start blabbing. Typical narcissists.

YAY! I found a whole pack of other Amazing Race watchers! :snap:

I am pretty darn terrible at remembering the teams names - but I already can not stand the trial lawyer/muscle man jerk! ugh

The Poker players girls don't look like eye candy to me - but then I am an old straight woman. I don't much care for them. All the young teams 20/30 something teams are blurred in my head so far.

I adore the MT dad and son team, and the team of best friends where one of the guys as aspers. Oh and I like the Harlem Globetrotter guys! So cute how the one held the little older lady's hand on the way to the finish.

Question: Do we assume the day after is okay without spoilers? I wasn't sure.

In response to my denagration of the wasabi roadblock, I loved the ducks roadblock.

I was really hoping at least one of the teams would swat the butt of the last duck across the bridge. I know I would have.

The "speed bump" looked too easy, but it's always hard to tell for sure. If there was more to it than just dumping all the stuff into the bowl, then the fact that Maria knew how to make the soup could have saved them. Tiffany on the other hand, WTF? Who the heck grows up around ducks anymore? Score another one for lady luck.

I hope Zev "The duck Whisperer" and Justin hang around for a bit but I'm afraid that all to soon the stress of some aspect will overwhelm Zev.

Oh and just once, I'd like to hear the deaf, short, blind, quadriplegic, zombie, Irish, or whatever disability player say "I'm here for the money" rather than "I'm here to show the world...."

Did anyone see the premiere episode of the new season of The Amazing Race? Definitely a great opener - the amount of stupidity on display was staggering. I won't spoil it until the thread gets going. You can stream the whole episode at CBS.com.

Huh? What? Premier? Damn.

You can watch the whole episode on CBS.com, like Mousepod said. I just did since I was out of town on Sunday night.

Lots of stupid mistakes by teams in the first episode. It's not an advantage to rush off to the next thing if you don't read the whole clue thoroughly and understand what it says.

Also, I don't like the casting of people from other reality shows. Not interested in Big Brother, don't watch, don't care who they are. Give me some other people who haven't already had their 15 minutes plus.

I kept waiting for someone to say, "This sure doesn't look like China."

We're going to Chile, but the currency exchange at LAX doesn't have any Chilean money. So let's change all of our money to Brazilian currency instead!

Yeah that was a major fail. I also felt bad for those house painters who had no idea why two random Americans were painting inside the house. And they had to fix that after the idiots left!

For someone on the show to redeem her reputation, she's off to a slow start.

But I do hope she stays around for a bit. There are sure to be a ton of good map joked to be made at her expense....