Sunday, November 15, 2009

SOMEONE GOT TO GIVE GLOBETROTTERS A TAXI. WE THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS! A speed bump is just a bump in the road, but nothing can derail you like not knowing what a candelabra is or failing to see the word "garden"on a clue. No, the finish was never in doubt, but we did see two unique things in this leg of the Race -- a shared taxi (apparently, non-penalized) and, okay, the thing we're going to talk the most about: editorial blurring not on account of nudity but rather based on Sam & Dan's excitement regarding the competition. Kudos to the Globetrotters, because those baggy, vertically-striped shorts do come in handy.

Speaking of which, that was one of the better sports-with-the-locals they've done in a while, a challenge format they've used rarely this season. The first part of this leg was frustrating -- seriously, a half-day wait for a half-day ferry? -- but once they got to Tallinn this was quite a well-constructed leg. (Which is to say that I'm still annoyed that they seem to have totally devalued skill-at-traveling as an asset in this year's Race.)

Fienberg has more on this week, and Miss Alli's recap of last week is now up. ("Right away, as Sam gets underway, Dan is screaming at him about how he has to break open the netting around the bale so he can unroll it. He’s right, but he’s already using his You Dumb Jackass tone of voice, which isn’t the direction you want to go right out of the gate.") Also, Saunabuss!

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