Browncoat

No idea for FJ tonight, alas. And I only got the TS/missed DD of tin man, bullet train, Komodo dragon, and flycatcher. Congrats to Margaret!

I love the absurdist humor of Monty Python -- show and movies. Sure, some skits definitely don't work, and there are parts of "Meaning of Life" that I just can't watch, but for the most part, those guys just have me howling with laughter. I will always laugh at the dead parrot and the Ministry of Silly Walks, even though my hovercraft is full of eels, and it is pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove.

TripTiks were the best, back in the day. All the information you might ever need for your road trip, in one conveniently bound pad of paper. I loved those things.

I love Sas the master manipulator. He was so awesome in such an understated way in this ep. Pete might have been picked last in the roommate lottery, but he actually was a first choice. Maybe instead of Isaac moving to the shed, Nigel could move to the house?

Awww, I'm sad that Missy won't go to Red Lobster with her dad any more.

Ryan annoyed me from the very beginning, when the players were being introduced, so it doesn't hurt my feelings that he couldn't come up with FJ. I didn't come up with it, either, unless "What is that city on Sicily?" counts. But I did get calving, Okinawa, nylon, Genoa, lace, and merino. I have lots of merino wool socks. I love them -- so toasty in the winter.

Our mask mandate will end on 14 March. I'm planning on continuing to wear mine unless I'm safely ensconced in my office, but I suspect I'll be about the only one who will.

I feel like this finale was some real old-school TAR. And it was great! Everyone had an equal start, so it was all about the racers and their abilities. Airport hijinks, missed connections, and late-arriving planes can’t be blamed. Bad taxi luck can’t be blamed. The clues were more puzzle-ish than so many have been. The tasks were well-designed with lost of potential for shuffling the order. One of the best finales we’ve seen in a while, IMO.

We are incredibly grateful, Phil! Thank y'all for making the Race work under these conditions!

And they still made the guys do the challenge? That seems a little mean.

I wish I could have rooted for the FAs, but their vocal fry is just too much.

Heh. The FAs finished before Ryan and Dusty even got to the final challenge.

That was a really good final leg. And no one got left in Alaska or Hawai'i.

Go, Kim and Penn!

Oh man, they're all getting worse!

I still love the souvlaki vendor.

This looks like a good memory quiz.

Well, at least it's not down to bad taxi luck.

Oh, this looks like a lot of fun! The Broken Ox! Watermelon to the face! Original Hay bales!

Dusty smashing things seems right.

So, Penn is just blindly (heh) hitting all the pinatas now?

Oh, I would hate this -- I hate being blindfolded.

Smart of Kim and Penn to ask for directions at the hotel desk.

Many years ago, I owned a car called a Chevrolet Spectrum. I named him Roy, as in Roy G. Biv.

So I guess all those people behind Phil are the eliminated teams and camera people? I'm okay with any of them winning, but I'm rooting for Kim and Penn.