YKYHBWTMTW: you type the word teeth and you instantly think about the day-glo mouth of Blake.

The Bride's mom on My Big Fat whatever the other night was wearing a black sweater with a TAR flag on it. Seriously.

Hmm, I didn't catch that. Must have been because it was only a 5-second clip. Still, I doubt they watch anything other than PBS.

Actually, the name of this thread is wrong. Because there's no such thing as too much TAR.

SVNBob- Good point. I like it:)

YKYBWTMTARW..... i was just watching david letterman and they had this guy who could balance an envelope on his nose. I shoyed out loud at the tv "Oh i have seen better.." heh.

When you're watching a great movie like Godard's "Breathless" in film class, but your favorite parts (by far) are getting to see the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe!

When you know all the lines that Phil says to the racers at the start of each race.

Bumpity bump, so we can use the right thread, now that we're watching too much, instead of waiting...

When you celebrate because not only have you gotten your sister hooked, but she's gotten her guy hooked, too, and he -hates- Reality TV.

When you find yourself saying, in Phil voice, at the end of each episode: "Stay tuned (pause) for scenes from our next episode."

When in a fit of pique, because you don't want to clean the garage you empty out and count the odd coin cup. While counting said coins you try to sort and count as fast as you can so you can beat the tree, clock and whatever else counters from season 3. (Now I have $93+ to spend on something frivolous. I see a 'God is in the Tub' shirt in my future.)

YKYBWTMTARW

...you join TWoP Forums only so you may post to TAR forums (need connection with others obsessed)...

...you see a world almanac and wonder why the teams don't carry one...

...when you buttonhole relatives at at family picnic and tell them they have to start watching TAR, complete with times and station advice...

...When you get quite excited when you see the word "Amazing" in your Junk Mail folder...But it Turns out to be "amazing Software or amazing boobs.

God, tonight he did it differently, and I felt like a tool for not being able to say it right along with him. He paused after scenes instead of tuned. Why would he do that to me?

He also didn't have the tuuuuuned dragged out. I always have the teuuuned in my head. (I do not know how to represent the sort of 'ew' sound he gets in to that tuned, but man I lurve it.)

Me too!! Which is why I was so disappointed in the change. Some things should just not be messed with.

Last night I had a TAR dream. Don't remember the details, but I was racing, and Charla was there, and I think someone might have had a hand up a cow's ass.

heckkitty, I know your pain. I have at least one TAR related dream a week...on Monday it was that we were running around and had to measure the angle of something from a window. I kept seeing Millie and Chuck messing up the task because they were too tired.

whoops, double post.

Sat. I was driving with Mini-Mac, who is 5, when some driver was annoying me by slowing down and half pulling over then getting back in the lane and speeding up. When they finally pulled off the freeway, I yelled "There is a God!" and Mini-Mac pipes from the back "and he's not in the tub!"

....friend and I are flying home from Toronto. We found out our flight was going to be delayed, intially only for a couple hours, but it evolved into a 12 hour delay.
I looked at my friend and asked if she saw a pay phone bank. When she asked why, I asked "How's your Inner Racer?" She laughed and told me that no, I could not call the other airlines looking for a flight to get us home faster.

MacMadame : that is HILARIOUS!!

I know I've not only been watching too much TAR but also suffering from major withdrawal symptoms, as I'm sitting here, using the format function in MS Excel to remove some highlighting in cells, and the toolbar button's option is "NO FILL" and I think: "No Phil"?

When you're seeing the excellent new film "Before Sunset" and when the characters ride a boat past Notre Dame, you instantly think of TAR.

And also when you see a midnight screening of the old B monster movie "Destroy All Monsters" and when a monster destroys the Arc de Triomphe it makes you sad because you think "That's a future pit stop!"

...when people ask you on the street what's so funny that you're laughing by yourself. I was thinking about the whole Charla/Mirna "sticking your hand in the cow's ass" incident at the time.

...when you think, "Oh, crap I must get my predictions up when I wake up for the TWoP episode prediction game.

... when you're looking at shrubs at the garden center, and you notice a tag that says "Outstanding Dwarf Pine", and you think of Charla.

...you see an Olympic commercial (during QEFTSG) and you suddenly think that the Race should be an Olympic Event.

You're driving late at night and see a number plate "CHA1" on the car a little way in front of you, and you go "WOOOO!!!". Then you drive closer and realise it says GMA1.... <insert sheepishness>

... Any time you get lost, you and your husband turn it into a serious debate on the subject of how you'd handle yourselves as Racers...

My best friend and I have done this as well:-)

This happened last night with my friends and I (my one friend is HORRIBLE at giving directions). For the rest of the night I talked about TAR, and my friends finally gave in and watched TAR with me.

When you turn activities into Roadblocks to convince your spouse to get out of bed on a Sunday morning:

"In Brunch-o, you must get ready quickly to meet your in-laws for brunch at a nice restaurant. You'll have to get out of bed and shower, but you will get an excellent free meal. In Sleep-o, you can sleep in, but your midday meal will be a frozen burrito."

When you see the commercial about tuesday being the most forgotten day, you think TAR is on tuesdays. Tuesday is the best day of the week.

JenEx, I believe you mean that you turn activities into Detours. I have been discussing TAR with most, if not all, members of my school's cross-country team for the past month. The only other topics, all forgotten about, are: the Tour de France, the way they reorganized the comics page in the St Louis Post-Dispatch, movies, and girls. But TAR rules all.

Christmas before last, my then girlfriend and now wife made up "The Amazing Christmas Race" for my big present. I had to hit checkpoints, choose a detour, do a roadblock, and solve a few puzzles for clues before I got anywhere near the prize. She made up envelopes and everything.

I believe that's a sign that she watches way too much TAR. Love her to death.

You mean the pizza commercial? Yeah, I had that same thought in relation to the commercial the other day. (I love the way that actor, who used to guest-star on Dharma and Greg, would snarl, "Friday.")

You're correct, of course, Tiger Tim. That was a Detour. I turn CHORES into Roadblocks. "A Roadblock is a task that only one person can perform. Today's Roadblock is cleaning the litterbox. The clue clearly says that this must be performed by the person who forgot to feed the cats this morning, causing them to wake up the other person by standing on her face."

...When you think to yourself damn I wish I could call out because it is a TAR day.

...when you and your spouse have a serious discussion about who would take which tasks if you were on the race, and he agrees completely that working airport counters would be the very last thing he'd ever be allowed to do.

(Come to think of it, that's a sign you're both watching too much TAR!)

...when while visiting a craft store which is having a going-out-of-business sale, you pause in front of the ribbon racks and wind up purchasing yellow and red ribbons for the sole purpose of attatching them to your plain black purse to turn it into an Amazing Purse if you happen to go to a TARCon this year ... despite never having managed to get to one before ... and you are not deterred in said task by the fact that even though the purse is tiny, the minimum ribbon purchase is two yards. Anyone need some red and yellow ribbon? I have about a yard and a half available ...

...You have a dream That you are Mirna (of all people) and that Phil tells you that you missed the fast forward back at the Shake Disco...Your dream goes on to you worrying about if you have a russian guidebook...

spoiler tags just in case.

... When you've made up your mind that you hate Mirna because she reminds you of that annoying stupid kid in Spanish class who, after he has thrown used batteries at you, says to the Spanish teacher that because of something small you did he is the "victim-o" and you should be given "detention-o"

... When you get into a fight with your brother because you want to run the race with him and he said that he would never skydive or bungee jump

... When you drag your aunt and cousin around Zurich on your vacation just so you can see the clocktower, park, and statues used in TAR 3, and despite what they say you have no intrest at all in the other landmarks

... When all you want for your birthday is a "God in tub" shirt

... When you meet this cute 8 year old kid from Turkey and you automatically think of Charla

... When you discipline your cats using Detours..

"Okay Samantha: in "Salmon Mash" you get extra wet cat food, possibly Salmon, at the end of the day, but you can't attack the dog, the other cats, or the noses of the people who gave you a home. In "Water Splash" you may attack said residents, but you will be splashed gently with water and the only food you will recieve shall be of the hard crunchy variety..."

BWAH! Pretty funny stuff here:-)

Does it work for you? I try it my kitty Theo: In the Porch-o task, I open the sliding door, and you get to hang out on the porch and the front lawn. In the Snack-o task, the door stays closed, but you get a handful of Temptations kitty treats.

Unfortunately, Theo (Theo Furry) keeps doing the Bald Snark switch-up, and ends up getting the food treats and the outside reward every night. (He watches TAR, too. I guess you're watching too much TAR when your cat picks up on it.)

Oh yeah, and I bought a tough, lightweight, travelling backpack. I had no reason to, just wanted to get more into the TAR spirit.

lol, Samantha lurves watching reality TV, her ears even twitch when some one she doesn't like talks and she purrs when some one she likes talks. I guess that's a sign we're both watching too much TAR!

I also make plans for going on the race, such as which partner and clothes and how to get time, and I'm only 14! (Well, almost 15 but...)

You see two similarly colored guys bickering in the Super K-Mart parking lot and one calls the other a 'stupid jerk' and you think, OH NO! Marshall and Lance! But then you realize your guys are blondes and sigh with relief.

..... you have a dream where Colin kisses you, and slips you a little tongue, and your dream self thinks "he's just being nice to me now so he can take advantage of me later."

...you walk into stores and you point out things to your friend, telling her that they will be useful for if they ever go on TAR. "Oooooooh, head lamps. Those are a must! And these hats are kind of ugly and recappers will hate us, but we won't get sunburned much."

You consider buying a frame from the clearance rack, that used to say STAR but the S is missing so it says TAR. The frame has tacky glittery stars all over it and an obvious nick in the wood where the S used to be. But you still think about it...

.... you buy the frame.

... You've contributed at least five things to this thread

... you'd pay over 2,000 dollars in order to add coments to the recaps (such as Win Chung or Sars)