Or people who go on the Colbert Report without being aware that it's a satire show.
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
flea - Mar 12, 2012 4:56:37 pm PDT #18941 of 23273
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Amy - Mar 12, 2012 4:57:08 pm PDT #18942 of 23273
Because books.
Yeah, like people who live in New York and go on Project Runway and don't bother to check out Mood.
You'd think they'd shop there already, you know?
brenda m - Mar 12, 2012 5:01:41 pm PDT #18943 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Survivor: fire.
Theodosia - Mar 13, 2012 3:45:34 am PDT #18944 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Historically, some of the winning contestants on Amazing Race have gone so far in their race prep to take extensive notes about past challenges, when non-eliminations tend to be scheduled, not to mention memorizing facts about the lists of countries that they are likely to visit.
Minimally, I'd take an intensive ropes and climbing course beforehand even if I had to hire a private tutor. (I already know stick!) Also get a prescription for Ambien, so when there was an overnight train trip or whatever, I'd be better rested than my competitors.
And remember to bring a solar-powered calculator!
Fred Pete - Mar 13, 2012 4:41:11 am PDT #18945 of 23273
Ann, that's a ferret.
Not a TAR watcher, but I learned how to drive on a stick AND taught a couple of people how. It isn't difficult to learn. It takes an afternoon and a road with no traffic, which is how my father taught me. Or one night and an empty parking lot, which is how I taught Hubs.
Theodosia - Mar 13, 2012 7:24:21 am PDT #18946 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
The other important thing about teaching stick-shifting is that it shouldn't be the instructors car. That way they can remain calmer.
lisah - Mar 13, 2012 8:59:53 am PDT #18947 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
everyone who tells me it wasnt hard to learn to drive stick learned as a young adult! I have been driving the easy way for 20+ years! It will not be easy for me to learn a whole weird way!
But i would if i were cast on TAR!
Theodosia - Mar 13, 2012 9:05:12 am PDT #18948 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
lisa, don't forget that you know how gears work on a bicycle AND you can play instrument(s)! All of which will help!
And FWIW I didn't learn stick until my late 20s w/o those advantages.
Toddson - Mar 13, 2012 9:19:19 am PDT #18949 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
My mother once tried to teach me to drive a stick shift on her car (MGB, fyi). After a series of lurching around the parking lot, she cried "my baby!" (referring to the car) and cancelled the lessons.
In later years, when she asked me why I'd never learned to drive a stick, I told her I was just naturally shiftless.
Liese S. - Mar 13, 2012 10:01:54 am PDT #18950 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I would have to learn how to drive stick and I would need to learn to ride a bicycle. I would be fine jumping out of planes and whatnot, and then I would be standing next to my bike crying. Oh, and to scuba. I can't dive. I'm naturally buoyant.