But first a random Amazing Race sighting: Lorisa and I were watching one of those fabulous VH1 shows that basically says, "Hey! Celebrities have a lot more money than you!" This particular version was about what famous couples do for each other. Apparently John Travolta likes to rent out entire an entire spa so he can spend private time with his wife. They interview someone affiliated with the spa and it's a slimy-looking guy named Jonathan. That's right, it was Mr. Spousal Abuse himself! Hopefully the smell of mud baths is calming him down. I guess since he's working they haven't been selling too many nude pictures of Victoria from her website.

Back to the Amazingly Angry Race!

So the Schroeders and Weavers have some sort of rivalry. Well, it's more like the Schroeders not liking the Weavers, because the Weavers seem to have too much going on internally to be worrying about what other people think of them.

Young Ms. Stassi Schroeder had quite the angry run there. First, why would you put a big "ass" in the middle of your daughter's name? No wonder she's upset.

Back to the Weavers, I did feel for them having to go to a racetrack. That was pretty brave of them to go through with it.

I see a good moon risin'…

So the Race runs through Mississippi…and they send everyone to the "Southern Colonel" trailer home lot? Let's not be too stereotypical. I definitely had to laugh when the Weaver-Haters didn't believe the cop's directions. What's the point of asking then?

If you told me before the episode we'd witness a mooning, the last team I would've picked to drop trou would've been the daughters (well, maybe the little kid team). I'm guessing the Linz boys have been on the receiving the end of a lot worse moons. The one brother's "flashing" cracked me up too. Glad to see people finding ways to have fun on those ridiculously long drives.

Speaking of the little kid team, how about snotty girl saying, "I don't like these trailers. They're eeeeeeevil." Gaghan them with a silver spoon apparently.

Jeff writes in and says, "If the producers of the Amazing Race don't make the challenges more fair for the families that don't have two eighty-pound (combined) children I'm going to quit watching the show. First, the "weightless ones" get to ride in the back of the Amish buggy then they ride in the jeep for four-wheelin' fun. No wonder they were able to do it in two passes." Interesting point. At first glance you'd think that family would be at a disadvantage because only two of the four members can do the heavy lifting. But, as you say, any time they're lifting the other members of their team, they're not very heavy! We finally had a physical challenge with no choice involved (the "party bike" around the track) so maybe there will be more to balance things out.

So the Detour options were sawing a big log…or playing blackjack? Are you kidding?! Double down, baby! Two different teams try the casino before quitting though. Stop hitting on anything over 12, you idiots! They only way you're going to get all four people to win a hand is with the dealer busting (going over 21). All you do is make sure you don't bust (the biggest card is worth ten) and wait for the dealer to go over three times. It just goes to show that gambling is good for you.

Wrapping things up, the honey mooners (or is that mooning honeys?) win for the second straight week, and they basically led wire to wire. Go, old dad, go!

That's what you get for hating widows.

The big upset was the Old Angriest team coming in second. That should give them peace for about five minutes.

It came down to the Schroeders and the Gaghans for last, and the New Angriest team lost in their hometown of New Orleans. At least it was a short trip home.

Next week the teams actually leave the United States! We'll see if it's anything more than a day trip to Mexico.

Kick some Stass!

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