The cowboys are totally awesome, and you can tell that all the rest of the teams love them, too. (And the musical score writer--whoever he/she is, loved the Western theme music they gave the team tonight!)

And I was really rooting for Dan and Jordan after that first roadblock; Dan was so supportive of Jordan. Wasn't too thrilled with that preview for next week though, because threatening to beat up your taxidriver while you're in the cab is never a good idea!

Pingping has a sister who is 7 feet tall.

I can't say enough nice things about the cowboys. They're a class act, personality-wise AND they're not so much uber-competent as willing to work hard on figuring out the best way to do the tasks, even ones totally outside their experience, like the noodles.

Quick-thinking, too -- Brett ran off after the blowing cards while the cowboy pinned down as many as he could before retrieving any. I guess that rodeo-riding involves a lot of quickly-made decisions, not just hanging on for dear life.

Quick-thinking, too -- Brett ran off after the blowing cards while the cowboy pinned down as many as he could before retrieving any.

Grabbing the folding chairs was brilliant.

And HOLY GOD BRETT, YOU WHINY LITTLE FUCKER. "Wah wah we would have beat them if it hadn't been for the wind." Like the wind didn't blow Jet's cards away too?

Watching Brett's cards blow away made me very happy. And watching his hissy fit about it just cemented it.

The Cowboys are right up there with the Clowns Jon and Kris and Chip and Kim among favorite teams ever for me. And they keep their cool better than maybe any team ever on the race. I guess when you've faced down death on the back of a steaming mad bull, a few scattered puzzle pieces is not going to faze you. And they always seem to be having so much fun.

Brent and Caite are not even fun to hate. They are annoying and I just really, really want them off of my TV screen. I haven't enjoyed the Cops all that much this season, but I sincerely hope they overcome the speed bump next week and make F3 along with the Cowboys and Dan and Jordan.

I so wish it was Jeff and Jordan instead of Brent and Caite. The cops have alternately grown and soured on me, as have D & J. Team Cowboy all the way at this point.

I like the Cops, and can't seem to be annoyed at them. They're like so many men I've known over the years, and they're another team that just seems to have a good time no matter what. The one asking plaintively if they couldn't get a challenge like chasing a crack dealer was hysterical.

The cops are for sure my number two, yeah.

Merle thinks that Tyra is "incredibly intelligent"? I have lost all respect for her.