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Revenge Of The Nerds!! Comic-Con Treasurer Takes On Former NFL Star On AMAZING RACE 13!!

Published at:  Aug 20, 2008 4:21:33 PM CDT

I am – Hercules!!


A safety with the St. Louis Cardinals 30 years ago, Ken Greene will join his estranged wife to face off against a pair of comic-book geeks in the 13th edition of “The Amazing Race,” premiering on CBS Sept. 28.

The comic-book guys may not be the biggest nerds after the prize. A pair of frat brothers from Arizona State are dubbed “Team Superbad” by their rivals.

Other competitors include an ancient hippy couple, a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and her singer-actor brother, and – of course – a pair of hot blondes named Brooke and Marisa.

Meet “Team Superbad” and the people who stand between them and a million dollars here.






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  • Aug 20, 2008 2:43:54 AM CDT

    testing 1 2 3

    by xega

  • Aug 20, 2008 2:48:19 AM CDT

    THE ASU guys will be out in about 5 minutes

    by xiphos_2

    If you show'em a keg and tell'em there's passed out Sorority chick they can to defile together in the bad place. More then likely these two douchbags will want to defile each other. "Hey Bra! you going to Mickeys Hangover when we win? DUUUUDEEEEEEEEE, I'm so going to the Mick!" I guran-fucking-tee you will hear this sentence coming out of the D-Bags mouths.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 3:21:11 AM CDT

    NFL has no St Louis Cardinals

    by lbayniner

    is the guy a baseball player, or was he an arizona cardinal

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  • Aug 20, 2008 3:35:52 AM CDT

    lbayniner

    by xiphos_2

    The Cards moved to AZ in 1988. That guy looks old enough to have played for the Cards in St. Louis.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 3:58:04 AM CDT

    keep pimping this shit herc

    by bacci40

    while the writers of "reality" shit keep getting screwed by the suits...really nice...maybe someday you will get a job that makes you workd 16 hour days without benefits...

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  • Aug 20, 2008 4:29:55 AM CDT

    Bcacci40 you idiot

    by xiphos_2

    Nobody "makes" them work there dumb fuck, they choose to work under those conditions, they can leave. Now go get me my double double.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 8:48:28 AM CDT

    Gave up on this years ago

    by greg39

    when it became the Dr Phil of game shows. Gotta make everyone cry and have their life changing moment.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 9:01:09 AM CDT

    It's Ken Greene..

    by spyhunter

    He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978, and left the league in 1984 after playing at San Diego. Seems he was also canned from Washington State University last year for misconduct.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 9:24:05 AM CDT

    MLB?

    by bibble 3000

    St Louis Cardinals = Baseball Team (MLB) Arizona Cardinals = Football Team (NFL)

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  • Aug 20, 2008 9:33:00 AM CDT

    I want to fuck Melissa and Brooke.

    by skidmarkedundies

    Does that make me evil?

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  • Aug 20, 2008 9:38:25 AM CDT

    How Long...

    by jonas grumpy

    ...into the first episode before the two blondes are referred to as "The Barbies"?

    Every season has to have one team that acquires that nickname. I'm waiting for the day when we'll see "The Kens."

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  • Aug 20, 2008 9:39:40 AM CDT

    St. Louis Cardinals

    by bloo

    In the 70s/80s (maybe into the 90s not sure) St Louis had two pro teams an MLB team named The Cardinals...and an NFL team named the Cardinalsalways thought that was lazy on St. Louis' part and that there fans must be idiots if they had to have the same name for two teams (I'm a KC fan (MLB) and an AFC fan (NFL) ) so I had a very low opinion of the Cards but yeah...some of you...critics (i.e. people looking for a reason to bitch) need to have a little bit of history before you start bitching

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  • Aug 20, 2008 10:02:48 AM CDT

    here's a bit of history to bitch about

    by arcadiands

    The Baltimore Orioles moved from St. Louis in 1954 where they were known as the St. Louis Browns.
    I think this guy might have played for them.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 10:04:28 AM CDT

    this article is incomplete

    by arcadiands

    you failed to give us the names of the contractually requisite gay men team.
    It wouldn't be The Amazing Race without two gay dudes.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 10:58:08 AM CDT

    I think the comic guys might be the gays

    by inwosuxred

    just looking at the photos...

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  • Aug 20, 2008 10:58:24 AM CDT

    The other requisite team is the boyfriend/girlfriend

    by big jim

    where the guy treats his girlfriend like shit.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 11:00:02 AM CDT

    You mean NFL teams aren't permanent?

    by inwosuxred

    Nobody played on the L.A. Rams either, because the NFL doesn't have an L.A. Rams. Nobody ever played for the Baltimore Colts or the L.A. Raiders either.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 11:03:08 AM CDT

    Big Jim

    by inwosuxred

    I think that team is officially designated the "Dr. Phil" team, because after the race they have to go on Dr. Phil to get yelled at. Maybe they'll switch it up and have the woman yell at the guy this time?

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  • Aug 20, 2008 11:04:21 AM CDT

    Re: ArcadianDS

    by backrivercatfish

    The St. Louis Browns were the original Milwaukee Brewers before moving in 1902 and the New York Yankees were originally the Baltimore Orioles before moving in 1903. You might know that if you weren't gay.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 11:17:11 AM CDT

    Another Prereq

    by lost4words

    The daughter and somewhat estranged father team looking to strenghten their relationship

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  • Aug 20, 2008 12:04:14 PM CDT

    Bacci, Amazing Race is one of the best shows on television.

    by lenny nero

    Often, not even 24 or Lost can rival it on pure intensity.

    And I'm rooting for the old hippie couple, just for fuck's sake. Will they last long? Nah, but they'll probably make me giggle a few times on the way.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 12:07:01 PM CDT

    I love this show and I don't

    by cherryvalance

    When it's good, it's great. When it's not, I completely forget about it. I mean the first seasons were amazing but when they started getting people like Boston Rob on it, it started to turn into just another reality show (I didn't even bother with the family season). But last season was pretty good, so we'll see. But they've kinda been everywhere already haven't they? I guess they're going to have to revisit some locales. Those teams look okay though.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 12:41:39 PM CDT

    INWOsuxRED, I thought "Dr Phil" team was

    by big jim

    the team that bossed everyone around telling them what to do when they themselves had little clue as to what was going on. But your explanation makes more sense.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 12:54:53 PM CDT

    The Blondes are pretty meh this time

    by aversiontherapy2

  • Aug 20, 2008 1:08:21 PM CDT

    They should got some ASU cheerleaders.

    by mr spork

    But, they're busy doing porn.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 1:15:56 PM CDT

    The NFL Cardinals...

    by mr spork

    played in Chicago from 1898 to 1959, St. Louis 1960 to 1987, moved to Arizona in 1988.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 1:52:35 PM CDT

    NFL Teams

    by jonas grumpy

    How many teams have NEVER moved? (Is Green Bay the only one?) Which one has moved the most? The least?

    I'd look it up, but someone amongst you is just itching to show off their football knowledge. Go for it!

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  • Aug 20, 2008 2:31:21 PM CDT

    Re: NFL Teams

    by backrivercatfish

    I'm just guessing but I think two other teams have moved twice besides the Cardinals. The Rams (Cleveland to LA to St. Louis) and Raiders (Oakland to LA to Oakland). The Packers never moved, I'm not sure about the Bears. I think the Colts were another team and city before Baltimore, I should probably know being I live near there.

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  • As in the possible VM big-screen wrapup to the series?

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  • Aug 20, 2008 4:18:54 PM CDT

    NFL

    by bloo

    I'm pretty sure Green Bay and Dallas have never moved, I'm not sure on the Bears but that is a possibility, Cleveland though was the smartest, keeping/buying whatever the Browns name so that a Celevland team would always be The Browns

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  • Aug 20, 2008 4:19:45 PM CDT

    Pennsy

    by bloo

    main page, about 3 or 4 stories from the topfunny I mentioned I wondered where you were at in that TB

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  • Aug 20, 2008 5:03:27 PM CDT

    Re: NFL Teams

    by backrivercatfish

    I looked it up, the Bears played in Decatur before Chicago. Weird.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 5:15:03 PM CDT

    Actually lots of teams haven't moved

    by dreadpirateroberts

    Sure, quite a number have (Al Davis started the current trend in the early 80's) but in addition to the ones mentioned above, SF has not moved (and is one of the oldest teams) and none of the expansion teams (tampa bay, jacksonville, and so on, although they have not been around for as long)have moved that I am aware of.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 5:22:08 PM CDT

    And requisite reality show bashing aside...

    by dreadpirateroberts

    The amazing race is still a lot of fun in my opinion. I agree that the Family season was pretty crappy, but the rest is still interesting. There will always be some jerks, some ditzes, some embarassing xenophobes, some stereotypical couples, and some earnest old people, but it usually seems to be a pretty good mix. The big trick is still having a team near the end to pull for, which is not always the case. But 80% of scripted TV is a lot worse.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 5:29:21 PM CDT

    First season was the best...

    by dreadpirateroberts

    The "Evil gay couple" (man those guys were bastards, and enjoyed it), the fat bald frat guys ("eat you fat bastard. eat like you have never eaten before!"), and the mother/daughter team with the daughter crying about how stupid the people in India where because they did not understand her English. That was a memorable season of TV.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 9:08:59 PM CDT

    Is this season in HD?

    by inwosuxred

    I thought they were finally making the switch. Show looks great in SD, it should look incredible in HD.

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  • Aug 20, 2008 9:24:56 PM CDT

    Survivor is going HD this season, not Race

    by backrivercatfish

  • Aug 20, 2008 9:26:07 PM CDT

    Would like to see some inappropriate couples

    by miyamoto_musashi

    i.e.

    1. Married cousins.
    2. Catholic priest and his alter boy
    3. Teacher and student couple

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  • Aug 21, 2008 8:14:16 AM CDT

    Has anyone seen TAR Asia?

    by prometeo

    Last season (second) was EXTREMELY fun, whith some great locations, gorgeous gals, funny moments, countries rivalry and an uninterrupted sense of joy. The only thing missing was Phil.

    As reality shows go, I love this series as it's the most real of them all, with little space for scripting and cheap manipulation. And the locations! Please... there have been pitsops at the Great Sphinx of Giza, the Great Wall, l'Arc de Triomphe, etc.

    Hope this one lasts a whole lot of seasons more.

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  • Aug 21, 2008 1:39:08 PM CDT

    NEERRRRRRRDDSSS!!!!

    by big jim

    I hope there's a team of athletic frat boys to show those nerds who's boss.

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  • Aug 21, 2008 10:04:46 PM CDT

    The cheerleader's name is...

    by han ol' buddy

    Starr Spangler. OMG, you have to be fucking kidding me?!?!?

    She does have a kickin' body though, I'll give her that.

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  • Aug 22, 2008 9:33:46 AM CDT

    Han Ol' Buddy, "Cheerleader" is CBS-Speak

    by big jim

    for Stripper. "Gimme a 5, Gimme a 10, Gimme another 5. What do you get? Lap Dance!"

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