The Amazing Race 12

A pair of donkeys was the undoing of the two most dysfunctional teams in the debut of The Amazing Race 12. A donkey doesn't tolerate bitchy even when its the "aren't-I-cute" bitchy often adopted by a segment of the gay population.

The 12th season of The Amazing Race launched Sunday night with eleven new naive pairs of racers. As a seasoned viewer, I laugh at the teams who are frustrated finding LAX from the Playboy Mansion in Hollywood. This is their easiest task and they're crying mad now?!

Flashback to the pre-race interviews in which teams declare how they will play the race. I'm going to be a bitch, says Ari. We're going to flirt and no one is going to be able to resist us, says this season's team of blondes, Shana and Jennifer. Uh-oh, here comes Jennifer and Nathan, the couple that is using the race to work out their issues.

In Ireland, it was no coincidence that the Ari/Staella and Jennifer/Nathan teams got the donkeys that wouldn't move. The teams' screaming and pouting just made the donkeys dig their heels in the mud and allow the sweet talking teams to overtake them.

As I hoped, Ari and Staella finished the race leg last and were eliminated.