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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:05 PM Original message |
So ..... I'm watching NHRA drag racing on teevee ........ |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think they sponsor a car at NASCAR too. n/t |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. This has been going on in a big way for a long time. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. i was just about to mention that |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. 1970s, actually.... |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Gosh, why don't they tailor a recruiting campaign towards the rich kids? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Marine Balls |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force have been sponsoring races for years |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. You mean Sarge? |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. The Army probably thinks... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Excuse me, ever been to a drag race? |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Gee, I never realized drag racing was so safe. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I raced professionally (yes for money) for nearly a decade |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Actually, I do know the answer to your question,... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I was waiting to see how adapt you were at Googling |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. And you lied and got called on it. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I'm not allergic to nitro like so many are (you'd cry like a baby) |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Ah yes, the impeccable source that is "menstuff.org". |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. One last question before I put you on ignore |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I don't know whether you're intentionally misunderstanding... |
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HooptieWagon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. Damn, I missed Lee Shepherd dying... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Fluke |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Kids drop dead every year playing football.. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Too many here think motorsports are instant death for the participants and spectators |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Wow, that conversation inside your own head has really reached... |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. More people die from tripping over their bedsheets... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Drag racing is *perceived* as dangerous |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Well said, thank you for clarifying that point for the less intelligent. |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. True enough, football is definitely more regimented. |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. deleted. wrong place. nt |
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PetrusMonsFormicarum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
8. Army/Navy Football |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. Don Prudhomme was running an Army funny car when I was a kid in the 70s... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Garlits was sponsored by the Army for a time too. |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. That's right....he was running the Army dragster, right? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. You bet |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. What the fuck?!? This is complete treason. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
41. Why Not. |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. and I am really reverting back watch Hard Days Night |
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flyingfysh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. the Air Force sponsors a monster truck |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Everything you need to know about NASCAR and the army |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
35. Did they mention anything about the Nitromethane shortage? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Not all of it is produced in China, only the cheapest. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. China is still the #1 producer of race grade nitromethane |
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