tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post111699612323438978..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Speed! Death! Tortured Metaphors!James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1117361723905509682005-05-29T06:15:00.000-04:002005-05-29T06:15:00.000-04:00Quote: Oh? NFL football's television revenues are ...Quote: Oh? NFL football's television revenues are ten times NASCAR's, but the rest of the planet has managed to contain its enthusiasm so far.<BR/><BR/>*snicker* Ah, yes, but remember, if it's not in the US it doesn't exist. Parochialism is certainly not limited to either end of the political spectrum<BR/><BR/>Quote: ...can't we make this sort of claim for just about any human pastime?<BR/><BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1117150096701875242005-05-26T19:28:00.000-04:002005-05-26T19:28:00.000-04:00No one else has mentioned it, so I guess I will......No one else has mentioned it, so I guess I will...<BR/><BR/>Martinsville doesn't <B>have</B> a short chute between one and two; it's essentially one 180-degree turn. And your point about the dissimilarities between "stock cars" and street cars is well taken, but the bodies in the 3 major NASCAR touring series are still mostly sheet metal. That said, the fact-checking portion of this comment Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1117144142459482662005-05-26T17:49:00.000-04:002005-05-26T17:49:00.000-04:00A stock car race is a great place to discuss New E...A stock car race is a great place to discuss New England journalists, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1117036704515972052005-05-25T11:58:00.000-04:002005-05-25T11:58:00.000-04:00I actually went to the All-Star Race this past wee...I actually went to the All-Star Race this past weekend. I had a blast. And you know what, not a single person there that I saw met or talked to (or even overheard talking) mentioned politics. Maybe on occasion, some things don't have to be about politics. <BR/><BR/>Growing up in NC, I had no choice but to know about NASCAR. I didn't really get into it until last year, when I went to my first raceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1117029808604503482005-05-25T10:03:00.000-04:002005-05-25T10:03:00.000-04:00I get enough aggressive driving going to and from ...I get enough aggressive driving going to and from the supermarket, I don't need to see it on the teev. I do get more angry if the jerk cutting in front of me has a "W" sticker on her SUV. <BR/><BR/>Today's snort-out-loud gem: "assuming they regain consciousness."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com