Friday, March 08, 2013

Overheard in the Office:

RX: "They're all upset about the NRA sponsoring this NASCAR race; it will come only 'two months after Michael Waltrip memorialized the victims of Newtown'..."

Me: "What does Newtown have to do with anything? It's going to be the NRA sponsoring the race, not the APA."

12 comments:

  1. So, the National Rifle Association should not support sporting events because some genetic reject misused a rifle? What the hell?

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  2. "You are now entering the pit area, brought to you by the Gun Free Schools Act"
    "Get your free Koolaide in the Brady Tent!"

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  3. Unless the NRA sponsored car is carrying a Ma Deuce, there is nothing to complain about.

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  4. I'd complain if the ADA pace car had a MA Deuce, too.

    By that "reasoning" automakers and alcoholic beverage distributors ought to withdraw advertising in areas where people have been killed in auto accidents caused by drunk drivers.

    Hoplophobic idiots.

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  5. Some wag over at arfcom had a great idea: add a few laps and call it the NRA 556.

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  6. A Yankee Senator from Connecticut bitchin about the NRA in Texas,I don't think he'll get a lot of traction with NASCAR fans.
    Bill

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  7. Yeah, I bet NASCAR is worried. So many of their audience are whiny, castrated liberals who are "a-skerred" of guns.

    Oh wait, no. No, that's not the case.

    This is like being worried about the NFL because of beer sponsorships. The fan bases tend to overlap just a tad.

    Or for liberals, this is like being worried about NPR because they're taking a patchouli company sponsorship...

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  8. Terrible Idea!

    It would screw up the down force on the car. You’d need twin .50’s to balance the aerodynamics.

    Gerry

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  9. Yeah, but whatever caliber you use, you want it on a Turret. It's a bear driving through the Flaming Wreckage you just created in Front of you. Side and Rear shots are your best bet.

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  10. No MGs on the cars, but maybe the officials could have one? A line of tracers would be far more effective than a yellow flag when it comes to settling down the pack.

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  11. I think Bill is spot on. The Venn diagram showing overlap between NASCAR enthusiasts and those sympathetic to the National Rifle Association would be darn near a perfect circle. Make another showing NASCAR enthusiasts and "people who give a rat's rear end about what some Massachusetts politician thinks," well, not quite so much.

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  12. I would be more concerned with the SKOAL Bandit NASCAR sponsorship in the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup Series), but then again I never believed that Joe Camel compelled children to take up smoking cigarettes.

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