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71Fan
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So how was it?
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pbunch
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She must still be sitting there waiting for traffic to clear.
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71Fan
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Maybe Tony accosted her.
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pbunch
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If he did,Tony has a Tiger by the tail.
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#84 NVRA
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She was admiring the way his pants fit, on the post last week. Perhaps she accosted him, might still be if she's having fun.
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TN-Ward-Fan
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She's gonna stay there til Junior makes them laps up. Even if she has to run 'em herself.
Even if she has to run 'em herself.
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pbunch
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Originally posted by TN-Ward-Fan
She's gonna stay there til Junior makes them laps up.
That's a good one TnWard,I can't wait till she reads it.
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71Fan
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TN-Ward-Fan
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Not touching THAT one...
Speaking of, though, Tony's case goes to the Sullivan County Grand Jury tomorrow. As fate would have it, I will be there taking care of an old probation violation I filed a year ago. (They finally found the dude.) Maybe I can weasel into the courtroom when the GJ returns.
Speaking of, though, Tony's case goes to the Sullivan County Grand Jury tomorrow. As fate would have it, I will be there taking care of an old probation violation I filed a year ago. (They finally found the dude.) Maybe I can weasel into the courtroom when the GJ returns.
I can't think of you as a weasel TN, but "inside info" would be great. I personally hope they throw it out of court. Tony's done a LOT of damage to himself and I hope he is working with a therapist as he promised.
i would guess that boo kidnapped Jr. and is keeping him real busy, hehehe.
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B.C. - 24
Guest
She must have one heckuva hangover, cause I haven't anything from her today. Ya never know about that girl , she might have him kidnapped and tied up somewhere. I know she wouldn't want it any other way.
, she might have him kidnapped and tied up somewhere. I know she wouldn't want it any other way.
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abooja
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Hey, everybody! IIIIIIIII'mm...back.
To answer some of your questions... (how nice to be thought of!)...
No, I didn't get accosted by Tony Stewart. While I appreciated that one particular photo, he generally doesn't do it for me. Of course, if he actually did accost me, I probably wouldn't turn him down. But that has nothing to do with how he looks. (And, no, it has nothing to do with his money either.)
I also did not accost Jr. There wasn't enough time, plus I didn't get anywhere near him. Could hardly even see his car. I still don't really know what happened to him. Guess I'll have to get the high speed lowdown from Michael & Co. tonight on Inside Winston Cup.
Word of warning: if you ever go to Dover, only get the $67 air conditioned grandstand seats if it's hot and you can't take the heat. I couldn't see crap but a long distance shot of the corners, through a paned glass enclosure. Lots of bars in the way. The backstretch (which we were on) was barely visible, and then only if you stood up and the people in the first ten rows all sat down. I'd show you the photos, except I took fewer than ten the entire weekend, and only a couple of those at the race. A real shame. :headshake
Nope, no hangover for me. I rarely drink that much anymore. Used to, but that was a bad deal. On the other hand, you might want to ask someone else here if she had one... (Just kidding, HH!!!)
You know, I think I just wrote off another track I'd just as soon not return to. It had nothing to do with the seats. I'm sure I'd have had a lot more fun if I were closer and could actually hear the engines. I forgot to buy earplugs, and was (of course) very late and didn't get there until ten minutes before the call to start engines, but the enclosed seating area muffled everything so that you didn't need earplugs. In fact, you could hear them playing Bruce Springsteen in the adjacent casino while the engines were on! I don't enjoy nerve deafness, but I think I would have felt like I was actually at the race had I lost a bit of hearing and smelled some fumes. It was almost like seeing it on television, except I'd have been able to follow the action a lot better had I really been doing that.
Nope, the complaining isn't over yet...
On to the reason why I wouldn't be thrilled to return to Dover: traffic. (You called it, Pbunch.) The worst, most excruciatingly slow and miserable traffic I have ever had the misfortune to drive through. And I'm from NYC!!! I thought being a passenger was bad, but this was the worst. I stayed in Wilmington, 50 something miles north of Dover, and got that already referenced late start. I thought I was being slick by doing the park-and-ride thing, but apparently everyone else had gotten word too, thus negating the efficiency of that route. The lot was full, so I actually saved $20 and parked across the road in the Pink Elephant Liquor Store parking lot. Approximately a four-hour trip, all told. Thought that was bad enough, until...
The drive home.
Only had an hour before the shuttle buses back to the Pink Elephant -- err, Blue Hen -- would quit running, so I did my fastest, most impressive ever walk to the opposite end of the track, a mile away, through hordes of oncoming traffic, dodging people left and right, missing many by mere centimeters. (I've actually thought about teaching a seminar in this skill...) Didn't go to one stinking trailer except to quickly look for a program, and none of the trailers I went to had them. Great. So I make it to the other side, tired, sweaty, souvenir-less and sobered up, and now I have a headache. Haven't eaten anything but a Harvest Bar all day. I grab a soggy hotdog and cut around 200 people waiting in line for a bus. An hour later, I get to my car. Four hours later, and after making one critical wrong turn, getting lost in the strange Delaware night, and briefly freaking out, I made it back to my hotel.
Never again. Not unless I'm a passenger.
To answer some of your questions... (how nice to be thought of!)...
No, I didn't get accosted by Tony Stewart. While I appreciated that one particular photo, he generally doesn't do it for me. Of course, if he actually did accost me, I probably wouldn't turn him down. But that has nothing to do with how he looks.
(And, no, it has nothing to do with his money either.)I also did not accost Jr. There wasn't enough time, plus I didn't get anywhere near him. Could hardly even see his car. I still don't really know what happened to him. Guess I'll have to get the high speed lowdown from Michael & Co. tonight on Inside Winston Cup.
Word of warning: if you ever go to Dover, only get the $67 air conditioned grandstand seats if it's hot and you can't take the heat. I couldn't see crap but a long distance shot of the corners, through a paned glass enclosure. Lots of bars in the way. The backstretch (which we were on) was barely visible, and then only if you stood up and the people in the first ten rows all sat down. I'd show you the photos, except I took fewer than ten the entire weekend, and only a couple of those at the race. A real shame. :headshake
Nope, no hangover for me. I rarely drink that much anymore. Used to, but that was a bad deal. On the other hand, you might want to ask someone else here if she had one...
(Just kidding, HH!!!)You know, I think I just wrote off another track I'd just as soon not return to. It had nothing to do with the seats. I'm sure I'd have had a lot more fun if I were closer and could actually hear the engines. I forgot to buy earplugs, and was (of course) very late and didn't get there until ten minutes before the call to start engines, but the enclosed seating area muffled everything so that you didn't need earplugs. In fact, you could hear them playing Bruce Springsteen in the adjacent casino while the engines were on! I don't enjoy nerve deafness, but I think I would have felt like I was actually at the race had I lost a bit of hearing and smelled some fumes. It was almost like seeing it on television, except I'd have been able to follow the action a lot better had I really been doing that.
Nope, the complaining isn't over yet...
On to the reason why I wouldn't be thrilled to return to Dover: traffic. (You called it, Pbunch.) The worst, most excruciatingly slow and miserable traffic I have ever had the misfortune to drive through. And I'm from NYC!!! I thought being a passenger was bad, but this was the worst. I stayed in Wilmington, 50 something miles north of Dover, and got that already referenced late start. I thought I was being slick by doing the park-and-ride thing, but apparently everyone else had gotten word too, thus negating the efficiency of that route. The lot was full, so I actually saved $20 and parked across the road in the Pink Elephant Liquor Store parking lot. Approximately a four-hour trip, all told. Thought that was bad enough, until...
The drive home.
Only had an hour before the shuttle buses back to the Pink Elephant -- err, Blue Hen -- would quit running, so I did my fastest, most impressive ever walk to the opposite end of the track, a mile away, through hordes of oncoming traffic, dodging people left and right, missing many by mere centimeters. (I've actually thought about teaching a seminar in this skill...) Didn't go to one stinking trailer except to quickly look for a program, and none of the trailers I went to had them. Great. So I make it to the other side, tired, sweaty, souvenir-less and sobered up, and now I have a headache. Haven't eaten anything but a Harvest Bar all day. I grab a soggy hotdog and cut around 200 people waiting in line for a bus. An hour later, I get to my car. Four hours later, and after making one critical wrong turn, getting lost in the strange Delaware night, and briefly freaking out, I made it back to my hotel. Never again. Not unless I'm a passenger.
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#84 NVRA
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Do like we do at Bristol. Get ther thursday set up camp across from the track, have three days of racing and parting and come home Monday. Just gotta leand to camp thats all.
paul
Team Owner
Well, welcome back abooja and welcome GFab884. Some nice work on the Heat cars there...very cool.
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abooja
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Awesome!!! :thumbsup:
You must have gotten home before I did. How are you doing?! I never did get your name... (It was a long day.)
I'm so glad you joined us! (I don't usually use this many exclamation points. I do, however, use lots of parentheses.) Hope you stick around. Nice to have a fellow New Yorker around, especially one I've actually met. You're a really cool guy. And you've got a beautiful wife.
Thanks for being so nice.
You must have gotten home before I did. How are you doing?! I never did get your name...
(It was a long day.) I'm so glad you joined us! (I don't usually use this many exclamation points. I do, however, use lots of parentheses.) Hope you stick around. Nice to have a fellow New Yorker around, especially one I've actually met. You're a really cool guy. And you've got a beautiful wife.
Thanks for being so nice.
Originally posted by GFab884
Hey Abooja, It's the guy from NY that you sat next to at Dover. Glad you made it back okay. We too had traffic all the way home. Rolled into my driveway at 2:15am. Where you able to give the camera back to your friend? Well, it was nice to have met you. She is a great person guys and a true Nascar fan.
By the way, thanks to Abooja I have joined this message board. I'm not stalking her, I am a happily married man
ANY friend of abooja, I consider a friend too.
Welcome and PURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Kat
Well boo, sounds like you had a 'sperience to forget, sorry!!
It was HOTTER in Dover than Atlanta!!!
THAT is one reason I prefer to watch the races on TV.
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It was HOTTER in Dover than Atlanta!!!
THAT is one reason I prefer to watch the races on TV.
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abooja
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Hi, George.
I was so excited to write you back that I didn't realize that I got back first (thank goodness -- that would have been a travesty, considering you had to travel more than 125 miles), answer your question (No, not yet...will mail it) nor comment on your artwork (Very cool!). Glad to see you were more coherent during the race than I was.
I really do hope you stick around here. It's a cool place with some very nice people. You should get your wife to join, too.
BTW, I'm Lisa. Don't remember if I told you that.
I was so excited to write you back that I didn't realize that I got back first (thank goodness -- that would have been a travesty, considering you had to travel more than 125 miles), answer your question (No, not yet...will mail it) nor comment on your artwork (Very cool!). Glad to see you were more coherent during the race than I was.
I really do hope you stick around here. It's a cool place with some very nice people. You should get your wife to join, too.
BTW, I'm Lisa. Don't remember if I told you that.
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sgbg88
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Glad to hear you got back safely, did you at least see our man Spencer? Sorry about Jr., he'll get them next week.
Welcome to abooja's new friends! Hope you stay around and enjoy the fun we have. Happy posting and watch out for the Spencer recruiter, DE Wrangler 2!
Welcome to abooja's new friends! Hope you stay around and enjoy the fun we have. Happy posting and watch out for the Spencer recruiter, DE Wrangler 2!
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DE Wrangler 2
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Geeze.......sg won't even let me lurk!!
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DE Wrangler 2
Guest
How rude of me..........Welcome GFab884!! Great forum you joined here. I'm sure you will have fun here.......we have some great discussions but everyone comes away with a smile (well, maybe it takes a day or two but we smile eventually!! ). Abooja is always good a quiet little political argument!!
I'm sure you will have fun here.......we have some great discussions but everyone comes away with a smile (well, maybe it takes a day or two but we smile eventually!! ). Abooja is always good a quiet little political argument!!
Ruh Ro, soap talk...I LOVE soaps!!!!!!!
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abooja
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Thanks, SG & DE.
-- Yikes, GFab. (I really like your name.) You might have a hard time at first keeping up with all the initials. I tend to use initials...
That would be really cool to watch a race together someday. Maybe we can meet half way and catch it at some sports bar. Too bad I don't know of any that feature NASCAR...
SG: I was late as hell, but I did manage to deliver Jimmy three dozen homemade donuts around 20 minutes before race time, including one of those ham & cheese prototype donuts I described a few weeks back. Perhaps that accounts for his poor finish?
BTW, GFab...gonna let you in on a little secret: you don't really have to be a Jimmy Spencer fan to be in this club. But don't tell anyone I told you that!
-- Yikes, GFab. (I really like your name.) You might have a hard time at first keeping up with all the initials. I tend to use initials...
That would be really cool to watch a race together someday. Maybe we can meet half way and catch it at some sports bar. Too bad I don't know of any that feature NASCAR...
SG: I was late as hell, but I did manage to deliver Jimmy three dozen homemade donuts around 20 minutes before race time, including one of those ham & cheese prototype donuts I described a few weeks back. Perhaps that accounts for his poor finish?
BTW, GFab...gonna let you in on a little secret: you don't really have to be a Jimmy Spencer fan to be in this club. But don't tell anyone I told you that!
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DE Wrangler 2
Guest
BTW, GFab...gonna let you in on a little secret: you don't really have to be a Jimmy Spencer fan to be in this club. But don't tell anyone I told you that!
Don't believe a word of that GF!!:ROFLMFAO:
Don't believe a word of that GF!!:ROFLMFAO:
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sgbg88
Guest
That's ok, I answer to anything, just call me for supper!
I was an Spencer hater till De 2 showed me the true way! Abooja you really disappoint me, I thought you really cared:bawling: You have to bake love into those donuts for him to win!!!
Gfab we usually start our meetings with our motto: Yes, I am a Jimmy Spencer Fan
If you need a club membership form just let me know! I'm still sec/tres, I think?
I was an Spencer hater till De 2 showed me the true way! Abooja you really disappoint me, I thought you really cared:bawling: You have to bake love into those donuts for him to win!!!
Gfab we usually start our meetings with our motto: Yes, I am a Jimmy Spencer Fan
If you need a club membership form just let me know! I'm still sec/tres, I think?
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PenskeGirl
Guest
"On to the reason why I wouldn't be thrilled to return to Dover: traffic. (You called it, Pbunch.) The worst, most excruciatingly slow and miserable traffic I have ever had the misfortune to drive through. And I'm from NYC!!!"
Welcome back boo!! I went to an IRL race there about 4 yrs ago. The traffic getting out was horrendous!!! I knew that if it was that bad at an IRL race, I had no desire to go to a nascar race there. I wouldn't mind going if it was on a bus trip, but never again will I go in a car!!
Welcome GF, I'm PG
Welcome back boo!! I went to an IRL race there about 4 yrs ago. The traffic getting out was horrendous!!! I knew that if it was that bad at an IRL race, I had no desire to go to a nascar race there. I wouldn't mind going if it was on a bus trip, but never again will I go in a car!!
Welcome GF, I'm PG
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TN-Ward-Fan
Guest
Glad to hear you made it back. I guess if yer gonna get stranded in a parking lot for a few hours, a liquor store is a good one to be stranded in.
And aboo, you didn't have to make Ward spin out like that ya know...
And aboo, you didn't have to make Ward spin out like that ya know...
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pbunch
Guest
Abooja Wooja glad you made it home safe lady.Welcome Gfab,you are lucky you got Abooja to open up like that.She is always shy,and quiet around this neigborhood.Welcome my freind.
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HardScrabble
Guest
Welcome back boo, there is worse traffic than Dover after a race, but not by much. Only one way to get out of there for the most part.
Welcome Gfab!
Did not realize ya'll were gonna sit in the enclosed whatever it's called. Grandstand is not an appropriate word. Did that some years back when someone gave us the tickets and have used those tickets since to get on the grounds and then play hide and seek to just roam the track. You are far too removed from the race.
Welcome Gfab!
Did not realize ya'll were gonna sit in the enclosed whatever it's called. Grandstand is not an appropriate word. Did that some years back when someone gave us the tickets and have used those tickets since to get on the grounds and then play hide and seek to just roam the track. You are far too removed from the race.
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HappyHour
Guest
Hey there, I'm the Drunkard who lost her camara! (shhh, that's enough for the public to hear )
Man, those seats were rotten! Dover traffic was worse this year than before, and it didn't help that they were doing construction all over the place!
I did hear one funny thing after the race though, TNW you'll like this especially. This guy we met in the casino's wife was an RN working in infield care center during the race, and apparently there were some heated words between two drivers who went out early in the race. One "certain" driver lunged at another driver yelling "why don't you f***ing learn how to drive!!" and had to be restrained by the doctor. Guess he didn't have any heat shields to throw this week.....
Abooja, glad you made it back safely! Seems like unless you camp at the track, it's a pretty crappy experience all around. Don't know if we'll do Dover again either
)Man, those seats were rotten! Dover traffic was worse this year than before, and it didn't help that they were doing construction all over the place!
I did hear one funny thing after the race though, TNW you'll like this especially. This guy we met in the casino's wife was an RN working in infield care center during the race, and apparently there were some heated words between two drivers who went out early in the race. One "certain" driver lunged at another driver yelling "why don't you f***ing learn how to drive!!" and had to be restrained by the doctor. Guess he didn't have any heat shields to throw this week.....
Abooja, glad you made it back safely! Seems like unless you camp at the track, it's a pretty crappy experience all around. Don't know if we'll do Dover again either
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abooja
Guest
I was wondering where you were, HH!! Glad to hear you made it back as well. That camera is on its way...One of the advantages of working for a multinational corporation (even one that's in financial trouble) is that you can occasionally abuse mail privileges and not get caught, since you're only one of thousands of employees to keep track of.
Thanks Tabasco, PenskeGirl, Ward, HardScrabble, and Pbunch (the initials are getting a little out of control!). I'm actually glad to be home for a change, considering I spend every waking moment of my life these days in NYC. Now I know why I don't ever bother to go anywhere. Just too much dang trouble.
Pbunch: I think you're being sarcastic, but I really am (usually) a very shy person. You'd have to know me to believe that, I guess.
Ward: Did your namesake spin out? I'll have to watch my tape of the race to finally figure out what went on. It's almost as if I wasn't there at all...
HappyHour: Interesting story about the fight! I guess I'll figure out who Ward was angry with after I watch the race. It's so strange...I was there, in Dover, at the racetrack, yet I felt more removed from racing than had I been in Queens, watching it on television. Oh well...
Anyone want to go to Watkins Glen with me next year?!!! I'm thinking I should hit that track before I leave NY. If I ever leave NY...That's now two northeast tracks I don't like. No reason to stay here anymore.
Thanks Tabasco, PenskeGirl, Ward, HardScrabble, and Pbunch (the initials are getting a little out of control!). I'm actually glad to be home for a change, considering I spend every waking moment of my life these days in NYC. Now I know why I don't ever bother to go anywhere. Just too much dang trouble.
Pbunch: I think you're being sarcastic, but I really am (usually) a very shy person. You'd have to know me to believe that, I guess.
Ward: Did your namesake spin out? I'll have to watch my tape of the race to finally figure out what went on. It's almost as if I wasn't there at all...
HappyHour: Interesting story about the fight! I guess I'll figure out who Ward was angry with after I watch the race. It's so strange...I was there, in Dover, at the racetrack, yet I felt more removed from racing than had I been in Queens, watching it on television. Oh well...
Anyone want to go to Watkins Glen with me next year?!!! I'm thinking I should hit that track before I leave NY. If I ever leave NY...That's now two northeast tracks I don't like. No reason to stay here anymore.
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Walrus_3
Guest
BooBoo,
You outta the city? Naw, you really don't mean it, do ya'?
You outta the city? Naw, you really don't mean it, do ya'?
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abooja
Guest
I'm still torn, Wally. I know I complain constantly about having to live here, but I must admit: I was really, really happy when I rolled into Queens yesterday at around 4 p.m. As much as I hate it, it was extremely comforting, after such a miserable, whirlwind weekend, to be back in the relative comfort and safety of my own neighborhood, such as it is. I dropped off my car at Enterprise, grabbed some killer Greek food, and walked the 8 or so blocks back to my apartment. (You can do stuff like that in NY -- walk places.) If, God forbid, my whole family were wiped out tomorrow, I would move in a second. Until then, I'll continue to waver about it. Maybe if I knew one person from NC, it would make my decision a lot easier...
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Walrus_3
Guest
I hear ya' BooBoo, did ya' know my black labs name is Yogi?
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abooja
Guest
That one went right over my head.But I love black labs! I've got one named Cato -- with the #7 in white fur on his chest? Well, my folks have him. I still consider him mine, though...
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Walrus_3
Guest
BooBoo,
Went over your head? You're shorter than I thought, hey Boo-Boo let's go steal a pici-nic basket?
Went over your head? You're shorter than I thought, hey Boo-Boo let's go steal a pici-nic basket?
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TN-Ward-Fan
Guest
Ward got taken out by pure bad luck. Nadeau did nothing intentional. Wrong place, wrong time. If he'd learn how to qualify, he wouldn't be trying to pass for 29th or whatever it was. That's his own fault.
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pbunch
Guest
He should have followed Mark to the front TW.
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TN-Ward-Fan
Guest
He couldn't keep up with him.
I guess being a fan of the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Bucs, and Penn State wasn't enough futility for me. Had to go switch from Mark Martin to Ward Burton.
Maybe the Golden State Warriors need a fan.....NAHHHHH!!
I guess being a fan of the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Bucs, and Penn State wasn't enough futility for me. Had to go switch from Mark Martin to Ward Burton.
Maybe the Golden State Warriors need a fan.....NAHHHHH!!