The red chariots will have bumperstickers emblazoned with big nos. "3", "8" as well as the ever-popular window sticker depicting Calvin urinating on a "Ford" or "Chevy" logo.
You know, Mom and Dad are big NASCAR fans...IOW, you're just begging for harsher razzing from Dad.
Seriously. And Mom's a big Dale, Jr. fan, though I don't think she's put an "8" on the Deville just yet.
Dad's a Jarrett fan, but he's never put a sticker on any of his vehicles that didn't say "Fire Department." And neither one of them is as bad as my Uncle Pete, whose hatred for Jeff Gordon is so entrenched that I'm convinced Gordon owes him money.
In Kuwait, and I wish I were kidding, they have, instead of Calvin piddling, silhouettes of their favorite cleric/sheik/jihadist/goat-herder on the back windshield. Their camels also have large numbers on their sides, with the number "achphlegm" or "3" being the most predominant. Okay, I am kidding about the latter, but the former is completely true. And tho' they purportedly abstain from alcohol, their water towers look like giant martini glasses sans olive. Another interesting tidbit, water is so scarce, they bathe in giant vats of cologne, and no exageration, you can smell a Kuwaiti 20 feet away, outdoors, upwind. Any way... ene jaid, humd'Allah. Masalama.
My dad is a NASCAR fan, but he actually makes fun of the NASCAR gear (jackets, t-shirts) as ugly or gaudy, etc. He likes Jeff Gordon.
I only brought the whole thing up because weren't 'NASCAR dads' identified as a new red state demographic during this election?
Bryan:
Er, yeah...I *think* so--but they add a couple dozen new demographics with every election, midterm and presidential.
I've been informed that I'll get my very own demographic in 2006, no later than 2008.
The gear can be pretty cheesy--Dad and I went to the Ford Racing Team's open house a couple of years back, and Lord, the kitsch. Each driver literally had a bus or semi-truck trailer loaded with personalized merchandise.
And your dad likes Gordon?
That puts him in a pretty lonely club. Dad's not a fan, but he makes fun of the Gordonhatahs a lot ("They just hate him because the man can complete a sentence"--stuff like that.)
Doug--a few more weeks and counting.
P.S.--Today, God avenged your January tire change. I had to change a flat on Heather's sister's New Yorker.
The lugs were rusted to the rim, bro--I had to use the wrench to literally remove each lugnut from beginning to end. The high today was 18 degrees.
Before factoring in the wind chill. I can feel most of my face now.
Most of it.
Yep.
Good one, hoss.
Hello Dale,
Fascinating question.
But since the Nika Revolt and the Blue-Green conflict was pretty much an urban phenomenon, it seems unlikely to an appropriate analogy - only the color scheme is suggestive.
OTOH, urban-rural cleavages were certainly severe in the last Roman Empire...
God IS Great! Did you think that you were getting off Scot free for that one? See, I have burned off a lot of bad deeds just by being here. It's kind of like purgatory, but without the amenities. So let me quote a Simpons character and just say "Hah Haa!" Sorry, couldn't resist. Not much longer til I kiss the blessed soil of the United States. And I will kiss the ground of the greatest country on earth. So happy to be coming home. One thing about being away, you defineatly appreciate what you have a whole lot more. Give my love to the family, and tell my oldest niece Dunka Doug says Hi!
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