A an old school and FB friend is pissed at me!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

He started a FB thread titled "How stupid does NASCAR think we are?" complaining about a commercial during a race.

I responded "Stupid enough to watch NASCAR!"

He lost his shit big time!

[CurtEastPoint]

1. D'oh! Does he not notice the SPONSORS shit on the cars? What a dumbass.

But yeah, you're right. I went to a race once. ONCE. That was all.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. He's actually a pretty cool guy! I was making a joke not realizing how into racing he is!

I'm looking forward to his fellow NASCAR buds crapping themselves over my comment!

[LisaM]

8. I don't see the attraction, but I kind of get his response.

If he's posting about an ad he saw while watching a NASCAR race, and you intimated that people who watch NASCAR are stupid, well, yeah, I kind of get what he's saying.

He was trying to talk about an ad; you trashed his hobby instead.

I'm sure you meant well, but (even though I don't personally like NASCAR), I bet people who do like it have to deal with this kind of stuff all the time. It's car racing, and it actually has a super interesting history going back to rum-running during Prohibition. I don't really see that it's different from liking Formula 1 racing, just different car, different drivers.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

9. See your point!

[SonofDonald]

18. I'm a liberal and I love Nascar

And yes we do get just kinda irked when it's viewership is equated with a low IQ or a redneck membership card.

But then again this stereotype is usually brought to you by the same folks that call golfers "Athletes".

[SCantiGOP]

29. you are a distinct minority

A friend of mine went to a NASCAR race with some of his relatives. He told me he had never seen so many confederate flags and MAGA hats in his life.

[SonofDonald]

30. My Father raced Nascar Northwest series

Back in the fifties, I grew up watching it every chance I got, I've never been to a race.

I get what you mean but it's been around nearly 70 years longer than maga hats have been, the confederate flag thing I can't excuse, but then not one of the pics from my Fathers racing years show a confederate flag anywhere.

That's a regional shame

[SCantiGOP]

31. I'm not disagreeing with you

Just pointing out that a liberal is a political oddity at NASCAR events.
I'm from South Carolina so I know a lot of NASCAR fans.

[vlyons]

2. You did not make him angry.

You are not responsible for his lack of control with his negative emotions. It is his responsibility to calm himself down and get a grip. Personaly, I can't imagine much more that is as boring as watching a bunch of cars go round and round and round and round. Yuck

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. I don't see the attraction either!

[LisaM]

10. Wait, so trashing NASCAR altogether wasn't negative?

I want to see both sides, but it's like when I post something about a football game and instead of agreeing or disagreeing with my take on a bad call, someone chimes in with "I hate football".

Yeah, well I think quilting is super boring, but when my friends post pictures of quilts they've made, I don't respond with, "quilting is stupid"!

[vlyons]

13. my remark was about

losing one's temper and getting angry about someone else's opinion. It's just an opinion ...

[Doreen]

12. I love your true and very Buddhist answer.

[LisaM]

19. LOL.

I started the day on a bit of a short fuse; hope I didn't offend anyone when I was trying to be funny.

Happy Monday, everyone!

[True Dough]

5. Jeez, Floyd!

It's innocent fun for the kids (and adults).




Take it easy!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Mea culpa!

[marylandblue]

7. Touched a nerve, I think.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

11. A very sensitive one at that!

[RobinA]

14. Well,

you called the guy stupid! What reaction did you expect?

I'm a little surprised that most of the respondents on here seem to think that if they don't like something, anybody who does is stupid.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. I figured that since the guy has known me, and my sense of humor, for nearly sixty years he'd

realize I was joking!

[left-of-center2012]

16. Sitting for hours, watching cars go round and round

And drinking beer.

Sounds like my Trump lovin' siblings.

[packman]

20. And watching them crash, wreck and burn

Come to think about it, that sounds like what a Repuke likes - things that crash, wreck and burn

[Floyd R. Turbo]

25. He's a long time Dem.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

17. Hard to argue with that.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

21. The real issue is that

the advertisers think everyone is stupid.

At least that's my takeaway whenever I watch any commercial television.

[Duppers]

22. You do know

You just might be insulting some DUers?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1213

[Floyd R. Turbo]

26. Hopefully not!

[catbyte]

23. When my SO had to make a monthly drive to Baltimore, he said he always

dreaded the stretch in the West Virginia mountains where he could only get AM radio. The only 2 stations that came in was some Christian station with some Holy Roller preaching hellfire & damnation & the other would be broadcasting a NASCAR race, lol. The unending droning of those engines & the droning preacher were just too much. He got satellite radio as quickly as possible.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

27. Brutal!

[wcollar]

24. Popularity of NASCAR vs Horse racing.

I always figured NASCAR replaced horse racing in popularity because they hadn't figured out how to make a horse spin out going into a turn, hit the guardrail and burst into flames.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

28. Hahahahaha!