Keeping cool in the heat

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Spoken like a real Tarheel. Ever eaten at Stamey's in Greensboro? Best pulled pork, vinegar sauce, and cole slaw on the planet.

Ahem... I'm actually a cheesehead transplant.

But it didn't take me long to develop a taste for bbq (pulled pork) with the vinegar sauce (AKA - Eastern Carolina BBQ), sweet tea and Bojangle's fried chicken.

Never developed a taste for NASCAR, though. Hell, I could drive in circles, too, if you wanted me to! Here's food for thought: every driver is looking for a few ways to shed a few pounds off their race cars to go faster. I say, "start by looking in the mirror, buddy, and put down the double quarter pounder." Next thing you know, you'll have NASCAR jockeys like in horse racing.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

...Never developed a taste for NASCAR, though. Hell, I could drive in circles, too, if you wanted me to!...

Ummm, no, you couldn't.

I grew up in NASCAR country. I'm not a fan, but I do know a bit about it.

On most NASCAR tracks, they are not driving in circles. They are in a 500 mile long controlled skid. Why do you think the slightest bump sends one of those cars out of control?

It takes considerably more skill to race in NASCAR at the top level than most people realize.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Ahem... I'm actually a cheesehead transplant.

But it didn't take me long to develop a taste for bbq (pulled pork) with the vinegar sauce (AKA - Eastern Carolina BBQ), sweet tea and Bojangle's fried chicken.

Bojangle's chicken sucks. Vinegar on BBQ isn't my favorite, but can deal with it when it is done lightly. You can keep the heavy-vinegared shredded stuff.

Never developed a taste for NASCAR, though. Hell, I could drive in circles, too, if you wanted me to! Here's food for thought: every driver is looking for a few ways to shed a few pounds off their race cars to go faster. I say, "start by looking in the mirror, buddy, and put down the double quarter pounder." Next thing you know, you'll have NASCAR jockeys like in horse racing.

Wow, you must be telling the truth for your taste, but you are showing just how ignorant you are of the sport. Most to these drivers are in better physical shape than many of the pro athletes you watch on the diamond, field or court.

You must not be much of a chess player, either.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Bojangle's chicken sucks. Vinegar on BBQ isn't my favorite, but can deal with it when it is done lightly. You can keep the heavy-vinegared shredded stuff.

Actually, I love the chicken, and I'll run 5 miles naked in the snow to get some of their sweet tea!

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Wow, you must be telling the truth for your taste, but you are showing just how ignorant you are of the sport. Most to these drivers are in better physical shape than many of the pro athletes you watch on the diamond, field or court.

I know, but I love to get everyone down here riled up by making those comments. But in all seriousness, some of those fellas could stand to lose a few pounds.

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

You must not be much of a chess player, either.

Not anymore. I've gone back to Go Fish.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I know, but I love to get everyone down here riled up by making those comments. But in all seriousness, some of those fellas could stand to lose a few pounds.

Having been lucky enough to have an inside look for a while, you must be talking about the guys in the garage. This sport is too high tech and physically demanding for the good ol' boys to be racing. The guys in the TV booth could not handle today's racing without a substitute driver and an on-line tutor.

Not anymore. I've gone back to Go Fish.

Isn't that the state card game? They don't know why. They just hear "fish" and figure it must be good.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Isn't that the state card game? They don't know why. They just hear "fish" and figure it must be good.

WI or NC? Could be either, considering all the Scandinavians in WI...

Strangely, the Polka is WI's state dance. Frightening.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Strangely, the Polka is WI's state dance. Frightening.

Only when John Candy (Gus Polinski) is involved.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Only when John Candy (Gus Polinski) is involved.

I think there are some pictures of me doing the polka on my birthday somewhere. Probably on my website. Who ever thought there'd be a polka band in NC, playing on my birthday at a bar? I seized the opportunity and grabbed my friend, Jes, who's also from WI. You'd have thought that North Carolinians, apparently, never saw the polka until that day.