Futurama wasn't on tonight (Boston) because Nascar ran till 8. That's right, not just Nascar, but a Nascar race on tape delay that'd been over for 3 hours! Are they nuts? No one in New England watches Nascar anyway. And they wonder why Futurama gets such poor ratings.
%@#*@#ing NASCAR
Apr 8, 2001, 4:21 PM ET52 posts by 19 postersalt.tv.futurama
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the world would be a better place without autoracing, of course, imo
For you. perhaps. But maybe not for the other 6 billion or so you thoughtfully share your planet with.
you can take me off the list as well. So that's 6 billion minus one.
petben wrote:
Well, I don't want to say you're meaningless, cause I like you and all, but c'mon.
And your defiance doesn't exactly refute my point, especially in the face of such a patently absurd blanket statement as the one I responded to.
Dave
Hey Dave, I wasn't trying to refute your point. I just wanted to be sure no one included me in that 6 billion. I get enough email as it is without joining another group. ;-)
petben wrote:
Too late. Prepare yourself for a shitstorm of NASCAR spam.
Dave (only kidding, PB, you know we're pals.)
"Dave" wrote in message news:[email]...
I don't even wanna think about how pissed off some of them would be, and how miserable it'd make the rest of us.
LooseChanj wrote:
I'm sure that when they put things into proper perspective, they won't be so pissed.
Miserable? I think you exaggerate.
Disappointed? Sure, for a short time. Miserable? It's medication time.
Dave
"Dave" wrote in message news:[email]...
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Maybe your NASCAR fans are a little different than the ones around here. Drunken riots would tend to make me miserable, at least for a little while.
Actually NASCAR is nothing but an abomination on the face of television and should not only be disbanded but removed from American soil completely.
Why the hell are you cross posting this to 6 unrelated newsgroups you numbnuts. Did you think what you said was so witty you wanted everyone to hear it or what? We here at alt.tv.futurama don't apologize for this idiot. But we don't condone his actions either. This also applies to his other mindless crosspost today.
Why the hell are YOU crossposting this to 6 unrelated newsgroups you numbnuts?
Yea, pretty much.
You there at alt.tv.futurama are idiots.
Really?
Here's a tip, Sparky :
YOU just crossposted as well.
I know. I like Futurerama to and NASCAR, but I won't crosspost onrelated things. I am tiried of this myself.
David
"Mike Zaite" wrote in message news:[email]...
Too late.
Pizza boys are far worse than pizza delivery persons.
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:17:07 -0400, one of the millions and millions of the Hawk's fans, the person known only as Alex Cain mumbled some gaga:
Dinks are worse than pizza boys.
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Tehawks are far worse than anybody. And for the record, nobody is worse than a pizza boy. Stay out of matters that concern you not, Tehawk.
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:58:46 -0400, one of the millions and millions of the Hawk's fans, the person known only as Alex Cain mumbled some gaga:
Go fuck yourself. Who are you to tell anyone to stay out of threads that don't concern them when you do it all of the fucking time.
Tehawk �2001 The Game ICQ #4610826
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Making friends wherever he goes, it's Tehawk everybody! Give him a hand!
I am who am I am, and that is someone who is better than you shall ever hope to be.
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:27:40 GMT, one of the millions and millions of the Hawk's fans, the person known only as Mike Zaite mumbled some gaga:
Which of the 100+ mindless cross postings that he did today are you referring to?
Tehawk �2001 The Game ICQ #4610826
http://www.tehawk.com http://star.tehawk.com
Heaven Doesn't Want Me And Hell's Afraid I'll Take Over
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On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:27:40 GMT, one of the millions and millions of the Hawk's fans, the person known only as Mike Zaite mumbled some gaga:
Which of the 100+ mindless cross postings that he did today are you referring to?
Tehawk �2001
Hmmmmmmm, Alex is in favor of Cesnsorship. Alex is a Marcist.
David
"Alex Cain" wrote in message news:[email]...
I don't know anybody named Marc. Do you mean Marc Henry? Marcus Yu?
Opps. I meant Marxist like the Red kind the Russians, China and Cuba are. I know Russia isn't now, but they were.
David
"Alex Cain" wrote in message news:[email]...
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television
That's Communism you top posting numbnuts.
Like some woman in a tiny village in Tibet gives a rat's ass about auto racing.
On Fri, 11 May 2001 02:47:07 -0700, OmegaMan wrote:
But they're the first to complain when the Dali Lama doesn't get pole position.
And what about the monks running all over maternity wards trying to figure out who's the reincarnation of Dale Earnhardt.
--Larry
On Sun, 8 Apr 2001 21:21:57 +0100, "Jeremy Styron" wrote:
It seems they are always scraping the body of a former moonshine bootleg driver body off the racetrack.
Mike Petriello wrote:
I would hardly blame it on NASCAR. That race ended hours before Futurama. Blame it on your affiliate that tried to shuffle some other piece of crap into the time slot forcing them to uphold their contract by tape delaying the race and running it later.
"Mike Petriello" wrote in message news:9ar094$9eh$[email]...
right,
Wow, that's pretty whacked right there.
Oh, I think they know why. They just don't give a rat's red ass.
I just finished watching it, and i'm up here in Andover. Fox 25 showed it at 11 PM instead of 7. Better than nothing, i guess
Mike Petriello wrote in message news:9ar094$9eh$[email]...
right,
they
Riptor wrote:
I'd be nice if all the affiliates did that when the show got pre-empted. Like networks used to do way back in the time when they gave a damn about the viewer.
Why would they do something as stupid and unprofitable as caring about viewers?
In article , "Riptor" writes:
Not for me. Not since they didn't say they'd do it. The TV guide had them pushing back the whole lineup, starting with Futurama at 8. I wasn't watching. I stomped around the house swearing at them for a half hour when the Simpsons came on, and then set the VCR to record from 12-3, hoping that they'd go ahead and run Futurama and King of the Hill instead of the syndicated stuff. To log on this morning and find out that they ran it at 11 does not make me any happier...
In article , "Mike Petriello" wrote:
Yeah, I'm seeing that on my schedule here in New York for the April 22nd episode, "Bendin' in the Wind."
http://futurama.tktv.net
On Sun, 8 Apr 2001 20:36:05 -0400, "Mike Petriello" wrote:
If no one watches, then why does NASCAR hold four races there??
New York Pennsylvania Delaware New Hampshire
In article , Frederick J. Barnett writes:
New Hampshire makes 1. Where are the other 3 New England NASCAR races? (New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware are not part of New England...)
LyfordIII wrote:
It's irrelevant where the tracks are located. Sure, every race sells out, upwards of 150,000 people and more, every week for the entire season regardless of where they're driving. Auto racing is gaining popularity at a greater rate than ever before, due in no small part to FOX airing the races instead of TNT and, sad as it is to say, the death of Dale Earnhardt. New tracks are constantly being built, Homestead racetrack just went up a few years ago (only an hour from my house), Denver wants a NASCAR race, the tracks that host two races per year are being forced to give up one of their dates so other fans in other cities can get a chance to experience a race. It's a freaking juggernaut.
If it came right down to it, there are probably 10 NASCAR fans for every Futurama fan living in the states that comprise 'New England.'
Dave (and I'll betcha a Slurm the New Hampshire race sells out.)
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 23:12:47 -0400, Dave wrote:
Sadly, that may well be an understatement.
--Larry
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 04:49:17 GMT, [email] (Larry F) wrote:
Here's a typical scene at a NASCAR race:
Brandine: Dang, Cletus, why'd you have to park by my parents? Cletud: Now, honey, they's my parents, too.
Larry F wrote:
Why sadly?
Dave
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:18:40 -0400, Dave wrote:
Because Futurama is better than NASCAR racing. I have proof and everything!
Just sadly for Futurama fans. If there were more Futurama fans, it would get a better time slot. A good friend of mine was a mechanic on a NASCAR team and I like to tease him about how mindless racing is. I do know how complicated the sport really is and how much engineering goes into the cars. I still find it boring to watch.
--Larry
"Larry F" wrote in message news:[email]...
What's funny is the only friend I have who likes Nascar racing is a 52 year old woman who's in Mensa. Go figure.
LooseChanj wrote:
I was once fortunate enough to participate in a high performance driving school (Skip Barber). We didn't even come close to what the pros do every time they take to a track, but it was one of the greatest rushes of my life. 110 mph on the straightaways. Beyond exhilirating. It was a bigger thrill than skydiving. I have nothing but respect for people who live on the edge for a living like they do.
Is she one of the drunken rioters?
Dave
Dave wrote:
Oh yea. I've done some stuff at Mid-Ohio. But it still is a bit dull just to sit and watch. I usually only watch the last 30 laps or so of an oval race. I watch whole road course races but I'd still rather be doing it myself then just watching.
Mike Zaite wrote:
See, I would think that anyone's who's done some road raing would have an interest in NASCAR or at least Formula 1. My interest shot up 1000% after I attended the school.
I think a huge difference is whether or not you can identify with a favorite driver or, conversely, a most hated driver. It's really easy to watch a race if there's someone in it you're hoping does well or poorly. And lots of people watch just for the crashes, which can be extremely fabulous displays.
As opposed to most other sports, a race is never over until it actually ends. I've turned off/left plenty of baseball/football/basketball games long before they were over simply because the results were no longer in doubt. To its credit, auto racing is a sport where the last few seconds generally decide the winner.
Me too. But I think there's still something really impressive about people rubbing bumpers at 200 MPH. Moreso after taking the course.
Dave
Dave wrote:
Don't get me wrong, Other then IROC which doesn't really count. NASCAR is my favorite Oval racing. And they do have some road course stuff (Sears Point, and Watkins Glen), With CART in second. I don't like INDY that much. But I'm more of a road course man myself. I'll watch anything Road course. SCCA, LeMans, F-1. It's just more exciting to me. I can't sit through 300 trips around a circle.
Probably, but those of us in the other 5 New England states sometime like to refer to N.H. as "North Texas"....
Bill wrote:
"North North Carolina" would make more sense if they're race fans.
Dave (unless they're just 'hicks' in which case any of the dozen standard states would work.)
Geez, first you rag on football, now NASCAR, and probably you'll rag on baseball come summer. Is there any sport you enjoy watching on TV?
I don't know about Mike, but I don't enjoy watching sports on TV at all. If I did enjoy it, I would still be ticked off if they showed it instead of Futurama or Simpsons. Especially when the TV guide says they are going to show Futurama, and then they don't.
Paul