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You know what? This thread doesn't have to be pointless. Earlier today, I was thinking about starting a "Things I really hate" thread, and using it to rant about stuff. Maybe this kind of thing belongs in Tilted Nonsense. Well, here goes ... nothing!
I saw a car this morning, parked at the IHOP. It was covered with decals from auto-part stores, and had a spoiler on the back. I thought, ok, some racecar driver is signing autographs at an IHOP in the middle of nowhere Nebraska. Then, I realized what number was on the car, and thought, <i>Wait a second, isn't that guy dead?!?</i>
What is it with the god-worship that people have placed on Dale Earnhardt? I mean, what exactly did this man do that should make me drop my daily habit of self-centered apathy, and heap praise and admiration on his brave spirit? I mean, I don't really want to sound like he's not my lord and saviour, but come on. He was a racecar driver, people. His death was no more tragic than the soldiers that have died in Iraq. I don't see people building shrines in their homes to soldiers.
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