Dale Earnhard has died

[hblair]

Wow, Frosty1 is a true internet badass. That takes lots of talent, let me tell ya. Pretend to be tough guy on the web.

If we were all sitting around having drinks at the club, would you be this cavalier? Prolly not. Your prolly some 150 lb. wuss who gets kicks on pretending to be toughguy on the web...

[AKDejaVu]

.squelch Frosty1

[Moose11]

Heya Frosty,

shuddup.

/edit - if you look further into Frostydom, you'll see the sterotypical 16 year old quake dweeb. Just check the names and info across his network and ICQ.

*sigh* Brings a bad name to the teenagers who try to act with some sort of maturity here.

[This message has been edited by Moose11 (edited 02-19-2001).]

[J_A_B]

Even with his edited message, notice how it still says

"I'm glad he's not racing anymore"


Same idea.  Sad, sad indeed.

J_A_B

[Lephturn]

Frosty.... read Ripsnort's quote above.  Remember it.  

If you walked into your local bar and spouted this line of BS, somebody would have likely re-arranged your face.

Somebody needs to teach you some respect.

Lephturn

[Frosty1]

 
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[This message has been edited by Frosty1 (edited 02-19-2001).]

[AKDejaVu]

Moose11 hit it on the head:

 

if you look further into Frostydom, you'll see the sterotypical 16 year old quake dweeb.

[pzvg]

Ram, Even for you, that was crass.
Frosty, <finger> MORON!
Hblair, flame F@#$ty all ya want, but 150lbs don't make a wuss, it's all attitude.
All; My 5 year old nephew was watching the race, he's a die-hard Dale fan, He's extermely traumatized right now.
People die every minute of every day, but people in the public eye affect us simply because they're in the public eye.

The best tribute to Dale comes from the movie "Days of Thunder"

"He hit me!" "No son, he rubbed you, an' rubbin's racing"
Gonna miss that  man  

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pzvg- "5 years and I still can't shoot"

[Moose11]

I apologize to Frosty,

Whether he is a 16 year old, a quake dweeb or not, it still should matter little.

One thing this board has shown just about everyone is that age matters little when it comes to maturity.

I still think it was a cruddy comment to make but I've voiced my opinions on the matter privately to him. (and not with threats, either)

[sling322]

I put Dale Earnhardt in the same class as guys like Joe Montana.  I hated them when they were beating my favorites...but that doesnt mean that I dont respect what they did for thier sports.  It is a sad day for NASCAR....and its going to be a sad season.  My prayers go out to the Earnhardt family for their loss.

I found this over on the ESPN.com site....sums up what I am trying to say.

  "It has been repeated many times in regard to Dale Earnhardt that you either love him or you hate him. I can certainly say that I did not love Dale Earnhardt. On Sundays, if my favorite driver could not win, I rooted for A.B.E. -- Anybody But Earnhardt.

I cried tonight.

Gary Purcella
Albuquerque, N.M."

And Frosty....bah!  Nevermind.....

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[Dowding]

Aaaah, so this is why RAM quit (again).

I don't know much about Earnhard but it's sad that he died. I do watch NASCAR occasionally.

But he knew the risks, and probably wouldn't want to go through life any other way. Like Senna or Clark or any other great driver who died on the track.

But the group RAM bashing in this thread smacks of the "appropiate emotional response" brigade, who were out in force when Diana, Princess of Wales died.

I don't think what RAM said was that insensitive - it's not as though he proclaimed his joy at the guy dying like that frosty idiot. He was making a valid point - celebrity is more important than anonymity. We see it everyday, but it becomes more apparent when death is involved.

Just my opinion, feel free to flame.

[Frosty1]

After talking with Moose I feel I owe an apology to anyone I have affected. I'll keep my comments to myself if they're nasty next time. So here it is: I apologize for being an arse about this and it won't happen again. Hopefully we can put this behind us and move on.  

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[Ripsnort]

Apology accepted at this end, if I had a dime for every time I expressed my feelings in company that I should have not..well, Gates move over. <S>

[hblair]

You're absolutely right pzvg, I had steam blowing out my ears when I typed that. 150 lbs. doesn't make a wuss, thats fer sure.

I think frosty may be too young to realize the seriousness of this. You just don't make comments like that in a situation likr this. Did I know Dale Earnhardt? No

But I've been watching winston cup racing since I was a little boy. I remember going to Talladega in the mid '70's for time trials. I distinctly remember seeing Richard Petty's orange and blue car roaring ( when you're 8 yrs. old they roar) through the high banks from the infield. Dad bought me an STP (Richard Petty) cap that I wore all the time (even to bed, LOL). I was there in '85 when Bill Elliott lapped the entire field and ran 212 mph (fastest ever in winston cup history). I was also there on a few occasions when Earnhardt would pull ahead of the field late in the race. The fans went absolutely nuts whenever Earnhardt took the lead. Words can't express the thunder and emotion of seeing that big train of cars rip past you at those speeds.

Watching these guys over the years makes you feel close to them, even if you never met them.

To see somebody happy that one of them died in a tragic accident makes you sick.

[Lephturn]

<S> Frosty for realizing your error and admitting a mistake.

Lephturn