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Post by Rykia Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:49 pm

flyingturns89 wrote:Nope.

WoooooooooooooW...

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Post by Jason Hamilton Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:12 am

How retarded is your school
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Post by flyingturns89 Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:43 am

unknown user wrote:How retarded is your school

Not as bad as my old school. There I was grabbed around the neck directly in front of the teachers, and had nothing happen.
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Post by Cardinals5 Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:02 am

flyingturns89 wrote:
unknown user wrote:How retarded is your school

Not as bad as my old school. There I was grabbed around the neck directly in front of the teachers, and had nothing happen.

Sounds like your old school is a lot like my high school used to be. A kid I know got hit with a tray at lunch. He got hit so hard it knocked him out cold, and he got a longer suspension than the kid that hit him.
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Post by f1fan12 Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:27 am

Thats considered bullying. Report it, and if it doesn't go anywhere, report it to higher athorites, than if that doesn't do it, the cops will do somthing. Thats what I did, and now when there are bullying issues the school does somthing immideatly.
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Post by Blake Camphausen Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:34 am

If someone gets knocked out, and the school doesn't do something there is a problem.
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Post by MPatterson1724 Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:03 pm

stand up for yourself and kick their ass, even though you might be out numbered it would prove you won't take crap anymore
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Post by Rykia Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:05 pm

MPatterson1724 wrote:stand up for yourself and kick their ass, even though you might be out numbered it would prove you won't take crap anymore

And prove that he can get killed, too.

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Post by FlashRod4 Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:13 pm

f1fan12 wrote:Thats considered bullying. Report it, and if it doesn't go anywhere, report it to higher athorites, than if that doesn't do it, the cops will do somthing. Thats what I did, and now when there are bullying issues the school does somthing immideatly.
The cops need to worry about doing their jobs first, like handiling hardened criminals and not killing innocents #CopsSuck Razz
With that being said, yes. Definitly tell someone of higher authority than you school.
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Post by AntmanB Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:26 pm

btw, that jason keller probably isnt the same jason keller from nationwide lore.
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Post by FlashRod4 Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:32 pm

AntmanB wrote:btw, that jason keller probably isnt the same jason keller from nationwide lore.
LOL I was going to say that but I didn't want to be a killjoy.
Jeopardy says this Jason Keller is from Edison and Highland Park NJ. (The Extremely Reliable)Wikipedia says that Jason Keller the driver was Born is Greensville, SC. Plus he looks totally different.
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Post by Rykia Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:39 pm

FlashRod4 wrote:
AntmanB wrote:btw, that jason keller probably isnt the same jason keller from nationwide lore.
LOL I was going to say that but I didn't want to be a killjoy.
Jeopardy says this Jason Keller is from Edison and Highland Park NJ. (The Extremely Reliable)Wikipedia says that Jason Keller the driver was Born is Greensville, SC. Plus he looks totally different.

That ruins my day Sad

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Post by flyingturns89 Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:32 pm

Why is it that I seem to post more during the offseason? Especially since I've said I was taking a break from EFR until February twice.
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Post by Rykia Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:32 pm

flyingturns89 wrote:Why is it that I seem to post more during the offseason? Especially since I've said I was taking a break from EFR until February twice.

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Post by Guest Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:53 pm

Wikipedia is pretty reliable, as far as the internet goes.

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Post by Sparkz47 Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:31 pm

vbooy57 wrote:Wikipedia is pretty reliable, as far as the internet goes.

It really is, surprisingly. The thousands of dedicated Wikipedia "authors" editing and checking sources everyday doesn't hurt anything either. Wink
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Post by Mother of Invention Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:48 pm

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Post by Ben Atkins Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:57 pm

Sparkz47 wrote:
vbooy57 wrote:Wikipedia is pretty reliable, as far as the internet goes.

It really is, surprisingly. The thousands of dedicated Wikipedia "authors" editing and checking sources everyday doesn't hurt anything either. Wink

I love you wikipedia

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Post by Rykia Sun Dec 18, 2011 3:06 pm

My school doesn't let us use Wikipedia for information because of its "unreliability." Yeah, right.

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Post by day500champ1 Sun Dec 18, 2011 3:46 pm

Just found out today that a good friend of my dad's that we used to go snowmobiling with tried to committ suicide. Thankfully, he didn't succeed.

The sad thing is he has four kids, two of which are really young.

But, he is a very nice guy. Just come as a shock to me.
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Post by Ben Atkins Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:33 pm

So me and Joe Branch from ISRA made the DEI 500! A few others from there can still make it if they do well in the LCQ Very Happy

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Post by flyingturns89 Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:06 pm

What's the DEI 500?
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Post by bartman97 Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:14 pm

flyingturns89 wrote:What's the DEI 500?

A sim racing race at Talladega that goes for 500 miles.
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Post by flyingturns89 Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:23 pm

bartman97 wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:What's the DEI 500?

A sim racing race at Talladega that goes for 500 miles.

Never gonna see me in that race.
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Post by racingfreak1999 Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:51 pm

bartman97 wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:What's the DEI 500?

A sim racing race at Talladega that goes for 500 miles.
I'd probably wreck the field on lap 2.
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Post by navycook75 Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:00 pm

racingfreak1999 wrote:
bartman97 wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:What's the DEI 500?

A sim racing race at Talladega that goes for 500 miles.
I'd probably wreck the field on lap 2.
>500 mile sim race
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Post by Rykia Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:23 pm

In all reality, I could probably go for a while in a 500 Tally race, but I squirm in tight places.

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Post by conrail1990 Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:30 am

So Justin beiber blows the secret about Santa and Kim Jong Il dies. Coincidence? I think not!
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Post by Rykia Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:09 am

conrail1990 wrote:So Justin beiber blows the secret about Santa and Kim Jong Il dies. Coincidence? I think not!

Oh, Beaver. Laughing

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Post by FlashRod4 Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:54 am

racingfreak1999 wrote:
bartman97 wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:What's the DEI 500?

A sim racing race at Talladega that goes for 500 miles.
I'd probably wreck the field on lap 2.
Are you gonna pull a Mike Whitmore and wreck your teammate as well? Razz
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Post by pepsibottle1 Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:48 pm

So me and my friend were talking today and are seriously contemplating buying this POS CR-X next door for $400 and entering it next year in the 24 hours of Lemons and Chump Car. Just need 3 more drivers and it's a go. Thinking about the Sebring race.

Would love to give it a shot, what's not to lose? Just need to brush up on my heel-toe. If all comes together it would be a blast!
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Post by pennst24 Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:50 pm

The Chump Car World Series powered by magus978!
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Post by Magus978 Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:29 pm

Presenting...

The Jerry Sandusky Files, presented by pennst24! Very Happy
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Post by RyanB06 Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:36 pm

pepsibottle1 wrote:So me and my friend were talking today and are seriously contemplating buying this POS CR-X next door for $400 and entering it next year in the 24 hours of Lemons and Chump Car. Just need 3 more drivers and it's a go. Thinking about the Sebring race.

Would love to give it a shot, what's not to lose? Just need to brush up on my heel-toe. If all comes together it would be a blast!

Ah, the 24 Hours of LeMons. Jalopnik used to have coverage of every race, that is, until the guy who did all the reporting left. (He was also part of the officialdom of LeMons, if I remember correctly.)

Now I read it primarily for the photos of the booth babes auto show reporting. And Forza 4 car pack announcements.
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Post by crl Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:01 pm

How to get fired from FedEx:
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Post by PackerMan71 Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:12 pm

crl wrote:How to get fired from FedEx:

No

Well, that rates to about a 9.0 on my What the F**k Meter. Laughing
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Post by Sparkz47 Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 pm

crl wrote:How to get fired from FedEx:

Man, he didn't even bother to throw it in front of the gate or anything, either. Looks like he just lobbed it into some bushes at the side of the yard.
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Post by PackerMan71 Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:17 pm

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN!

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Post by navycook75 Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:22 pm

PackerMan71 wrote:CHRISTOPHER WALKEN!

thats what your TMMC career is going to need
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Post by PackerMan71 Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:24 pm

navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:CHRISTOPHER WALKEN!

thats what your TMMC career is going to need

Maybe... Mischevious

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Post by conrail1990 Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:09 pm

Sparkz47 wrote:
Man, he didn't even bother to throw it in front of the gate or anything, either. Looks like he just lobbed it into some bushes at the side of the yard.
See thats better. The bushes will cushin the landing! Laughing
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Post by crl Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:40 am

Wow:
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Post by teamwhiper Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:01 am

Just read "The Art of Racing In The Rain".Must say it was the best ever book that I have read.
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Post by Tanrar Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:35 am

crl wrote:Wow:

Maybe that guy should quit Karting, and go to UFC. That's some pretty fancy chokework he's got going on there.
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Post by f1fan12 Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:54 pm

crl wrote:Wow:

Is that Tom Delgado. No
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Post by Magus978 Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:57 pm

No, it's not.

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Post by pennst24 Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:05 pm

Magus978 wrote:No, it's not.

I wouldn't fit in a kart Very Happy

I'm shocked you fit in a truck.



Man, I love trolling you, Tom. Very Happy
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Post by Magus978 Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:23 pm

I was driving Darrell Waltrip's truck. It had extra room just incase Michael tried to commandeer it.
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Post by FlashRod4 Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:55 pm

For some reason, I was sifting through EFR's old forum and found this.
You're obsessed with the TM Universe if......You paint your car to look like Leonid Roderick's. Idea Mischevious


...You have dreams about Tony Durbin,...You have dreams about Leslie Riggs Wink

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