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(UPI) Interesting Scientists who inbred bumblebees find that the bees were less successful, more interested in NASCAR   (upi.com) divider line 45
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GilRuiz1 2009-07-02 11:09:25 AM  
That headline earns the award for Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence.

i224.photobucket.com

 
JRoo 2009-07-02 11:47:18 AM  
I'm buggering my baby bumblebee....

 
Hershey Highway Patrol [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 11:49:05 AM  
This may be the 1st Fark T-Shirt I buy

+1 Subby

 
7Mary3and4 2009-07-02 11:49:52 AM  
Same old tired and inaccurate NASCAR cliche, Subby?

FAIL.

 
RoxtarRyan [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 11:53:19 AM  
7Mary3and4: Same old tired and inaccurate NASCAR cliche, Subby?

FAIL.


Sounds like someone didn't get the chance to fark his sister this morning after a breakfast of roadkill and grits with crisco.

 
foo monkey 2009-07-02 12:00:23 PM  
Did they fly counter-clockwise?

 
crab66 2009-07-02 12:00:31 PM  
7Mary3and4: Same old tired and inaccurate NASCAR cliche, Subby?

FAIL.


NASCAR is the epitome of fail.


If there is a center of fail somewhere in the Universe....I am pretty sure it's at a NASCAR track.

/turn'n left
//still turn'n left
///guess what I am doing now


Worst racing ever. Watching kids race pinewood derby is more thrilling. Seriously.

 
WordsnCollision 2009-07-02 12:08:07 PM  
What a less-successful bumblebee may look like:

4.bp.blogspot.com

 
Englebert Slaptyback 2009-07-02 12:09:33 PM  

WordsnCollision


What a less-successful bumblebee may look like:


Ai yi yi! No es bueno!

 
Kanyon 2009-07-02 12:16:43 PM  
Nice one, subs.

 
wyrlss 2009-07-02 12:16:53 PM  
What an inbred Bumblebee who likes NASCAR may look like:
mrvoodooz.files.wordpress.com
OR
www.elmolive1.com

/hottest of hotlinks

 
yogaFLAME [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 12:21:36 PM  
7Mary3and4: Same old tired and inaccurate NASCAR cliche, Subby?

FAIL.


Hit a little too close to home?

+1 subby

 
the opposite of charity is justice 2009-07-02 12:26:57 PM  
I'm a left-turn makin' motherfarker!

 
DiscoSuperfly 2009-07-02 12:29:40 PM  
and now the bees are DISAPPEARING!

 
the opposite of charity is justice 2009-07-02 12:36:28 PM  
yogaFLAME: 7Mary3and4: Same old tired and inaccurate NASCAR cliche, Subby?

FAIL.

Hit a little too close to home?

+1 subby


A quick search shows he posted in a Dale Earnhardt thread here on Fark, so yeah I bet your suspicion is right on the nose.

/look maw, that yeller car dun plowed into the wall!

 
buntz 2009-07-02 12:44:10 PM  
I don't follow NASCAR at all so I'm going to ask: Have they ever switched things up and had a race go the other way around the track?
Assuming it's always counterclockwise, have they ever raced clockwise?

 
Englebert Slaptyback 2009-07-02 12:50:09 PM  

buntz


I don't follow NASCAR at all so I'm going to ask: Have they ever switched things up and had a race go the other way around the track?
Assuming it's always counterclockwise, have they ever raced clockwise?


Only in the southern hemisphere (due to the Cariolis Effect).

 
Ponzholio 2009-07-02 12:58:49 PM  
buntz: I don't follow NASCAR at all so I'm going to ask: Have they ever switched things up and had a race go the other way around the track?
Assuming it's always counterclockwise, have they ever raced clockwise?


Since this seems to be the daily NASCAR-bashing thread, I not sure if you're sincere or not. But yes, they do go clockwise on the two road course races (Watkins Glenn in New York and Infineon Raceway in California). The fuel tank connections are moved to the right-hand side of the car too (typically they are put on the left).

 
icanhazstapler [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 01:04:25 PM  
It's funny because NASCAR sucks.

 
KJM315 2009-07-02 01:14:40 PM  
you must really like tide.

 
holybull99 2009-07-02 01:16:42 PM  
NASCAR is the most boring thing on the planet, well except for maybe soccer. Both would be slightly more interesting if you had a soccer game and a race going on at the same time in the same place, but it would probably still be boring.

 
SpectroBoy 2009-07-02 01:34:28 PM  
Subby: Nice NASCAR burn!

 
briflo 2009-07-02 01:38:42 PM  
Books on tape as read by Ben Stein are more thrilling than NASCAR.

Now
All
Scumbags
Can
Attend
Races

 
jjorsett 2009-07-02 01:42:51 PM  
holybull99: NASCAR is the most boring thing on the planet, well except for maybe soccer.

You've never watched bass fishing on television, have you?

 
chemrebel 2009-07-02 02:08:31 PM  
Did the Obvious tag bug out early for the holiday weekend?

 
SpectroBoy 2009-07-02 02:14:48 PM  
I love NASCAR!

I like to cheer them on....

TURN LEFT! TURN LEFT!!!! TURN LEEEEFFFTTTTT!!!!!!
(drink)
TURN LEFT! TURN LEFT!!!! TURN LEEEEFFFTTTTT!!!!!!
(drink)
TURN LEFT! TURN LEFT!!!! TURN LEEEEFFFTTTTT!!!!!!
(drink)
TURN LEFT! TURN LEFT!!!! TURN LEEEEFFFTTTTT!!!!!!
(drink)
TURN LEFT! TURN LEFT!!!! TURN LEEEEFFFTTTTT!!!!!!
(repeat)

 
LesserEvil [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 02:37:47 PM  
jjorsett: holybull99: NASCAR is the most boring thing on the planet, well except for maybe soccer.

You've never watched bass fishing on television, have you?


The more boring and inane a sport, the more zealous and obsessed the fans.

Case in point: Soccer hooligans, proof positive that soccer is clearly the front runner for most boring sport on the planet.

When fans must resort to extreme violence to make their experience satisfying, then the sport MUST be inane.

 
cefm 2009-07-02 02:46:34 PM  
And bumblebees are pretty much retarded to begin with....

 
LesserEvil [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 02:53:20 PM  
pope183: what real autoracig might look like

Is that the one where they are not allowed to pass?

More turns, less passing. Not a good tradeoff, IMO.

/Not a NASCAR fan, though, either

 
chipspastic 2009-07-02 02:59:01 PM  
Englebert Slaptyback: buntz

I don't follow NASCAR at all so I'm going to ask: Have they ever switched things up and had a race go the other way around the track?
Assuming it's always counterclockwise, have they ever raced clockwise?


Only in the southern hemisphere (due to the Cariolis Effect).


i279.photobucket.com

 
spacechicken170am 2009-07-02 03:29:21 PM  
pope183: what real autoracig might look like

Dude, i totally remember that race. I think Pikachu won.



api.ning.com

 
7Mary3and4 2009-07-02 04:03:43 PM  
LesserEvil: j
The more boring and inane a sport, the more zealous and obsessed the fans.


That makes no sense. What you're saying is, the most interesting sport would be the one whose "fans" don't care at all.

 
Drain 2009-07-02 04:09:36 PM  
Ahahahahahaha suck it rednecks!

 
iaazathot 2009-07-02 04:19:54 PM  
crab66: 7Mary3and4: Same old tired and inaccurate NASCAR cliche, Subby?

FAIL.

NASCAR is the epitome of fail.


If there is a center of fail somewhere in the Universe....I am pretty sure it's at a NASCAR track.

/turn'n left
//still turn'n left
///guess what I am doing now


Worst racing ever. Watching kids race pinewood derby is more thrilling. Seriously.


Exactly and then some...

 
RoxtarRyan [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 04:31:38 PM  
pope183: what real autoracig might look like

I see your examples, and raise you the WRC:

bsspdl.files.wordpress.com
www.channel4.com
pix.motivatedphotos.com

 
LesserEvil [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 04:39:13 PM  
7Mary3and4: LesserEvil: j
The more boring and inane a sport, the more zealous and obsessed the fans.

That makes no sense. What you're saying is, the most interesting sport would be the one whose "fans" don't care at all.


No, it means that the most exciting sports offer an enjoyable experience when the game is being played, so that we don't need to obsess over the most trivial details and get violent with rival team's fans.

I can enjoy a hockey game without bashing in a Blackhawks' fans' head in. I can spend the days between games without concerns over team budgets, statistical positioning, or who every single member of the roster is sleeping with. Soccer fans can't. F1 fans can't. Some baseball and basketball fans can't.

A certain amount of "interest" is cool... "fan" comes from "fanatic" after all, but obsession? With only a handful of exceptions in any sport, players should not become the focus of the fans... every soccer fan I've listened to seems to think every team member is some sort of superman, and can give me all sorts of gory details about their personal lives; there is something really, really wrong with that.

 
7Mary3and4 2009-07-02 04:45:07 PM  
LesserEvil: 7Mary3and4: LesserEvil: j
The more boring and inane a sport, the more zealous and obsessed the fans.

That makes no sense. What you're saying is, the most interesting sport would be the one whose "fans" don't care at all.

No, it means that the most exciting sports offer an enjoyable experience when the game is being played, so that we don't need to obsess over the most trivial details and get violent with rival team's fans.

I can enjoy a hockey game without bashing in a Blackhawks' fans' head in. I can spend the days between games without concerns over team budgets, statistical positioning, or who every single member of the roster is sleeping with. Soccer fans can't. F1 fans can't. Some baseball and basketball fans can't.

A certain amount of "interest" is cool... "fan" comes from "fanatic" after all, but obsession? With only a handful of exceptions in any sport, players should not become the focus of the fans... every soccer fan I've listened to seems to think every team member is some sort of superman, and can give me all sorts of gory details about their personal lives; there is something really, really wrong with that.


Nice to see that you've chosen yourself as the arbiter of the "correct" way for sports fans to follow their favorite sport.

Not sure what makes you think you're qualified to pass such judgment, but, hey, you don't care--you clearly believe you're been annointed to the job.

 
UnspokenVoice [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 05:52:33 PM  
I find it sad that people think of the American South as a place where inbreeding is accepted. The truth is you'll find it to be much more common in Europe (where it is even legal, with new legislation proposed to make it legal in Portugal) than it is there. I hold no love for the rednecks and cars that drive only in circles really but I dislike misrepresentation as a whole.

 
Thrashersk 2009-07-02 06:43:51 PM  
LesserEvil: 7Mary3and4: LesserEvil: j
The more boring and inane a sport, the more zealous and obsessed the fans.

That makes no sense. What you're saying is, the most interesting sport would be the one whose "fans" don't care at all.

No, it means that the most exciting sports offer an enjoyable experience when the game is being played, so that we don't need to obsess over the most trivial details and get violent with rival team's fans.

I can enjoy [wharblegarble obsessed hockey fan's rant goes here]


I think you're on to something.

 
Calcasieu 2009-07-02 06:46:18 PM  
RoxtarRyan: pope183: what real autoracig might look like

I see your examples, and raise you the WRC:


Racing against the clock? We call that 'qualifying'.

 
Calcasieu 2009-07-02 06:47:10 PM  
SpectroBoy: Subby: Nice Lame, overused NASCAR burn!

FTFY

 
TSE 2009-07-02 07:09:29 PM  
I'm not a big fan of NASCAR at all, but i'm constantly amazed that most people can see nothing more in it than the direction the cars are traveling in. These same people then loudly proclaim themselves to be highly intelligent and clever because they've noticed that all the cars are going in the same direction on the same track. Oh you've a good eye, Nigel Chaswick Moneykisser the third!

People who call themselves "racing fans" and then post pictures of "real racing" are really just broadcasting the personal acknowledgement of their complete lack of attention to detail. Yea, the cars all go in the same direction, Einstein. It takes no skill at all to operate or maintain the machine.

I never see anyone slamming the IRL for 500 miles of left turns or talking smack about Danica Boneytits' backwoods sistermother. Sometimes this place is nothing but sheep shiat.

"Racing fans" on FARK:
i99.photobucket.com

 
Mentalpatient87 2009-07-02 07:59:31 PM  
They need to merge Battlebots with NASCAR and make Twisted Metal. Just rig the cars up to remote control and strap some gah-damn weapons on them and give us a freakin' show already! I don't care how many toothless rednecks are there, I'll show up to some Twisted Metal events.

 
ShawnDoc [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 08:09:21 PM  
To be fair, NASCAR is more fun to watch than Golf.

 
Opiate of the Lasses 2009-07-03 12:36:29 AM  
So a redneck is busy screwing his sister one morning when she starts to giggle. He asks why she's laughing. She goes "You fark just like Dad!" He smiles and goes "Oh I know, Mom told me"

/tip the veal
//try your waitress

 
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