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More arrogant than Argentinians?!

 

More arrogant than Parisians? Cross fitters? Religious zealots? Vegans? Bicyclists?

 

And those people that don't own a TV

 

Filled out this survey, very well done and worthwhile. The cat hair is complimentary.

 

Whats wrong with Argentinians?!

 

you don't say
"The Austrian Grand Prix Was a Nightmare for Female Fans"

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cu...n-grand-prix-was-a-nightmare-for-female-fans/

 

This makes my blood boil. More thoughts later.

 

So, how to begin. A bit of perspective and context perhaps, seems like a good idea. I and my sister were raised by two very good and pragmatic people, a traditional marriage for the time, father ruled the roost and mother tended the home. My father was a career soldier, 30 years in the US Army, retiring as a SGM. He didn’t have any sons. As a result, neither I nor my sister are intimidated by anything or anyone. It is a joke between us, when some jumped up B- player enters the game, yeah, you ain’t shit, and we laugh. That kind of upbringing makes you quite resilient.

I am 57 now, but I wasn’t always, and I was quite pretty in my day. As was my sister. Exotic looking, our father was Hawaiian. We both look great now, that’s not the point.

The point is, you fathers of daughters, teach them that there are bad actors out there, and how to navigate through them. I have found that is successfully done, after a career with 95% men, that you do that by creating an aura about you.

What kind of aura? The kind where you stare down a judge that ends up being the US Attorney General, the kind where you have never been touched without your permission, the kind where you never feel uncomfortable with guys, don’t care how drunk they are, sure I may end up raped and/or dead, but you’re going to be missing an eye, at a minimum.

That is the look to transmit. Not oh that bothers me, I’m uncomfortable, someone help me. You need to convey I will fuck you up. And you need to mean it. Teach your daughters that. To be tough, not rough, there’s a difference.

Unless and until these incel cretins are eradicated from the face of the earth like the vermin scourge they are, it will be thus.

I wish it weren’t so, but it is so. I live in the land of is, not in the land of should.

 

Good write up. I like to think that I raised my daughter as you suggested. She grew up surrounded by motorcyclist and hockey players, so she learned to not take shit from anyone. And these people she grew up around were protective of her too. The girl can talk exotic cars and jets in the same breath as cosmetics and chick flicks. And in 5 weeks I get to walk her down the aisle to marry a very fine gentleman, which is exactly the kind of man I knew she would select. I grew up in a family that was all boys, and the previous generation was the same. Having a daughter has been the highlight of my life. And we have an annual tradition where just the two of us go to the state fair to act like kids. A couple of weeks ago was our 15th year of doing this. What a girl!

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Nothing, they're just arrogant as f@ck.

 

Alpine last the arbitration. McLaren gets Piastri.

 

How did such a nice looking young woman get such an ugly Dad?

 

Dumb luck

 

Red Bull doing what Red Bull does. Perez planned spin behind Max pole time? You shouldn’t be able to benefit from a mistake. Perez should be relegated to 10th for causing others fastest laps to be halted

 

I was half expecting to see a flare on track after max set his lap, but guess that wasn't needed.

 

Dead center of the track, good arm for a drunken Dutchman

 

It's been fairly wedging Gasly talk this weekend like someone who doesn't know for sure if he's going to a new team next year.

 

Mick Schumacher arriving at the track.

 

First Austria with the cat calling, now Spa with the flares, looks like Dutch fans are proving to be real twats.

Did the Brits engage in this much asshattery in all the Hamilton years?

 

Are you asking if the Brits have hooligans too? All groups have their idiots so as much as I hate Verstappen and want everyone in orange to bear the ridicule, I know it’s probably a few that ruin it for the rest. I do recall it was reported the Spanish hurling racist slurs at Hamilton during his years battling Alonso. Enough so the F1 had to threaten them with not scheduling races in Spain.

Now back to hoping Max has an issue and the fans in Orange drown in their tears of sadness

 

Face palm Ferrari. This is just comical at this point.