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electriclandI'm just doin' nothing but bitch today. In that vein, thank you, THANK YOU, Formula One, for deigning to accept $12 million of my and my fellow taxpayers' dollars to come back next year and pollute the city with noise, fumes, and Eurotrash, but without tobacco advertising.
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mindrobber) I'd've been just as happy if they'd stayed away.
Hey government -- I've gotten rid of ALL my tobacco sponsorship. This journal is now 100% self-supporting. Can I have $12 million, please?
Personally (sorry
mindrobber) I'd've been just as happy if they'd stayed away.Hey government -- I've gotten rid of ALL my tobacco sponsorship. This journal is now 100% self-supporting. Can I have $12 million, please?
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Date: 2003-11-20 01:16 pm (UTC)no subject
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Oh. You poor dear. I'm SO sorry! You must see an obscene amount of flesh during Grand Prix week.
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Date: 2003-11-20 01:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-11-20 01:56 pm (UTC)But you're welcome to come stay with me (or possibly in my apartment, as I usually flee the city that weekend) for next year's race, for which we have paid so dearly.
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Date: 2003-11-20 02:04 pm (UTC)Confuddled....
Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:11 pm (UTC)Distinguishing characteristics: Extreme leanness. Glossy overtanned skin and overfrosted hair. Designer sunglasses. Designer clothing. Designer everything else. A bit too much jewellery. Micro cellphones (see
I don't know if they actually ARE all European (well, if they have titles, then I guess they are).
Um, do you have those in Europe, or are they strictly an export product?
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Date: 2003-11-20 02:16 pm (UTC)I have some friends who live in Speedway, IN... the little suburb of Indianapolis that is home to the world-famous (infamous?) Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
They rent their lawn out for parking during Race Day Weekend (known to everyone else as Memorial Day Weekend) for $20 per car per day.
Re: Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:26 pm (UTC)Honestly? I don't know. But you might be right. The title thing definitely strikes the glamour chords here, though mostly, people just smile rather patronizingly at those insignia.
However, from your description, and disregarding the Formular 1 and the title thing, it sounds like American Rap and HipHop artists, plus J.Lo and Brittany Spares. Designer-craze and too much time and money on their hands...
Nah, I get your point. Just never looked at it this way. :)
Funny how I get all defensive of Europeans...Who'd have thought it?
Re: Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:30 pm (UTC)I dunno, I guess I'll have to pay more attention come next June.
Re: Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:31 pm (UTC)Re: Eurotrash...
Re: Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:38 pm (UTC)Still not perfect, but may help.
OK, I'm going to stop now.
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Date: 2003-11-20 02:38 pm (UTC)Re: Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:39 pm (UTC)So, back to business. Are you telling me that everyone who's into this Formular 1 BULLS*** is European? That nobody else gives a damn? Is this really our fault? I hang my head in shame.
Also, does this mean you don't have 40 tv channels showing nothing but the warm-ups, the qualifications and the actual races for DAYS on end throughout the F1 season? You're so damn lucky! Get me outta here, someone, please!
Re: Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:46 pm (UTC)Eurotrash: Those people who frequent hip coffee houses, watch art house/foreign films, enjoy dinner parties, art, sipping champagne,and hanging out in sophisticated world capitals like
London,Rome,Milan,Paris,Madrid,and Berlin.
Sounds a bit bohemian, no? And a lot of jealousy in those posts, too, I might add. In fact, I don't think I'd mind being a bit Eurotrashy, having read those!
Hm....riches.... *sigh*
Re: Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:50 pm (UTC)However:
1. fortunately, I don't have cable, so I am spared the qualifying and race and suchlike
2. i think CART and NASCAR and Indy and stuff spread the motor racing fandom around some over here
3. (the gist of my current irritation) F1 cancelled the Montreal race because as of next year the Canadian gov't isn't allowing tobacco sponsorship (which they have known about for 7 YEARS). F1 said this would cause them to lose far too much revenue, boo hoo, boo hoo. Local merchants whined and complained. Much hoo-ha about how much the F1 people LOOOOOVE Montreal and are SOOOO unhappy about not coming back. Various levels of government have since done backflips to get them back and have now paid $12 million (!!!!) to get them to stay. Link in the original post says it all, really.
Re: Eurotrash...
Date: 2003-11-20 02:53 pm (UTC)It comforts me to know that others had as much trouble with the concept as I did, though!
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Date: 2003-11-20 02:55 pm (UTC)