Pointing and laughing at JJ
The scene, according to Dustin Long, was one of today's pressers in Miami before Sunday's Cup race. Somebody asked points leader Jimmie Johnson about his likeability - namely, everyone likes him until he tangles with the No. 8 car.
Junior and Denny Hamlin, meanwhile, start talking and snickering at the other end of the room. Johnson stops talking and looks over. Then Hamlin explains that there's this You Tube video ... and hilarity ensues.
Dustin dug it up and I'll link to it in a bit with some caveats:
1. The language in this video is definitely NSFW. It's probably not safe for your house if you have little kids.
2. Dustin says this is footage from the Talladega race where Brian Vickers took out both Junior and JJ. (Which makes it almost Johnson's fault.)
3. The featured guy in the video - that is NOT a Southern accept. Maybe South Jersey or South Vermont, but not South as in around here.
So here you go. I'm not sure whether to be horrified or amused. A little of both, I guess.
Update: Deadspin (warning: language) hits exactly the right note and points out a snippet of the audio at about the 1:40 mark.
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Wow... I'm almost speechless, except for the fact that I've seen similar explosions back where I'm from. Good thing the kid didn't cuss, or they would have spanked him for using inappropriate language.
Posted on November 16, 2006 7:27 PM
I probably should have added a fourth point. Namely, my reaction to the event was similar, but I was able to stop at "Son of a ..." I only needed one of those to calm me down. Maybe I'm not a real NASCAR fan like that guy.
Posted on November 16, 2006 8:47 PM
Having lived up there, I don't need this particular bit of video to convince me that rednecks are not bound by any particular geography. I've found them whereever I've been. The accents might change, but the sentiments are the same.
That Gunner seems like a nice boy. Sometimes it skips a generation.
Posted on November 17, 2006 4:25 PM