Re: Is it Friday yet? (WAS: why I like the Dummies books - was Boring documentation)

[Steven Brown <stevenabrown -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Okay, here's me, a NASCAR fan, getting defensive.
There's nothing simple about NASCAR. It's an
incredibly sophisticated sport that requires knowledge
of physics, mechanics, chemistry, physiology, and
psychology. Not to mention the big business that
supports it all.

Later y'all,

Steven Brown
(Kasey Kahne fan)



> The most humorous "Dummies" title I've seen (and
> there may be funnier
> ones out there) was written for fans new to a
> fast-growing sport.
> Written with the help of one of the sport's veteran
> stars, Mark Martin,
> there is, in fact, a "NASCAR for Dummies" book. The
> first time I saw it
> in the bookstore I had to stifle the urge to laugh
> out loud.
> 
> I don't dislike the sport--in fact I enjoy many
> forms of auto racing as
> a fan, but there's just a certain demographic
> connotation associated
> with oval track racing that makes a title like that
> seem...BRILLIANT!


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