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Sam Hornish Jr. Discovers “Darlington Stripe” in His Shorts

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

After this week’s race at Darlington, NASCAR rookie Sam Hornish, Jr. stepped out of his dinged-up racecar to feel something mishy, mooshie, fresh and squooshie in his undershorts.  Further inspection revealed the uncomfortable sensation to be caused by the dreaded Darlington Stripe.

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Pressure Mounts On Catch Can Men As Gas Prices Soar

May 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

As the price of oil soared above $126 a barrel for the first time on Friday, gas prices rose to an average of $3.67 a gallon for unleaded gasoline.  The spike in gas prices has had a rippling effect across all sectors of the economy and the high price consumers face when filling up their […]

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Global Food Crisis Reaches American South as Price of Grits Soars

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Food rioters in Haiti and protests throughout Sub-Saharan Africa this week paled in relation to the horror throughout the Southland as high corn prices drove the cost of grits up to record levels.
“This is worse than the grits crisis of ‘76,” Velma Ruppersburger complained. “There was grits rationing, grits lines out the Piggly Wiggly door, […]

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Breakfast Service in SC Diner Halted When Regan Smith Asks “What Are Grits?”

May 9th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Regan Smith ordered the special for breakfast this morning at The Jumbo Diner in Hartsville, South Carolina, and didn’t raise any eyebrows.  But local eaters did notice Smith, who is from Cato, New York, apprehensively looking at his plate, then beckoning for the waitress. 
“Sumpin’ wrong, sweetie?” she asked him.

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SAFER Barrier On Strike, Concrete Wall Concerned By Carpentier Being Listed on Entry List

May 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Blackflaggedonline.com received a copy of a letter that the Darlington Raceway SAFER Barrier sent to NASCAR yesterday upon the release of the entry list for this Saturday’s Dodge Challenger 500. It appears the SAFER Barrier has gone on strike!!!
Dear NASCAR:
DID YOU EVEN SEE THE RACE THIS PAST WEEKEND IN RICHMOND? Better yet, did you […]

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Heart Attack at Lap 324 Doesn’t Deter Fan from Nachos at Lap 366

May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Longtime NASCAR fan Ernie Grumblefield, “Super E” to his friends, spent the afternoon before the Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 choking down bratwurst, but he spent most of lap 324 in the throes of a minor heart attack.
High up in the grandstands, Grumblefield clutched his chest and tried to get the attention of […]

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