Michael Schumacher

BuMz187 · Dec 02, 2002#12002-12-02T12:53

Tell me you guys know who I'm talking about..

f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html?http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/ ... 1129.shtml

Quote:
"I was driving to Indianapolis in a hurry and the next thing the police were there, he was quoted as saying in the Sun. One policeman said: 'I don't care if you think you are Nigel Mansell. So I replied: 'I'm Michael Schumacher' and the policeman said: 'Sorry, who?'"

For shaaaame.
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Miso Soup · Dec 02, 2002#22002-12-02T12:56

hahaha
ah.. sighss

BuMz187 · Dec 02, 2002#32002-12-02T13:00

..my thoughts exactly..MRk MRK n FnK Mz

Jim · Dec 02, 2002#42002-12-02T16:30

Yah, but Schumacher is an ass, isn't he?

Besides its really not all that strange if some mid-western cop doesn't recognize him, F1 racing isn't too big in the US, and only NASCAR seems to draw a big crowd here.

HitokiriMoonKnight · Dec 02, 2002#52002-12-02T17:11

rofl that's great
i don't follow F1 and i know who Michael Schumacher is heh
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katyjag · Dec 02, 2002#62002-12-02T17:59

Quote:
Yah, but Schumacher is an ass, isn't he?

*throws Jim's comment in to the "Understatement of the Year" box*
I'll never understand the draw with nascar...it's even more boring than F1 is at present....

HitokiriMoonKnight · Dec 02, 2002#72002-12-02T18:47

haha this just reminded me, if you guys are ever in the orange county/los angeles area, there's a station called KROQ (the World Famous KROQ as they say) and they have this morning show called Kevin & Bean, and sometimes they do this thing where people call in telling their stories about "Do you know who I am?" as in meeting celebrities in everyday life and hearing them say "Do you know who I am?" it's hilarious haha
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Miso Soup · Dec 03, 2002#82002-12-03T03:19

but the thing is, nigel mansell is a very famous F1 racer too. albeit he is.. the LAST era. i guess the cop hasn't gotten with the times yet, man.

BuMz187 · Dec 03, 2002#92002-12-03T07:53

That's exactly what was so stupid about the comment! The cop compared him to Nigel Mansell, so he obviously knew something about F1..
Nigel Mansell retired in the early 90s, so there isn't much of a time difference between the careers of Mansell and Schumacher!
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Jim · Dec 03, 2002#102002-12-03T08:02

But he's probably a more recognized name in the US among those who aren't that sports-savy, especially for anyone over 20. The average American probably wouldn't know who Rusty Wallace is (then again, your "average American is probably a Bible-beating southerner, so he just might

), but they probably know Mario Andretti, simply due to the exposure the name has recieved over time.
*Note* I'm not a racing fan and probably know less than anyone else here about the sport. Sorry, two hours of left turns don't do it for me.