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George II

(67,782 posts)
7. That is NOT your everyday ordinary garage door rope pull.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:57 PM
Jun 2020

THIS is a NASCAR garage door rope pull:



THIS is the NOOSE that was in Wallace's garage (from the article):



THAT is a fucking noose!!!!

Sure doesn't look like any garage door pull I've ever seen. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1
... because a slip knot is inappropriate for that purpose William Seger Jun 2020 #33
a noose IS a slip knot stopdiggin Jun 2020 #52
Um, that's what I meant William Seger Jun 2020 #66
apologies stopdiggin Jun 2020 #72
Looks like a noose to me. RandySF Jun 2020 #2
FBI are lying through their teeth about this...that is not a garage door pull. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #3
That is a Hangman's Noose. Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #4
Yup. That's a noose. No "Garage pull" there outside one of ill intent. Decoy of Fenris Jun 2020 #5
Sounds like somebody left it as a "greeting" for Wallace. yardwork Jun 2020 #65
That's clearly a noose Docreed2003 Jun 2020 #6
That is NOT your everyday ordinary garage door rope pull. George II Jun 2020 #7
+1 Faygo Kid Jun 2020 #10
What was Bubba given that particular garage with this so called rope puller? kimbutgar Jun 2020 #8
according to NASCAR it was not stopdiggin Jun 2020 #44
It's a specific and complex knot... 2naSalit Jun 2020 #9
Even if the noose was there since October ffr Jun 2020 #11
"Why hadn't anyone removed it" Most likely reason? Probably because it was doing its job well enough cstanleytech Jun 2020 #74
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a fu_king noose. brush Jun 2020 #12
that's NOT what the FBI said stopdiggin Jun 2020 #47
Why is it so difficult ScratchCat Jun 2020 #13
None of the other doors in the NASCAR garage had a noose mainer Jun 2020 #14
Who was involved in assigning Bubba Wallace that Space? MarcA Jun 2020 #15
It's not like they pull numbers out of a hat Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #17
Funny how the other garage door pulls don't look like that noose IronLionZion Jun 2020 #16
That is a noose and for the FBI to claim it isn't does not avebury Jun 2020 #18
they don't. read the article. stopdiggin Jun 2020 #49
I'm SO glad that NASCAR and Steve Phelps aren't just blindly believing the FBI conclusion.... George II Jun 2020 #19
It's a noose that appears to be recently made (no fraying/dirt from use as a "pull"). nt AnotherMother4Peace Jun 2020 #20
You're right. It's clean. It's recent. It's deliberate. yardwork Jun 2020 #67
Pic: demmiblue Jun 2020 #21
How about customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #22
Gets ignored and wrapped up in allegations of conspiracy Devil Child Jun 2020 #23
Also ignored customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #25
Agreed, part of the broader culture war. Devil Child Jun 2020 #32
Culture war BS was started by Fox News JonLP24 Jun 2020 #69
Or, a noose is a noose is a noose... demmiblue Jun 2020 #24
You seem to have a vested interest customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #26
Bubba isn't over it, if you have watched any of the coverage. demmiblue Jun 2020 #27
I have seen coverage customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #28
Lol... no you haven't. demmiblue Jun 2020 #29
A real noose customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #30
No, the FBI said it was fashioned like a noose. demmiblue Jun 2020 #31
I can't believe you have the balls to actually post that. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #36
You also customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #38
A hanging noose is sinister... I'm sorry you don't see it that way. n/t demmiblue Jun 2020 #40
To me customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #42
Lol... keep digging! demmiblue Jun 2020 #43
INTENT???????????????? Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #53
Cap your pissing up a rope! skamaria Jun 2020 #58
Irrelevant as none of us are jurists... LanternWaste Jun 2020 #63
Oh, it is sooo not surprising. demmiblue Jun 2020 #41
Look at post #7. George II Jun 2020 #39
No more and no less than the corollary... LanternWaste Jun 2020 #61
Keep beating customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #77
The noose is obviously new. It's clean and pristine. yardwork Jun 2020 #68
All doubt was erased with the release of this photo Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #34
Spot on. I'd like to see pix of the other garage stalls' pulls onetexan Jun 2020 #75
White priveledge. CaptainTruth Jun 2020 #35
unfortunately that is all too true stopdiggin Jun 2020 #51
Agree 100%. CaptainTruth Jun 2020 #55
Regardless as to how long it was there it still looks like a noose. tenderfoot Jun 2020 #37
Of course it does which is why the mistaken impression that it was a noose directed at Bubba is cstanleytech Jun 2020 #45
That's a fucking noose. Lars39 Jun 2020 #46
That does not look like a noose. marie999 Jun 2020 #48
I believe the garage assignments are based on the point standings MichMan Jun 2020 #54
The FBI cleared Kavanaugh, also. GeorgeGist Jun 2020 #50
👏👏👏👏 excellent response! And totally true! nt Karma13612 Jun 2020 #59
Where is the video? hibbing Jun 2020 #56
Info Not Mentioned Here ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #57
By the way, this is the photo that was first released when the FBI and NASCAR.... George II Jun 2020 #60
Here's another view of the one that was there last year - DEFINITELY not the same as in the OP. George II Jun 2020 #62
You might be right... Sapient Donkey Jun 2020 #71
I'm willing to go along with the explanation stopdiggin Jun 2020 #73
Yeah, that's deliberate. yardwork Jun 2020 #64
Well, that's for sure a noose. Sapient Donkey Jun 2020 #70
311 Speedway in Stokes County, NC was selling "Bubba rope" marie999 Jun 2020 #76
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