With All Due Respect Ricky Bobby
Dear Ricky Bobby,
“Shake and Bake!”
Shake and bake! If there is one thing that people in NASCAR know how to do, it’s how to put some shake-and-bake on the grill. But what exactly is this mix and why does it work so well?
Shake-and-bake (also known as country style) is a type of self-tanner that uses an all natural bronzers as its main ingredient. These products contain an active ingredient called dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which reacts with the amino acids in your skin to produce melanin granules when exposed to sunlight. This causes your skin to darken, giving you a deeper tan than normal – all within minutes!
The benefits of using shake-and-bake are numerous: It saves time by allowing you to get the perfect bronze while still being able to go about your day; it’s safe for all skin types because it doesn’t have any harsh chemicals; it produces results without having any odor or stickiness associated with other self tanners; and finally, it lasts longer than any other product out there!
“If you ain’t first, you’re last.”
You know the attitude, right? It’s one of those sayings that everyone is familiar with but no one knows where it came from and no one cares. Whether or not you’ve ever heard the phrase before, you can probably guess what it means: If you’re not first, you’re last. The phrase was popularised by NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights (2006), who won an arm wrestling contest over Captain Slow because he had an attitude of “If you ain’t first, you’re last.”
The idea behind this saying is self-explanatory: if someone does something well enough to earn a place at the top of their field, then they should strive for nothing less than being at the top—and if they don’t succeed in becoming number one, then their efforts were for nothing. In other words: winning matters more than anything else (except maybe being alive).
“Now I know why I hate this race. Because it reminds me of the one race I lost. You see, I drive for show; I put the seat belt on for dough.”
This quote is from the movie Talladega Nights. Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is speaking with Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), who has just won a NASCAR race and is celebrating with his trophy wife, Carley (Leslie Bibb).
In this scene, Ricky explains why he hates NASCAR races: because they remind him of the one race he lost. He says that he drives for show and puts on his seat belt for dough—which means that although he wants to win every time, he knows winning isn’t everything if it means risking himself or damaging his car unnecessarily in order to win. He says all this while contemplating quitting racing altogether after misjudging how many laps were left in their last race together; it turns out they were running on lap 2256 instead of 2255 when Ricky decided to take a pit stop!
“Dear Lord baby Jesus, or as our brothers to the South call you, Jesus. We thank you so much for this bountiful harvest of Dominos, KFCs, and the always delicious Taco Bell. I just want to take time to say thank you for my family: my two handsome, beautiful, twin boys Walker and Texas Ranger; their mother, Carley, who is a stone-cold fox; and my redneck family who lives down at Cooters where they drink a little bit and shoot off a lot of guns. And we thank you for our new friend Mike Ditka. Amen.”
In short, the joke is that Ricky Bobby believes in God and thanks him for everything he owns. He then goes on to thank God for a variety of things including his family, NASCAR drivers, fast cars, and pizza. He ends by saying “go Eagles” but he says it in such a way that you can tell his heart wasn’t in it.
The scene is important because it reveals something about Ricky’s character: despite all of his material wealth and success as an athlete he still thinks there must be some greater power at work behind everything that happens around him. While there may be no evidence of this higher being existing (hence why they say there are no atheists in foxholes), it reveals an important aspect of our society today: namely that most people believe there must be some sort of supernatural power guiding our lives even if they don’t believe exactly what those powers are or who has them at their disposal.
“I have been touched by his noodly appendage!”
You can tell that the person who said it is being sarcastic, because they use a tone of voice and facial expression to show that they’re not serious.
People sometimes say things like this when they are trying to be funny, or in this case make fun of Ricky Bobby’s disability. They might also do it if they feel sorry for him and want their friends to know about it so that everyone knows how kind the speaker is.
“I don’t know what to do with my hands. What do you do with your hands? Oh yeah…yeah, yeah! Do this! Do this! This is finger-like stuff! Yeah! Yeah! You did that just like me, except in reverse…reverse…that’s pretty weird.”
People who are shy and nervous about making friends may find this article helpful. It’s written by a professional author who has been studying the subject for years, and includes up-to-date information on what to do with your hands when you’re nervous or how to be more open socially.
In addition, there’s advice on how to be more confident, outgoing, friendly and social overall.
“I am going to eat your children.”
Ricky Bobby, played by Will Ferrell, was a NASCAR driver who used to shout “Shake and Bake!” as he passed other drivers. He also has a catchphrase that goes something like “I am going to eat your children.”
I think the takeaway here is that Ricky Bobby is a great character to watch, and he has some pretty funny lines. I highly recommend watching Talladega Nights if you haven’t already seen it!