Stuff Guys Apparently Know and a Reader Contest

Lee and I had a little dispute a few days ago.  I need your help, our lovely blog readers!

We were sitting at our favorite pizza joint, The Sicilia Pizza and Kitchen, and Lee was flipping through some channels on one of the TVs since we didn't really want to watch CNN.  He stopped on Top Gear.

Top Gear, for those of you who may not be familiar, is a show on cable. There are three British guys plus a mysterious professional driver called Stig that test drive all sorts of cars, from the regular commuter cars that we normal folk drive to all the supercars that only people with a lot of money get to drive.

I have never heard of or seen Top Gear before in my life.

But I must say that I really enjoyed watching them race a bobsled against a rally car (fun!) while we happily ate our tasty New York White Garlic pizza.  Watch it--it's crazy!

As we were leaving, I commented that was a cool and fun show and asked Lee how he even knew about Top Gear since we don't get the BBC Channel in our basic cable package.

He answered, "Who doesn't know about Top Gear?!?"

I replied, "I've never heard of Top Gear before."

He then responded, "Well, ask any man and he's heard about Top Gear." 

I asked, "I don't think EVERY guy is going to know what Top Gear is."

He then challenged, "Yeah they will--call up any guy in your phone and ask them if they know what Top Gear is. I betcha they'll know."

So, I got out my phone and proceeded to call three random guys up (a couple who I haven't talked to for a while).

And all three of them knew what Top Gear was.

[Lee gets an early lead and is up by 3.]

Oh rubbish!

Lee went further and texted a bunch of guys (I think, 16 total) the following message:

"Winter and I have a bet. Do you know what Top Gear is? Please help us."

And here are some of the responses he received back:

B.S. said: "Only one of the best british shows around. British guys, cool cars, good times."

J.C. said: "I know what Top Gear is, it is a british show and now an american show too where they drive cool cars around and do other car related activities."

J.L. said: "Yes I do. James, Jeremy, and Hammond for life!" 

R.W. said: "Yes, I know what Top Gear is. Tell Winter she will certainly lose." 

A total of 13 guys responded back and every single one of them knew what Top Gear was.  Really?!? 

[Lee pulls waaay ahead of Winter before the half with a score of 16-0.]

Okay, now here's where I need your help.  I'm trying to see if I can rally from behind and catch up on the number of guys who DON'T know about Top Gear.  I really think that polling Lee's 16 friends biased my sample group. For all I know, they're all car dudes!

Top Gear Contest Drawing:

Soooo....all you lovely female blog readers, please ask your husbands or boyfriends or dads or brothers or any other man in your life if they know what Top Gear is.

1) For one entry, simply comment on the blog a) if they've ever heard of Top Gear and b) whether you've heard of Top Gear before (I want to see if I'm the only one not paying attention).

And all our guy blog readers, we'd love to hear from you too. Comment on the blog and let us know if you've ever heard of Top Gear before this post or googling it.  Now be honest!

2) For one additional entry, follow ReddParty on GoogleFriend Connect (see in our side panel to the right).  In a separate commenton the blog, tell us that you did!  If you were already following us, cool and thanks!  In a separate comment, please let us know that you already are.

From all those comments, we'll choose at random someone to win a very random British prize package:

• Top Gear: Where's Stig? The World Tour book (it's like Where's Waldo? but with Stig), and

...and...

• The BBC version of Pride and Prejudice (Hello, Mr. Darcy!)

Comments must be posted by 11:59 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012 to be entered into the contest and is open to peeps in the USA.  Lastly, make sure I can figure out who you are if you are really interested in winning (ie don't post as "Anonymous" unless you don't care to win).

We'll then have a tally and Lee and I can settle our argument.  (I still think there are plenty of dudes that don't know about Top Gear, hence this blog post.)


(This contest is sponsored by us, Winter and Lee, in order to settle a dispute and because we like you. The Top Gear folks have no idea who we are--we're just into Top Gear.  Over and out!)