That reminded me of the time Ozy and Millie played "rational tag" (making up excuses for why they're not tagged, even when making physical contact). Reason of being reminded that is that you can make up all the excuses and cool concepts and philosophical stuff you want... but a gamer with his/her eye on the prize will push you in the mud and win the race anyway.
Speaking of Ozy and Millie, the author's art style is very recognizable. I was looking at his deviantArt page, and I'm just blown away that he's also drawn Simpsons and Tiny Toons fanart.
...and yes, I found out about the band "They Might Be Giants" through Tiny Toons. I'm sure many other TTA fanatics were too. And if they didn't, then they learned about the band from Homestar Runner.
Er, back on topic, I disagree with Stick Figure B: it's not more fun than a blue shell. It's close, but the blue shell (Mario Kart 64 version) is just too awesome.