Jeremy Clarkson suspended

The Diabolical Monocle

Grandpa Hassan wrote: »

I think it is. The story doesn't add up at all. I think they were leaving bbc anyway, and are ensuring the highest profile start in their next home

Clarksons next home has no stairs, just 24 hour ready-brek and bedpans.

Macavity.

I don't like him.

A Dub in Glasgo

Mint Aero wrote: »

Are they f*cking stupid or what?!

So f*cking what if he punched a producer. I doubt he did in the manner it's been told. He's a mans man. Not some diva that'll throw a hissy fit over cold food.

The show makes 50 million a year for them AND MORE IMPORTANTLY I WANT TO WATCH IT!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

It's a god damn publicity stunt it must be

Are you willing to pay to watch it? If so, you can pay my TV Licence

The amount of foot stomping toys out of the pram stuff from the pubescent Top Gear fans is unreal

Mint Aero

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Are you willing to pay to watch it? If so, you can pay my TV Licence

The amount of foot stomping toys out of the pram stuff from the pubescent Top Gear fans is unreal

Sure you can say that about anything. Pay for hospital trolleys only so if it makes you happy :rolleyes:

The Th!ng

The Guardian article linked to earlier is some of the worst ****e I've ever seen cobbled toghether by a so-called journalist. Do people actually pay to read that crap?

Grandpa Hassan

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

The amount of foot stomping toys out of the pram stuff from the pubescent Top Gear fans is unreal

The amount of people pretending they are culturally superior by virtue of top gear being beneath them is unreal

A Dub in Glasgo

Mint Aero wrote: »

Sure you can say that about anything. Pay for hospital trolleys only so if it makes you happy :rolleyes:

That's a no then

Desolation Of Smug

Grandpa Hassan wrote: »

I think it is. The story doesn't add up at all. I think they were leaving bbc anyway, and are ensuring the highest profile start in their next home

Their contracts are up for renewal fairly soon...greener pastures?

buried

Celebrity TV star gets the sack. So what? Just looked up the fact this guy is 54 years old, what if this guy actually died tomorrow? Would anyone actually give a $hit in 20 years time? Sorry Clarkson fans, they definitely would not.

Desolation Of Smug

buried wrote: »

Celebrity TV star gets the sack. So what? Just looked up the fact this guy is 54 years old, what if this guy actually died tomorrow? Would anyone actually give a $hit in 20 years time? Sorry Clarkson fans, they definitely won't.

The back of the Review section in the Sunday Times would be shyte though.

buried

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

The back of the Review section in the Sunday Times would be shyte though.

How do ya mean? Sorry my friend, I don't read any of that so its meaningless to me.

Sheep Lover

buried wrote: »

Celebrity TV star gets the sack. So what? Just looked up the fact this guy is 54 years old, what if this guy actually died tomorrow? Would anyone actually give a $hit in 20 years time? Sorry Clarkson fans, they definitely would not.

Who said they would be holding a 20 year vigil on Clarkson's death?

Desolation Of Smug

buried wrote: »

How do ya mean? Sorry my friend, I don't read any of that so its meaningless to me.

Your loss so. Best bit of the paper. Or the weeks when Jay Leno does the car reviews - crap. Clarkson is an entertainer. He entertains me anyway.

buried

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Who said they would be holding a 20 year vigil on Clarkson's death?

I dunno, what are some people holding a "vigil" for why he got sacked?

Sheep Lover

buried wrote: »

I dunno, what are some people holding a "vigil" for why he got sacked?

You're making no sense whatsoever?
Just coming up with absurd scenarios to get whatever contrived point you're trying to hammer out here.

Best off just leaving it there to save yourself further embarrassment

buried

Sheep Lover wrote: »

You're making no sense whatsoever?

You think people in 20 - 30 years time are going to care who Jeremy Clarkson was? lol Do you know who Morceambe and Wise were? (Before you googled them that is)

anncoates

Never watch top gear but watching the media reports begs the question: why does such a presumably wealthy man dress like a 80s pervert geography teacher?

Sheep Lover

buried wrote: »

You think people in 20 - 30 years time are going to care who Jeremy Clarkson was? lol Do you know who Morceambe and Wise were? (Before you googled them that is)

I do actually but still you're not making any sense? Who said they'd still be pining for Clarkson in 20 years time. You must be quite young to hold such a juvenile viewpoint of the discussion.

Mint Aero

Morecambe and Wise :rolleyes: Jesus Christ. :rolleyes:

anncoates

anncoates wrote: »

Never watch top gear but watching the media reports begs the question: why does such a presumably wealthy man dress like a 80s pervert geography teacher?

This is an actual thing, The Clarkson Effect. So well known that my gran told me about it.

Clarkson's fondness for wearing jeans has been blamed by some for the decline in sales of denim in the mid-1990s, particularly Levi's, because of their being associated with middle-aged men, the so-called 'Jeremy Clarkson effect'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson

I guess the pervert geography teacher look isn't that popular :P

buried

Wha???? Jeremy Clarkson is the 'Morecambe and Wise' of today!! A lot of people up in here are clearly not fans of modern history

Sheep Lover

buried wrote: »

Wha???? Jeremy Clarkson is the 'Morecambe and Wise' of today!! A lot of people up in here are clearly not fans of modern history

Eh?

This has got to be a windup

Girls, please.

I hate it when people squabble.:(

Sheep Lover

Candie wrote: »

Girls, please.

I hate it when people squabble.:(

You should probably steer clear of the big boy threads then, love.

buried

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Eh?

This has got to be a windup

No windup my friend. 20- 30 years ago Morecambe and wise were the most popular thing on English television, and who remembers them nowadays? Same goes for Clarkson, in the grand scheme of things nobody will give a $hite. Thats my point. That's all

Wibbs

Candie wrote: »

This is an actual thing, The Clarkson Effect. So well known that my gran told me about it.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson

I guess the pervert geography teacher look isn't that popular :P

Aye, he did nada for jeans for men over 30, especially Levi 501's. Feck it, I can get away with it still, even though I'm middle aged, being snake hipped and such. I'm aiming more for the elegantly wasted, slightly derelict oul fella Rolling stones vibe, rather than the fat feck suburban golfer in denim. Jeremy decries middle class Cheshire golfers at every turn, yet he looks the very spit of one.

I did briefly meet the chap many years ago, before all the Top Gear II stuff kicked off and I found him very pleasant to talk with. A little publicly bashful for want of a better word, but very bright and engaging. But yep, he came across as a nice chap, eager to have an oul natter. Not nearly as "blokey" as the public persona that followed. Then again that shít sells better. He may well be the victim of his own success. James May seems to have weathered that stuff better.

iguana

anncoates wrote: »

Never watch top gear but watching the media reports begs the question: why does such a presumably wealthy man dress like a 80s pervert geography teacher?

Clarkson isn't that wealthy AFAIK. I can't remember the details off the top of my head but he has most of his wealth through bad investments at least once in recent years. Possibly twice.

Desolation Of Smug

Wibbs wrote: »

Aye, he did nada for jeans for men over 30, especially Levi 501's. Feck it, I can get away with it still, even though I'm middle aged, being snake hipped and such. I'm aiming more for the elegantly wasted, slightly derelict oul fella Rolling stones vibe, rather than the fat feck suburban golfer in denim. Jeremy decries middle class Cheshire golfers at every turn, yet he looks the very spit of one.

I did briefly meet the chap many years ago, before all the Top Gear II stuff kicked off and I found him very pleasant to talk with. A little publicly bashful for want of a better word, but very bright and engaging. But yep, he came across as a nice chap, eager to have an oul natter. Not nearly as "blokey" as the public persona that followed. Then again that shít sells better. He may well be the victim of his own success. James May seems to have weathered that stuff better.

I wear Levis 501. You Sir are dead to me. Jog on. Oh alright, you're not, but you better be careful. Jean-slanderer.

Wibbs

Wibbs wrote: »

Aye, he did nada for jeans for men over 30, especially Levi 501's. Feck it, I can get away with it still, even though I'm middle aged, being snake hipped and such. I'm aiming more for the elegantly wasted, slightly derelict oul fella Rolling stones vibe, rather than the fat feck suburban golfer in denim. Jeremy decries middle class Cheshire golfers at every turn, yet he looks the very spit of one.

I did briefly meet the chap many years ago, before all the Top Gear II stuff kicked off and I found him very pleasant to talk with. A little publicly bashful for want of a better word, but very bright and engaging. But yep, he came across as a nice chap, eager to have an oul natter. Not nearly as "blokey" as the public persona that followed. Then again that shít sells better. He may well be the victim of his own success. James May seems to have weathered that stuff better.

Don't model yourself on the Old Stones, they aren't so much elegantly wasted as desperately wizened

Clarksons persona as the oafish dullard are totally at odds with the facts of his success. He's sold the format of the show to the BBC for a fortune and has been hugely successful as a writer in the not-quite-ukip-but-definitely-not-lefty mould, but has traded on his half-witted gorilla routine for a little too long now. Both Clarkson and the show are like the current Paris Fashion Week - an endless rehash of the same old recycled ideas and formats.

James May is far too good for TG, he's evidently a very bright and interesting man who would probably make a great present of a more middlebrow venture. I think he's overshadowed by the Clarkson ego.

Yes, I've watched too many episodes of TG with my dad.

Frito

Whether we like Jeremy Clarkson/Top Gear/Cars/Political Correctness or not, surely we can all rally behind the heartening news that a public sector organisation is finally implementing a disciplinary procedure against a worker.