Jeremy Clarkson suspended

Filmer Paradise

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

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

Ah Potter, the man said he wears 501s FFS!

Anyway, I wear them too & I also am middle aged.

So there!

W32 L32 aswel. Just like 20 years ago.:cool:

Anyway, as things go Clarkson is an icon. Intelligent, knowledgeable, speaks his mind.

What's not to like?

I hate PC.

Political correctness is tyranny with manners.

P. Breathnach

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

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Political correctness is tyranny with manners.

No. Political correctness is manners.

Filmer Paradise

Frito wrote: »

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.

That is popular & makes them millions.....

Smart move lads.

Grandpa Hassan

buried wrote: »

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

Why did you bother answering the post then?

Your desperation to show that you don't like clarkson reeks of snobbishness and wannabe cultural superiority. Kind of sad that you care that much

Renegade Mechanic

P. Breathnach wrote: »

No. Political correctness is manners.

It's cute that people genuinely believe that.

Who?

Filmer Paradise

Deleted User wrote: »

Who?

Who are you?

Someone with no thread after their name

Answering a question with a question leaves me no wiser.

buried

Grandpa Hassan wrote: »

Why did you bother answering the post then?

I answered it because that particular poster seemed to believe I had read Mr.Clarkson's Sunday paper scribbling's, which I have not and I felt the need to inform the poster of the fact that i knew nothing of Mr.Clarkson's Sunday paper scribbling's

Filmer Paradise

P. Breathnach wrote: »

No. Political correctness is manners.

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

It's cute that people genuinely believe that.

We Irish love oppression. We also love to be cattle-tails to oppression aswell.

It used to be the British Empire. Got rid of that.

Catholic Church. Got rid of that.

Now it's EU,PC & The X Factor that keeps the communal brain cell ticking over.

BlaasForRafa

buried wrote: »

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

Eric Morecombe died in the early 80's, 1982 I think, so you're completely wrong, 20-30 years ago Morecombe and Wise no longer existed. But even so plenty of people remember them affectionately and they are still held in high regard as a comedy duo, the BBC made a tv movie of Morecombe's life just a couple of years ago.

You must be about 15 years old or something if you're trying to make the point that Morecombe and Wise are again history.

Frito

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

That is popular & makes them millions.....

Smart move lads.

You're right of course, much better to have him on a final warning then overlook his behaviour for the sake of profits and celebrity. This couldn't possibly backfire.

Filmer Paradise

Frito wrote: »

You're right of course, much better to have him on a final warning then overlook his behaviour for the sake of profits and celebrity. This couldn't possibly backfire.

And.....

Renegade Mechanic

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Someone with no thread after their name

Answering a question with a question leaves me no wiser.

If you don't know, there's just no point explaining

dirtyden

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

We Irish love oppression. We also love to be cattle-tails to oppression aswell.

It used to be the British Empire. Got rid of that.

Catholic Church. Got rid of that.

Now it's EU,PC & The X Factor that keeps the communal brain cell ticking over.

What does this have to do with Clarkson?

And the British empire, do you really think people here loved it?

And your last sentence really is nonsense.

I hope Clarkson makes it back on tv, I find him amusing.

buried

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Eric Morecombe died in the early 80's, 1982 I think, so you're completely wrong, 20-30 years ago Morecombe and Wise no longer existed.

What are you going to do, entertainment-wise, for yourself, when Mr.Clarkson dies?

Filmer Paradise

dirtyden wrote: »

What does this have to do with Clarkson?

And the British empire, do you really think people here loved it?

And your last sentence really is nonsense.

I hope Clarkson makes it back on tv, I find him amusing.

I was answering other poster's posts, whilst trying to keep the thread on track.

I gave my opinion on Clarkson BTW.

Try to keep up.:rolleyes:

Lord above. Why do I bother answering posts like this!!!!!!

BlaasForRafa

buried wrote: »

What are you going to do, entertainment-wise, for yourself, when Mr.Clarkson dies?

Perhaps you could rephrase your question into something that makes a bit more sense?

Mint Aero

buried wrote: »

What are you going to do, entertainment-wise, for yourself, when Mr.Clarkson dies?

Watch repeats of top gear and jeremy on youtube endlessly until I die, duh.

dirtyden

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

I was answering other poster's posts, whilst trying to keep the thread on track.

I gave my opinion on Clarkson BTW.

Try to keep up.:rolleyes:

Lord above. Why do I bother answering posts like this!!!!!!

Well no surprise you deflected from replying to my query on the nonsense you posted.

Why do I reply to posts like that.

Renegade Mechanic

Mint Aero wrote: »

Watch repeats of top gear and jeremy on youtube endlessly until I die, duh.

I'll rub one out to a playlist of his most derisive laughter. It'll be like a challenge.

Filmer Paradise

dirtyden wrote: »

Well no surprise you deflected from replying to my query on the nonsense you posted.

Why do I reply to posts like that.

Yeah right. Whatever.

buried

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Perhaps you could rephrase your question into something that makes a bit more sense?

Fair enough. Show an idiot like me How Jeremy Clarkson's worldwide view makes any sense then.

Renegade Mechanic

buried wrote: »

Fair enough. Show an idiot like me How Jeremy Clarkson's worldwide view makes any sense then.

Look past the laddish persona and there's an extremely intelligent person looking back at you. I've read a lot of what he's written, purely because I enjoyed grumpy old man whingeing in written format but some points he makes are as unexpected as they are bright.

Filmer Paradise

buried wrote: »

Fair enough. Show an idiot like me How Jeremy Clarkson's worldwide view makes any sense then.

Jeremy Clarkson is a journalist, TV presenter & a colmumist for newspapers..

Also,as part of his job(s) he tries to 'entertain'.

It helps to make his career more intresting(for Joe Public) & more profitale(For him & his family) .

He's very good at it too.

If your'e looking up to him as a Guru, or someone who can supply you with all the answers you want, you're clearly barking up the wrong tree.

What do you expect/want from him?

buried

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

Look past the laddish persona and there's an extremely intelligent person looking back at you. I've read a lot of what he's written, purely because I enjoyed grumpy old man whingeing in written format but some points he makes are as unexpected as they are bright.

Will anyone recognize that in 30 years time though?? No way IMO. IMO, in 30 years time more people are going to remember Terry Pratchett than this person

Renegade Mechanic

buried wrote: »

Will anyone recognize that in 30 years time though?? No way IMO. IMO, in 30 years time more people are going to remember Terry Pratchett than this person

You realise what the majority of people are now, right? Clarkson is a fantastic entertainer but if he died tomorrow, hed be forgotten in 30 days Just like Pratchett, Fenton, Harrison Ford, had he been less fortunate. Anyone.

buried

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

Jeremy Clarkson is a journalist, TV presenter & a colmumist for newspapers..

Also,as part of his job(s) he tries to 'entertain'.

It helps to make his career more intresting(for Joe Public) & more profitale(For him & his family) .

He's very good at it too.

If your'e looking up to him as a Guru, or someone who can supply you with all the answers you want, you're clearly barking up the wrong tree.

What do you expect/want from him?

I'm not "looking" from anything from him TBH. This guy is a modern day celebrity. A person who I do not give a $hit about, and a person that history will not give a $hit about either. Do you honestly think the likes of this clown are going to be remembered in 300 years time? No way. This guy is unimportant, the fact that some people think this clown is culturally important just shows how ****ed up we've become

Baby Jane

He's not the worst in my opinion. The anti PC schtick is, I would say, partly to make a certain type think he's a legend.
Some of it is probably genuine, some of it is probably not really meant. Some of it not that outrageous at all, and just taken seriously by serial offence seekers.
He has said a few dickish things in fairness - presumably just for a reaction mainly, but I honestly don't think he's that bad a person overall.

I think the same about Katie Hopkins. Most of it is an act I'd wager. When she takes off her troll hat, she comes across as fairly reasonable.

Clarkson is nothing like Richard Littlejohn, whose vileness is quite sinister.

If Clarkson punched someone and gave them verbal abuse though, he deserves the consequences obviously.

buried

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

You realise what the majority of people are now, right? Clarkson is a fantastic entertainer but if he died tomorrow, hed be forgotten in 30 days Just like Pratchett, Fenton, Harrison Ford, had he been less fortunate. Anyone.

IMO Pratchett will never be forgotten. He was a writer, not a actor/cartoon character