Clarkson: Racist

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petemurphy

10,132 posts

184 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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pablo said:
rofl What you are basically saying is that more people decide what car to buy based on Top Gear compared to any other source of information, from What Car?, Auto Express and Parkers, forums such as this to personal recommendations from friends and family.... Sure if you are nine years old or the Sultan of Brunei they probably hold some degree of influence but back in the real world...

Edited by pablo on Friday 3rd October 19:30
think you will find more people watch top gear than read what car etc worldwide.

petemurphy

10,132 posts

184 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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lord trumpton said:
I feel it was deliberate and if I'm honest; a fking disgrace.

No matter what the intent lots of people lost their lives in that war and to go over and gloat about it, no matter ho subtly is in very bad taste.
oh dear i bet you're one of those people who even likes the french

Blib

44,197 posts

198 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Impasse said:
Blib said:
Has anyone yet commented on the prefix letter, 'H' ?
Apparently Steps fans are outraged.
One of us will get a parrot, probably me. But, Colonel 'H' Jones won a postumous Victoria Cross during the conflict.

NelsonR32

1,687 posts

172 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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I know Top Gear is known for doing these sorts of stunts. But I can't believe that the producers would go to that much effort to find a car with a plate like that.

I guess the only way we'll know is if the original owner comes forward. If it was already for sale then I would put it down as a massive coincidence. If someone knocked on his door offering him silly money for it then it could be a little more suspect.

The team should have moved to the Falklands and finished off the show there.

anonymous-user

55 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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petemurphy said:
pablo said:
rofl What you are basically saying is that more people decide what car to buy based on Top Gear compared to any other source of information, from What Car?, Auto Express and Parkers, forums such as this to personal recommendations from friends and family.... Sure if you are nine years old or the Sultan of Brunei they probably hold some degree of influence but back in the real world...

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 3rd October 19:30
think you will find more people watch top gear than read what car etc worldwide.
That's not the point though, I watch top gear, I don't use it as a mechanism for buying a new car and neither do 99% of the viewers. The presenters are simply not the three most influential motoring journalists on the planet as was suggested!...

Mr_B

10,480 posts

244 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Anyone think the BBC will react and pull the whole episode ? Wouldn't surprise me.

getawayturtle

3,560 posts

175 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Mr_B said:
Anyone think the BBC will react and pull the whole episode ? Wouldn't surprise me.
Probably not. Not with the volume of people worldwide which will now want to see it.

Fizpop

332 posts

170 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Video of the rock attack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maAD96cd_uc

Man speaking is on phone, saying to his chum that the reg plate says something like "1982 fk You" or something like that. Jist is that the folks didn't actually know what the reg said.

Puto is a nasty word for a homosexual by the way

Ayahuasca

27,427 posts

280 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Fizpop said:
Puto is a nasty word for a homosexual by the way
Believe it is more 'rent boy'.

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

165 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Ayahuasca said:
Believe it is more 'rent boy'.
Hammond then

confucuis

1,303 posts

125 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Fizpop said:
Video of the rock attack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maAD96cd_uc

Man speaking is on phone, saying to his chum that the reg plate says something like "1982 fk You" or something like that. Jist is that the folks didn't actually know what the reg said.

Puto is a nasty word for a homosexual by the way
One of those cars sounds lovely, the mustang I think? Couldn't really see it.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

256 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Right, then...

Anybody up for invading Argentina?

blueg33

35,987 posts

225 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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FFS its an entertainment show suffering in a world of politically correct liberal doo gooders.

TBH if you win at something every now and then you need to remind the losers that thay are losers.







smile

Wills2

22,878 posts

176 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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blueg33 said:
FFS its an entertainment show suffering in a world of politically correct liberal doo gooders.

TBH if you win at something every now and then you need to remind the losers that thay are losers.



smile
I wonder how a British version of Gaucho would go down over there, tasty ribs of Angus roast beef washed down with lashings of Theakstons.

They are sore losers aren't they.

Chim

7,259 posts

178 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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pablo said:
That's not the point though, I watch top gear, I don't use it as a mechanism for buying a new car and neither do 99% of the viewers. The presenters are simply not the three most influential motoring journalists on the planet as was suggested!...
Ok then, name me three other Journalists that have more influence in the motoring world.

Zyp

14,703 posts

190 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Chim said:
Ok then, name me three other Journalists that have more influence in the motoring world.
Angela Rippon, Noël Edmonds and.....ummmm....

Impasse

15,099 posts

242 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Zyp said:
Chim said:
Ok then, name me three other Journalists that have more influence in the motoring world.
Angela Rippon, Noël Edmonds and.....ummmm....
That bloke who used to do the Clunk Click adverts.

Oh...

Colonial

13,553 posts

206 months

Saturday 4th October 2014
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KTF said:
Remember, everything you see on topgear is staged, even the publicity.

The backstory is almost irrelevant, look how much attention they got for the upcoming series yesterday/today.

Plus there is now a nice 'hook' to get people to watch as they want to see the natives kicking off, etc.
Yep.

Funny how it happens at the lead up to every new season...

dudleybloke

19,852 posts

187 months

Saturday 4th October 2014
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Those who invade British sovereign territory shouldn't whinge like little girls when they get their asses kicked.
They know we take the piss out of those we defeat at war so they should either learn to fight better or get a sense of humour.

Never let a day go by.

9.3

1,134 posts

193 months

Saturday 4th October 2014
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Bring back Raymond Baxter - mind you, he's been a bit quiet recently.