Jeremy Clarkson suspended by BBC...
Discussion
Countdown said:
Hopefully everyone else on here will now retract their comments about Ois.TKF said:
Reading through this thread it's easy to see how Saville got away with it for so long. Thankfully it's 2015, not 1985.
Perhaps we need a new internet law:Savilles Law - an Internet adage asserting that "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving paedophiles increases".
TKF said:
Reading through this thread it's easy to see how Saville got away with it for so long. Thankfully it's 2015, not 1985.
To be fair to Clarkson. He reported himself and supposedly quietly expected he was getting fired for it. I don't recall any evidence of Jim'll Kiddyfiddle you ringing up his boss and telling him what he'd been up to.And also i don't recall 1 million fans being made publicly aware of Saville's crimes and then signing a petition to reinstate him arguing that it was all a bit of fun.
I suspect Saville got away with his crimes because by all accounts he was a very clever and manipulative evil sod, not some drunken individual with anger management failure.
If you want a more appropriate comparison, the lack of public support for Jonathan Ross, or Angus Deaton suggests Clarkson is an exceptional case in what sins his fans are prepared to forgive celebrity's for.
If Clarkson was implicated in Yewtree, you'd see his publc support deflate faster than a pirelli over nails. So lets not keep comparing apples with chickens shall we?
Moonhawk said:
TKF said:
Reading through this thread it's easy to see how Saville got away with it for so long. Thankfully it's 2015, not 1985.
Perhaps we need a new internet law:Savilles Law - an Internet adage asserting that "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving paedophiles increases".
mybrainhurts said:
Moonhawk said:
TKF said:
Reading through this thread it's easy to see how Saville got away with it for so long. Thankfully it's 2015, not 1985.
Perhaps we need a new internet law:Savilles Law - an Internet adage asserting that "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving paedophiles increases".
It's a ridiculous comparison.
Countdown said:
What's with the pushbike? Has he fallen on hard times?JagLover said:
As ive said depends on the context
In the workplace yes
Down the pub after work doubtful
disagreeIn the workplace yes
Down the pub after work doubtful
It absolutely does not depend on the context.
Even your example of "darn the pub" after work is just as completely unacceptable. If I was down the pub after work and my boss decided to punch me in the face, that would be his swan song.
I really don't get why some people think that its OK to punch someone in the face and they are expected to just take it as normal
Edited by Astacus on Thursday 26th March 22:37
For all the Clarkson bum chums on here, just a few questions:
- Who spent the afternoon/evening getting pissed up in a pub?
- Who delayed the helicopter for over 3 hours at huge expense?
- Who turned up too late for hot food even though he knew previously at what time the chef closed the kitchen?
- Who drunkenly hurled expletives and threw his toys out of the pram like a giant f**king baby when he didn't get his way?
- Who punched a colleague in the face in front of over a dozen witnesses?
- Who behaved in a completely unprofessional manner?
- Who spent the afternoon/evening getting pissed up in a pub?
- Who delayed the helicopter for over 3 hours at huge expense?
- Who turned up too late for hot food even though he knew previously at what time the chef closed the kitchen?
- Who drunkenly hurled expletives and threw his toys out of the pram like a giant f**king baby when he didn't get his way?
- Who punched a colleague in the face in front of over a dozen witnesses?
- Who behaved in a completely unprofessional manner?
Jimbo0912 said:
For all the Clarkson bum chums on here, just a few questions:
- Who spent the afternoon/evening getting pissed up in a pub?
- Who delayed the helicopter for over 3 hours at huge expense?
- Who turned up too late for hot food even though he knew previously at what time the chef closed the kitchen?
- Who drunkenly hurled expletives and threw his toys out of the pram like a giant f**king baby when he didn't get his way?
- Who punched a colleague in the face in front of over a dozen witnesses?
- Who behaved in a completely unprofessional manner?
Jimmy Saville (or Hilter......or both)?- Who spent the afternoon/evening getting pissed up in a pub?
- Who delayed the helicopter for over 3 hours at huge expense?
- Who turned up too late for hot food even though he knew previously at what time the chef closed the kitchen?
- Who drunkenly hurled expletives and threw his toys out of the pram like a giant f**king baby when he didn't get his way?
- Who punched a colleague in the face in front of over a dozen witnesses?
- Who behaved in a completely unprofessional manner?
spikeyhead said:
Countdown said:
Hopefully everyone else on here will now retract their comments about Ois.
kwits rarely admit or even realise that they're being fkwits 
Astacus said:
JagLover said:
As ive said depends on the context
In the workplace yes
Down the pub after work doubtful
disagreeIn the workplace yes
Down the pub after work doubtful
It absolutely does not depend on the context.
Even your example of "darn the pub" after work is just as completely unacceptable. If I was down the pub after work and my boss decided to punch me in the face, that would be his swan song.
I really don't get why some people think that its OK to punch someone in the face and they are expected to just take it as normal
Edited by Astacus on Thursday 26th March 22:37
Is your boss always your boss?
I mean irrespective of location or circumstance?
So if he knees you in the groin in Tesco for grabbing the last packet of chipolatas on Xmas eve... Do you inform HR?
I find it amazing that an intelligent adult would throw such a pathetic hissy fit and actually hit one of his staff but even more amazing is that anyone here thinks maybe he shouldn't have been fired! I like Clarksons childish antics and have enjoyed TG for years but seriously WTF are you people smoking?
Countdown said:
Willy Nilly said:
I have to work late and it is an utter ball ache getting fed properly. If someone told me they were making my tea and I got home to find cheese and bloody biscuits there would be trouble. Can you imagine coming off shift on an oil ring and been presented with cheese and biscuits? The chef would be thrown over the side.
So if somebody didn't make your tea you'd smack them in the mouth?In a previous life I was working abroad and up to 1100 mile from base living in a caravan, in the middle of nowhere with 9 others working stupid hours. You end up being irritated by everything because you are tired and hungry. To work like that you need feeding and if you are expecting food, even if you are late for it, and it doesn't come, you get rather cross.
I will re-iterate. Like him or not, Clarkson was Mr Top Gear,the show went out to hundreds of millions of people because of him. He was the star of the show. If he wants a steak after a days filming, he gets it. If he want steak after a days filming but stops for a few beers before and is late, you stay until he gets back and bring forth steak. If you cannot do that, then working in hospitality with high profile people is not for you. Try a job at a Toby Carvery instead.
Jimbo0912 said:
For all the Clarkson bum chums on here, just a few questions:
- Who spent the afternoon/evening getting pissed up in a pub?
- Who delayed the helicopter for over 3 hours at huge expense?
- Who turned up too late for hot food even though he knew previously at what time the chef closed the kitchen?
- Who drunkenly hurled expletives and threw his toys out of the pram like a giant f**king baby when he didn't get his way?
- Who punched a colleague in the face in front of over a dozen witnesses?
- Who behaved in a completely unprofessional manner?
and who is the star of the show that the whole thing revolves around?- Who spent the afternoon/evening getting pissed up in a pub?
- Who delayed the helicopter for over 3 hours at huge expense?
- Who turned up too late for hot food even though he knew previously at what time the chef closed the kitchen?
- Who drunkenly hurled expletives and threw his toys out of the pram like a giant f**king baby when he didn't get his way?
- Who punched a colleague in the face in front of over a dozen witnesses?
- Who behaved in a completely unprofessional manner?
Go on tour with the Rolling Stones and if Mick Jagger wants a steak after a concert you stay and wait until he is ready. You don't flounce off at 10pm, you stay, do your job and cook the steak.
Willy Nilly said:
Jimbo0912 said:
For all the Clarkson bum chums on here, just a few questions:
- Who spent the afternoon/evening getting pissed up in a pub?
- Who delayed the helicopter for over 3 hours at huge expense?
- Who turned up too late for hot food even though he knew previously at what time the chef closed the kitchen?
- Who drunkenly hurled expletives and threw his toys out of the pram like a giant f**king baby when he didn't get his way?
- Who punched a colleague in the face in front of over a dozen witnesses?
- Who behaved in a completely unprofessional manner?
and who is the star of the show that the whole thing revolves around?- Who spent the afternoon/evening getting pissed up in a pub?
- Who delayed the helicopter for over 3 hours at huge expense?
- Who turned up too late for hot food even though he knew previously at what time the chef closed the kitchen?
- Who drunkenly hurled expletives and threw his toys out of the pram like a giant f**king baby when he didn't get his way?
- Who punched a colleague in the face in front of over a dozen witnesses?
- Who behaved in a completely unprofessional manner?
Go on tour with the Rolling Stones and if Mick Jagger wants a steak after a concert you stay and wait until he is ready. You don't flounce off at 10pm, you stay, do your job and cook the steak.
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