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Post by devil-may-care on Aug 17, 2011 20:31:01 GMT
Um... they said in the article that Richard was in first place.  |
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Post by jacqui on Aug 17, 2011 20:36:54 GMT
you are very correct DMS i have corrected myself ;D Personally i'd buy a car from James rather than Richard, just to hear him talk about engines and stuff ;D  |
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Post by devil-may-care on Aug 17, 2011 20:43:43 GMT
I agree with you there! As a matter of fact, I'd buy anything from him! ;D ;D
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 17, 2011 20:52:30 GMT
I'd be most inclined to buy a car from Jeremy, mainly because he knows sod all about them and has therefore not attempted to fix things but has had everything done properly. I'd also trust James' judgement. Hammond, on the other hand, has a reputation for buying terrible old heaps and then leaving them to fall apart...
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Post by dit on Aug 30, 2011 18:47:23 GMT
Don't know what's going on at the Dail Mail, but they've suddenly turned pleasant towards TG. Columnist Pater McKay has actually set up the TG3 guys as a good example - to Take That, no less.
Middle-aged pop band Take That may never tour again, we’re told. Their last one left some band members shattered and there have been backstage rows. Who cares? Their fans, I suppose. Otherwise I’m not sure. Two of them are well known: Robbie Williams, who returned after a long absence during which he established himself as a solo act; and Gary Barlow, who has taken the role of Simon Cowell on The X Factor.
Curiously — well, it’s not that curious — the out-of-sorts band members are the lesser known Howard Donald, 43, Jason Orange, 41, and Mark Owen, 39. Perhaps it is exhausting being in a five-member band if only two — Robbie and Gary — are well known.
Maybe something could be done to equalise their celebrity. On BBC’s Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson is No 1, but co-stars James May and Richard Hammond are invited to present other shows.
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Post by dit on Sept 21, 2011 7:28:24 GMT
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Post by dit on Oct 1, 2011 10:52:10 GMT
The Daily Mash is a satirical website that can print some rather strong stuff, so I'm not linking direct to the page with the headline 'Clarkson Explodes' as it's a bit graphic. However, there is a lovely little comment regarding James' apparent reaction to said event, "....while James May is largely oblivious to anything outside of the 1950s."If anyone wants to read the article, the home page for The Daily Mash is on www.thedailymash.co.uk/ |
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Post by dit on Oct 2, 2011 22:06:20 GMT
Another satirical website is The Spoof UK, homepage www.thespoof.co.uk/Today they had this article, which really made me giggle. I've copied it as the layout on the page is a bit manic, hope you don't mind. CLARKSON CRASHES THE TITANIC Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has today been reprimanded by BBC executives after his attempt to set a new track record in the Titanic ended in disaster earlier today.
Clarkson bought the Titanic, the famous Edwardian liner that sank in 1912, for £1000 from the classified section of the Henley Standard as part of a three-way test to find the best sunken vessel for a grand. Richard Hammond bought the Lusitania from an Irish newspaper and James May bought the Empress of Ireland.
As Clarkson was approaching Chicago, it is thought a poorly welded seam came undone and the Titanic broke into two pieces. Fortunately Mr Clarkson was uninjured as his ego is said to have broken his fall.
Police are now investigating the cause of the accident as it is believed the Titanic was stolen and had been improperly repaired.
"I don't know what happened," Clarkson said. "One minute I was going along perfectly normally, the next I was all over the place. I was doing around twenty knots and coming about as I left the Hammerhead and then I heard a loud crash."
This is not the first time Top Gear have been criticised for poor track safety. In 2007, James May was lucky to escape unharmed when a nuclear submarine he was testing collided with a Renault Espace. This was followed in 2009 by Richard Hammond's famous "Can you buy a second-hand Battlestar for the same price as a Mazda MX-5?" challenge that ended with Lincolnshire being seven feet higher than sea level and a state of emergency declared in Aberdeen.
The BBC had no comment on this latest incident and confirmed only that an investigation is underway. |
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Post by slfriend79 on Oct 2, 2011 22:12:56 GMT
OMG  ...ROFLMAO! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by pie on Oct 2, 2011 23:13:27 GMT
Haha, that made me laugh. ;D
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Post by xjsarah on Oct 2, 2011 23:44:25 GMT
LOL!! ;D That writer knows TG and its presenters all too well! |
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Post by devil-may-care on Oct 3, 2011 2:34:24 GMT
Brilliant!! ;D ;D
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Post by dit on Oct 12, 2011 13:42:02 GMT
The Fail has been serialising a mildly amusing book by a grumpy writer called Roger Lewis, who amongst other things came up with the following:
What I hate about Jeremy Clarkson, on television and in his newspaper columns (which become his books), is his affected twang of indignation. He pretends to be worked up about caravans or family cars.
He has this puerile keenness for speed. He’s like the pub bore who knows at a glance the difference between that Cortina and this Vauxhall Viva; the trim and livery and engine specifications.
It’s utterly adolescent — the mentality of someone who has yet to kiss a girl. Loud and brash, it’s also a deliberate, calculated performance.
In fact, all the Top Gear team remind me of Fourth Form geeks, keen on engines and speed. I didn’t like them much when I was in the Fourth Form and I certainly don’t like them now.
The arrested development is a bit alarming — like seeing the actor Terry Scott dressed as a schoolboy in those Curly Wurly adverts. One just wishes these chaps would move on to discovering girls.
Still, Jeremy Clarkson’s a million times more popular than I’ll ever be, if I live to be 1,000.
I think he's not impressed.
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Post by amie8 on Oct 12, 2011 22:06:18 GMT
The Fail has been serialising a mildly amusing book by a grumpy writer called Roger Lewis, who amongst other things came up with the following: What I hate about Jeremy Clarkson, on television and in his newspaper columns (which become his books), is his affected twang of indignation. He pretends to be worked up about caravans or family cars.
He has this puerile keenness for speed. He’s like the pub bore who knows at a glance the difference between that Cortina and this Vauxhall Viva; the trim and livery and engine specifications.
It’s utterly adolescent — the mentality of someone who has yet to kiss a girl. Loud and brash, it’s also a deliberate, calculated performance.
In fact, all the Top Gear team remind me of Fourth Form geeks, keen on engines and speed. I didn’t like them much when I was in the Fourth Form and I certainly don’t like them now.
The arrested development is a bit alarming — like seeing the actor Terry Scott dressed as a schoolboy in those Curly Wurly adverts. One just wishes these chaps would move on to discovering girls.
Still, Jeremy Clarkson’s a million times more popular than I’ll ever be, if I live to be 1,000.I think he's not impressed. Who is Roger Lewis? Is he famous for anything? Not for original thought, certainly. |
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Post by mightybabs on Oct 12, 2011 22:18:32 GMT
...a grumpy writer called Roger Lewis Who is Roger Lewis? Is he famous for anything? Not for original thought, certainly. No worries, everybody! I've called in help for Mr. Lewis.... Attachments:
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Post by dit on Dec 9, 2011 13:02:27 GMT
I've been reading a blog by 'West London Girl' on the West London Living website. She obviously gets around a bit, and amongst her gentlemen admirers is a TV Presenter (not one of ours, this one has a recent ex-wife). The most recent blog itself is amusing, listing various presenters and how suitable they are for dating, with these comments about the TG3: James May – Charming but will play with Lego when it is time for bed
Richard Hammond –Too small and the housewife’s choice
Jeremy Clarkson – Good choicewww.westlondonliving.co.uk/west-london-girl("WLG’s friends on dating TV presenters") |
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 11, 2011 0:03:40 GMT
There's an article in the Mirror about J&J and what they are doing on their down time. Lots of pictures. Jeremy's gut is getting bigger, I think.
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Post by dit on Dec 11, 2011 1:08:56 GMT
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 11, 2011 1:11:24 GMT
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Post by dit on Dec 11, 2011 1:13:38 GMT
Great minds, and all that! Thanks!!!
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 11, 2011 1:16:11 GMT
I actually got it off twitter!
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Post by dit on Dec 11, 2011 1:27:12 GMT
To be fair, James doesn't actually look too delighted to be photographed, if this one is anything to go by:  |
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 11, 2011 1:37:31 GMT
Maybe he lost too much money in the casino.
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Post by pie on Dec 11, 2011 5:37:45 GMT
I wouldn't blame him if he got annoyed at being photographed all the time. I would be! If I ever got the chance to meet him  I'd actually be a bit nervous asking for a photo because I'd assume it'd annoy him. |
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Post by jasmine on Dec 11, 2011 13:21:50 GMT
Just wondering if anyone has seen the article in the Radio Times about the Xmas Top Gear. The picture put a smile on my face all the way home from Tesco. I would upload, but am useless with these sort of things, and I can't find it on the radio times website :S
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 13, 2011 14:20:15 GMT
Evidently Jeremy is being hailed as a "cultural treasure" by Mark Thompson of the BBC. Thru twitter I saw an article in the Telegraph. Top Gear brings in so much revenue they can't afford to sack him and boy would the revenue and funds for other shows go to pot. To be quite honest Graham Norton has a new show that I find a lot more offensive than Jeremy could ever go.
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 13, 2011 23:56:28 GMT
Article in the Mail shows Jeremy with his daughter. She looks tall, but then she may have on 5 inch heels. The were at the MI4 preview in the UK.
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Post by adrianmay on Dec 14, 2011 0:41:35 GMT
Article in the Mail shows Jeremy with his daughter. She looks tall, but then she may have on 5 inch heels. The were at the MI4 preview in the UK. Hammond is smaller than Cruise?! Wow, I'm continually surprised at his size. His children must be pixie sized. |
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Post by FizzyLogician on Dec 14, 2011 1:07:55 GMT
According to imdb.com, they are both 5'7". I've read that Cruise wears lifts in his shoes.
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Post by dit on Dec 14, 2011 23:44:16 GMT
There's an article today by A.N.Wilson questioning the integrity of the BBC when making points that aren't strictly true (related to the Attenborough/polar bears story). Pointing out that some claims later found to be false are actually quite trivial, he first quotes the case of Griff Rhys Jones saying he was at the top of Ben Nevis when he was actually only part way up.
Wilson then writes:
This was probably no more serious, on one level, than Top Gear's claim that its presenter James May had flown an airship with a caravan attached to it, when in fact a professional had taken the wheel for all the difficult manoeuvres.
It was the next bit that got me smiling.
A BBC spokesman said, "Top Gear prides itself on making silly films that don't pretend to represent real life."[/b]
I love the casual insouciance of that comment!
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I love a man who can handle a gun 
...ROFLMAO! ;D ;D ;D
I'd actually be a bit nervous asking for a photo because I'd assume it'd annoy him.
