Top Gear's Clarkson suspended by BBC

anagallis_arvensis – Member

That depends.
Must be hard work though this act. Careful you dont get stressed and attack a minion. [/quote]

Yes, it’s hard work when I am surrounded by ZMs. 😆

No, I don’t go around attacking people but I do like to call them ZM.

The fat, ugly racist prick got what he deserved.

Fourteen million quid and a new series on Netflix?

Fourteen million quid and a new series on Netflix?

There is that downside, he will probably pull in even more viewers now.

If I hit someone at work I’d be marched off site. Ah but no, JC has celebrity status and as such is untouchable. Or so his fans think anyway. I’m glad that the same rules that apply to me have been applied to him too.

The fat, ugly racist prick got what he deserved.

Indeed. I wonder if his language was as bad. Gosh, he might have used the F-word? I hope not, how would we describe that – extreme verbal torture?

Of course, someone can get injured in less than 30 seconds. But this is not what happened. Sounds like a short scuffle with a very minor injury. Yes, the result is correct as that alone is inexcusable in the work environment, but we don’t need the absurd hyperbole.

Of course, someone can get injured in less than 30 seconds.

So why did you say “lasting……wait for it….30 seconds” ?

plop_pants – Member

If I hit someone at work I’d be marched off site. Ah but no, JC has celebrity status and as such is untouchable. Or so his fans think anyway. I’m glad that the same rules that apply to me have been applied to him too.

The question is why would you want to hit someone? 😯

Read the first post. It’s obvious.

It’s obvious.

You’re right, it is obvious. You were trying to suggest that because the assault “only” lasted 30 seconds it couldn’t have been that serious.

Whether or not the assault caused serious physical damage has nothing to do with the fact that it lasted 30 seconds.

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teamhurtmore – Member

Read the first post. It’s obvious.

FFS! Can you not quote the previous thread rather just a reply as I thought you were replying to my thread.

It’s a bit like those annoying youtube video clips shot in “portrait” rather than “landscape”.

👿

I bet JC is cursing the person who grassed him up.

Oh.

You’re right, it is obvious.

Phew, glad that’s cleared up and there is no sense of irony anywhere.

You were trying to suggest that because the assault “only” lasted 30 seconds it couldn’t have been that serious.

Not at all. We know it wasn’t serious. That was clarified a while back.

Excuse me chewkw !!!

Sounds like a short scuffle

No, it wasn’t one of those either.

Not at all.

Don’t bullshit THM, you mentioned that the assault lasted 30 seconds for a reason. You even emphasized it by saying “wait for it….”

You were very clearly making a point about it lasting 30 seconds, which was that nothing too serious can happen in 30 seconds.

The question is why would you want to hit someone?

I wouldn’t. I’d be marched off site if I did.

THM can you clarify what ‘real abuse and assault’ is please?

plop_pants – Member

The question is why would you want to hit someone?

I wouldn’t. I’d be marched off site if I did. [/quote]

Ok, good to know that. 😛

grum – Member

THM can you clarify what ‘real abuse and assault’ is please?

In Merica if you touch the police officer(s) that’s an assault where you will have to face Mr Glock 27. 😆

At least he didn’t bite anyone. The BBC really don’t like that sort of thing. Oh, hold on…..

And another fan of Jezza, in an attempt to deflect, bizarrely posts what looks like a **** reprint of a Daily Mail article…from The Standard!! 😆 You couldn’t make this stuff up.

Junkyard
perhaps you could be on the door and send folk home with the instruction to toughen up princess?..

TBH, that really wouldn’t be a bad idea imo!

Thank god we Brits were made of sterner stuff back in ’39……..

maxtorque – Member
Thank god we Brits were made of sterner stuff back in ’39……..

In the air force one of the 6’2″ bloke tried to bully my father (5’7″) only for him to end up like a sack of potato dropping to the floor (think he got the “kung fu” wind pipe chop). He then went to make a formal complaint to the CO but was told he deserved all he got for trying to be a bully. 😆

Well three of us have asked that now Grum so cannot be long before he answers.

THM no one thinks it is the most important news story ever but the hyperbole is matched by those, including you , who try to trivialise his actions and /or the outcomes whilst mocking the victim for not being “tough” or going to hospital.

Neither is the correct response.

So once more what is real abuse and a real assault?

I hope that the beeb preface the news tonight with a suitable warning about how upsetting some viewers might find the story. Have the counsellors been put on stand by? Will Huw Edwards cope?

Spread bet on length of coverage on Newsnight?

Took me a while, but ZM, it’s zombie maggots, isn’t it?
Still not entirely sure what a zombie maggot is but, I’m learning…

Spread bet on length of coverage on Newsnight?

The whole story will be eclipsed by the news that someone has left a boy band.

Now that is a tragedy. Life without Zane (is that correct). Perhaps the PM can comment on that too. We need a rock at times of such stress and trauma.

Tracker1972 – Member

Took me a while, but ZM, it’s zombie maggots, isn’t it?
Still not entirely sure what a zombie maggot is but, I’m learning…

Yes, you got it right. ZM is Zombie maggot …

Someone on the forum complaint about the term so I just used ZM in order not to offend people … 😀

Zombie = as in walking dead.
Maggot = as in Merica GI constantly yelling maggot to the new recruits.
Zombie maggot = Bureaucratic mindset that is like a walking dead with no sense reality.

I hope that the beeb preface the news tonight with a suitable warning about how upsetting some viewers might find the story. Have the counsellors been put on stand by?

There’s no need to take the piss. Some people really liked Jeremy Clarkson and while I agree that the furore over his sacking is somewhat over the top I can see how some people might be quite upset.

Clarkson sacked, Camerron talking of resigning or fails to win the election, and Zane Mallick leaving 1 direction.Then Cleggy failing to do anyhjing, we have the new presenters for TG.

2 for the Daily mail readers and a boy band kid for the kids and youngsters.

TG is based on taking the piss so a highly appropriate denouement all things considered

In Merica if you touch the police officer(s) that’s an assault where you will have to face Mr Glock 27

Phew, you must be relieved you eventually managed to bring firearms into the thread somehow.

That probably explains why it has so little appeal to me – taking the piss really is the lowest form of wit.

Not willing to tell us why it wasnt a real assault or real abuse.
IMO the worst aspect is the abuse of his position of power. I have no time for bullies who only attack those who cannot fight back.

IME it really depends on who is doing it

slowoldman – Member

In Merica if you touch the police officer(s) that’s an assault where you will have to face Mr Glock 27

Phew, you must be relieved you eventually managed to bring firearms into the thread somehow. [/quote]

😆 Well, that’s the way we are heading aren’t we?

Yeah, I know JY, I was taking the piss.

TG is based on taking the piss so a highly appropriate denouement all things considered

and if I twatted someone at work I’d get fired.

Genuiinely use to like it a decade ago. A DECADE AGO. Jokes have worn thin, Clarksons a-hole “persona” has been steadily revealed as just being clarkson. The other two can just evaporate.

And if you’re that worried about the lost revenue you can stick it on your licence fee.

Does Clarkson really need tea and sympathy?

He was paid a bag of cash to play the man child role, couldn’t keep himself in check and bolloxed the deal, but he’s bound to get another similar job…

If his meat headed following really thought about it, I doubt many would shower him with sympathy Or sign his petition, not when most of them would face the sack for similar behaviour…

Of course the loyal viewers will follow him to another network and another bag of cash is his for playing the same role…

Only the Beeb have really lost here by effectively being forced to devalue the brand/format (that they went and bought from Clarkson) due to enforcement of their corporate policy on bullying / workplace violence… That the corporation (eventually) put ethics ahead of profitability should be applauded IMO “ZM’s” or not…

What AA and spoil the fun?!?

I agree on bullies and JC got what was coming to him. Like the show’s content much of the time not much of a story there though really. So let’s dress it up to make it palatable to the masses, there’s news to fill don’t you know.

Those claiming it’s not a big deal and that the victim shouldn’t be such a wimp…

I think I’m right in saying that Clarkson is considerably physically larger than the person he abused/assaulted (never mind probably being more ‘powerful’). If we were talking about Clarkson twatting his wife because he didn’t get what he wanted for dinner – would you still be trying to play it down? And if not can you explain why it’s any different?