Thats it. This country has finally lost its marbles

"This is a hard job, and I'm not just saying this to win favour with lorry drivers. It's a hard job - change gear, change gear, change gear, check your mirrors, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That's a lot of effort in a day."
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA - LEGEND!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :)
 
He went on: "This is a hard job, and I'm not just saying this to win favour with lorry drivers. It's a hard job - change gear, change gear, change gear, check your mirrors, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That's a lot of effort in a day."

Oh clarkson, you slay me :)
 
If they took anything he said seriously then that's their own fault - lighten up!

Loved the new start to the series and hopefully this will be played on in upcoming episodes :D
 
SuBsTaNcE said:
This is getting ridiculous now, I though the episode was incredibly funny,

If this carries on the BBC will be so heavily censored that nothing will be worth watching, the majority of comedy is at the expense of someone / a group of people
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Exactly my thoughts. First Brand and Ross, then Mock the Week, now Top Gear, its getting ridiculous! I hate these people who are so PC they can't take a joke. If you don't like the comments, don't watch the show. For anyone who has watched Mock the Week even once it is obvious that there are going to be some offensive comments (the show title gives this away a bit :rolleyes: ). Clarkson has always been outspoken, and that isn't going to change. Besides, a few hundred complaints out of a global audience of over 10 million, boo ******* hoo!!
 
media hunt on BBC :p

Seems like no one can have an opinion now adays unless its PC......

God I hate this country. Hopefully only a few more years here then I shall be moving abroad :)
 
danielmp007 said:
He went on: "This is a hard job, and I'm not just saying this to win favour with lorry drivers. It's a hard job - change gear, change gear, change gear, check your mirrors, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That's a lot of effort in a day."

Oh clarkson, you slay me :)
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:D Excellent , I found this episode very amusing.
 
atpbx said:
Can we not complain about the Daily Mail? is there no way to do this?
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Find out who advertises in the Mail and complain to them - no longer use their products etc due to their support of the mail - more effect that any other route
 
Road Haulage Association said:
Top Gear, Sunday 2 November - RHA response

Following the broadcast of the BBC Top Gear programme on Sunday in which one of the presenters, Jeremy Clarkson made what were considered to be wholly inappropriate comments regarding HGV drivewrs, RHA Chief Executive Roger King has written to Mr Mark Thomson, Director General of the BBC. The transcript of Mr King's letter is as follows...

Dear Sir

Having watched Sunday’s Top Gear programme on BBC2 and the antics of the three presenters when driving heavy goods vehicles, I am not alone in wishing to express my disgust at the way this part of the programme was executed.

The Road Haulage Association represents some 9,500 road haulage companies operating nearly 100 thousand HGVs on our roads. Not every goods vehicle driver is beyond reproach but, as an industry, we pride ourselves in seeking to obtain the highest professional excellence in driving standards.

Driving a truck through brick walls and other obstacles trivialises the essential role of the goods vehicle in fuelling the basic needs of the UK economy. These vehicles are very challenging to drive as your presenters discovered, although it has to be said, unladen trucks are nowhere near as challenging as those that are fully laden.

What has truly upset our members is the reference by Jeremy Clarkson that as a "self-acclaimed goods vehicle driver", he felt the need to ‘murder prostitutes’. Whilst this could be interpreted as being ‘humorous’ by some, it certainly is not seen that way by over half a million lorry drivers who take great exception at such type casting.

At a time when the BBC has come in for much criticism over the Brand/Ross debacle, I would have thought more attention would be made to ensure that highly paid tv presenters did not gratuitously insult other members of the working population.

I look forward your response.

Roger King
Chief Executive
Road Haulage Association
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All those union members contacted thier union representatives on a Sunday night did they? :rolleyes:



Roger King
Chief Executive
Road Haulage Association Ltd
Roadway House
35 Monument Hill
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 8RN

[email protected]

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