Yeah it's not like Jeremy had any history of acting like a cunt or any streaming company has thrown huge amounts of money around to secure high profile people .
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An absolute unit
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So basically one of the options Simon already posted?GG. wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:17 pm Choosing Argentina after they'd bought the three cars and noticed that the 928 had a potential pun in it is more plausible than finding a very rare 928 GT that just happened to have a numberplate that could be inflammatory to the country they'd already decided to visit.
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I was referring to Simon's post and pointing out that the option I described was more likely than vice versa.
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He never physically assaulted someone before to 'nearly' end his career
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FWIW I've heard the Porter interview on BBC (?) Radio about the Argentina fracas and what he said was perfectly plausible.
On the 'Hillary for President' etc comments on their cars through Texas etc, of course they wrote that to deliberately provoke them, but then I think even the production team had underestimated what their reactions, hence the 'audio only' segment and hastily wiping the cars down with Coca Cola.
On the 'Hillary for President' etc comments on their cars through Texas etc, of course they wrote that to deliberately provoke them, but then I think even the production team had underestimated what their reactions, hence the 'audio only' segment and hastily wiping the cars down with Coca Cola.
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Thus creating their template of going abroad to piss off the locals, enter the news cycle > free PR > top lads bantz
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If the TG/TGT crew were so clever at creating the Argentina and Alabama controversies, you'd think they'd have managed it more than twice in 17 years. Or the fact that they ended up in those situations could perhaps just be chance. Twice in 17 years... yes, almost certainly evidence of a deliberate intention to get a £150m contract with Amazon later. Definitely.
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There is only so much you can get away with before OFCOM intervenes.
I appreciate you know/knew RP but these aren't isolated incidents.
I appreciate you know/knew RP but these aren't isolated incidents.
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theres been loads of deliberately provocative stuff over the years - they’re desperate to get a raise out of the locals to get some column inches, whether it’s “slopes” on bridges or mumbling nursery rhymes with n*****r in them.Jobbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:36 pm If the TG/TGT crew were so clever at creating the Argentina and Alabama controversies, you'd think they'd have managed it more than twice in 17 years. Or the fact that they ended up in those situations could perhaps just be chance. Twice in 17 years... yes, almost certainly evidence of a deliberate intention to get a £150m contract with Amazon later. Definitely.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_controversies
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The two I mentioned were quite specific in that they feared for their lives. I'm not convinced OFCOM throw big rocks at you when someone complains.
Were they deliberately controversial? Of course. Was it some sort of intentional plan to further their careers and get a contract from Amazon? Did man ever reach the moon?
Were they deliberately controversial? Of course. Was it some sort of intentional plan to further their careers and get a contract from Amazon? Did man ever reach the moon?
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I think the point about 180 degree V is that is distinguishes from flat inline engines. Not common in cars but apparently they are used industrially and in buses (ETA and bikes apparently - e.g. BMW K1200).
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i agree that Amazon pounced on the opportunity rather than any pre-planned agenda.Jobbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:53 pm The two I mentioned were quite specific in that they feared for their lives. I'm not convinced OFCOM throw big rocks at you when someone complains.
Were they deliberately controversial? Of course. Was it some sort of intentional plan to further their careers and get a contract from Amazon? Did man ever reach the moon?
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Jobbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:53 pm The two I mentioned were quite specific in that they feared for their lives. I'm not convinced OFCOM throw big rocks at you when someone complains.
Were they deliberately controversial? Of course. Was it some sort of intentional plan to further their careers and get a contract from Amazon? Did man ever reach the moon?
^ Not the Alabama / Falklands episodes.
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That or they were already in talks and needed to get out of contractRich B wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:55 pmi agree that Amazon pounced on the opportunity rather than any pre-planned agenda.Jobbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:53 pm The two I mentioned were quite specific in that they feared for their lives. I'm not convinced OFCOM throw big rocks at you when someone complains.
Were they deliberately controversial? Of course. Was it some sort of intentional plan to further their careers and get a contract from Amazon? Did man ever reach the moon?
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Best thread ever - I’m in partial agreement with Nathan and Jobbo!
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The contract which was already coming to an end?
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Part of me wonders if the fight ever happened but I've not going to rock this beautiful moment.
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Clarkson once called my mate a Welsh ginger but to be fair he is Welsh and ginger and it made me laugh...