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Jeremy Clarkson

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merlotgran Wed 11-Mar-15 13:35:59

Quite rightly he's being suspended but should the BBC be cancelling episodes of Top Gear?

If a man working in a factory punches a colleague he would probably be sacked but I doubt they'd remove the product he was making from the shelves.

granjura Wed 11-Mar-15 20:23:38

Oh go one- who is going to start it- itching to sign. UKIP indeed.

campodol Wed 11-Mar-15 20:17:34

see they have a petition to keep him ,where is the one to get rid of him i would sign it

merlotgran Wed 11-Mar-15 20:05:45

Well, I suppose he could stand for UKIP.

granjura Wed 11-Mar-15 19:52:50

half a million signatures- beggars belief. It does not bode well for politics in the UK and the elections does it!!!

KatyK Wed 11-Mar-15 19:52:47

Well said phoenix

Anne58 Wed 11-Mar-15 19:45:54

Jeremy Clarkson is a complete -arse-- that we could easily do without.

I'm shock re. the amount of signatures that have been posted in support of this apology for a human being, I will never forget how he said that the film of a cow with BSE was the funniest thing he had seen!

Bring on the anti campaign !!!!!

loopylou Wed 11-Mar-15 19:44:59

Thanks jingl

JC clearly even more obnoxious and objectionable that I first imagined. Hideous behaviour.

GrannyTwice Wed 11-Mar-15 19:37:44

It was just broadcast live on C4 news - will have a look

granjura Wed 11-Mar-15 19:36:48

GrannyTwice, do you have a link to that (news) please?

marigold1 Wed 11-Mar-15 19:34:02

Thanks JINGL, all is clear now!!

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 11-Mar-15 19:29:26

Marigold I got it wrong! grin It should have been IYSWIM. ie If you see what I mean. (it's not an easy one to get right grin)

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 11-Mar-15 19:28:03

shock

marigold1 Wed 11-Mar-15 19:27:27

What is IFSWIM ???????

GrannyTwice Wed 11-Mar-15 19:25:20

Just heard latest onC4 news. Helicopter waiting at end of filming to take them to hotel in York for food etc. JC sat in pub for 3 hours keeping it waiting. When they finally arrived at hotel, no food, punch. Clearly he was drunk as the skunk he is

Liz46 Wed 11-Mar-15 19:24:58

Horrible man - get rid

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 11-Mar-15 19:22:37

(I got it wrong though, didn't I! hmm)

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 11-Mar-15 19:21:53

IYSWIM = if you see what I mean

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 11-Mar-15 19:21:20

phoenix this is a tweet I saw yesterday, about saying thank you in writing.

VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish · Mar 9

"Thanks a lot" - sounds sarcastic

"Thanks for that" - sounds annoyed

"Thanks a bunch" - sounds furious

grin

loopylou Wed 11-Mar-15 19:20:52

IFSWIM? confused

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 11-Mar-15 19:15:35

That's the trouble these days, things sound sarky when they're not meant to be because phrases are often used in a sarky manner. IFSWIM

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 11-Mar-15 19:13:59

Oh no! I was not being sarky! I genuinely thought it was a lovely way to do it.

Anne58 Wed 11-Mar-15 19:07:23

jingl if that was a genuine post, I thank you, if you were being sarky, then "tongue out emoticon" grin

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 11-Mar-15 19:05:28

Yes, that's what it was. At the end of a day on location. No hot food. hmm

Iam64 Wed 11-Mar-15 18:59:54

I googled half an hour ago and couldn't find a petition asking for JC to be sacked. I don't have the technical know how to start one - does anyone else? He should be sacked, as would anyone who hit a work colleague. Soon, the BBC news is now saying he hit the producer who hadn't arranged for food to be laid on.

marigold1 Wed 11-Mar-15 18:48:19

All the fans of TG and Jeremy Clarkson bleating the BBC should reinstate him, and how unfair they (the fans) won't see the show on Sunday, if Jeremy Clarkson had kept his cool and not allegedly assaulted the producer the fans would see the show! Mr Clarkson, you brought this on all by yourself, no one is above the law, or a television programme.