Why all this sympathy ?

[London Irish]

On holiday a few years back, I took part in a quiz and managed to reach the
>final only to lose out after what I consider to this day, to be a correct
>answer. The question asked 'What 'C' would you associate Jeremy Clarkson
>with?' to which I confidently replied '****'. Not only was I told the
>answer was incorrect, but I was asked by the holiday rep to leave the
>premises immediately! Has anyone else experienced such appalling treatment
>whilst holidaying with one's family?

 

[Bozza]

On holiday a few years back, I took part in a quiz and managed to reach the
>final only to lose out after what I consider to this day, to be a correct
>answer. The question asked 'What 'C' would you associate Jeremy Clarkson
>with?' to which I confidently replied '****'. Not only was I told the
>answer was incorrect, but I was asked by the holiday rep to leave the
>premises immediately! Has anyone else experienced such appalling treatment
>whilst holidaying with one's family?

Why did you post all those greater than signs and shortened lines?

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

I don't know what it is about him, but there is something special about him, whenever I see him on tv he just seems to love what he is doing and is a great entertainer and never (rarely) lets things get boring.

I really do hope he gets well soon.

But as for all the sympathy, I do think it is a bit over the top.
I found out this morning on the bus (front page of metro news) and must admit I was really shocked, but does it really deserve to be the main top story news?

I have a feeling he might pull through but might be touch and go, but if he does pull through I think it might be a long time, if ever, see him on tv again

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

twat

 

[Bozza]

Pity it didn't happen instead to that moronic immature buffoon Clarkson!

I've thought about this for about 10 minutes now and, f*** it, despite seemingly being a fellow West Country resident you are banned for your ridiculously crass and insensitive comments.

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

twat

what did I do?

and if your talking about RH, what did he do?

??

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I would assume he is talking about peteinblack, or at least I hope he is....

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

I've thought about this for about 10 minutes now and, f*** it, despite seemingly being a fellow West Country resident you are banned for your ridiculously crass and insensitive comments.

hear hear, Clarkson is a top bloke, read one of his books (The wold according to Clarkson) and it was really funny in its own type of way.

 

[seagully]

Can you really define any person's expression of attachment or grief "as a nation"?
I may be defined on my passport as a British subject and all that, but as an 'emotional conformist' too..... I don't bloody think so!
You probably believe everything that 9 out of 10 doctors say about this and that product on telly, but the media don't control emotions other than to let us know about a particular person's plight.
I could hear about a complete stranger having an unlucky time, or a personal disaster and feel sorry for them. I won't be running to the wailing wall to flagellate myself and cover my head in sack-cloth, but I can feel sympathetic because I'm not a robot.

On the other hand, one can temper their sympathy according to certain circumstances, granted. I once saw a case on telly in Los Angeles where a bloke drove to a local freeway overpass to commit suicide. He doused the cab of his van with petrol and set it alight, but couldn't take the heat so jumped out and left his dog to burn. He then proceeded to pull out a gun and blow his own brains out.
I won't care what his circumstances are after murdering his dog by burning it alive, he lost all sympathy or interest in his situation right there.

Well yes, I wasn't saying EVERYONE feels like this, I was just putting forward an opinion based on a generalisation of British public feeling. I certainly don't believe 'everything that 9 out of 10 doctors say....'. My opinion of British culture as a whole is that we are often quite reserved and self-contained with our emotions. I'm not saying everybody is like that, I myself am quite the opposite, but it is something I have come to believe.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

I think the sympathy is because a generally likeable bloke who was doing something he loves has ended up in hospital with brain damage, fighting for his life. Quite easy to say "well, its his own fault", but I still genuinely hope he pulls through as he has brightened up many dull Sunday evenings for me on that show.
And he has a young family.

Spot on.

 

[H block]

As chuckle-worthy as that little anecdote may be, it doesn't excuse you actually wishing a very nast accident on someone.

I cant remember wishing an accident on anyone.Please correct me though if I`ve forgotten something I`ve said

 

[tedebear]

I think its because there are thousands of people out there who wish they could be a Richard Hammond or a Steve Irwin or a Peter Brock.....they seem to be regular guys who have jobs many of us would absolutely love to do, and give people what they want to see....so when awful things happen people are very sad. Obviously not everyone feels the same way as some people aren't interested in what these chaps were doing....but it is very sad to see someone hurt doing something they love and enjoy....

Can you just imagine Mushy getting hurt by a cricket ball straight to the head? There would be a massive outpouring (rightly so) but there would also be some people who don't like cricket who would say otherwise...

Just my thoughts anyhow...

 

[Man of Harveys]

I've thought about this for about 10 minutes now and, f*** it, despite seemingly being a fellow West Country resident you are banned for your ridiculously crass and insensitive comments.

I said the same thing yesterday, so you'd better ban me too. Bye everyone, I guess I might actually do some work today! Cheers.

 

[aftershavedave]

I've thought about this for about 10 minutes now and, f*** it, despite seemingly being a fellow West Country resident you are banned for your ridiculously crass and insensitive comments.

way over the top bozza. clarkson is a buffoon, he's correct.

 

[Lokki 7]

I might actually do some work today!

Don't be ridiculous.

 

[H block]

Why did you post all those greater than signs and shortened lines?

you`re nosey this morning.

 

[H block]

If crass and insensative comments get you banned then surely Clarkson would be banned from writing a newspaper column where he openly admits to flouting speed restrictions on public roads.

 

[Man of Harveys]

If crass and insensative comments get you banned then surely Clarkson would be banned from writing a newspaper column where he openly admits to flouting speed restrictions on public roads.

OK, OK - sadly for most, I still seem to be able to post my drivel so maybe he's having second thoughts about the banning. It's up to you but I can't be arsed to push this issue any further at all - I truly despise Jeremy Clarkson, mainly for his chillingly disgusting xenophobia over the years as well as his iconic status to selfish leadheaded morons - I sincerely think that the world would be a better place without him.

But I also like reading about the Ryder Cup on here and generally think the NSC mods do a decent sensible job, especially recently. Can we draw a line? Cheers.

 

[readingstockport]

Perhaps the accident will make clarkson think about his childish idiotic glofiying of cars and speed and for once consider the impact the kind of behaviour he and his colleagues seem to think is SO SO FUNNY has on people.

Not so funny when it's one of your own who injured in a vehicle accident instead of a child being hit by the kind of four by four you spend so much time glorifying is it clarkson?

Sorry, but I actually have no sympathy for him at all.

 

[bhaexpress]

Well done Bozza. As it the only people who get wound up by Clarkson are people who actually take his multitude of witty but tongue in cheek remarks.

As for Richard Hammond, the guy comes across as a genuinely nice bloke and very good at what he does. Considering he was doing his job when this accident accured I have a lot of sympathy. He was trying to entertain people after all.