Jeremy Clarkson in The Sunday Times
Controversial, moi?
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Yes we all swear but I do not swear routinely and certainly only in the presence of company where it is acceptable.
On a very public bulletin board it neither looks good nor is it necessary.
I actually think it detracts from the point that the contributor is making.
I might be slightly old fashioned in thinking that we ought to maintain a certain level of moral standards. No doubt you will disagree.
Yes we all swear but I do not swear routinely and certainly only in the presence of company where it is acceptable.
On a very public bulletin board it neither looks good nor is it necessary.
I actually think it detracts from the point that the contributor is making.
I might be slightly old fashioned in thinking that we ought to maintain a certain level of moral standards. No doubt you will disagree.
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Wee Weasly: Clarkson has indeed parlayed his minimal talent into a lucrative career, and the vast majority of his cash has come from my taxes and yours... from the £12 million a day we are required to pay to the BBC for its decreasingly interesting tripe. Don't you just love to see these raging iconoclasts - Clarkson, Deayton and Hislop spring first to mind - standing there with their hands out for the public dole.
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No..I certainly do not disagree..at least not entirely.
Right time and place, and of course company, and even I do not swear routinely.
Personally, I think only once I saw swearing on this site that I thought was unnecessary, and somehow looked wrong / over the top. It was repetitive which made it worse.
That you think it distracts from the point I cannot quite grasp, but I wouldn't argue that with you. Opinions are just that.
Anyway.....if you see me swearing on this site again, try to take it as no more than a simple way of expressing myself. (Lazy - not thick). Never will you see me swear at or about anyone. If it still offends or upsets, I apologise and will accept another literary ticking off.
Morals ??? Not enough people have high morals and I beleive jc did not claim the moral high ground in this case. Had he kept it simple, non vindictive and to the point he would have walked it. Big mistake.
( My opinion only...see above !! )
No..I certainly do not disagree..at least not entirely.
Right time and place, and of course company, and even I do not swear routinely.
Personally, I think only once I saw swearing on this site that I thought was unnecessary, and somehow looked wrong / over the top. It was repetitive which made it worse.
That you think it distracts from the point I cannot quite grasp, but I wouldn't argue that with you. Opinions are just that.
Anyway.....if you see me swearing on this site again, try to take it as no more than a simple way of expressing myself. (Lazy - not thick). Never will you see me swear at or about anyone. If it still offends or upsets, I apologise and will accept another literary ticking off.
Morals ??? Not enough people have high morals and I beleive jc did not claim the moral high ground in this case. Had he kept it simple, non vindictive and to the point he would have walked it. Big mistake.
( My opinion only...see above !! )
t'aint - well when Jeremy took home from the BBC only a fraction of what they paid Dale Winton or Anthea Turner I hardly begrudge Jeremy his shilling.
Besides - he made the majority of his money by founding the prodution company that produced his Speed series (excellent Aviation content) plus his chatshow plus his video spin offs. Thats his own company founded with his own money at his own risk.
Have I Got News For You remains one of the best shows on television.
Last nights Top Gear underlined the lack of Jeremy effect now present - Quentin Wilson doesn't show up, Tiff gets 3 mins to rate a Proton 7/10 (like thats using his talents), Berry the Bike has dissapeared and all we get is a couple of blokes with hair gel displaying no specialist knowledge or indeed petrol-head appreciation of the cars about which they talk.
I am sure the focus groups love it but like many people and Forumla One these days - I can barely be bothered to watch.
Anyhows, I think this is off to Aircrew Notices very soon.
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Besides - he made the majority of his money by founding the prodution company that produced his Speed series (excellent Aviation content) plus his chatshow plus his video spin offs. Thats his own company founded with his own money at his own risk.
Have I Got News For You remains one of the best shows on television.
Last nights Top Gear underlined the lack of Jeremy effect now present - Quentin Wilson doesn't show up, Tiff gets 3 mins to rate a Proton 7/10 (like thats using his talents), Berry the Bike has dissapeared and all we get is a couple of blokes with hair gel displaying no specialist knowledge or indeed petrol-head appreciation of the cars about which they talk.
I am sure the focus groups love it but like many people and Forumla One these days - I can barely be bothered to watch.
Anyhows, I think this is off to Aircrew Notices very soon.
Cheers,
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This is getting way outside the scope of this forum, but perhaps "Taint's problem" can be summed up thus:
Are there any Americans on this thread? Do you realise that here in Britain, you must have a government licence to own a TV, and if you have a TV but no licence (license to you) you can go to prison? That Big Brother detector vans go about the country tracking down people who haven't paid their TV tax? And that this licence income, some US$6 billion per annum, is given to the State broadcaster to produce some of the world's worst and most expensive broadcast media? That this particular tax supports over 24,000 freeloaders? You'd think that if the taxpayer had £12 million to spare he'd equip a hospital, or build a school, instead of outbidding commercial TV for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or otherwise bankrolling the BBC for a single day. Mr Deayton may indeed be worth US$75,000 for a single evening's work, buy why should the taxpayer pay when, having stumped up, the taxpayer then elected to watch commercial TV anyway? Yes, I resent every thousand pounds that that monochromatic pudden Clarkson takes from me and my ilk, and I would urge him to get off the public dole and try to make a living from somebody who wants to pay for his services.
Anyway, Harry, how d'you know this mere entertainer gets more than me?
My last word on the subject (unless sorely provoked) Back to aviation, please.
Are there any Americans on this thread? Do you realise that here in Britain, you must have a government licence to own a TV, and if you have a TV but no licence (license to you) you can go to prison? That Big Brother detector vans go about the country tracking down people who haven't paid their TV tax? And that this licence income, some US$6 billion per annum, is given to the State broadcaster to produce some of the world's worst and most expensive broadcast media? That this particular tax supports over 24,000 freeloaders? You'd think that if the taxpayer had £12 million to spare he'd equip a hospital, or build a school, instead of outbidding commercial TV for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or otherwise bankrolling the BBC for a single day. Mr Deayton may indeed be worth US$75,000 for a single evening's work, buy why should the taxpayer pay when, having stumped up, the taxpayer then elected to watch commercial TV anyway? Yes, I resent every thousand pounds that that monochromatic pudden Clarkson takes from me and my ilk, and I would urge him to get off the public dole and try to make a living from somebody who wants to pay for his services.
Anyway, Harry, how d'you know this mere entertainer gets more than me?
My last word on the subject (unless sorely provoked) Back to aviation, please.
And I suppose you never listen to Radio 4? In perfect FM from the Hebrides to Guernsey... Or any of the BBC Local radio stations or indeed World Service which reaches some 92% of the World Population I believe. That is an important national asset - the only truth known behind the Iron Curtain for more than a generation.
I suppose you think all those Open University, Childrens TV that isn't all cartoons, ethnic minority/specialist interest prgarammes would happen without the license fee? How come the UK is the ONLY country in the world to have digital radio nationwide in the very near future? Is it because - like colour and FM radio - only an *institution* can afford to make such investment without answering to shareholders with their yearly dividend demand.
If you want a completely Plebian populace then go ahead and sanction US style TV. I think the BBC is the most fantastic tax investment that I fund.
However this *is* really now Aircrew Notices at the very least so I shall move it henceforth.
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I suppose you think all those Open University, Childrens TV that isn't all cartoons, ethnic minority/specialist interest prgarammes would happen without the license fee? How come the UK is the ONLY country in the world to have digital radio nationwide in the very near future? Is it because - like colour and FM radio - only an *institution* can afford to make such investment without answering to shareholders with their yearly dividend demand.
If you want a completely Plebian populace then go ahead and sanction US style TV. I think the BBC is the most fantastic tax investment that I fund.
However this *is* really now Aircrew Notices at the very least so I shall move it henceforth.
WWW
