scootz
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 11:25 AM |
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TG thinks we're stupid...
A coincidence? Bollox!
BBC Linky
It's Evolution Baby!
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 12:28 PM |
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I'm sure they didn't realise much!!
[Edited on 11/10/14 by ian locostzx9rc2]
[Edited on 11/10/14 by ian locostzx9rc2]
[Edited on 11/10/14 by ian locostzx9rc2]
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James
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 12:49 PM |
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It would kind of ruin the in joke if they admitted it though, wouldn't it!
Just take it with a smile and a nod and accept it's naughty school boys messing about.
I see no problem with it at all, often those most sensitive to offence are those who most need a dose of offending!
Good on Top Gear, I think it's hilarious! I even posted so on FB before I knew anything about the protests!
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samjc
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 12:51 PM |
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I enjoy the show but can safely say that clarkson would notice something like this before the trip. It cannot be a coincidence.
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 12:52 PM |
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Do you think it's a private plate or that they chose the car for its plate? Internet does come back as a porsche on that plate.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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morcus
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 01:03 PM |
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You've got to remember it wasn't them that went out and bought the cars so it's possible that who ever the researcher was
didn't notice or maybe didn't even know that the Falkland's war happened in 1982. It seems highly unlikely they deliberately sought
out that car if it's always had that number plate but I do agree it's possible someone spotted it and thought it would be funny.
I'm not saying they did it on purpose or that they didn't but I think it would be wrong to pass judgement, I also believe the story about
the mob being engineered by the Argentine government and don't think normal people in Argentina would really have noticed.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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ReMan
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 01:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
It would kind of ruin the in joke if they admitted it though, wouldn't it!
Just take it with a smile and a nod and accept it's naughty school boys messing about.
I see no problem with it at all, often those most sensitive to offence are those who most need a dose of offending!
Good on Top Gear, I think it's hilarious! I even posted so on FB before I knew anything about the protests!
 
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gingerprince
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 02:21 PM |
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The story rums deeper. Outrageous...
http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/10/06/top-gear-in-trouble/
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coozer
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 02:52 PM |
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Clarkeson reckons it was a coinsedence as they didnt see the cars till they they got there and it was the research team who bought the cars, he
explains all that in today's sun...
No big deal really... Program is going out over Xmas.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 03:25 PM |
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The car had that registration on it before they bought it which makes sense, but did they chose the car before they decided to go to beaneater land?
and who suggested to the natives the significance of the registration?
To quote Ian Hyslop on HIGNFY Newsnight will do an investigative programe on it which the BBC bosses will then shelve.
[Edited on 11/10/14 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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balidey
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 03:29 PM |
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I think it was an honest mistake / coincidence. But....
I remember an episode when they commented before about number plates reflecting cars owners on a previous challenge, then the shot panned away to see
James May driving a car with CNT on the plate. Or something similar.
EDIT: this one:
http://www.greatbritishsportscars.net/wp-content/uploads/british-sports-cars-on-top-.jpg
[Edited on 11/10/14 by balidey]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 03:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
I think it was an honest mistake / coincidence. But....
I remember an episode when they commented before about number plates reflecting cars owners on a previous challenge, then the shot panned away to see
James May driving a car with CNT on the plate. Or something similar.
The fact the team were carrying fake number plates in the boot of one of their vehicles more or less seals as a fact they knew exactly what they were
doing.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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jeffw
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 03:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
The car had that registration on it before they bought it which makes sense, but did they chose the car before they decided to go to beaneater land?
and who suggested to the natives the significance of the registration?
To quote Ian Hyslop on HIGNFY Newsnight will do an investigative programe on it which the BBC bosses will then shelve.
[Edited on 11/10/14 by britishtrident]
You do know that was an ironic reference to the Jim Saville documentary and not a serious comment?
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bi22le
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 04:51 PM |
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I think you need some imagination to even realise the reference.
Take the plate off of the top gear set and out of the Argentina and you would NEVER guess the reference. I think it was a stunt that went a little
wrong.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
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Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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scootz
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 07:02 PM |
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I'm astounded that there are folk who think it was a coincidence! That car was central to the whole 'special'. It's entire
raison d'être.
I'm also astounded (but slightly less so) that folk think it's acceptable to go into someone else's country and try and take the
piss on such a sensitive matter. Rights and wrongs aside, families still mourn sons, fathers, and brothers.
It's Evolution Baby!
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v8kid
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 08:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I'm astounded that there are folk who think it was a coincidence! That car was central to the whole 'special'. It's entire
raison d'être.
I'm also astounded (but slightly less so) that folk think it's acceptable to go into someone else's country and try and take the wee
on such a sensitive matter. Rights and wrongs aside, families still mourn sons, fathers, and brothers.
Time to get a life I think. Its not as is they are IS laying waste to all free societies, black humour is often a way of release of tensions and there
are mourners on both sides after all who want recognition.
It is traditional to support the country that nurtures you after all. 😁
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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mark chandler
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 08:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gingerprince
The story rums deeper. Outrageous...
http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/10/06/top-gear-in-trouble/
Top Gear is in hot water again today as papers in Argentina claim the VIN plate of a minicab once ridden in by one of the presenters contained the
letter J and the number 6 in what local officials are calling a clear reference to the British occupation of Quilmes in eastern Argentina in June
1806.
Ho can that be outrageous!!! And the anagram reference, jeez if you look hard enough you can find anything like this
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StevieB
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 09:09 PM |
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I can't believe it was a a coincidence either - they've pulled too many stunts now to be able to convince me otherwise (whatever the truth
may be).
I've been a big fan of TG over the years, but it think it's reached its limit now and it's either time for another format change or
shut it down. IMHO, of course...
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steve m
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 10:01 PM |
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This thread should be renamed "We think TG is stupid"
Sorry, twas a brilliant show, but just like so many, it has overrun its stay, and is now like watching childrens TV or emmadale, ie CRAP
I like JC, very funny, and 99% right, JM is ok, and very (seems) knowledgeable on car related things,
Hammond is just a stooge, has now relevance to anything, and is a twerp
Just my opinion
Steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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James
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| posted on 11/10/14 at 11:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I'm also astounded (but slightly less so) that folk think it's acceptable to go into someone else's country and try and take the wee
on such a sensitive matter. Rights and wrongs aside, families still mourn sons, fathers, and brothers.
I hope you'll be getting straight onto the BBC about any re-runs of Dad's Army they're considering! Come to think of it, that Rowan
Atkinson fellow needs a going over for his disgusting references to WWI!
Hmmm, Fawlty Towers too for that matter!
Or maybe, we're British, and we like to take the wee out of ourselves and of others!
"We never started it!"
"Yes you did, you invaded the Falklands!" **
;-)
Cheers,
James
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfl6Lu3xQW0
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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Irony
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| posted on 12/10/14 at 01:01 AM |
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Personally I think they new, I think they set up the whole flipping thing. They dont even call the Falklands, the Falklands over there. Unlikely any
locals would get the silly prank. So there for it was a set up that may or may not have got out of hand. Everyone agrees toggear is very tired.
They needed to spice it up. Not the first people to use controversy as a ratings winner.
Yawn........
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scootz
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| posted on 12/10/14 at 10:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I'm also astounded (but slightly less so) that folk think it's acceptable to go into someone else's country and try and take the wee
on such a sensitive matter. Rights and wrongs aside, families still mourn sons, fathers, and brothers.
I hope you'll be getting straight onto the BBC about any re-runs of Dad's Army they're considering! Come to think of it, that Rowan
Atkinson fellow needs a going over for his disgusting references to WWI!
Hmmm, Fawlty Towers too for that matter!
Or maybe, we're British, and we like to take the wee out of ourselves and of others!
"We never started it!"
"Yes you did, you invaded the Falklands!" **
;-)
Cheers,
James
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfl6Lu3xQW0
I must have missed the episodes where they went to the country in question and filmed on the streets of those they sought to provoke with childish
intentions.
It's Evolution Baby!
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owelly
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| posted on 12/10/14 at 11:01 AM |
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As I see it:
I saw the press enquiries asking for suitable cars. They listed the Porsche as an option and there were three that were offered. Two looked to be
snotters and the other is the one they chose. The history of that car disclosed that it was first UK registered with those FKL plates but then had
'Cherished' plates assigned to it. The cherished platrs are the ones that appeared after they removed the FKL ones (not the BE11 END
ones). I follow JC, JM and RH on Twitter so got the updates as it was happening. It seemed pretty genuine.
So it seems like an aweful lot of work to 'create' such a massive back-story just for one gag. I remember the Falklands war and have been
to the Falklands but never at any point thought that 982 FKL was in any way connected!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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gingerprince
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| posted on 12/10/14 at 11:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
quote:
Originally posted by gingerprince
The story rums deeper. Outrageous...
http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/10/06/top-gear-in-trouble/
Top Gear is in hot water again today as papers in Argentina claim the VIN plate of a minicab once ridden in by one of the presenters contained the
letter J and the number 6 in what local officials are calling a clear reference to the British occupation of Quilmes in eastern Argentina in June
1806.
Ho can that be outrageous!!! And the anagram reference, jeez if you look hard enough you can find anything like this
How can you actually not see that I was taking the P155 and posting a sattirical link?!?! I mean I even put a smiley in there!!!!!
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Minicooper
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| posted on 12/10/14 at 12:18 PM |
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I'm just disappointed that they weren't caught and taught a lesson
David
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