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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 07:16:53 +0100, MeatballTurbo
> wrote: >> Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know >> when? >> >> >I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might >cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars, >the few times he gets to test them (except the hummer which he loved >except it was too big, and the Ford GT which has now bought). I think broadcasting Clarkson and his anti US views in the US could incite a certain President to push the button and do away with the UK forever. -- ColonelTupperware spouting ******** on Usenet since 1997 Usenet FAQ at http://www.its.caltech.edu/its/servi...ws/news2.shtml UPCE FAQ at http://upce.org.uk/ UKRM FAQ at http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ |
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George Graves wrote:
> In article > , > MeatballTurbo > wrote: > >> In article >, >> spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo... >> > In article > , >> > MeatballTurbo > wrote: >> > >> > > In article >, >> > > spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo... >> > > > Your "Top Gear" show has been repackaged and sold to Speed TV in >> > > > the USA >> > > > as "Fifth Gear" and they started showing it here last week. >> > > > >> > > We have fifth gear here too, it sounds like you have that. >> > > >> > > It features most of the final team of the old "topgear" that was a >> > > BBC production that canned, so they went to Channel 5 and renamed it. >> > > >> > > Then the BBC decided it wanted it back but couldn't have it, so the >> > > only remaining member of the Old "topgear" team, Jeremy Clarkson got >> > > together with a few of the journalists from the "topgear" print >> > > magazine who had done a bit of Cable and Satalite TV work, and got it >> > > going again with a slightly different slant to it. >> > > >> > > If it was a girl going mad in a fast car, that sounds like VBH (Vicki >> > > Butler Henderson), and yes a lot of guys her would offer to marry her >> > > too, how often do you find a good looking, posh bird with such a >> > > dirty grin and accent, who gets turned on by driving fast cars, and >> > > knows something about them. Sounds like you guys are gettting 5th >> > > gear, not Topgear, so you can look forward to that too on BBC >> > > America. >> > >> > Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know >> > when? >> > >> > >> I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might >> cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars, > > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to > mention a Japanese or a European car. Well, that saved me a post -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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"Catman" > wrote in message news:apSKc.20110050> > > > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American > > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to > > mention a Japanese or a European car. > > Well, that saved me a post > I got the impression that Jeremy Clarkson has ordered a Ford GT from Top Gear the other day. Didn't he? He was getting 4mpg from it. ss. |
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"Catman" > wrote in message .. . > George Graves wrote: > > > In article > , > > MeatballTurbo > wrote: > > > >> In article >, > >> spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo... > >> > In article > , > >> > MeatballTurbo > wrote: > >> > > >> > > In article >, > >> > > spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo... > >> > > > Your "Top Gear" show has been repackaged and sold to Speed TV in > >> > > > the USA > >> > > > as "Fifth Gear" and they started showing it here last week. > >> > > > > >> > > We have fifth gear here too, it sounds like you have that. > >> > > > >> > > It features most of the final team of the old "topgear" that was a > >> > > BBC production that canned, so they went to Channel 5 and renamed it. > >> > > > >> > > Then the BBC decided it wanted it back but couldn't have it, so the > >> > > only remaining member of the Old "topgear" team, Jeremy Clarkson got > >> > > together with a few of the journalists from the "topgear" print > >> > > magazine who had done a bit of Cable and Satalite TV work, and got it > >> > > going again with a slightly different slant to it. > >> > > > >> > > If it was a girl going mad in a fast car, that sounds like VBH (Vicki > >> > > Butler Henderson), and yes a lot of guys her would offer to marry her > >> > > too, how often do you find a good looking, posh bird with such a > >> > > dirty grin and accent, who gets turned on by driving fast cars, and > >> > > knows something about them. Sounds like you guys are gettting 5th > >> > > gear, not Topgear, so you can look forward to that too on BBC > >> > > America. > >> > > >> > Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know > >> > when? > >> > > >> > > >> I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might > >> cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars, > > > > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American > > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to > > mention a Japanese or a European car. > > Well, that saved me a post > Has anybody noticed how fond Jeremy Clarkson is of Alfas? I never realised that the 156 was rated as subzero on the cool wall until just now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/coolwall/ ss. |
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Synapse Syndrome wrote:
> > "Catman" > wrote in message > news:apSKc.20110050> > >> > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American >> > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to >> > mention a Japanese or a European car. >> >> Well, that saved me a post >> > > > I got the impression that Jeremy Clarkson has ordered a Ford GT from Top > Gear the other day. Didn't he? He was getting 4mpg from it. > He has, but they're not exactly typical of the genre -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Synapse Syndrome wrote:
<snip> >> > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American >> > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to >> > mention a Japanese or a European car. >> >> Well, that saved me a post >> > > > Has anybody noticed how fond Jeremy Clarkson is of Alfas? I never > realised that the 156 was rated as subzero on the cool wall until just > now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/coolwall/ He is an Alfa nut, for sure. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Colonel Tupperware > wrote in message >. ..
> On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 07:16:53 +0100, MeatballTurbo > > wrote: > > >> Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know > >> when? > >> > >> > >I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might > >cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars, > >the few times he gets to test them (except the hummer which he loved > >except it was too big, and the Ford GT which has now bought). > > I think broadcasting Clarkson and his anti US views in the US could > incite a certain President to push the button and do away with the UK > forever. President? someone would have to write a script to tell him how to press the button. Have you ever seen him talking when he has no script in front of him? he hasn't got a clue what to say. So all you Americans, keep his scripts away from him and it will KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT, then we will have no more wars. John, UK. |
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In article >, paradroid2000
@NOSPAMhotmail.com spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo... > > "Catman" > wrote in message > news:apSKc.20110050> > > > > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American > > > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to > > > mention a Japanese or a European car. > > > > Well, that saved me a post > > > > > I got the impression that Jeremy Clarkson has ordered a Ford GT from Top > Gear the other day. Didn't he? He was getting 4mpg from it. > > ss. > > > Yes. Basically traded in from a Ferarri/AMG SL55 class to a Ford. That he won't be able to get in and out of in a busy carpark, and when driven properly carries exactley enough fuel for him to need to fill up 1 mile from his destination each way, on his daily commute. Fantastically practical as a working class supercar. -- Carl Robson (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot) http://www.bouncing-czechs.com |
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In article >,
"Synapse Syndrome" > wrote: > "Catman" > wrote in message > .. . > > George Graves wrote: > > > > > In article > , > > > MeatballTurbo > wrote: > > > > > >> In article >, > > >> spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo... > > >> > In article > , > > >> > MeatballTurbo > wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > In article > >, > > >> > > spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo... > > >> > > > Your "Top Gear" show has been repackaged and sold to Speed TV in > > >> > > > the USA > > >> > > > as "Fifth Gear" and they started showing it here last week. > > >> > > > > > >> > > We have fifth gear here too, it sounds like you have that. > > >> > > > > >> > > It features most of the final team of the old "topgear" that was a > > >> > > BBC production that canned, so they went to Channel 5 and renamed > it. > > >> > > > > >> > > Then the BBC decided it wanted it back but couldn't have it, so the > > >> > > only remaining member of the Old "topgear" team, Jeremy Clarkson > got > > >> > > together with a few of the journalists from the "topgear" print > > >> > > magazine who had done a bit of Cable and Satalite TV work, and got > it > > >> > > going again with a slightly different slant to it. > > >> > > > > >> > > If it was a girl going mad in a fast car, that sounds like VBH > (Vicki > > >> > > Butler Henderson), and yes a lot of guys her would offer to marry > her > > >> > > too, how often do you find a good looking, posh bird with such a > > >> > > dirty grin and accent, who gets turned on by driving fast cars, and > > >> > > knows something about them. Sounds like you guys are gettting 5th > > >> > > gear, not Topgear, so you can look forward to that too on BBC > > >> > > America. > > >> > > > >> > Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know > > >> > when? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might > > >> cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars, > > > > > > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American > > > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to > > > mention a Japanese or a European car. > > > > Well, that saved me a post > > > > > Has anybody noticed how fond Jeremy Clarkson is of Alfas? I never realised > that the 156 was rated as subzero on the cool wall until just now. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/coolwall/ > > ss. I've read that he doesn't like Italian cars much at all, so I'm not really surprised. -- George Graves ------------------ Bush is a poor leader because he isn't very smart. What's Kerry's excuse gonna be? |
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