I hardly ever find anything funny following a description of "Must read. Really funny." However, this one was really funny, and a must read.

Classic Clarkson!!

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Must admit I laughed my head off and thought it was worth a post

my wife an Clarkson are normally complete opposites in EVERYTHING!

My wife is still cute after 40, Jeremy has lost his boyish looks.....

My by wife is female, Jeremy is far too hairy to be one despite his behavior around bikes....

My wife has lovely brown colour to her skin, Jeremy is pastey coloured. (maybe he's been driving a bike again?)

my wife at less than 5 foot makes a good pillion.........

But both think death lies round EVERY corner when you ride off using 2 wheels instead of 4 wheels .

Still I can't have everything now can I?

Well actually you have to consider all his points carefully because they're correct. What he doesn't mention is the absolute phenomenal feeling of freedom you get when you ride

Jeremy Clarkson feared deaths in Argentina number plate row | Television & radio | theguardian.com

No doubt another "accident" from Clarkson, just like all the other racist, chauvinist toss he accidentally "mispeaks". I just came from Argentina and will return for the TDF, Argentina - a country with great hospitality and one I loved traveling overland. Well, the story above is just great isn't it! Clarkson and his chums really are very far from the sort of people and mentality you want representing Britain.

I must disagree with this comment. Explain why is he racist ?. Another overused label mis - applied too often without justification.

Also it appears on first checks carried out on the cars and the reg numbers appear to be genuine to the cars - (even if they were not does it really matter so much) - the Argentinians did invade the Falklands an island under sovereign protection and that was whilst their own country was under the control of a raging despot dictator clinging to anything for power including wasting many lives on both sides of the war on an unjust campaign).

As for top gear its a tv show with a degree of cheek. In anycase any anagram association the Argentinians have put to this is of little or no consequence.

No doubt you object to John Cleese and the faulty towers - Germans sketch - which if anything was far more politically insensitive - but was taken for what it was Humour - along with many but also guess who - the Germans.

The British have always tried to maintain a sense of humour and been able to laugh at ourselves as well as others, unfortunately this is becoming harder with the politically correction and racist police shouting the loudest at the slightest thing that might offend someone , anyone.

Clarkson although not to everyone taste has tried to keep some degree of non politically correct options open in his writing and journalism. yes its laddish but so what.

Somehow his TV programs have an almost world wide following except in certain countries where a sense of humour is lacking and the political police have ruled out everything else.

In 1949 George Orwell wrote a book 1984 which depicted a rather totalitarian view of the world, unfortunately to a large extent this country has slid down that road and such sensitivities push us further down that road.

On a final note - I served in the Falklands - and can tell you your very hospitible people the Argentinians were not all whom you seem to think they were, many were fine upstanding soldiers, sailors and airmen - but alas not all and their were some whom threatened and mistreated Civilian Falkland islanders - others ransacked outlying homes - the occupants were left without food or supplies - in what is believe me a very harsh environment and had to move out to the safety of other settlements - so no the Argies were not all saintly and goody goody.

Tchus jake.

what a load of tosh! (offensive homophobic tosh if you want to talk discrimination!!). Reported to mods as such.

hardly marks you out as the voice of reason, openmindedness and equality does it!

It's not supposed to be serious TV

Shouldn't be so uptight about a set of islands hundreds of miles from their coast that they have no legitimate claim to!!

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Fair point about that, edited. Never crossed my mind that it was homophobic, I always took the meaning to be someone who is like a sycophant, but I suppose on reflection I can kinda see the origin!

I take it you're joking otherwise that is surely a contender for the most ironic statement of this century!

Jake,

Anyone who uses the n-word is beneath contempt as far as I`m concerned. Likewise, using "slope" to describe someone from Thailand is neither acceptable nor good comedy. I would agree with you about censorship, but comedy should be morally defensible. I am not familiar with the Cleese sketch, but I suppose the joke would presumably be pointed at attitudes or social discourse, rather than Germans or the atrocities of WWII per se. There was an interesting article by Steve Coogan in the Guardian, he said;

If I say anything remotely racist or sexist as Alan Partridge, for example, the joke is abundantly clear. We are laughing at a lack of judgment and ignorance. With Top Gear it is three rich, middle-aged men laughing at poor Mexicans. Brave, groundbreaking stuff, eh?

As for the Falklands, I am sure everything that can be said has already been said. No doubt there are unscrupulous Argentinians out there, though my experiences of the country were overwhelmingly positive. Out of interest, have you actually been to Argentina and traveled around? Judging a people by the crimes their military commits during a war hardly seems a decent or fair comparison. It just seems to me that it is best to be compassionate about sensitive issues and try to be respectful of the history, laws and customs of the places you visit.

Cheers!
Rtw