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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject: Gambo on Jeremy Vine today |
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Blimey! he seems to have had a sense of humour by-pass. Does he not realise that people like Clarkson don't necesarily intend to offend, it's just his way to blurt out off the cuff remarks like this.
There is way too much political correctness nowadays. |
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gfloyd
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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He was pretty humourless on Today as well talking about the Iraq war being the cause of the UK gets next to nul points on Eurovision. He forgot to mention that Ukraine had 1,600 troops in Iraq, as did Poland. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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AndyAndy2 RAJARed Member
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Toggy, I missed this - work got in the way
What was Gambo saying about Jeremy Clarkson?
Cheers _________________ Some say he once threw a microwave oven at a tramp and that all his potted plants are called 'Steve'.....all we know is, he's called 'The Stig!'. |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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It was an article about a comment Jeremy made on top gear, he was reviewing a car and asked someone in the audience what he thought of it. The chap replied he thought it was a bit gay to which Jeremy replied yes it is a bit 'ginger beer'. Gambo found this offensive and said it was right that Clarkson got a rap over the knuckles for it
They had Matthew Parris on afterwards and he didn't agree with Gambo at all.
It seems like you can't make a joke about anything these days without somebody bleating about it. |
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AndyAndy2 RAJARed Member
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers Tog, as you can probably see, I am a fan of Top Gear and Jeremy says a lot of thinks for a laugh - look at his Jade Goody rant. We need to step back from all this PC cr*p! _________________ Some say he once threw a microwave oven at a tramp and that all his potted plants are called 'Steve'.....all we know is, he's called 'The Stig!'. |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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I like Jeremy Clarkson and lets face it I think most people know that he sometimes says things that are slightly risque.
I also wonder what would have happened if one of the other 2 had said it, are they picking on Jeremy for just being Jeremy? |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Not only a sense of humour bypass (a, once upon a time homosexuals used to glory in the underlying word (Quentin Crisp etc) and, b, you'll hear much, much worse every day and night out in the real world) but, in drawing attention to it, it will probably become something of a catchphrase, esp in schools. Everywhere, in fact, but on Top Gear. _________________ Ron |
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AndyAndy2 RAJARed Member
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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probably - no one has a go at captain slow for saying "oh, C*ck" every now and then.
But I think Jezza is seen as "I'll say what I want and damn the rest" he is opinionated, sometimes reflective and then does a 180 degree turn on something he said but it's all harmless fun.
Are they running out of things to discuss on Vine's show do you think? _________________ Some say he once threw a microwave oven at a tramp and that all his potted plants are called 'Steve'.....all we know is, he's called 'The Stig!'. |
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essexlady
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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I think Jeremy Clarkson is an out and out bigot and not amusing in any way, I guess I have had a sense of hunour by-pass as well although it's not something I've been accused of before. |
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essexlady
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Humour not hunour |
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mark occomore
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't realise until recently Gambo was Gay. Still he does have his own opinion and Moyles has been doing this for years as he's got Aled Radio 1 producer who is gay working for him. I think known of them attend to offend the gay society, it's how it's portrade afterwards. |
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Lady Boil De Spudswell
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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mark occomore wrote: | I didn't realise until recently Gambo was Gay. Still he does have his own opinion and Moyles has been doing this for years as he's got Aled Radio 1 producer who is gay working for him. I think known of them attend to offend the gay society, it's how it's portrade afterwards. |
Good to see that spell/grammar-checker working wonders! _________________ Who Can Take A Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Dew... |
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iwarburton
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Missed JV today but surely nobody takes Clarkson's barbs seriously. Perpetuating the discussion simply gives him the oxygen of publicity.
But I like Gambo--how many others have the breadth of musical knowledge that he has?
Ian. |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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mark occomore wrote: | I didn't realise until recently Gambo was Gay. |
The you should listen more carefully to the handovers with Dermot! |
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gfloyd
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Ian Robinson wrote: | mark occomore wrote: | I didn't realise until recently Gambo was Gay. |
The you should listen more carefully to the handovers with Dermot! |
He seems to have become more gay recently. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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Helen May
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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AndyAndy2 wrote: |
Are they running out of things to discuss on Vine's show do you think? |
No, as it was in most of the papers about the offcom reprimand and it was the last item on the show. They also touched on Chris Moyles use of the word.
I don't think Gambo has much of a sense of humour anyway.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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iwarburton wrote: |
But I like Gambo--how many others have the breadth of musical knowledge that he has?
Ian. |
I like him and I admire his skills and knowledge as a broadcaster but he seems to have turned into a grump. |
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