Years ago I had a German Shepard called Emma. She felt her name was a bit girly for such a noble breed. Lesser canines were laughing at her. We had a tag made for her engraved 'Emma das Ãberhund'. She felt much more confident when fraternising with the mongrels and inferior breeds after that. She was German I was reading Neitzsche. It worked. And thanks to the eternal recurrance theory it will happen again an infinite number of times throughout all time and space. So there's something to look forward to.
What has that got to do with it? The BBC is a not for profit organisation, it has never in its history been about 'making money'. And what do they do with this £100m? Spend it on making programmes about dancing and tumbling celebrities and paying Gwilym Lloyd. Well I can ****ing live without that to be honest. Organised crime around the world every year generates billions of pounds which makes it's way back into the wider economy. So shall we just say that's alright then? It doesnt matter if Top gear sells well, it's a f**ing disgrace.
You might be able to live without it, but the BBC can't, that's why he can push his luck. Personally, I'm surprised people haven't got more bored with the Top Gear format, it's been the same for years and it's very predictable.
But doesnt that tell you everyhting about the man and how abhorrent he is? He thinks he's above reproach and every time he does something hugely distasteful he promises he wont do it again. And then he does. And if anyone - anyone - believes the PR guff that this registration plate was a complete coincidence then they're frankly a fool.
i may have misinterpreted the article so it might not be £100million. but it's still lots. there was a lot of rubbish written about the top gear visit to argentina. in one some argie idiot claimed - can't remember the exact numbers - that the 255 and 469 in the other number plates were references to the 266 british and 480 argentine troops that were killed. which is just stupid. i didn't have you down as one of those people that gets offended easily on behalf of other people. anyway, i like top gear.
I just don't think war is a laughing matter and they're trying to turn it into one. I was disgusted in Lokeren by the "where were you in World War II?" and the 10 German Bombers chants. Absolutely disgusted. Belgium suffered more than most during the world wars and yet we talk as if we won it singlehandedly. In WWII 500,000 British troops and civilians tragically died compared to 19million Russians. And I would suggest anyone serving in the RAF at the time would feel ashamed by such chants as would Falklands veterns by this 'jape'.
No, because that respectfully pokes fun at the futility of war and the preposterous actions of the privileged few in sending your average Tommy to certain death. It isnt laughing at Britain winning a war at the expense of foreigners.
So would I. The BBC couldve ended this story before it ever emerged by proving categorically that the acquisition of said vehicle's registration was a complete coincidence. As soon as the first media call came in they could've provided the documentation that canned the story instead of just shrugging their shoulders and saying it was a coincidence. It would be one of the easiest media enquiries to quell. Interesting that this didnt happen.
Do you really believe any of it? It all just strikes me as a publicity stunt. I wouldn't be surprised to find the Argie people know sod all about it, other than some Brit bunging some locals a dollar to throw a stone.
You're right, the whole thing smacks of a PR stunt by the makers / presenters of said programme. Is it news in Argentina? It cant be hard to find that out. I suspect not so the fact that it has become news over here suggests that someone is actively trying to further the blokey ****er image that Top Gear and its presenters have. The whole party must be complicit in it cos if it didnt happen then all it takes is one of the presenters to say so.
It's not difficult to check, I just have and that plate is registered to a Grey Porsche 928 GT, the car used on the programme. Had they wanted to use the number plate for a joke, they could have just stuck it on there, the car wasn't registered in Argentina anyway.
Amusing. Fact is, the Typhoons and Type 45 Destroyer stationed down there could do for the Argentinian Air Force all by themselves. The Argentinians still have basically the same stuff they had in 82, which is laughably outclassed.
