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By: - 3rd October 2014 at 17:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Most here know my opinions on Clarkson.
But this story did make me smile.
Moggy
By: - 3rd October 2014 at 17:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
BLOODY HELL!!! 'H982 FKL'!!!
How utterly offensive! If you change the 'H' to a '1' it reads '1982'...
...then all you've got to do is add an 'a', an 'l', another 'a', an 'n', a 'd' and an 's' and you've.....got.....er?
By: - 3rd October 2014 at 17:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Allegedly thrown out of Argentina for driving a Porsche with the "coincidental" registration mark of "H982 FKL...."
'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.'
Argentina, a country where 269=255...
...no wonder they keep defaulting on their loans! :rolleyes:
By: - 3rd October 2014 at 17:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yep; They must like their word games in Argentina. Wonder if they show "Countdown" over there?
By: - 3rd October 2014 at 19:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Whether you are a fan or not few could find this story anything other than one which makes he Argentinians look utter fools. In fact the more detail of the story which comes to light the more it becomes a Python-like sketch. Mind you the Argentine is now such a basket case of a nation it needs some petty distractions!
By: - 3rd October 2014 at 21:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Sounds like it was the actual film crew that got stoned driving the cars - the three amigos had flown out earlier.
I suspect it has been blown up out of all proportion by the Argies - good job a monkey wasn't driving - they may have hung it as a spy...
By: - 3rd October 2014 at 21:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The Argies should have been just as p*ssed in 1982, they might have had a better result.
I admire Ckarkson. A poke in the eye to the political correct wombles.
By: - 4th October 2014 at 06:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yes, I almost look forward to the next charge of wanton provocation to be fabricated out of nothing. At times he can be irritating but is often a breath of frest air amid the po-faced authordoxies of modern life. Satire has been dead for years so we need something to brighten our days!;)
By: - 4th October 2014 at 10:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I would hope the Argentinians had better things to worry about than a car registration...get a life.
By: - 4th October 2014 at 12:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As Garry says also there is a fat drug taking football player who is their hero(Maradona "hand of God) for those who don't remember 1986)
By: - 4th October 2014 at 13:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Using the DVLA vehicle search - found this for H982 FKL....
Vehicle details
Vehicle make PORSCHE
Date of first registration 30 May 1991
Year of manufacture 1991
Cylinder capacity (cc) 4957cc
CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Tax not due
Vehicle colour GREY
Vehicle type approval Not available
✔ Taxed - Expires: 01 May 2015
✔ MOT - Expires: 06 June 2015
By: - 4th October 2014 at 14:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well researched, Bob, but I don't think any of us needed further convincing of the moronic Argentinian over-reaction.
By: - 4th October 2014 at 14:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
No, but just to hopefully lay to rest any accusations that it was a deliberate "stir-up-the-Argies-for-a-giggle" move by Clarkson & Co.
The other two vehicles in the programme both have genuine plates - the Lotus manufactured/first registered in 1996 and the Mustang, while manufactured in 1971, was first registered in 2014. So, allegations they were references to the numbers of service personnel killed can probably also be discounted as ramblings of conspiracy theorists and underhand machinations by government agent provocateurs!!!
By: - 4th October 2014 at 16:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Indeed - utter bilge from beginning to end confirming the pathetic obsession many Argies harbour about the FALKLAND ISLANDS. Their excuse for a president Mrs Kirchner does them no favours either.
By: - 4th October 2014 at 19:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I agree with all the above. I wonder if they will do a road trip from Iraq to Syria next?
By: - 4th October 2014 at 19:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That would be - err.....challenging!;) Jeremy would certainly have to chose his words carefully..........
By: - 4th October 2014 at 20:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Most here know my opinions on Clarkson.
Indeed, me too, yet while I hate to drag myself into a Top Gear thread...for what reason did they feel the need to ship three old cars (presumably) from Britain to South America? Are there no old cars in Argentina, which would have been cheaper to buy and dispose of after filming was finished?
I have to say that Clarkson and co have brought it upon themselves: their previous actions (I'm guessing that Top Gear is broadcast in Argentina) cause people to believe the kind of stupidity that makes coincidence seem unlikely. Is it actually possible that, for example, the whole episode would have gone off without some quip about the Falklands war because that is the sort of thing that you can imagine them joking about, complete with knowing glances to the camera and their trademark schoolboy smirks...
By: - 4th October 2014 at 20:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well who knows? It's irrelevant. Let's stick to the facts of what happened, so far as we understand them.
The delay in the indignant reaction puts me in mind of the Danish cartoon episode. An isolated reaction is publicised and ripples through the media fuelling the inevitable mob response.
By: - 9th October 2014 at 10:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And it goes on! "Falklandsgate" has become "Bellendgate" .... assuming you believe the Daily Pail....
Though I suppose it shows a certain self-awareness that they'd think "Bell ends" would be directly aimed at them..
By: - 9th October 2014 at 10:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Or perhaps "Squeeeeveryouncewecanoutofnothingstorygate".:sleeping:
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By: Mahone - 3rd October 2014 at 17:18
Allegedly thrown out of Argentina for driving a Porsche with the "coincidental" registration mark of "H982 FKL...."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11137879/Jeremy-Clarkson-stoned-as-Top-Gear-crew-abandon-cars-and-flee-Argentina.html