James May at the Edge of Space

**crayola** · 23-Jan-10, 13:58

Originally Posted by Sporran

Would you rather snog Jeremy Clarkson, then?

Good grief no. Why isn't Keanu Reeves on Top Gear?

**Alan16** · 23-Jan-10, 16:34

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

You would have a hard time, not being blessed with the tools..

That's your opinion, and it's wrong.

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

I don't think so. Often the case with those who choose to correct others.

As above.

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

I don't recall beginning any debate about my use of two dots, (accepted as a variation on message boards and internet chat), versus three. You decided to pursue that debate.

For crying out loud if you're going to be all high and mighty about how good your English is, and how bad mine is, at least read a post before replying to it. Which bit of my comment was it that made you think I'd accused you of starting a debate: the bit where I explicitly said there was no debate?

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

You would do well to think about your language skills in general before continuing to revert to such pedantic diversion.

Yawn. Is that all you can think to say?

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

Your oratory prowess, as evidenced by your contributions on this board, is limited.

Wow, a nice sweeping statement there. Prove it, or shut up.

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

My position is that reverting to semantic debate to switch from the thrust of a debate is negative, and I react to it for that reason.

My post was about 10 lines long. One line was a joke about you using "get out more" when talking about television. The other 9 lines were about Top Gear.

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

You don't care so much you keep replying..

I keep replying because you're one of the funniest things I've read in days. You seem to be so damn up yourself. You are just making more stupid, and more hilarious, comments.

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

Incidentally, you are using the ellipsis wrongly almost every time . . . .

Yeah... Right...

**crayola** · 23-Jan-10, 17:14

Alan sweetie, why get so wound up about a single missing dot in BB's ellipses?

Get back to your star charts and tell me whether I'll get lucky if I go out tonight!

**Boozeburglar** · 23-Jan-10, 17:54

Originally Posted by crayola

Good grief no. Why isn't Keanu Reeves on Top Gear?

Why is there not a female presenter?

**joxville** · 23-Jan-10, 18:21

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

Why is there not a female presenter?

I don't think the dynamics of the show would suit a female presenter, it's very much a boys club, though if they were to hire one then I think Vicki Butler-Henderson would be the ideal choice. She was on the old Top Gear, is an accomplished sports car driver, and could probably take the abuse meted out by the others.

**Boozeburglar** · 23-Jan-10, 18:22

I love her, if she was on it I would watch it for sure. If they got her and Kate Humble I would even watch the repeats..

**joxville** · 23-Jan-10, 18:24

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

I love her, if she was on it I would watch it for sure. If they got her and Kate Humble I would even watch the repeats..

Nah, Kate Humble is to 'mumsy'.

**Boozeburglar** · 23-Jan-10, 18:28

She would be great at looking at eco initiatives in motoring, and I would love to see her blanking those gits when they were being bairns.

Mumsy?

She is a cracker.

**joxville** · 23-Jan-10, 18:34

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

She would be great at looking at eco initiatives in motoring, and I would love to see her blanking those gits when they were being bairns.

Mumsy?

She is a cracker.

NO NO NO NO NO! Top Gear is all about stonking great V8's and V10's, 150mph+ cars, power laps, bad fashion, breaking rules, daft challenges and risky adventures. If you want eco motoring then watch Fifth Gear meets Countryfile.

**crayola** · 23-Jan-10, 18:39

Jox is right, Kate would be worse than hopeless on Top Gear but she'd be good at getting dead foxes removed from fences.

**joxville** · 23-Jan-10, 18:41

Originally Posted by crayola

Jox is right, Kate would be worse than hopeless on Top Gear but she'd be good at getting dead foxes removed from fences.

Or dead flies off of windscreens.

**Boozeburglar** · 23-Jan-10, 18:53

Risky adventure?

I will give it to you that the wee escapade Hammond got involved in was a tad risky, but they were taking no risks in South America. Why drive one of their own support vehicles the other way along a pass and pretend they risked going off the edge?

If you like staged risk, or stunts, then I suppose that is something they provide.

Breaking rules?

I don't buy that at all, they are about as rebellious as my slippers.

My point is that the show has run its course, and perhaps it is time for change. It seems to be a very tired format, and they appear to have run out of imagination. The journey through South America was unbelievably narrow in its focus. As a motoring show I would have expected they might look at the transport system in that continent, and how the car and the opening of highways has changed the remote areas, or maybe a look at the logging/deforestation issue. Even some interaction with the local culture from the perspective of how the car has changed things. We got nothing, just stage managed and totally non entertaining messing around getting 4x4s off a barge.

In Asia they totally ignored the huge variety of interesting motoring issues in favour of playing around, as always.

I think it would be great if they mixed it up a bit and got some more presenters in.

**golach** · 23-Jan-10, 19:02

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

I think it would be great if they mixed it up a bit and got some more presenters in.

Boozey you are but one voice, many others like this programme and all the spin offs, I know I do

**Boozeburglar** · 23-Jan-10, 19:11

Geez Golach, thanks for reminding me of that.

The populist argument really does render all debate redundant.

I guess we should all button our lips unless we are praising something popular or criticizing something that is a minority interest.

**ducati** · 24-Jan-10, 09:55

Originally Posted by Boozeburglar

She would be great at looking at eco initiatives in motoring, and I would love to see her blanking those gits when they were being bairns.

Mumsy?

She is a cracker.

You have completely missed the point of Top Gear, they don't do eco initiatives

**horseman** · 24-Jan-10, 10:28

kate humble is a cracker-YEA

an j.may in space was absolutely superior

an may we have you two numpties back on please.

**Boozeburglar** · 24-Jan-10, 13:44

Originally Posted by ducati

You have completely missed the point of Top Gear, they don't do eco initiatives

I have been watching it since it began, I don't think I am missing the point ... I think THEY are missing the point!

Anyway, they do actually do a lot of bits concerning these issues.

Remember how they used to always talk with disdain about diesels?

Things change.