Jeremy Clarkson - Take A Bow Sir!

[d000hg]

Yeah how bloody funny is this? 900 deaths and 2000 more crippled, mostly young people who joined the army to get themselves a future, or conscripts who didn't have much choice, people on both sides left with mental scars for life, kids at home who lost their fathers and two developed countries whose relations were ruined for a generation, and Clarkson goes off to Argentina and makes jokes about it. I've eventually been convinced that the man is a T-W-A-T.

But 'Allo 'Allo, and Dad's Army, which make fun of a war in which tens of millions died and genocide was committed on an unimaginable scale, are OK?

[tractor]

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the point that is made is they are still quite upset with it.

The Falkland Islanders were given a vote and decided to remain British. That in my opinion is the end of it.

Because the Argentinians invaded and the British defended one of their protectorates we should feel no guilt.

The Argentinians were bullies and trounced, whilst I feel sorry for the individual soldiers (just as I do for most conscripts and even volunteer soldiers in most wars) but Argentina needs to admit to themselves its over.
The Falklander islanders have clearly indicated they don't want to be the Malvinas.

Maybe its a Spanish cultural thing because they are the same with Gibraltar.

Listening to Spaniards cry and whine about Gibraltar makes me

Whenever I hear it, I just think Cueta and Melilla.

Bloody Spanish hypocrites

[NickFitz]

Clarkson & Co. go to a foreign country and annoy the locals because it gives them an opportunity to promote their show.

Frankly, it looks pretty pathetic when compared to somebody like Alan Henning, who went to a foreign country to help other people and was savagely murdered for his pains.

[TykeMerc]

Clarkson & Co. go to a foreign country and annoy the locals because it gives them an opportunity to promote their show.

Frankly, it looks pretty pathetic when compared to somebody like Alan Henning, who went to a foreign country to help other people and was savagely murdered for his pains.

Pushing it more than a bit to compare the 2 surely?

Other than they both went abroad there's precious little similarities.

[NickFitz]

Pushing it more than a bit to compare the 2 surely?

Other than they both went abroad there's precious little similarities.

I think you'll find that was the point I was making.

[vetran]

Clarkson & Co. go to a foreign country and annoy the locals because it gives them an opportunity to promote their show.

Frankly, it looks pretty pathetic when compared to somebody like Alan Henning, who went to a foreign country to help other people and was savagely murdered for his pains.

we all look pretty pathetic compared to Alan Henning, well I do don't know about you I have a few charity events completed and that is about it.

[MarillionFan]

Clarkson & Co. go to a foreign country and annoy the locals because it gives them an opportunity to promote their show.

Frankly, it looks pretty pathetic when compared to somebody like Alan Henning, who went to a foreign country to help other people and was savagely murdered for his pains.

Are you suggesting it's Clarkson who should have been beheaded?

[TykeMerc]

I think you'll find that was the point I was making.

Your point was well concealed, I still don't get it clearly. I assume your comparison is that they both made the news as a result of being abroad, one for trivial reasons one for humanitarian.

I agree that Mr Hennings case is more worthy of news, but as you're well aware the news these days is about sensationalism nothing else carries real merit to the publishers.

[suityou01]

Clarkson & Co. go to a foreign country and annoy the locals because it gives them an opportunity to promote their show.

Frankly, it looks pretty pathetic when compared to somebody like Alan Henning, who went to a foreign country to help other people and was savagely murdered for his pains.

I understand your point NF. It's not a like for like comparison granted, but more a perspective. I still cling on to the hope that these beheading vids are fake. I've never been tempted to watch any of the mind.

[KentPhilip]

The "offending" numberplate was: H982 FKL

Since the Argentinians refer to the islands as the Malvinas, shouldn't the plate have been H982 MLV for maximum irrirations of the natives?