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oh and Alan Carr'll be there too. |
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No one's going to believe it but Mr Pickles has just seriously stuck me in the eye for the third time in a year. |
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why does he keep doing that? |
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Mr. Hammond is off intensive care now, it is said. but he still could die at Any Given Moment, ofcourse - he is a Top Gear presenter after all. |
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If he comes out pretty much unscathed then he's harder than Evil Kenievel. |
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what is a knievel? |
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Philip Schofield said hes talking and laughing and moving his legs, arguably the three major aspects of life for a top gear presenter |
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will he continue doing top gear even if he recovers, though? |
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Why was that guy that was trying to commit suicide arrested? I know celebrities are people but it always seems really surreal when they get seriously injured/die |
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prolly doing some testing on handicapped vehicles. "This new motorized wheelchair is just awesome, 2 horsepower whohovahova". "What is fastest if going from london to oslo, car or wheelchair??" |
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btw, Jeremy Clarkson visited him at the hospital. Hamster smiled when Jeremy said "the reason why you are here, is that you are a hopeless driver". |
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Clarkson also said he had no visible injuries on his face but a black eye. |
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Knievel is a (wheelchair-bound) legend. You know the stunt where he tried to jump those double decker buses? He knew he was going to fail before he even tried it. Basically a tuning part for his bike that would make it a bit lighter/faster hadn't arrived and his mechanic was pleading with him not to do it. Knievel didn't give a fuck, he said (to paraphrase), "Well, it's too late now, all those people are here and they have paid their money. I have to attempt it." He knew he would crash and hit the very last bus. Money can't buy the respect you get for doing that. |
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makes him sound like a bit of a dumb fuck, really. |
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stupidity earns you respect? |
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lol, yeah pretty much. |
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So, you think he'd get more respect if he walked out amid rapturous applause, took the mike from the MC and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, some bits for the bike haven't arrived and I don't think I'll make it, so I won't try it. There will be no refunds. Thank you and goodnight." Had he done that, his career would have been over and his legend would be ruined. He'd be remembered as "the man who chickened out." Reckon Ricky-boy would have made a track called, "Knievel" if he had? Instead, he broke his pelvis and announced his retirement. He then came out of retirement and actually jumped more buses than he had tried the day he crashed. That's what really made him a legend. |
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the respect of stupid people isn't worth earning. |
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if he'd said "sorry, but this'll cripple me, I'm not doing it", he'd get my respect, yes. showing "weakness" in such a situation is always harder to do. sure, people will like it more when someone does something completely stupid and dangerous, but they're the ones looking on, they're not in danger of anything, they'd shit their pants even thinking about doing the same. who cares about being "a legend" if it means you put yourself in a wheelchair or maybe even kill yourself. wow, great going, really impressive. |
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woah, .. i guess i'm glad some people are reckless enough to do insane shit like this. i suppose there's something to be said for the dude completely sacrificing himself in order to add to the promotion.. |
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it also comes over (to me, at least) as a very empty gesture. |
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See, crashing is an occupational hazard for stunt riders. 's the clip I was talking about. From the way he talks in it, it sounds more like he had doubts if he'd make it. Stuff I've read makes it sound more like he knew for sure that he couldn't, so I don't know which the true story is. |
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Hmm, die a legend or die a nobody? That's a hard choice... |
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Mengele may be considered a legend in certain circles. |
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i hate seeing that crrash, how helpless he is, like a rrag doll. |
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i wish it was also show in full speed. it looks like he consciously landed the best way possible... i mean, not doubling his spine over backward or anything. but, i'm pretty sure this happed too quickly for him to have any control over it. |
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uhhh, last time i checked, living > respect? fuck all that pride and things like that, i'd rather be breathing. |
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He is now moved from the intensive care unit:) |
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He has extensive brain damage. He is now American according to his family. |
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People love a good crash, what people love even more is a good crash involving a celebrity, and usually it annoys me. Come to Richard Hammond, though, and it's hard to imagine anyone's concern is ingenuine. |
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What's Kate Moss & Richard Hammond got in common? They both get smashed up on top gear. |
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oh the brainiac guy |
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What's Richard Hammond and Elton John got in common? They've both got skid marks on their helmet. |
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haha! |
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