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Richard Hammond half down?
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Just got a call from the boy-child, who tells me that Richard Hammond was
last seen bouncing down the runway at Elvington today after attempting some
speed record or other.
I can't find anything about it on the Beeb's website, so anyone know for
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says 1969-2006 RIP.
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They've upgraded his condition to "alive", seemingly.
The RIP bit has now gone.
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BGN will be mortified.
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I bet RH won't be unduly pleased either.
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I look forward to the Top Gear Bloopers at Christmas.
I like the little hamster man.
He really was the people's princess.
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sure?
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On R4 this morning they said that it was unclear what has caused the
accident. I suspect that the previous sentence that the newsreader
uttered, "Richard Hammond was strapped into a rocket-powered car", might
just be the vital piece of evidence that the inspectors are looking for.
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Don't try this at home.
No really don't!
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Somwhere else suggested that a tyre "blew" which surprised me as I
thought they would have been using solid wheels for these kind of
speeds.
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Anyone reckon they'll have a debate about whether the last moments should be
shown? (i.e.in the same way they had a whole page about Steve Irwin?)
A good car crash well beats a stingray in the chest, I reckon.
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Apparently he was driving this:
And it rolled when the 'chute opened.
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I have to say that the last couple of paragraphs look like a draft
obituary.
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All the reporting has a tone of 'he's a goner'. Packsman's just put on
his serious face & the text reports seem to read like obits.
I reckon he's a gonner or a potential cabbage.
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Nah, he's talking and smiling. Unless something else develops
from his injuries he could well make a full recovery. However, it
will probably take some time.
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Tell me about it.
Sounds like he's got away without any serious injuries though, from
what I just heard on the radio. He's out of intensive care now, so
looking good.
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Is that like a sprout, or something?
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The current top gear format won't work without him. :-(
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Oh, of course it will. It wouldn't work without Clarkson, but Hammond
is just a sidekick.
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IMHO much easier to find someone who can act the borish bafoon than
some who can be sharp & funny - and the ladies love him.
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Errrr, I said 'act' the borish bafoon. HTH
Clarkeson may work to a formula, but it's a formula he's worked out and
he didn't get where he is today by actually *being* the character he
portrays in print and on TV.
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Why are you repeating what I just said?
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You didn't read my first post properly, how was I to know you'd read
the second?
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Well you'd know I'd read your second because I wrote it in the first
place. I'm starting to see why you find Jezzer such hard work.
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Clarkeson's a one trick pony. Say a few affectedly controversial things
and make a few brash oversimplified statements. Tolerable in his Times
column and highly entertaining in the company of Hammond and May I'll
grant you - but not irreplaceable.
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Aye, but I reckon "Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show" might suffer a bit.
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Hopefully he'll recover - the current set of TG presenters work well
together.
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Ok. Well that mean he won't appear in next weeks comic then.
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Who is Richard Hammond, anybody we know?
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Steve Hislop's twin hamster.
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Me too.
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And me.
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Aye, I think that's probably the most accurate account that will be
published. I'm actually looking forward to seeing him back on Top
Gear.
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