(March 23, 2009 at 10:53 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Hehe, he does say some pretty awesome stuff though, and I agree with him
There we differ.
I read his column every week,it's witty. I watch Top Gear,where he's entertaining until he starts making fatuous comments about climate change for example. He also has a deeply refined flair for the obvious,and the ability to express it wittily.
I think Jeremy's wit is clever,facile and flippant, but that he has the depth of a petrie dish. That's just fine as long as he sticks to cars,although even then he tends to spoil things with his inane elitism.
Jeremy Clarkson puts me in mind of Eleanor Roosevelt's observation:
"The third class mind talks about people
The second class mind talks about events
The First class mind talks about ideas"
That's all just fine. The man is an entertainer,not a philosopher. Nothing wrong at all with agreeing with his opinions. However, I draw the line at describing anything I've read or heard him say as 'awesome'.*
Disclaimer:This post is half serious. I leave it to you to decide which half
--like seeing him on "Grumpy Old men" and chortling,although not actually agreeing with what he says in any serious way.
NO I am NOT a 'grumpy old man! I've also passed curmudgeon, having become a fully qualified reprobate last year.
*I no longer speak adolescent,so "awesome" means "outstanding,stunning, inspiring awe" to me, not "I quite like it [today]"
