Comments on: Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink Gin and Tonics Driving to The North Pole

By: Jonny Lieberman

Jonny Lieberman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:39:01 +0000

I’m with Ash

By: rpn453

rpn453 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:37:03 +0000

Wait a minute, are they also suggesting that I shouldn’t be drunk and high while driving around shooting gophers out the window of the truck on my buddy’s private farm land? Not that I’ve one that sort of thing. Just wondering in case the opportunity arises.

That was a great episode.

By: TexasAg03

TexasAg03 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:20:51 +0000

Sounds like the same kind of people who complain about pictures of puppies sitting in police hats.

By: Landcrusher

Landcrusher — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:06:43 +0000

The most dangerous thing I saw on that bit was May using a knife quite incorrectly, while Clarkson was driving cross country. At least when May looked down the shot gun barrel they all yelled at him.

By: Tredshift

Tredshift — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:44:07 +0000

My favorite drink….
Bombay Sapphire and Tonic with a twist of Lime

HMMMMMM HMMMMMM GOOD!!!

By: yankinwaoz

yankinwaoz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:19:23 +0000

My God.. think of the Polar Bears!

By: troonbop

troonbop — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:19:10 +0000

I guess it’s all about the right time and a place for things. I seem to remember, vaguely, helping a friend herd cattle along a road in rural Saskatchewan. There i was, bumping along in a Mazda pickup with a vodka and orange juice, following the herd so they wouldn’t take it in their heads to turn around.
BTW, no cattle were hurt in the process. I got a headache, though.

By: ZoomZoom

ZoomZoom — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:04:43 +0000

I heard a great term for those people sitting around waiting to be OUTRAGED (said with wildly shaking head and flapping cheeks and jowels).

Those people are “The Offended.” And that’s their place in life.

I’m not referring to normal people who are disappointed by unusually bad taste and outright bad behavior. I’m talking about the ones who just go through life looking for something to be Offended by.

I don’t watch car shows. Like most car reviews and all wax-n-sits, car-related caravans, and group-drives, they bore me.

Of course, if I didn’t have a life of my own, I would be OUTRAGED!

By: driving course

driving course — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:52:33 +0000

I can’t think of anything more English than driving to the North Pole whilst drinking a G&T… whoever complained should emigrate and take their whining ways elsewhere.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:51:34 +0000

It has ceased to amaze me that there seem to be so many people out there with nothing better to do. I agree great episode, though my vote for best might go to the episode where they tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux. Maybe not as witty, but quite amazing. And, of course, who can forget the return of the “Hamster.”

By: sean362880

sean362880 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:30:25 +0000

Hold on now, there could very easily have been another TV crew driving another modified Toyota Hilux through the same uninhabitable wasteland covered in impossibly deep snow at 9 MPH at the same time in the same state of inebriation.

They could have had a terrible crash and been killed, to death! It was absolutely irresponsible of Clarkson and May to be drinking, putting others at risk like that. Tisk tisk!

By: mrogii

mrogii — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:08:40 +0000

Well, I for one love gin. The most amusing part of this to me, is that when Jeremy was drinking he stated specifically that he didn’t want to recieve any letters complaining about them drinking and driving, based on the reasons given by the producers. Some people really need to get a life.

By: Cammy Corrigan

Cammy Corrigan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:32:38 +0000

Incidentally, how can ANYONE drink gin?!

It’s like drinking a bottle of perfume!

By: ash78

ash78 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:25:56 +0000

But the key issue is: What kind of Gin?

By: ctoan

ctoan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:09:57 +0000

So it’s fine to glamorize…pretty much all of the stupid stuff Top Gear does, but as soon as alcohol gets involved, it’s unacceptable?

By: Cammy Corrigan

Cammy Corrigan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:09:05 +0000

When I read this story on the BBC website, it reminded me of Terry Wogan’s theory which I think has more credence nowadays than ever before:

“There are people who actively sit by the Radio/TV/Newspaper etc WAITING to be offended.”

This also reminds me of Ben Elton’s theory:

“When people write in to complain about something, they read/watched/heard etc, they’re NEVER offended for themselves. They’re ALWAYS offended on behalf of a mythical 3 year old child, with a sponge for a brain.”

By: cmus

cmus — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:07:55 +0000

I’m betting that “Abslout Rubbish” would taste horrible…just like “Absolut Limon”.

But, that episode of Top Gear was awesome. some folks need to get a grip.

By: serpico

serpico — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:03:18 +0000

Oh please get a life. It’s was one of the best Top Gear episodes I’ve seen. People need to find something else to complain about. We can’t even enjoy a simple show like this. Maybe complain about all the violence and murder on TV that seems to be ok on every show. Gee.

By: Jordan Tenenbaum

Jordan Tenenbaum — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:07 +0000

Absolut Rubbish.