Jeremy Clarkson...

[fahran]

I'd heard the name, but until a week ago I never really knew who he was. Then it all happened at once

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[epideme]

You needed to read his book to work this out?!

[fahran]

Heh. Like I said, I didn't know who he was prior to this.

Now, unfortunately, I do.

[hnpcc]

How fucked in the head do you have to be that the greatest thing about your hero is that he smokes????

It does seem to be a prevalent attitude in some sections of Britain. I remember reading some DJ going on about how Prince Charles was being a crusty old man who was out of touch because he went off at Prince Harry (who was then about 16) for smoking.

I mean, huh?!? Someone seriously thinks that a parent is going to be happy over their 16 year old taking up smoking? Even a parent who smokes is (in my general experience anyway) not particularly happy about it, not least because they already know the downsides.