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Re: 5th gear -
03-21-2005
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Pete M <pete.murray (AT) blue-nopressedmeat-yonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Personally, I'd rate Penny Mallory as the most irritating person on the planet. I just despise *everything* about her, from the dykey haircut to the wonky grin. Oh it's a close run thing between her, Michelle Newman and Annabelle Giles. Each of them extremely irritating in their own way. Michelle Newman is a Jaeger-wearing clone of every can't drive for toffee housewife in Surrey. The omnipresent red jacket, gold neck chain and black alice band scream out "avoid like the plague, owns a BMW X5, can't drive it". Annabelle Giles, thankfully seems to have given up doing TV at least in these parts. Her strangled Sloaney accent and her irrepressible belief that she is top totty (no she's bottom shelf scrotty) really did induce projectile vomitting. |
IIRC, she grew up in Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool 12.
(About a mile from here)
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Pete M
Mercedes 260E
Ford Capri (ressurection started)
"Never moon a werewolf"
COSOC #5
Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain
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In news:1gtsese.qvu45316zp9g9N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk, Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows Pete M <pete.murray (AT) blue-nopressedmeat-yonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Personally, I'd rate Penny Mallory as the most irritating person on the planet. I just despise *everything* about her, from the dykey haircut to the wonky grin. Oh it's a close run thing between her, Michelle Newman and Annabelle Giles. Each of them extremely irritating in their own way. Michelle Newman is a Jaeger-wearing clone of every can't drive for toffee housewife in Surrey. The omnipresent red jacket, gold neck chain and black alice band scream out "avoid like the plague, owns a BMW X5, can't drive it". Annabelle Giles, thankfully seems to have given up doing TV at least in these parts. Her strangled Sloaney accent and her irrepressible belief that she is top totty (no she's bottom shelf scrotty) really did induce projectile vomitting. Heh, I suspect you'll be amused to learn she's a Scouser then. |
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Izo <Izo (AT) twotmail (DOT) com> wrote: Fifth gear is still good, but it's a different programme. I'll sit there and watch Vicki thrash the pants off something just cos, well, she's *dirty*... Tiff is an excellent driver, and Quentin is great. I never saw the appeal of Vicki meself. Me neither, every time I see her I tend to think "crack whore". |
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In news:MPG.1ca8e892f9c054c7989d00 (AT) news (DOT) gradwell.net, Krustov <domisamuppet (AT) krustov (DOT) co.uk.INVALID> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows For the past few seasons of this i've watched the first episode and nowt else - mostly because they do that 'more later in the show' crap and seem unable to show a article all in the one go . But also because the 5th gear show tells the viewer little about cars and a lot of the time its tiff and vicky belting round a racetrack in a porsche / bmw or whatever . Doesnt it ever get boring for you lot ? . Every time a motoring programme is on telly, there's a stream of posts like this one. The traditionalists who want William Woolard back, foot on bumper, explaining how the carb works on a Fiat Strada The Clarkson haters who rant about Top Gear being a "Chat Show" The Clarkson lovers who rant on about the "little bloke" and the "bloke with the hair". The nostalgics who want Top Gear to go back to the old format, but complain about 5th Gear - which IS the old Top Gear format, near enough. The confused people who "like cars" but would rather have a consumer programme. The people who want an entertaining programme all about dull as dishwater cars like the Citroen Xsara. Personally, I think Top Gear is pretty much perfect now. I like the silly stunts and the obliteration of caravans. I like the stories about buying Porsches for £1500 and trying to kill the Toyota pick-up, I like the "star in a reasonably priced car", I like the test track stuff with the Stig and I'm amused when they rip into manufacturers for making rubbish cars. Fifth gear is still good, but it's a different programme. I'll sit there and watch Vicki thrash the pants off something just cos, well, she's *dirty*... Tiff is an excellent driver, and Quentin is great. What's to complain about? |
I like Vicki she reminds me of my Wife - and my wife the community midwife
does drive the ultra fast 2.8V6 Audi 80 front wheel drive - a car with
almost untamable 197bhp driving those front wheels.
I drive a VW caravanette!!
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on those big doors as well , I knew a bloke with a dodgy sill repair - jack
up with the door open and it flexed!!
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"Never moon a werewolf" COSOC #5 Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain |
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"Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) blue-nopressedmeat-yonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in [snip] Fifth gear is still good, but it's a different programme. I'll sit there and watch Vicki thrash the pants off something just cos, well, she's *dirty*... Tiff is an excellent driver, and Quentin is great. What's to complain about? I like Vicki she reminds me of my Wife - and my wife the community midwife does drive the ultra fast 2.8V6 Audi 80 front wheel drive - a car with almost untamable 197bhp driving those front wheels. I drive a VW caravanette!! Ford Capri (ressurection started) The joy of rear axle clunk and 2nd gear synchro drop out -- the hinges drop on those big doors as well , I knew a bloke with a dodgy sill repair - jack up with the door open and it flexed!! |
It has only done 82000, careful miles though (apart from me forgetting to
change the cambelt)
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Pete M
Mercedes 260E
Ford Capri (ressurection started)
"Never moon a werewolf"
COSOC #5
Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain
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In news:d1nbnb$6qh$1 (AT) newsg2 (DOT) svr.pol.co.uk, sofa-spud <comfysofa (AT) here (DOT) ok> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows "Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) blue-nopressedmeat-yonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in [snip] Fifth gear is still good, but it's a different programme. I'll sit there and watch Vicki thrash the pants off something just cos, well, she's *dirty*... Tiff is an excellent driver, and Quentin is great. What's to complain about? I like Vicki she reminds me of my Wife - and my wife the community midwife does drive the ultra fast 2.8V6 Audi 80 front wheel drive - a car with almost untamable 197bhp driving those front wheels. I drive a VW caravanette!! Ford Capri (ressurection started) The joy of rear axle clunk and 2nd gear synchro drop out -- the hinges drop on those big doors as well , I knew a bloke with a dodgy sill repair - jack up with the door open and it flexed!! Ah, mine's fine. Not a sign of clunk, synchro problems, or droopy doors. It has only done 82000, careful miles though (apart from me forgetting to change the cambelt) Sounds great what engine /model is that ( 2.8 Brooklands??) |
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For the past few seasons of this i've watched the first episode and nowt else - mostly because they do that 'more later in the show' crap and seem unable to show a article all in the one go . But also because the 5th gear show tells the viewer little about cars and a lot of the time its tiff and vicky belting round a racetrack in a porsche / bmw or whatever . |
I was just thinking as I watched it that actually I do have a bit of respect
for 5th gear. I mean, for starters they get proper drivers presenting -
Plato, Tiff and VBH all have proper racing careers behind them (or in
Plato's case, ongoing) - rather than journos-turned-drivers. I mean,
watching Plato and Tiff racing a Boxster and a Z4 round a track, obviously
having a great time, is quite appealing, to be honest.
As for VBH, I'm a fan. But each to their own.
To be honest, my major complaint is that it's just fluff, to be honest. Not
much about cars (porsche boxster tonight, that was it) and kind of
lightweight assessments of the cars they do feature. But it's watchable, and
the presenters are easier to watch than Clarkson.
Just my 2p - can't think how to finish this post now
Cheers
Nick
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For the past few seasons of this i've watched the first episode and nowt else - mostly because they do that 'more later in the show' crap and seem unable to show a article all in the one go . But also because the 5th gear show tells the viewer little about cars and a lot of the time its tiff and vicky belting round a racetrack in a porsche / bmw or whatever . Whooof.. that generated a bit of a response.... I was just thinking as I watched it that actually I do have a bit of respect for 5th gear. I mean, for starters they get proper drivers presenting - Plato, Tiff and VBH all have proper racing careers behind them (or in Plato's case, ongoing) - rather than journos-turned-drivers. I mean, watching Plato and Tiff racing a Boxster and a Z4 round a track, obviously having a great time, is quite appealing, to be honest. As for VBH, I'm a fan. But each to their own. To be honest, my major complaint is that it's just fluff, to be honest. Not much about cars (porsche boxster tonight, that was it) and kind of lightweight assessments of the cars they do feature. But it's watchable, and the presenters are easier to watch than Clarkson. Just my 2p - can't think how to finish this post now Cheers Nick |
eg. VBH, but I just like the way JC can come out with comments like "the
best thing about the Vectra is the thing in the fuel cap that lets you undo
the dust caps without getting your hands dirty."
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In news:2HYpwqGl0vPCFw8B (AT) goggle (DOT) box, Izo <Izo (AT) twotmail (DOT) com> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows Pete M complained about this attribution, before splurting "5th gear" [snip] Fifth gear is still good, but it's a different programme. I'll sit there and watch Vicki thrash the pants off something just cos, well, she's *dirty*... Tiff is an excellent driver, and Quentin is great. I never saw the appeal of Vicki meself. A girl with a dirty laugh and a reasonable arse, who likes cars, drives like a psychopath, and rates the Integrale as one of the best cars ever. Plenty of appeal there :-) |
car you buy. Can you imagine the fucking "I told you so"s when you buy
something shit
?
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Hmm, it doesn't seem to have been on for ages. Does anyone know for certain if it has been cancelled? TIA |
Anyway first two series were good, the last couple were terrible
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