The £100,000 punch

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 02/25/2016 at 11:53 • Filed to: Clarkson, Punch, Payoff

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Here we meet Jeremy Clarkson and Oisín Tymon.

Mr Tymon accepted an undisclosed figure from the BBC and Mr Clarkson, widely disclosed to be £100,000, in settlement of a claim following the famous punch.

Worth it?

Oisín is pronounced “Usheen”. So now you know.

StingrayJake > Cé hé sin 02/25/2016 at 12:00

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Wait... I thought they said it was race related?

Justin Hughes > StingrayJake 02/25/2016 at 12:03

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It is - Clarkson reportededly called Oisín a “lazy Irish c**t.” English racism against the Irish really is a thing.

StingrayJake > Justin Hughes 02/25/2016 at 12:05

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I see. But so is English racism against the French. So can we just all agree that the Brits are assholes?

CalzoneGolem > Cé hé sin 02/25/2016 at 12:05

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Did we ever figure out which segment they were filming when this happened?

djmt1 > Justin Hughes 02/25/2016 at 12:06

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What, you guys still can’t say cunt even under the context of an Englishman shouting at an Irishman.

djmt1 > CalzoneGolem 02/25/2016 at 12:06

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The cheap offroad challenge.

Justin Hughes > StingrayJake 02/25/2016 at 12:08

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I would agree that racists are assholes, whatever their nationality or prejudice.

StingrayJake > Justin Hughes 02/25/2016 at 12:08

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Yes, I was being racist myself there. I think it’s better to assume all people are assholes.

Justin Hughes > StingrayJake 02/25/2016 at 12:11

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Oh, I wasn’t trying to imply that you’re an asshole! Just that racism sucks, whatever its form.

Shmevans > Cé hé sin 02/25/2016 at 12:12

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In Clarkson’s defence, he does have a very punchable face.

CalzoneGolem > djmt1 02/25/2016 at 12:12

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The struggle is real.

Takuro Spirit > CalzoneGolem 02/25/2016 at 12:14

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“The producers gave us all cold cuts for lunch, to see who would punch the first Irishman we see. The one to lose control would be docked well over $100,000, and would be fired. Naturally, as a bigoted racist, I went first. In the world.”

CalzoneGolem > Takuro Spirit 02/25/2016 at 12:18

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As you can see ... I have done this properly.

wiffleballtony > Cé hé sin 02/25/2016 at 12:19

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I’d gladly get punched for that much.

crowmolly > wiffleballtony 02/25/2016 at 12:24

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It’s not like Clarkson is Mike Tyson in his prime, either.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > Cé hé sin 02/25/2016 at 12:33

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I’d say it was worth it. Did Clarkson actually land a solid punch? Even then still worth it. He may be a Herman Munster looking mo’fucker but I bet he still hits like a bitch.

I’m sure this has been covered to death I just chose not to rifle through all the FP stories/ comments concerning the Argentina license plate thing...

Does anyone really, really think they just bought the car with that plate and Clarkson or anyone at the BBC had no idea that the plate would be insanely offensive while having constant closeup shots on one of the UK, nay the worlds most popular TV programs with Clarskon usually reverting to nationalist dickbagberry in just about every other show?

They can deny it all they want but to me it sounds like Russia denying having anything to do with the Ukranian conflict, all the while repressing giant shit eating grins.

StingrayJake > Justin Hughes 02/25/2016 at 12:36

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Haha I know. I agree.

Leadbull > Justin Hughes 02/25/2016 at 12:37

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There are two kinds of people I hate: those who are intolerant of other cultures, and the Dutch.

wiffleballtony > crowmolly 02/25/2016 at 12:38

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I’d probably take a Mike Tyson hit for that dough. How much can a single concussion do really?

crowmolly > wiffleballtony 02/25/2016 at 12:41

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Not a boxer but still rough in terms of MMA/bodybuilding

scoob > CalzoneGolem 02/25/2016 at 18:56

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With a hammer.

KirkyV > StingrayJake 02/28/2016 at 08:25

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The French and the English are arseholes to each other, as a point of national pride. Frogs versus rosbifs, and so on.

It’s a step up from the centuries of on-off warfare, at least.