Jeremy Clarkson Centurion article in The Sunday Times
Jan 13, 2004, 9:31 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fbgdavidson:
And when he stepped off he at Heathrow he said:
'One small step for man, one giant leap back for mankind'
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And when he stepped off he at Heathrow he said:
'One small step for man, one giant leap back for mankind'
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That is your best post ever
can't stop laughing.
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Jan 13, 2004, 12:14 pm
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Great article but Clarkson is a total d**khead. If he's typical of Centurion cardholders then it's a very shabby card indeed.
Slightly off topic for the AmEx board, but picking up on an earlier post to this string: if BA is inviting him to be on the last Concorde, I'm surprised that he has such trouble getting into the lounge at LHR...
Slightly off topic for the AmEx board, but picking up on an earlier post to this string: if BA is inviting him to be on the last Concorde, I'm surprised that he has such trouble getting into the lounge at LHR...
Jan 13, 2004, 12:32 pm
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I think Jeremy Clarkson reads his audiance well (hint: it isn't going to be travel hardened flyer talkers who might know what they want out of one of these cards and know how to take advantage of the benefits).
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Jan 14, 2004, 3:40 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by virtualtroy:
Great article but Clarkson is a total d**khead. If he's typical of Centurion cardholders then it's a very shabby card indeed.
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Great article but Clarkson is a total d**khead. If he's typical of Centurion cardholders then it's a very shabby card indeed.
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Jan 16, 2004, 12:04 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by beergut:
He's not all bad , he loved the VX220 while others were slagging it off for being a Vauxhall
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He's not all bad , he loved the VX220 while others were slagging it off for being a Vauxhall
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Jan 21, 2004, 9:32 pm
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Living several thousand miles away from the nearest newstand where I could pick up the Sunday Times on a sunday morning, I pay my STG39.99 per annum simply for the privilege of reading Clarkson with my morning coffee on Sunday mornings.
He is a rare editorialising genius and master of the comic bon mot.... I do not doubt he came up with that line on leaving the Concorde, thanks to the ubiquitous fbg for posting it though !
Oh, and for our American friends, Clarkson writes about 1000 words each Sunday of observational comedy, masked as a new car review.....yes, a motoring journalist.... but when you read his "reviews" often the first 90% of the article has absolutely nothing to do with the car he is supposed to be reviewing, but is normally chockful with stuff which makes you laugh out loud over your Sunday morning coffee.
Oh, and yes, he probably is a d**head, but a funny one !
He is a rare editorialising genius and master of the comic bon mot.... I do not doubt he came up with that line on leaving the Concorde, thanks to the ubiquitous fbg for posting it though !
Oh, and for our American friends, Clarkson writes about 1000 words each Sunday of observational comedy, masked as a new car review.....yes, a motoring journalist.... but when you read his "reviews" often the first 90% of the article has absolutely nothing to do with the car he is supposed to be reviewing, but is normally chockful with stuff which makes you laugh out loud over your Sunday morning coffee.
Oh, and yes, he probably is a d**head, but a funny one !
Jan 22, 2004, 10:49 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Internaut:
(hint: it isn't going to be travel hardened flyer talkers who might know what they want out of one of these cards and know how to take advantage of the benefits).</font>
(hint: it isn't going to be travel hardened flyer talkers who might know what they want out of one of these cards and know how to take advantage of the benefits).</font>
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Jan 22, 2004, 1:17 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Doppy:
If you ask me, real travel hardened FTers should be able to get the benefits of a Centurion card without such the card and for less than $2500 a year.
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If you ask me, real travel hardened FTers should be able to get the benefits of a Centurion card without such the card and for less than $2500 a year.
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BTW, I wouldn't want to brag on behalf of European Amex users but $2500 for a Centurian is a great example of US Amex customers being short changed in comparison with Amex's European customers.
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Jan 22, 2004, 1:45 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TomCayman:
... I pay my STG39.99 per annum simply for the privilege of reading Clarkson with my morning coffee on Sunday mornings ...</font>
... I pay my STG39.99 per annum simply for the privilege of reading Clarkson with my morning coffee on Sunday mornings ...</font>
