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For anyone wanting to know what Jeremy meant when he said 370 Zed drivers would not be invited to any wife swapping parties because they would appear "Oddie".

Quoting Wikipedia, "William Edgar Oddie, OBE (born 7 July 1941) is an English author, actor, comedian, artist, naturalist and musician, who first became famous as one of The Goodies.

A birdwatcher since his childhood in Birmingham, Oddie has now established a reputation for himself as an ornithologist, conservationist and television presenter on wildlife issues."

Still doesn't make any sense...

That cleared it up.:confused:

Damm English humor!

If you don't watch TG just move on...
 

You may need watch the clip again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1onxsrS--E

Here is the logic behind the dry British sarcasm...

Jeremy calls the 370Z a "hen".

What type of person would want a car that looks like a hen?

Who but a bird watcher.

Bill Oddie is a bird watcher.

Therefore, if you drive a 370Z people will think you are like Bill Oddie.

Come on. There has to be someone else on this forum that finds this funny...

Anyone...:confused:

Now it makes more sense. Jesus, you really have to be up on UK TV to get that one. I was pretty amused with the "Bimmer owners go to swingers parties" line though...

UK humor is a lot different than American, I watch a few shows from the other side of the pond and I get most of the jokes but some go right over my head.

Someone get Chubbs over here to this thread :icon17:

John

...why can't you be a bird watcher AND a swinger?

Look at your avy. LOL

Ya I was really confused, but I do see what He's saying lol!

First it didn't make sense so it wasn't funny.

Now it makes sense but still isn't funny.

British Humor FTL.

OOOOH NOW IT MAKES SENSE, he likes to watch birds.....


OK, yeah, I still don't get it either. Why couldn't he just make a fart joke like the rest of the world........

Jeremy ends up calling the Z a "racing hen" haha. :icon17:

I was curious though however, because he mentions that the 370Z had 326horse power. Is it supposed to be less than 332hp in the UK?

Its only British humor……………has anyone ever seen the British series “The Office”? I cannot watch the rip-off American version!

BBC - Comedy - The Office

Hello - Chubbs here :)

I can explain everything because I'm english - but I'm not going to apologise for that tw@t Clarkson, because he's a tw@t.



EXPLANATION OT THE WORD "ODDIE"...

The 370z review pretended to start with the "Jurassic Park" theme. The dinosaurs were the mid engine beasts like the Murcielago.

Then unfortunately it all went a bit English, because Clarkson said that the 2 cars on review (Z4 & 370z) were NOT giant, massive dinosaurs - they were a bit more like the things you see on a UK tv show called "Springwatch" (this was a link made by Clarkson, who is a presenter bereft of ideas).

The "Springwatch" he refered to is a live action, reality show all about little birdies and cuddly foxes (lol). They set up cameras and spy on things like birds laying eggs.

Bill Oddie is (was) the main presenter of the show - He's a funny little tw@t - he's cuddly and he would NEVER get invited to a wife swapping party.



WHY DID CLARKTW@T SAY THAT 370z DRIVERS ARE LIKE BILL ODDIE?...

...because Clarkson's a tw@t and he had nothing else to say. This is not me being facetious - it's a fact.



Guys - please don't try to understand anything other than the fact that Clarkson is a N O B and the people around him are sychophants.

It was a poor review, but the Z was well photographed and I know which vehicle came out of it the best - and it certainly WAS NOT THE HAIRDRESSER'S CAR.


...but now you know that Bill Oddie is a TV presenter (and comedian) - and that Top Gear had a really bad idea for a review. :)

they should get new writers

It's calculated differently in Europe - same engine, same performance - don't worry - go to sleep now.

Exactly.

Your post made my thread worth it!

My post is nothing without your thread - I think I love you.

Wow this thread is awesome....im loving both of you guys.

I understand and appreciate a lot of British humor. I think that's because when I was growing up my mother watched a ton of "Fawltey Towers", and Monty Python. My mother must have been British in another life. She knows everything about British Royalty and has read every Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie novel at least 10 times each. Ironically she has never been to Great Britain.

British television basically wipes the floor with American television. The filmography in Top Gear is some of the best I have ever seen, same goes for their version of "The Apprentice". It's like watching a movie. It's also pretty ironic that some of our best rated shows, American Idol, America's Got Talent, and the Office are all British spin offs. Two of my all time favorite movies are also British, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Shaun of the Dead. I will say that "Layer Cake" went a bit over my head. The accents were a little too thick.

Thanks Chubbs, I knew you'd enlighten us about this "Oddie" thing :tiphat:

John

You bring back memories with Fawlty Towers....I also watched alot of Mr. Bean and Desmonds. Also a Chef comedy show that I forgot the full name or was it just Chef? I much prefer the British version of shows as well but that could be that Im from a former british colony lol....Lock Stock was great too.

You cant take Clarkson seriously or else you will end up hating the man like Chubbs lol...Its entertainment with an automotive twist. Only thing of merit to the enthusiast is the Stigs segment. If you want real Automotive feedback look no further than Tiff Needell on Fifth Gear. That mans word is gospel. I think you guys will love his review on the Z.

British humour is great...it's just full of slang and in jokes. I lived in "Old Blighty" for two years so I get most of the jokes, although some still go way over my head. In Australia I grew up watching a lot of British shows like The Goodies, Faulty Towers, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, etc.

The original BBC Office is a classic! I wish they had kept making it. When I started watching the American version I thought it was really lame, then by season two is got a lot better and I got hooked.

Has anyone seen the Aussie/Kiwi comedy based in NY- Flight Of the Conchords ?

I actually like Clarkson and think he is pretty funny. My all time favorite episode was when they came to America and tested the ZR-1, CTS-V, and Challenger. The "fat guy from Kentucky" line was classic.

Chubbs, are you saying Clarkson is a Tosser and the people around him are Wankers?

My favorite American episode was when they rented some POS cars in Miami and drove them to New Orleans pissing off the inbred locals along the way.

Classic.

"Oddie" = odd.

really?

It was my term at New College that brings us so close together...

I don't get it either. Hell, I just went to a wife swapping party Saturday!

I quite like Clarkson, yes he does say something's that annoy me and yes he didn't look too favorably on the 370, but he didn't like the 350, so what did we expect. I was more annoyed with Hammond for not sticking up for it, but in this weeks show he more than redeemed himself (I won't spoil it if you haven't seen it yet).

Also, let’s not forget, without Clarkson, that show would not have been made and would not be what it is today - you just have to put up with some of the crap as the good stuff more than makes up for it.

just my 2 cents worth

Ricky Gervais FTW man... that show was epic.. the US office is ENTIRELY different - it is more of a laugh at me kinda funny not a wow this is awkward funny..

That's was my interpretation.....

Oddie => British
Odd ball => North American