Clarkson Meets Yamauchi Wearing Offensive T-Shirt
Now it’s time for something that’s strange, funny, and disturbing all at the same time! In his weekly column for the Times Online, infamous Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has told a bizarre and hilarious tale on himself. It all started when Clarkson’s wife purchased an offensive t-shirt for him, with a nasty word in big, bold letters on the front. Of course, he couldn’t help but wear it to work for Top Gear rehearsals, providing lots of laughs until Kazunori Yamauchi and his team dropped in for a visit…
“Naturally, there was much bowing, and a lot of accepting and presenting business cards with two hands. Obviously, I didn’t give him my business card because I don’t actually have a business. Or a card. But I found one in my pocket — from David Linley, the furniture maker, strangely — and gave him that. It didn’t matter. He couldn’t speak English. None of them could. Which is why they weren’t offended by my shirt.
But then, equally inevitably, out came the cameras. Many hand signals suggested they wanted me to pose with their head honcho and, of course, I obliged. It would have been rude to say no. But not, as it turns out, half as rude as appearing in the firm’s promotional material in a T-shirt bearing the worst word in the world. Which is what’s happened.”
We would absolutely love to get our hands on this picture, but for now we’ll have to settle on the one shot of Clarkson’s new shirt above. However, this wouldn’t be GTPlanet if we didn’t try to squeeze out some GT5 news from the editorial, and Clarkson incidentally gives GT fans just enough rope to hang themselves:
“…they were in England to map out and chart the Top Gear test track for inclusion in the next, even more realistic version.”
This got people stirring in our forums, but there’s a good chance he is not completely accurate here. Yamauchi has been in the UK for the past week or so, attending the Goodwood Festival of Speed alongside the Citroen GT, and it only makes sense he would want to stop by their famed studios while he has the chance. We have also already seen what many believe is the Top Gear test track in the Gran Turismo 5 E3 trailer, considering how closely the buildings in the background matched up with satellite imagery and footage from the show.
We’ll be the first to let you know if any more pictures or video clips pop up from this little meeting…
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July 22nd, 2009 at 5:46 pm - #Cort
How to defeat pixelation: squint and thou shalt read.
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July 16th, 2009 at 1:56 am - #Mustangmiha
what was written on t-shirt?
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July 15th, 2009 at 7:34 am - #OneEyedPimp20
Clarkson is a lousy, drunken, conceited Brit. I hate him so much, Jay Leno should make Clarkson a disgrace to the automotive industry. Come on, we all know what that means and it’s not funny. Saying “my balls” would be funnier than that, I mean it that way. I’m sure my former classmates in school got the joke.
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July 15th, 2009 at 12:15 am - #lol
C U N T
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July 14th, 2009 at 5:44 pm - #Alan
Is this interview for this weeks episode of Top gear?
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July 14th, 2009 at 4:38 pm - #Jonesy
Clarkson isn’t a legend. He’s a foul-mouthed, arrogant, drunken pr1ck.
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July 14th, 2009 at 11:08 am - #ravellron
when this on tv????
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July 14th, 2009 at 6:40 am - #David
Why didnt they have KY as a guest on the show? Surely while he is there to scan the track he might as well appear on the proper show and do a lap in the resonably priced car. For the interview he would have loads of interesting car related things to say and could have his translator there.
Clarkson really is such a slob sometimes! The queen could have visited and he still probably wouldnt have changed his shirt!
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July 14th, 2009 at 4:06 am - #alaM0000
The Legendary Jeremy Clarkson!!!! :)
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July 14th, 2009 at 2:56 am - #nitro_2005
And he drinks Red Bull! :D
Clarkson = F***ing legend :D
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July 13th, 2009 at 9:54 pm - #Bakemono858
LOL It does! haha
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July 13th, 2009 at 8:25 pm - #Vader
LMAO!!! it says “C\_/NT” LOL!!!
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July 13th, 2009 at 7:18 pm - #Adam
haha, Clarkson you’re the greatest!
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July 13th, 2009 at 4:55 pm - #Alain
Laughing my f_king a** out loud!! I would pay to have that picture :P
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July 13th, 2009 at 4:16 pm - #jc
that almost made sense
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July 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pm - #MarcoM
I think JC is an attention w…e.
Everytime the same stupid races between trains and cars. Always making insulting jokes about a lot of people. Sad really.
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July 13th, 2009 at 12:49 pm - #S_M_1991
jeremy clarkson is a legend!! i wonder what the test track will be like in the game! we see the real version on a sunday and its literally free to roam…but i wonder if there will be any barriers to stop a car crashing into the studios LOL! it would be interesting to know more details on the test track! top gear=legend
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July 13th, 2009 at 10:30 am - #Matt
I think the T-shirt accurately describes it’s contents.
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