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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
He's a professional curmudgeon. He does a 5-minute segment at the end of a popular US news program in which he gets grumpy about some aspect of life. He's actually quite funny, right up until your personal ox gets gored. He gets paid (presumably quite well) for this, which makes me wonder what I'm doing so badly wrong.
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Thanks Worldwalker - We have a chap called Jeremy Clarkson who does all the above (the "funny" bit? Well........... not too much, for me anyway) about cars, and aimed at your basic petrolheads, but a lot watch him because he is fairly outrageous.
His (expressed) feelings about women drivers, caravans, certain makes of car, older drivers...... you can see the sort of repertoire - the easy targets, really.
My son (20, Philosophy student) watches and gets a lot of fun out of it, but doesn't drive much, has no burning desire for any car type, agrees with (almost) none of his prejudices, and takes none of it seriously - but appreciates the effects it might have on some - prejudices confirmed, "must be something in it 'cos he's a celebrity/who he is", that sort of thing.
But, it does cater to a very specific mind set/subject that is thankfully niche oriented - thankfully, in my view - and, as you say, earns so much money it makes you question your place in the Universe, and other weighty matters !
Such as, does it really matter ?
On the other hand, there is the comedian Jack Dee, who I find a very funny curmudgeon, also earns a lot of money at it, and sometimes tackles the same subjects, in a much cleverer way, that has me (& wife & son) falling off the sofa.
Go figure, he said in quest for the vernacular.
