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AIBU?

That Joey from Friends is fronting Top Gear?

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Bambambini · 30/03/2017 23:52

Aibu to just sit amazed at this. All those years ago - what would the odds have been on this coming to pass?

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SpreadYourHappiness · 30/03/2017 23:53

Why is it so 'amazing'?

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Bambambini · 30/03/2017 23:55

Why is it not bizarre, "amazing", totally out of nowhere?

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PickAChew · 30/03/2017 23:57

You only just noticed?

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SpreadYourHappiness · 30/03/2017 23:57

It's not bizarre, amazing or totally out of nowhere.

He's always been into cars, was frequently on the show and had the fastest time round the track.

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Davros · 30/03/2017 23:59

And co-presented the last series. Been on another planet op?!

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EnjoyYourVegetables · 31/03/2017 00:06

It's a bit rubbish isn't it?

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nettyhetty · 31/03/2017 00:07

Not remotely bizarre, he's big into cars and supported the last series with the awful Evans. Now getting a chance to front it with support (although currently with some ham fisted intros).... Don't see the problem. He is way better than shouty evans and I can smack who I like Clarkson!

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Goldfishjane · 31/03/2017 00:07

Why is it amazing?

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Terfinator · 31/03/2017 00:08

He's huge in Asia and Top Gear is a big export. It makes sense for both parties.

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GabsAlot · 31/03/2017 00:09

hes been doing it for a while but i supposee 20 yeears ago i wouldnt have thought it

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Bambambini · 31/03/2017 00:10

But i just happen to be watching it right now. You are all just so world weary with life i guess. "OMG, there's a cat on TV reading the 9 O'clock news!" - jaded person "god, so what - unless it's a transvestite Harvard educated orangutan, i'm not interested!"

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ExplodedCloud · 31/03/2017 00:11

All the hoohah over the departure of the TG3, the short-lived reign of Chris Evans and you notice Joey is reading a script in a warehouse now?

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SpreadYourHappiness · 31/03/2017 00:13

I'm a little concerned that you seem to find this so amazing, OP, despite evidence to the contrary.

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MyNameIsAlexDrake · 31/03/2017 00:14

I'm enjoying this series. Yes it's not clarkson, may and Hammond but they took a good few series to bed in together. Top Gear this series has had a lot of exclusive first show of new models so the industry is still with 'Top Gear' as being the biggest motoring show. I think it will just get better and better, loving Matt in it meantime though.

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ExplodedCloud · 31/03/2017 00:15

I'm wondering which other events the OP has missed

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SpreadYourHappiness · 31/03/2017 00:15

ExplodedCloud My vote's on Brexit and Trump

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Bambambini · 31/03/2017 00:16

What's the evidence to the contrary? None of you were surprised when Joey joined a long standing mega popuar quintessentially brittish institution? You all saw this coming when he was waddling about the Friends set with a turkey on his noggin?

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SpreadYourHappiness · 31/03/2017 00:17

I'll just repeat my last post since you seem to have missed it.

e's always been into cars, was frequently on the show and had the fastest time round the track.

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Bambambini · 31/03/2017 00:18

And i bet when Trump appeared on Prince Of Bel Air and then did The Apprentice - you all knowingly tapped your snozzlrs and predicted he'd be President Trump one day.

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BadLad · 31/03/2017 00:19

I'm wondering which other events the OP has missed grin

The all-time champion is Soubriquet, who apparently didn't realise until a few weeks into May's leadership that Gordon Brown was no longer Prime Minister.

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PunjanaTea · 31/03/2017 00:21

I've known he was doing it for a while, but was still a bit oh my word that's joey when I actually saw it for the first time the other day.

I like him on it, but they other guy who is pretending to be angry the whole time is really fucking annoying.

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MargotLovedTom1 · 31/03/2017 00:21

I didn't know all that Spread and I'm with you Bambam - it's worthy of a double take that "How you doin'?" Joey is now a successor of Jeremy Clarkson.

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EnjoyYourVegetables · 31/03/2017 00:21

Trump? The guy married to Ivana and who was on the Ruby Wax show!!

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ExplodedCloud · 31/03/2017 00:23

I'm not warming to him. I didn't watch the Evans' year because I can't stand him. Happy to give it a whirl this year. Matt le Blanc is fundamentally an actor and he doesn't feel journo enough for what is a magazine/entertainment show. The three aren't quite right. Chris Harris knows his stuff and maybe if they let him, Rory and Sabine run riot with Rory as the grown up it might work. Matt shouldn't be on the sofa.

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AuroraBora · 31/03/2017 00:26

I think what OP is saying is that years back when we were all watching friends, if I'd said "ooh that joey, he's gonna present top gear one day", you'd all have said that was very unlikely. And here we are.

Clearly she is aware that he's been presenting top gear for a while.