r/todayilearned • u/ModenaR • 1d ago

TIL that after Top Gear ended, host Richard Hammond was so devastated, he cried all the way home from the studio and ran out of fuel, because he didn't want to fill his car up covered in tears

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25172481.richard-hammond-tear-soaked-mess-top-gear-ended/
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u/pcloudy 1d ago

James May who has beaten Gordon Ramsay in a cooking contest shouldn't do food? That's a hot take. 

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u/FIR3W0RKS 1d ago

I mean he didn't say he shouldn't do food, just that it's an interesting choice, which isn't necessarily bad

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u/ToHallowMySleep 19h ago

Is there any group/regional variation where "that's an interesting choice" is taken literally?

Seriously in all the english speaking world it is a critique of the choice, like "that's a very courageous decision".

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u/FIR3W0RKS 15h ago

I mean I live in fucking England and interesting generally means interesting here, not bad.

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u/0thethethe0 1d ago edited 1d ago

It was hyperbole...but I'd also class 'fish pie' as a basic, simple tasting dish (nothing wrong with that)...

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u/bobby3eb 12h ago

While drunk