Environmentalists treat Jeremy Clarkson's lawn driveway to steaming pile of manure
There are many things Top Gear front-man Jeremy Clarkson could be labeled as. Celebrity? Check. Petrolhead? Check. Environmentalist? Um, no. Whenever Clarkson has gotten the chance to get some seat time in what might be construed as an eco-friendly automobile, he always seems to find plenty not to like... and that goes for the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and even the Tesla Roadster.
Climate Rush, the same group that's vehemently opposed to the expansion of London's Heathrow airport, decided to let Clarkson know exactly how they feel about his carbon-spewing ways. According to the BBC, six women showed up at Clarkson's mansion in Oxfordshire in a horse-drawn carriage with a wheelbarrow's worth of manure, which was then dumped on the entertainer's front lawn.
Reports indicate that Clarkson was not home at the time of the dung dump and by the time police showed up the protesters had left the scene, though their stinky gift apparently remained for all to see. Thanks for the tip, Ben!
[Source: BBC | Photo: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
crazyjay1089 10:34AM (9/18/2009)
I really thought environmentalists should know this: lawn grows on manure. So hopefully Clarkson realized this and just left it to fertilize. If they really wanted to ruin his lawn they should have poured oil on it or something. But that goes against their message --- so why are they even trying to mess up people's lawns?!
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vkchu 10:42AM (9/18/2009)
i'll tell you why-it was 6 women.
geo.stewart 10:45AM (9/18/2009)
fertilizer for the whole neighborhood. free, courtesy of Jeremy Clarkson.
RicoChet 10:47AM (9/18/2009)
Cool. Free manure to go around! I'd share with the neighborhood too.
Randy 2:04PM (9/18/2009)
This story is sh*t!
;)
P.S. For the incredibly unaware, this is sarcasm!
Azael 2:43PM (9/18/2009)
I can't believe no one has posted this video.
This manure incident could have been a lot worse as evidenced by the skateboard chase scene from back to the future...
http://www.hulu.com/watch/22652/back-to-the-future-skateboard-escape
BassClef 10:35AM (9/18/2009)
I wonder if they bought enough credits to offset the cattle emissions?
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Jon 3:20PM (9/18/2009)
God forbid you disagree with these people. I mean, The Great Al Gore even said the science on global warming is settled and anyone who doesn't agree with him probably thinks the Earth is flat too. And he has an Oscar and a Nobel Prize, because that makes you smart.
Obviously DaMinority 9:34AM (9/19/2009)
Not to mention the emissions for the horse drawing the cart.
556 10:35AM (9/18/2009)
In retribution, he should blow up several cars over the course of the new series.
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PercyPricksworth 10:44AM (9/18/2009)
No, they should instead hire that piano removal company again...careless air to destroy Priuses. It's the Morris Marina of our zeitgeist - at least when it comes to looks.
Speaking of similarities: If you look the at the Morris Marina fanclub and the eco-fascists - both suffer from bovine spongiform encephalopathy. ;)
Other Man 11:29AM (9/18/2009)
Very good idea. Every show they should buy a used hybrid and drop a piano on it. Even address that it's for the six ladies..EVERY episode.
dave1w41 12:24PM (9/18/2009)
He ought to do a special segment where he dumps a gallon of gas on the ground and lights it and watches it burn up in a smudgy hydrocarbon cloud.
Dave 12:59PM (9/18/2009)
No way.
Buy a used Prius every episode. And let the studio audience fill it with manure. Then pressure wash it out.
Then resell it. :)
KC 10:35AM (9/18/2009)
Is that mean petrol heads can now dump their steaming petrol and used tires in the front lawns of environmentalists?
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Motor_Yakuza 10:54AM (9/18/2009)
Environmentalists = vandals, they don't help anything by making a mess out of cars, lawns and walls, they just mess stuff andmake people mad.
Luis 10:58AM (9/18/2009)
Because burning fossil fuels doesn't mess anything up....
Chase 11:16AM (9/18/2009)
because burning fossil fuels is a part of modern life, and putting cow poo on someone's lawn isn't.
Azael 10:36AM (9/18/2009)
At least they didn't leave their "own brand" of manure there.
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jv2k 10:41AM (9/18/2009)
If someone threw crap in my yard I'd be tempted to throw some back at them.