Crash and burn

“Hamster” Talk about personal preferences: two weeks ago I wrote about the fact that I wasn’t surprised or shocked about “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin getting killed. Well, quite the opposite happened when when I learned yesterday that Top-Gear co-host Richard “Hamster” Hammond was seriously injured in a car crash. In fact I was shocked and surprised. Not only is Top Gear my favorite TV-show about cars, I also find Richard Hammond sympathetic. He usualy is the bud of Jeremy Clarkson jokes due to his relatively short stature of 5′ 7″ (hence his nickname “Hamster”). Together with his other co-host, James […]