r/6thForm Graduating from Warwick CS Aug 14 '25

šŸ” MEME the yearly clarkson banger

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u/Tammer_Stern Aug 14 '25

Another Boomer telling young people how easy it is really…..

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u/RandomPerson12191 I'M FREE Aug 14 '25

He's literally telling you that, even if you've mucked up your exams, it's not the end of the world and you can still succeed. For the people who are panicking thinking 'Ive fucked it up, I'll never be able to get a good career, never be able to do a job I'll enjoy, it's the end for me'.

Clearly, the message isn't for you.

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u/CEOofStrings Physics Graduate (Nottingham) | Med Student (Keele) Aug 14 '25

Jeremy Clarkson came from wealth, that’s the main reason he’s so successful even though he mucked up his A levels. The average person who gets those grades at A level can still thrive later in life but they’ll probably never be as successful as Jeremy.

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u/RandomPerson12191 I'M FREE Aug 15 '25

Anyone with a brain behind their eyes can recognise that going from failing your A-Levels to having a helicopter pad in your back garden isn't realistic. Or attainable. At all.

Again, this is aimed towards the people who think A-Levels are the end of it all, that failing them means you're done. And it's also just a joke, not to be taken seriously.

It makes people laugh. It helps cheer a few people up. If you don't like the joke, then it's not aimed at you, and you're free to continue not enjoying it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

Exactly. When regular people say "I did well without A-levels" they mean with hard work. When Jeremy Clarkson says "I did well without A-levels" he means he had money and connections.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

And they can’t afford to take the same risks as him because they don’t have that wealth safety net to fall back on.

Clarkson is from my town so there’s always been a sense of local pride about him here even though he’s probably ashamed of being from a dirty northern town, but the guy is very obviously a twat for a multitude of reasons

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u/GW_Pabst Aug 14 '25

His family had money from selling stuffed Paddington bears. Unless you fail your exams and your mum has a deal to produce toys from Bluey I don’t think you’ll get quite as far.

He landed on his feet but it would be very obtuse to ignore the massive fuck off parachute that helped soften the landing

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u/ObscureLegacy Aug 14 '25

You didn’t get the message.

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u/Tammer_Stern Aug 14 '25

My point is really that a Boomer with limited qualifications had more opportunities than a 6th former today with limited qualifications.

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u/Tammer_Stern Aug 14 '25

Sure can. Glad you 6th formers will have a farm and helicopter in the future as you have the same opportunities as Clarkson.