Born to be Riled

<p><b><i>Born to be Riled </i>is a collection of hilarious vintage journalism from Jeremy Clarkson. </b><br><br>Jeremy Clarkson, it has to said, sometimes finds the world a maddening place. And nowhere more so than from behind the wheel of a car, where you can see any number of people acting like lunatics while in control (or not) of a ton of metal.<br><br>In this collection of classic columns, first published in 1999, Jeremy takes a look at the world through his windscreen, shakes his head at what he sees - and then puts the boot in. <br><br>Among other things, he explains:<br><br>* Why Surrey is worse than Wales<br>* How crossing your legs in America can lead to arrest<br>* The reason cable TV salesmen must be punched <br>* That divorce can be blamed on the birth of Jesus<br><br>Raving politicians, pointless celebrities, ridiculous 'personalities' and the Germans all get it in the neck, together with the stupid, the daft and the ludicrous, in a tour de force of comic writing guaranteed to have Jeremy's postman wheezing under sackfuls of letters from the easily offended. <br><br><b>Praise for Jeremy Clarkson:</b><br><br>'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br>'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' <i>Time Out</i><br>'Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube' <i>Evening Standard</i></p> <p><b><i>Born to be Riled </i>is a collection of hilarious vintage journalism from Jeremy Clarkson. </b><br><br>Jeremy Clarkson, it has to said, sometimes finds the world a maddening place. And nowhere more so than from behind the wheel of a car, where you can see any number of people acting like lunatics while in control (or not) of a ton of metal.<br><br>In this collection of classic columns, first published in 1999, Jeremy takes a look at the world through his windscreen, shakes his head at what he sees - and then puts the boot in. <br><br>Among other things, he explains:<br><br>* Why Surrey is worse than Wales<br>* How crossing your legs in America can lead to arrest<br>* The reason cable TV salesmen must be punched <br>* That divorce can be blamed on the birth of Jesus<br><br>Raving politicians, pointless celebrities, ridiculous 'personalities' and the Germans all get it in the neck, together with the stupid, the daft and the ludicrous, in a tour de force of comic writing guaranteed to have Jeremy's postman wheezing under sackfuls of letters from the easily offended. <br><br><b>Praise for Jeremy Clarkson:</b><br><br>'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br>'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' <i>Time Out</i><br>'Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube' <i>Evening Standard</i></p>