And he crashes a 1.5 million dollar Ferrari

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The discussion revolves around the incident where comedian Eddie Griffin crashed a Ferrari Enzo worth approximately $1.5 million while practicing for a charity race. Participants express their opinions on Griffin, the implications of the crash, and the nature of luxury car rentals.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express confusion about who Eddie Griffin is, with multiple comments indicating they have never heard of him.
  • There are mixed opinions on Griffin's comedic talent, with some stating his movies are poor but his stand-up is decent.
  • Participants speculate about the implications of the crash for the car's insurance, with one suggesting that insurance may be voided due to the circumstances of the crash.
  • Concerns are raised about the recklessness of allowing an untrained driver to operate such an expensive vehicle.
  • Discussion includes the high rental fee for luxury cars, with one participant noting the cost of £20k per day for the rental of the car involved in the crash.
  • Some participants express shock and dismay at the idea of crashing such a valuable car, comparing it to other incidents involving expensive vehicles.
  • There are references to popular culture, including mentions of other comedians and car-related media, such as the BBC's Top Gear.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally do not agree on who Eddie Griffin is or his comedic value, and there is no consensus on the implications of the crash regarding insurance or responsibility. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing views on these topics.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the details of the crash and the rental agreement, and there are references to other incidents involving luxury cars that are not fully elaborated upon.

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http://www.voanews.com/english/Entertainment/2007-03-27-voa37.cfm
Comedian Eddie Griffin crashed a Ferrari Enzo sportscar worth about $1.5 million practicing driving for a charity race. Who's laughing now?

...That's right, no body! OH MY GOD.
 
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Re-post. Old news. Totally 5 minutes ago. :rolleyes:

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Ah jeez! Delete it then! No use in merging!
 
Who The F*** is Eddie Griffin? Never heard of him.
 
Consider yourself lucky evo. Hes a terrible comedian.
 
Evo said:
Who The F*** is Eddie Griffin? Never heard of him.
I know, I never heard of him either.

Then again I guess the only black comedians I know are Chris Rock and... that other guy.

I guess Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphey count too. :smile: See! I know three!
 
Haha, it was someone else's car. I wonder how that conversation sounded. :cool:

I don't think he's been in many movies, just the 'deuce bigalow' ones as said in the article. Definitely not all that popular.
 
Mk said:
I know, I never heard of him either.

Then again I guess the only black comedians I know are Chris Rock and... that other guy.

I guess Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphey count too. :smile: See! I know three!

Oh come on! Is Cosby not considered black?
 
Cosby is too old school. Don't even try to mention Chicken Heart. Most people think Cosby got his start doing the Cosby Show.

Eddie Griffin is an OK comedian. He did "Undercover Brother" and "Deuce Bigalow." He's not great, but not bad.

It's a shame about the car. I wonder how that producer is going to explain that one to his insurance people.
 
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FredGarvin said:
It's a shame about the car. I wonder how that producer is going to explain that one to his insurance people.
Insurance? If that car was insured at all, the insurance was surely voided the moment that an untrained driver took it onto a race track. :bugeye:
 
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:cry: why do people do these things? Its almost as bad as that guy that totalled the veyron :cry:

I wish I had £750 000 to spend on a car to total.
 
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Evo said:
Who The F*** is Eddie Griffin? Never heard of him.

Me neither. I guess he must be someone worth enough to put behind the wheel of a $1.5M car without training though. :rolleyes: I wonder if they just dock that from his pay, or what? :rolleyes: :smile: I'm assuming he was okay?
 
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His movies are terrible, but I think his standup comedy is actually quite good. Not good enough to be wrecking ferraris on any regular basis though...
 
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Kurdt said:
Its almost as bad as that guy that totalled the veyron :cry:

What?:eek: Isn't one bad news enough? I just changed by wallpaper to a Veyron and you tell me this! Who was that &^#*!@$, anyway?
 
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Kurdt said:
The guy was renting it for £20k a day from someone else.
That's some HEAVY rental fee!
 
  • #17
That's a cool car. Never heard of it before. 0-60 in 2.5 seconds? Whoof!
 
  • #18
FredGarvin said:
That's a cool car. Never heard of it before. 0-60 in 2.5 seconds? Whoof!

That's the most amazing car there is, powerwise, at least! ~1000bhp, if I remember correctly. And there is this whole episode of BBC's Top Gear where Jeremy drives this beast in a race against the other two presenters who use air, sea, train, etc. to reach from one point in Europe to somewhere in London.
 
  • #20
And here's the Top Gear episode
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/production_notes/veyron.shtml
 
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neutrino said:
Those pictures make me sick! I hope he crashed it after renting it MANY times.

He'd only had it a week.
 
  • #22
Never heard of the guy either.. But i heard about Ferrari Enzo, and it's really a shame to crash one of those.. :(
 

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