Top Gear - Tampons and James May's OCD

[@claudemountain6035]

"Y'know, spillage." That could've had a lot of different interpretations.

[@spartan2451]

Never have I ever.. soaked up spillage 😂

[@OffGridInvestor]

I thought he meant incontinence or something at first.

[@AmalgraemeV]

😳😳

[@interstate366]

“Sorry, this is getting worse!”

[@polishavgeek1849]

"I had a bit of an accident on the cooker once..." I demand an explanation James!

[@mr.ontological9583]

Some say that he is the world's most interesting boring man.

[@majdalbaba2744]

YeOldeScience this 2 year old comment just got so much funnier cuz he recently got a hair cut 😂

[@arianagrandenews8361]

You sound like my history teacher

[@iBlewupthemoon98]

And that he dries his pants in the microwave

[@markcf83]

....and that he winds up St Jeremy of Clarkson very quickly.

[@JetFalcon710]

@@iBlewupthemoon98 All we know is, he's called James May!

[@MikeyMUnited]

You can't replicate chemistry like this.

[@oddities-whatnot]

Mike M thats why the new Top Gear is rubbish.

[@towarzyszxyz2296]

They are in „the grand tour” on amazon prime (sorry for my english)

[@Kalash74]

@@towarzyszxyz2296 dw bro that sentence was good

[@JetFalcon710]

@@towarzyszxyz2296 >"Sorry for my English" English is my first language and I can't find anything wrong with that sentence

[@tomjaap2933]

@@JetFalcon710 yes ( sorry for my english)

[@Veyron722skyhook]

"I had a bit of an accident on the cooker once..." "Sorry, this is getting worse!"

[@michaelpeets7261]

I AGREE Hammond this is Getting ALOT WORSE 😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@Paul0tim]

I lost it when he said "I was doing something with milk in it"

[@captainalex8003]

"No, hear me out."

[@JetFalcon710]

Yeah, lol, James is doing a horrible job of defending his case ;v;

[@steveking5799]

James May uses tampons for things you "can't get your finger in" which is weird considering their normal use

[@Metal-Possum]

Yeah, otherwise it'll go off and smell rancid.

[@WyvernApalis]

@@Metal-Possum r/wooosh

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

A bandage from one of the World Wars?

[@bendoverson4125]

@@WyvernApalis r/wooosh

[@AleK0451]

@@WyvernApalis shut up commie

[@primalaye]

You've got to give James credit. He's resourceful, albeit socially awkward.

[@revvolutions]

did you misspell charmingly British

[@JRC99]

"You'll know this!" *"I WILL NOT!"*

[@michaelpeets7261]

THERE YOU GO!!

[@JTHM3247]

ProTip: Use a tampon to clean the bore of a shotgun. By far one of the easiest methods there is.

[@rockacraig5653]

James May. Shut up.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

When I was young I used to get nosebleeds quite badly and a tampon put up a nose was way better than tissues.

[@AhHereWeGo]

Only one string attached

[@matthewhart2488]

This would of been said if they were American

[@matthewhart2488]

@Pers Unn did I fuck up my grammar or am I just too drunk to see my mistake

[@Jacquibim]

*long pause* "Shall I tell you the other interesting thing about tampons?" gold

[@TheArcher101]

"I will not!"

[@TheExplodingBacon]

Clarkson: Fuck off. May: No. *Clarkson shows watch* may walks off*

[@Poster7734]

In james defence i have to say that tampon use is actually pretty smart.

[@G1NZOU]

James May is a real man, not scared of using tampons because of their connection with the "other purpose". It's just a bit of absorbant material when you think about it logically.

[@Danspy501st]

I mean it is the same with condoms. Not kidding. Allied soldiers during D-Day landings did had at times put a condom over their rifle so water wont get in

[@Demon-ft1th]

@@Danspy501st Bruh! no one needed to know that!

[@Danspy501st]

@@Demon-ft1th I just stating a fact

[@ryanford5387]

@@Demon-ft1th 1:47

[@ey7290]

@@Danspy501st Does that count as erm... having the safety on?

[@TheWriteFiction]

The first part of James' story is just one long sex joke. lol

[@jerrytotten3733]

James May is one long sex joke.

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

@@jerrytotten3733 very long indeed

[@IceeFish]

Everything here is a long sex joke

[@MystikEssence]

It's a dive watch. There's a rotating ring ("bezel") on the outside on the case that spins in 1 direction with an arrow on it. It points to a minute marker on the watch face/dial. This allows divers to gauge how much time has passed if you set the marker to the time you started diving. The most famous example of a dive watch is the Rolex Submariner. Jeremy however is wearing an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean. They both are dive watches with timing bezels.

[@raven_of_zoso455]

I like his Seamaster. Hammond has a Rolex Sub tho. It's cool they all are watch-nerds and have nice collections as well.

[@respectedgentleman4322]

2 minutes of just pure hilarity from tampons. Only these 3 could make something like that work.

[@btbtrainboy]

I thought James was going to kill Jeremy.

[@TGFan101]

+Erick Briceño Chávez that one was hilarious, i pissed myself at that scene

[@tankmaster1018]

+Erick Briceño Chávez Lmfao nobody has been killed more then Richard though. I can think of at least 3 times!

[@G1NZOU]

The look of rage

[@JetFalcon710]

@@tankmaster1018 Considering all the accidents he's had (looking at you, Rimac and Vampire dragster), I'm surprised he's still alive

[@tastycarbonara]

"I have" "Y'know, Spillage" "I've had a bit of an accident in the cooker ones"

[@lucamaini4492]

"Hammond you will interested.." "I WILL NOT!"

[@mccaffery9914]

Your grammar sucks.

[@michaelpeets7261]

THERE YOU GO!!

[@TheDeath0fDucks]

"I have." has the same energy as "H e l I o"

[@Nohjjohnthegreat]

"You know, spillage!" All the wrong words...

[@Kevin_VER]

0:40 Clarckson thinking No James nooo

[@tiaj.2625]

This video perfectly encapsulates the dynamic of these three. If I want someone to understand why I think they're hilarious I'll just whip this clip out.

[@Sheri_Lan]

Jeremy: ''If you lose it you just go for the 'I've never used a tempon'.'' James:''I have!''

[@JetFalcon710]

You can almost hear the dial-up sounds in Jeremy's head when James says that

[@rockacraig5653]

More fun than Evans top gear.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

+timwins31 the beeb shouldn't have restricted GT so much

[@Miss65boo]

I can't help myself, I love James May! I just want to put him up on a shelf somewhere, he is so cute!

[@JetFalcon710]

Don't know if I'd call him cute, but I would love to hang out with him, maybe show him some memes people have made with him

[@therickman1990]

Let's be honest guys, we've all done stuff like this, kinda weird stuff, kinda funny, a smart use of an item it wasn't intended for, kinda embarrassing. James May just has the balls to tell the world about it

[@Teethclenser2007]

Clarkson’s face during James’s explanations 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@appelpower1]

Let's just make this clear: I came here for the OCD, not the tampons. That said, I can't stand that watch-arrow thing either.

[@random_people18]

+appelpower1 what's that "watch-arrow" thing means...????

[@appelpower1]

ssq778 I'm not sure how to explain it. In the video, when Jeremy does something with James's watch: it's that.

[@random_people18]

ooohhh..... okay....

[@IllusivePrime]

No wonder he names his tools.

[@taiwanisacountry8221]

James May is the only man who can sit with his legs crossed and still look masculine

[@JayRicci7891]

May: "Spillage." Hammond: "Oh mate, what?!" May: "I had a bit of an accident on the cooker once..." Hammond: "Sorry this is getting worse!" James May for Prime Minister!

[@michaelpeets7261]

Yeah I agree Hammond - "Sorry this is Getting worse!!"

[@blu4689]

“You will know this” “I WILL NOT 😡”

[@michaelpeets7261]

THERE YOU GO. I agree with Hammond

[@DrarryForever]

Ugh, i feel James' pain so much. I would rip the watch off of Clarkson if i were James. At least he's got good self-control. XD

[@Indaheezay]

James May is actually hilarious :D

[@NelzonMamani]

hahah James is my hero lols

[@sapphire962]

Hahahaha a belt of tampons like Schwartznegger omg too funny

[@Peas-on-god-frfr]

James just said it so casual 🤣🤣

[@JOSHdotTV]

Anyone else notice that sorta high-pitched laugh/scream at 1:09 and again at 1:15 ish like someone is trying to be cute but sounds like they're being pleasured.

[@d4rkhound388]

I think it is just their feet sliding.

[@squeakybunny2776]

It sounds like a small dog

[@MBGamingLegends]

"I have."

[@JetFalcon710]

"Oh, mate, what?!"

[@michaelangu112]

spillage oh mate wot i've had a bit of an accident on the cooker once sorry this is getting worse haha

[@fatbelly27]

James May has great comic timing

[@SonOfATurban]

James may is: The Tamponator

[@egyptiandrmedo]

This is why I love this show :D

[@Katie80-501]

I absolutely adore James! He's hilarious! I want to be related to him some how!

[@MultiBigbird01]

My dad has terrible ocd to the point that he has a certain bizarre hand movement he does subconsciously when carrying out any compulsive actions with either or both his arms at his sides. Also james manner of talking is just like my dad. Almost like he's constant in distress about something that's on his mind and talking about it acts like a medicine of sorts. Also the way he keeps erratically blinking, my dad does that. James reminds me so much of my father.

[@AmnesiaForever]

@@MultiBigbird01 nobody fucking asked

[@buzzytrombone4353]

@@AmnesiaForever Nice job replying to a comment from two years ago you fucking pleb.

[@AmnesiaForever]

@@buzzytrombone4353 Nice job replying to a comment from over half a year ago you fucking pleb.

[@buzzytrombone4353]

@@AmnesiaForever Nice job trying to copy a comment you fucking pleb.

[@hdmat101]

I could imagine James May talking the person at the till about which tampon is the most absorbent ?

[@danielraul1989]

this is why we love Top Gear

[@Makron5]

I'm more interested in how James May figured out tampons can be used for that.

[@ThaFuzzwood]

Absorbent material, how hard can it be.

[@diptastik5651]

James is a true eccentric Englishman

[@shcnoozlebop]

i adore james. clarkson found a way to physically REPEL james hahaha

[@CloudStrife8894]

"CLARKSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@Hiwired96]

Pure Gold this.

[@theodenmannix4362]

You can also buy XS tampons and shove one into your nostril if you suffer from bad nosebleeds. Works for cold too.

[@JetFalcon710]

Yeah, I had a really bad nosebleed two weeks ago and had to shove a tampon up my nose after realizing my usual "fold-a-sheet-of-toilet-paper-into-a-plug" tactic wouldn't work

[@DrewRadley]

Ah. Sorry to hear that! Keep soldiering through, my friend!

[@jildo036]

@whityjack Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety, or by a combination of such obsessions and compulsions. Symptoms of the disorder include excessive washing or cleaning; repeated checking

[@salland12]

james is such a nice guy

[@renesisrx8]

He goes off on them in the last season during the Bolivian special. Hammond hits the back of May's car like he always does whenever they stop and James comes out with a machete.

[@JetFalcon710]

It was Jeremy that rear-ended James, and it was also an accident. James warned him and Richard earlier on in the special that he'd "cut [their] f*cking head[s] off" if they tried rear-ending him because he's afraid of heights

[@pashting]

OCD can be easily confused with OCPD = obsessive compulsive personality disorder which isn't as severe and restricting on everyday life as OCD.

[@schifferu]

I miss this show!! I need a watch it again ;-;

[@CloudStrife8894]

It's on BBC america

[@schifferu]

I know, just don't have access to that channel

[@CloudStrife8894]

schifferu, Hulu.com has it too.

[@schifferu]

Dude I have no source of internet besides my phone

[@CloudStrife8894]

schifferu,You can access Hulu.com from your phone too.

[@asaprocky3639]

0:28 I actually don't know if he said "Ah mate what?" or " Ah May what?" ahahhaha

[@Youre_local_idiot_hear]

I believe it's "ah mate, what?"

[@FeuerA1]

it also is for diving. that's also the reason you can only turn it in one direction: if you turn the ring by accident (hitting something), you'll only get up for air sooner (no problem) and not later (bit of a problem).

[@emmashaw2923]

Love James may !

[@aplaingirl]

My God I love these men.

[@RoScFan]

I love James May. The way I see it, the presenters of Top Gear are the Thick Midget, the Ogre and the Professor. You can tell how much I like James May by the huge difference between what I use to characterize him, the Professor, and what I use to characterize the other two. He's smart, he's the serious man of the bunch, he thinks before doing something and he presents a science channel on youtube. Clear winner, among those three.

[@MisterGasMan]

could watchs these guys forever

[@Seamonkey555]

They are the funniest together!

[@JackassJunior627]

Jezza: And if your losing you go for the i've never used a tampon. Richard: I'll remember that tip. Jezza: :) James: I have Jezza: o_O

[@NRP589]

Thank god i'mm not the only one who cant stand having the watch arrow face wrong............

[@amyj5144]

this still makes me laugh

[@mmoolloo]

Sanitary towels are also great at absorbing moisture from upholstery. Spilled some ketchup on your sofa? Wash it thoroughly and then use some STs to dry it out. You'll have a clean sofa and avoid the moldy smell that you would get otherwise.

[@altermike3197]

Now hold on... let him speak, he's onto something

[@screweduptx512]

"Y'know, spillage." "Ugh, mate WOT"

[@geartop988]

i love how unflappable he is

[@edragyz8596]

Clarkson has used tampons on the grand tour...

[@sportsjefe]

This clip is ancient.

[@edragyz8596]

@@sportsjefe Pretty sure what I was saying was something along the lines of, now Clarkson can't say he's never used a tampon because he has on the Grand Tour. But I'm not sure because I don't have a time machine. What I AM sure of is the fact that I was very aware of how old this clip is 3 years ago.

[@TreinKub]

So I googled OCD and it said this "Symptoms of the disorder include excessive washing or cleaning; repeated checking;" these are not all the symptoms btw

[@megalith17]

This is the period when James is in his weirdest phase, literally

[@jackjames7806]

“I have.” God you gotta love it

[@jennafromphiladelphia]

What about Q-Tips?

[@azh698]

They're not absorbent enough

[@zhangk0]

I didn't know tampons had so many uses!

[@anniiiklr9011]

youtube recommendations be like "yea, after 11 years, you'll like this"

[@43CPU1]

well James gave me a tip for my 82 yamaha parallel twin XD

[@ivakpavlov]

James May acts exactly as Monk!

[@anthonyuchello2031]

So tampons are not unitaskers - Alton Brown would approve.

[@rhyscarter3939]

Ghost behind James at 1:20

[@keyholes]

@TheSRalston Not serious "I'll die if I don't fix it!"-kind of OCD, he just likes things in a particular way, and they enjoy teasing him mercilessly about it. :)

[@ysf-psfx]

I'm surprised he didn't mention tampons were originally invented to plug bulletholes in people.

[@introvertairways]

KZbin just recommended an 11 year old video, however it’s James may so I’m not mad

[@DK-kv8tm]

That person with light focused on her face, Spooky.

[@titofdeath]

Awww, James is adorable =D

[@liamw6562]

The person behind him is bloody terrifying in that light

[@BronzeBobcat]

@Moonshape wow i really like how that conversation went from top gear to french toast to world poverty. very impressive.

[@BrokenBaculum]

@lisola It's an Omega Planet Ocean on a rubber strap. He's had it for a good few years now. The Top Gear guys seem to have new watches for each series, but I've noticed that Jeremy has stuck with his.

[@Emmanuevans]

'it goes rancid and smells forever' that part made me lol

[@antaeusdk]

I laughed so hard my stomach hurts!

[@KR15MES]

James may: dries his pants in a mates microwave and cleans his cooker with tampons

[@Megadriver]

I've seen that and i laughed. Truth is... i'm not much different. I do really hate it when people move my air-vents, touch the wood details or anything like that. And i'd like to say that make-up brushes make excelent car-detailing tools! :D

[@Poisonofmemory]

omg the amount of sexual innuendos...

[@mindmaster_osu]

+TheNigerianTiger I watched this 7 times and only just now I realize the innuendos.

[@BrokenBaculum]

@hhtmclaren A watch has a rotating bezel, used to time SCUBA dives, and it has a marker where the '12' should be on the watch face. It apparently annoys James if it not directly in line with the '12' on the face, because he likes thing in line and symmetrical. Jeremy then says that, because of this, James has OCD.

[@NRP589]

On most analog watches now, as they have a tool that rotates 360 degrees so once you find north it wont move. It's what Jeremy was pissing james off with.

[@JetFalcon710]

That's a rotating bezel, they're mostly used on dive watches to keep track of time underwater

[@BeFree994]

1:05 "It's like kryptonite!"

[@michaelpeets7261]

HAHAWWW YEAH it is like Kryptonite 😂😂😂

[@tomthetit2419]

James May is a British relic.