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Marcel was a modern-day Robin Hood; he would rob from the rich because the poor have no money.

— John Cooper Clarke I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

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You can count on him. He'll always let you down.

You know, like they say: never trust a thin chef, or a doctor with leprosy.

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Having been a tubercular kid with a malformed physique, I have a dread of any situation where the shedding of garments might be required. I can't even swim.

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At some point, the Mod look had a short-lived Country Life moment, when the gorgeous mohair sheen of the three-button suit gave way to matte autumnal earth tones. Give it a name: fucking brown.

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I soon got a job as a fire-watcher at the Royal Naval Dockyard, the main employer in Plymouth. If anybody asked how many people worked there, the answer was always the same: about ten per cent.

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