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I don't think people would describe me as being tall any more, but if you had to describe me back then you would have said 'tall and thin'. You don't really see as much stunted malnourishment nowadays.

— John Cooper Clarke I Wanna Be Yours (2020)

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

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

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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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