Quote #10

'I have a wash more now than I used to y'know... I have a shower everynight.'

More from Fred Dibnah

  1. 'Height gives you a wonderful feeling of grandeur. You're the king of the castle up here.'
  2. 'I'm just a bum who climbs chimneys.'
  3. 'I set out as a steeplejack in my youth to preserve chimneys. I've finished by knocking most of them down.'
  4. 'Anybody who destroys anything made of stone should be prosecuted. It is not all beautiful, but it took a man all day to make one stone.'
  5. 'Steam engines don't answer back. You can belt them with a hammer and they say nowt.'
  6. 'Steeplejacking's a bit of a spasmodic job, so you can play with your steam engine instead. It's a bit like being very rich.'
  7. 'We've become a nation of con men, living by selling double glazing to each other.'
  8. 'If you make one mistake, it's half a day out with the undertaker.'

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