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'The modern world stinks.'

— Fred Dibnah

More from Fred Dibnah

  1. 'I realise that steam engines aren't everyone's cup of tea. But they're what made England great.'
  2. 'We've become a nation of con men, living by selling double glazing to each other.'
  3. 'A man who says he feels no fear is either a fool or a liar.'
  4. 'Steam engines don't answer back. You can belt them with a hammer and they say nowt.'
  5. ' Mmmm. Aye. Oh aye. Y'know?'
  6. 'I set out as a steeplejack in my youth to preserve chimneys. I've finished by knocking most of them down.'
  7. 'Did yer like that!?'
  8. 'Height gives you a wonderful feeling of grandeur. You're the king of the castle up here.'

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  • critique
  • modernity
  • opinion
  • society

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