Since 1960 or thereabouts, when the Beatles and feminism ca… - Jeffrey Bernard

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Since 1960 or thereabouts, when the Beatles and feminism came to power and destroyed the civilisation I was rather fond of...

Jeffrey Bernard

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Jeffrey Bernard (27 May 1932 – 4 September 1997) was a British journalist who was columnist for the UK magazine The Spectator. He was known for his feckless and chaotic career and life of alcohol abuse. He was immortalized in a play Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell by Keith Waterhouse.

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Alternative Names: Jeffrey Joseph Bernard

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In 1950 when I was boxing I wanted to put on 3lb so my trainer made me put a teaspoon of powdered gelatine into the cup every time I took tea. It was fairly revolting & might possibly explain the final hammering I took.

[On the Feminist Dale Spender] It staggers me. In fact I have not been so staggered since I last wore 8oz gloves.

When I was a boy, I naively thought that this thing called happiness would be something I would wake up to find every day once I could smoke, drink and fornicate.

Since 1960 or thereabouts, when the Beatles and feminism came to power and destroyed the civilisation I was rather fond of... - Jeffrey Bernard

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