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" I have that working class fear of having nothing. I've always got one eye on what's in the bank. "
Jasper Carrott
Always
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" The whole debate on what food is best for us is complex, ongoing and often controlled by vested interests. "
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" I have been known to play a few rounds in my time. I'm not obsessive; I don't play in the dark, but even that's not out of the question because Stevie Wonder is also a golfer. "
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" The impact of T.V. on our lives in general gets most things out of proportion. "
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" I am amazed at radio DJ's today. I am firmly convinced that AM on my radio stands for Absolute Moron. I will not begin to tell you what FM stands for. "
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" After leaving school, I got a job in a department store not dissimilar to Grace Bros in 'Are You Being Served?' "
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Leaving
School
" I just felt that 'Golden Balls' was the right thing to do. I didn't care if people thought I was a failure. "
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" I started to develop my comedy skills when I became resident singer at the Boggery Folk Club in Solihull. My career blossomed from there, and I became a big draw on the folk-club circuit. "
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" My real name is Bob Davis, but for some reason, I got the name Jasper while playing football at the local rec when I was nine years old, and it just stuck. Years later, when someone asked 'Jasper who?' I just said 'Carrott' - but I have no idea why I came out with that particular word. "
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Someone
Name
Football
" I used to be a columnist for 'Golf Monthly' and have contributed articles for national newspapers based on the humour that is in abundance in the game, which is more than can be said of tennis. "
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