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Jimmy Anderson's phrases
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Jimmy's cock-ups – Reggie’s brother-in-law was a forgetful old soldier who was always making mistakes, injuring himself and putting himself in embarrassing situations. He would always explain away the situations with the phrase “bit of a cock-up on the <whatever> front.”

1/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the catering front."
(no food to feed his army cadets)

1/3
"Bit of a cock-up on the catering front."
(no food to feed his army cadets)

2/1
"Bit of a cock-up on the unemployment front."
(thumb in bandage – “caught it in labour exchange door”)

2/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the explosives front."
(arm in sling)

2/7
"Bit of a cock-up on the catering front."
(no food again)

3/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the bows front."
(barge hits canal bank)

3/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the judgement of men front."
(partner ran off with project money)

3/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the memory front."
(forgets he's pretending to be Perrins' doctor)

3/4
"No cock-up on the football front."
(Tom's non-aggressive football is a success)

3/5
"Bit of a cock-up on the character front."
(describes Clive 'Lofty' Anstruther)

3/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the back-collar stud front."
(trouble putting on uniform)

3/7
"Bit of a cock-up on the catering front."
(no food again)

Legacy/1
"Bit of a cock-up on the conversation front."
(nervous at reading of the will)

Legacy/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the subconsciousness front."
(dream ended in disaster)

Legacy/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the catering front."
(no food again)

Legacy/2
"Bit of a cock-up on the author-sexing front."
(calling George Eliot a man and Evelyn Waugh a woman)

Legacy/4
"Bit of a cock-up on the date front.?"
(wondering if he’d arrived for the meeting on the wrong day)

Legacy/5
"Bit of a cock-up on the footwork front."
(stepped on Elizabeth’s foot while dancing at Joan’s wedding)

Legacy/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the security front."
(lambasting David for telling Adam about BROSCOR)

Legacy/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the alarm clock front."
(late for meeting)

Legacy/6
"Bit of a cock-up on the cock-up front."
(boasts of sleeping with Geraldine Hackstraw)

Legacy/7
"Bit of a cock-up on the sea front."
(telling coach driver about oil spill, so he would divert to London)

Legacy/7
"Bit of a cock-up on the Angela Rippon front."
(after hijacking the evening news to tell the nation about BROSCOR)


Jimmy would also refuse a drink that was offered to him... then take it anyway.

1/2
"…Ten past three, almost tea time. Whisky please."

1/2
"…Almost tea-time, besides, mustn’t drink and drive. Same again please."

1/3
"…Not for me, must rush or I’ll be in the doghouse. Whisky please."

2/1
"…Not a champagne wallah. Cheers."

2/3
"…Shouldn’t really, on your beam ends. Thanks."

2/3
"…No, no. Just the one for me. Thanks."

2/7
"…It does rather blow you out a bit. Thanks."

Legacy/1
"…11:03 hours, bit early for me, they’ll hardly be open, besides might look bad if we turn up mid-morning stinking of drink. Yes please, what a good idea."

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