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Things I learned from Quadrophenia


Don't know if this is already a thread but I'll start.

- Steph is a slag.
- Kevin doesn't give a monkey's a$$hole about Mods and Rockers.

"A person who brings candy into this bunk is not your friend. He is a destroyer."

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Kevin, having a bit more life experience was a lot more mature than Jimmy, so he was past all that need to be part of something. He was just being himself regardless what anybody thought.

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"A person who brings candy into this bunk is not your friend. He is a destroyer."

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Yeah good point, whenever I've discussed the film with mates I've always said "Jimmy should have stuck with Monkey!"

Anyway, my two-penneths worth -

Scooters are no match for Royal Mail vans in head on collisions.
Sex in alleyways lasts approximately 30 seconds.
Scooters are not the best alternative to lawnmowers.
In the 60s there was only one black Mod in the whole of London.
African wall mountings make for great cigarette holders.



"John 3:16"

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Apparently,Roger Daltrey's voice sounds like a drowned dog,which is surprising given how popular the who are.Lol.

Wet jeans are a big fashion trend

The coolest way to dance to " My generation " by the who,is to jump up and down like a lunatic.


Putting a condom on each hand to look like a pair of gloves is hilarious and an original joke,lol.


Apparently,ferdy comes from calcutta in india.


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Ferdy's gone out.
Biting heartily into a fried egg sandwich is animal-like behaviour.
There's always some **** in stars & stripes who likes to push you around.


"Halt mich fest ich werd verrückt"

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If you decide you want more than one bank holiday and just stay off work an extra day all you get is a warning

sometimes girls use guys for sex breaking their hearts and not the other way round

it costs money to get down to brixton

people at 1960s house parties didn't mind having sex in front of people

it's hard to tell with mods which is the girl and which is the bloke



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Jimmy's father is an "old spunker".

"This is Tony Pine... he's epileptic"

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If you set out for a trip to Brighton before it's light, it will be dark.

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You were under the impression
That when you were walking forward
You'd end up further onward
But things ain't quite that simple.

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14) We are the mods.
15) We are the mods.
16) We are.
17) We are.
18) We are the mods.

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If a Mod offers you a cigarette in the back of a police van, he's only joking.
Ignition keys from one scooter fit other scooters.
If your scooter is mis-firing....it's the spark plug.
The spare wheel compartment of a MK11 Jag is the ideal place to hide drugs.

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Loading up a Vespa with thirteen headlights and six mirrors ruins its aeronautic performance, regardless of whether or not you remove the bug screen.

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If you find out that Sting actually works as a bellboy then ride your bike of a cliff!


Its that man again!!

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And when you ride aforementioned stolen scooter over the cliffs, it smashes heavily onto the rocks and you just simply vanish into thin air.




"The Opener of the Way is Waiting"

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And when you ride aforementioned stolen scooter over the cliffs, it smashes heavily onto the rocks and you just simply vanish into thin air.


He didn't 'vanish into thin air'... he didn't jump over the cliff. The beginning of the movie is the end of the movie. The opening shots of Quadrophenia are of Jimmy walking away from the cliffs"! The film is a loop. Can't believe how many people still miss this

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The memories of a man in his old age are the deeds of a man in his prime

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"He didn't 'vanish into thin air'... "

To paraphrase Kathy Bates in "Misery": He never went over the cock-a-doody cliff!

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No, no, no, Jimmy's scooter had been murdered! He stole Sting's and killed it because Sting was a complete fake and had the best scooter and looked like King Mod... except for in his uniform. Jimmy (the genuine Mod) lost everything he cared about and Sting had it all but was a big fat lying poseur. So his scooter had to die too.

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1) 'Parrafin' drugs taste nasty and result in you 'doin' someones motor

2) Toyah Wilcox looks better with red hair

3) be bop a lula is no match for you really got me and a toilet brush

4) Police only arrest male mods and rockers

5) Never go to Brighton on a bank holiday in 1965

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1) If you ever find yourself in the middle of a riot, stay on the footpath! Walking in the middle of the road will get you arrested.

2) The sliding windows on train doors can be used to dispose of items too big for the litter bins.

3) If you own the fastest bike in your gang, proving it by leaving them all behind may not be a good idea.

4) The underneath of your mattress is the worst possible place to hide anything illegal.

5) Levis and rugby tops are better than silk suits when it comes to riots on beaches.

6) Scooters are like the Mobility ones - one key fits all.

7) Sixties telephones with their loud bells make excellent burglar alarms.

8) If the girl you fancy in the nightclub is paying too much attention to another bloke, try dancing on the balcony handrail.

9) If you have to mug someone because they are wearing the wrong type of clothes, check who they are first. It may be your best mate!

10) If running from a thousand kids after your blood, don't run into a building unless it has a rear escape route.

11) Don't believe anything you are told by someone sharing a prison cell with you - he may work at that posh hotel but not about the position he holds!

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Wacking material has come a long way since '65!

Keith Moon was the greatest 'Keith Moon Style' drummer ever!!

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Chicks losing bladder control during concerts is not a myth.

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Mods AND rockers both needed to trim their junk.
It takes tremendous effort and skill to do landscaping work with a scooter.
Being obsessed with sluts has never faded out.
It used to be lot more difficult to get fired.
Sting payed by check. Who knows how Jimmy paid!
Long live rock!


I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

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