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The MD guide to the 50 finest "Bloody hell it's...." Dad quips of our youth. In order.

Number 50

"Bloody hell it's....

Roger Whittaker" *whistling* Image
Number 49

"Bloody hell it's....

Max Wall" *wearing tight black trousers* Image
Number 48

"Bloody hell it's....

Geoff Capes" *twisting the lid off a stuck jam jar* Image
Number 47

"Bloody hell it's....

Alan Whicker" *returning from a holiday abroad* Image
Number 46

"Bloody hell it's....

Lord Lucan" *after missing a single pub session* Image
Number 45

"Bloody hell it's....

Harvey Smith" *riding on a Blackpool donkey* Image
Number 44

"Bloody hell it's....

Red Rum" *new teeth* Image
Number 43

"Bloody hell it's....

Pan's People" *dancing to the radio* Image
Number 42

"Bloody hell it's....

Imelda Marcos" *new shoes* Image
Number 41

"Bloody hell it's....

The Queen of Sheba" *asking for non supermarket branded shampoo* Image
Number 40

"Bloody hell it's....

Val Doonican" *sat in a rocking chair* Image
Number 39

"Bloody hell it's....

Viv Nicholson" *spending your birthday money all at once* Image
Number 38

"Bloody hell it's....

Dickie Davies" *growing a bum fluff tache* Image
Number 37

"Bloody hell it's....

Pickfords" *moving a chair* Image
Number 36

"Bloody hell it's....

Bamber Gascoigne" *asking too many questions* Image
Number 35

"Bloody hell it's....

Citizen Smith" *expressing left-wing views* Image
Number 34

"Bloody hell it's....

Dick Turpin" *corner shop owner* Image
Number 33

"Bloody hell it's....

Pepe Le Pew" *kicking up a smell* Image
Number 32

"Bloody hell it's....

Fanny Cradock/The Galloping Gourmet" *opening a tin of soup/making cheese on toast* ImageImage
Number 31

"Bloody hell it's....

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen" *having an opinion on soft furnishings* Image
Number 30

"Bloody hell it's....
Arthur C. Clarke" *acting mysteriously* Image
Number 29

"Bloody hell it's....

Dave Allen" *sitting on a high stool* Image
Number 28

"Bloody hell it's....

Noel Coward" *wearing a dressing gown* Image
Number 27

"Bloody hell it's....

Eddy Merckx" *riding a bike* Image
Number 26

"Bloody hell it's....

Columbo" *wearing a raincoat* Image
Number 25

"Bloody hell it's....

Mary Quant *new outfit* Image
Number 24

"Bloody hell it's....

Sid Snot *any type of punk attire* Image
Number 23

"Bloody hell it's....

Hopalong Cassidy *unfortunate gait* Image
Number 22

"Bloody hell it's....

Jason King *shirt unbuttoned* Image
Number 21

"Bloody hell it's....

Robin Askwith *cleaning a window* Image
Number 20

"Bloody hell it's....
Kip Keino" *running for the bus* Image
Number 19

"Bloody hell it's....

Stirling Moss" *driving above 30 mph* Image
Number 18

"Bloody hell it's....

Oliver Reed" *holding a pint* Image
Number 17

"Bloody hell it's....

Percy Thrower" *holding a vegetable* Image
Number 16

"Bloody hell it's....

Torvill & Dean" *slipping on the kitchen lino* Image
Number 15

"Bloody hell it's....

Hugh Hefner" *wearing nylon pyjamas* Image
Number 14

"Bloody hell it's....

Evel Knievel" *pulling a wheelie on your bike* Image
Number 13

"Bloody hell it's....

David Bailey" *spending more than 3 secs taking a photograph* Image
Number 12

"Bloody hell it's....

Joe Bugner" *black eye* Image
Number 11

"Bloody hell it's....

Lord Snooty/Little Lord Fauntleroy" *overheard talking posh on the phone* ImageImage
Number 10

"Bloody hell it's....

The Milk Tray Man" *wearing a black polo neck* Image
Number 9

"Bloody hell it's....

Ermintrude" *chewing gum loudly Image
Number 8

"Bloody hell it's....

Bob Marley" *lighting a joss stick* Image
Number 7

"Bloody hell it's....

Vidal Sassoon" *new hairdo* Image
Number 6

"Bloody hell it's....

Sherpa Tenzing" *carrying something upstairs* Image
Number 5

"Bloody hell it's....

Kevin Keegan" *no, not football - falling off your bike* Image
Number 4

"Bloody hell it's....

The Milky Bar Kid" *new glasses* Image
Number 3

"Bloody hell it's....

Zola Budd" *outside with no shoes on* Image
Number 2

"Bloody hell it's....

Liberace" *a single piece of jewelry* Image
The MD guide to the 50 finest "Bloody hell it's...." Dad quips of our youth. In order.

****Number 1****

Bloody hell it's....

Precious Mckenzie" *caught walking around in your underpants* ®️ @daysofspeed

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