Andy Stanton > Quotes

“Well thank you, me old gobbler,' said Mr. Gum handing over some money that Billy William would later discover to be made out of lies and broken promises.”
― Andy Stanton, You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!

“[from The One and Only Official Mr. Gum Official Glossary That Tells You What Words Mean by Explaining Them Using Other Words] :

Cups of tea: People in England are always drinking cups of tea. "Oh let's have a cup of tea " they say. "That will prove we are English and not American." Sometimes American people try to have cups of tea to pretend they are English but forget it We can always tell you are faking it”
― Andy Stanton, You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!

“[from The One and Only Official Mr. Gum Official Glossary That Tells You What Words Mean by Explaining Them Using Other Words] :

Launderette: This is where you go to wash your clothes. You put the money into the slot and then you chuck your clothes into the washing machine and about six hours and twenty-five dollars later all your clothes have shrunk and turned pink. Fantastic value”
― Andy Stanton, You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!

“He would much rather hear a piano being demolished by illegal bulldozers than a Mozart concerto”
― Andy Stanton, You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!

“Soon we’ll have a blaze so powerful it’ll be the most powerful in history! Even more powerful than itself, even though that’s impossible!”
― Andy Stanton, Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout

“I’m Surprising Ben! I pop up here, I pop up there! Surprise! Surprise! I’m everywhere!”
― Andy Stanton, Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout

“Jammy Grammy Lammy F’Huppa F’Huppa Berlin Stereo Eo Eo Lebb C’Yepp Nermonica Le Straypek De Grespin De Crespin De Spespin De Vespin De Whoop De Loop De Brunkle Merry Christmas Lenoir!”
― Andy Stanton, Mr Gum and the Power Crystals

“a photocopier so you could copy words and a photocopier so you could copy words and a photocopier so you could copy words and a photocopier so you could copy words and a photocopier so you could copy words and a photocopier so you could copy words and a photocopier so you could copy words and a photocopier so you could copy words”
― Andy Stanton, Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout

“CHAMPION EXPERT DOG POISONER.”
― Andy Stanton, You're a bad man, Mr Gum: The hilarious book for kids ages 7 to 11

“Andy Stanton lives in North London. He studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. He has been a stand-up comedian, a film script reader, a cartoonist, an NHS lackey and lots of other things. He has many interests, but best of all he likes cartoons, books and music (even jazz). One day he’d like to live in New York or Berlin or one of those places because he’s got fantasies of bohemia. His favourite expression is ‘I’m going to have to kill you, now,’ and his favourite word is ‘Mexico’. This is his”
― Andy Stanton, Mr. Gum and the Goblins

“because”
― Andy Stanton, You're a bad man, Mr Gum: The hilarious book for kids ages 7 to 11

“misty”
― Andy Stanton, Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear

“I laughed so hard I nearly had to go to the hoppital!”
― Andy Stanton, You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum!

“little gifts”
― Andy Stanton, You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum!

“By King Neptune's underwater train set!”
― Andy Stanton, Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear

“time a all”
― Andy Stanton, You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum!

“chucking on a piece of coal that was twice the size of a piece of coal that was half the size of the piece of coal I’m talking about.”
― Andy Stanton, Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout

“ma”
― Andy Stanton, What's for Dinner, Mr Gum?