'He's a very nice man'

lwa03sjr | 21:51 Thu 30th Mar 2006 | Phrases & Sayings

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What is this saying off: 'He's a very nice man' 'He's a very, very nice man?' I'm sure its off the telly from about 5 years ago?

where does this come from

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keraan

The AA Man

lwa03sjr

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Thats what I thought but no one seems to agree with me!

keraan

they be wrong.....i remember the advert well

Loosehead

Yeah, definately the AA man, in fact in the recent advert with all the AA guys sitting in the car looking for the best insurance quote, the driver says something like "They're very nice men" harking back to the older ads.

steak2

dick emery the comedian was the first to use the phrase the AA started using it later

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Thanks to all!

Azimov

Steak2, I think you're thinking of Dick Emery's character "Hettie" who used to say "You are awful, but I like you!", which is a substantially different from "He's a nice man, a very nice man!"

That, as I recall, was indeed from the AA commercials of the late 70's / early 80's and, I believe, was entirely original.

dawnI

Dick emery did use it first he also appeared in the aa ad

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