Citations:fuck you, Jack, I'm alright

English citations of fuck you, Jack, I'm alright

• [1905, The Independent, 2 March, p. 486, quoted in Lewis Black, The F-Word, p. 100:

  "D—n you, Jack, I'm all right," is being gradually adopted by the lords of the forecastle and quarter deck alike in place of the old time motto of generous consideration that was world famous, "Remember Your Shipmates."]

• 1997, Stuart Pierson, “Medieval Survivals: Reflections on Ron Hynes, cryer's paradise”, University of New Brunswick:

  One person's — even one company's — "fortune" might be dicey, but the institutions — market, corporation, contract — are forever, and are forever because rooted in permanent features of human nature: "look at me!" and "My daddy can beat your daddy" and "Fuck you, Jack, I'm all right".

• 2000 October 30, Julian Evans, “The first postmodern ironist”, in New Statesman‎^[1]:

  This is not merely a possible description of the current state of press freedom. It is also an explanation of how political leadership can be reduced to a nadir of craven opportunism and still be successful - as in William Hague's poll-busting announcement that the Tories will cut 3p from a litre of unleaded petrol if elected. This showed, he said, that his party was "in touch with the people's priorities". As indeed it seems to be: the priorities of a prosperous, cheerful, fuck-you-Jack-I'm-all-right people.