Jeremy Clarkson (1960) English broadcaster, journalist and writer
Top Gear, 2 November 2008; as quoted in "Clarkson joke sparks complaints" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7707641.stm, BBC News, 4 November 2008 <br class="br">Top Gear
“The whirling gears of progress have put the gear makers out of work.”
Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 7, On The Teeth Of Wheels, p. 139
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