Who said “Bloody men are like bloody buses -- you wait for about a year and as soon as one…”?

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Wendy Cope. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Bloody men" in: Serious Concerns (1992)

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“Bloody men are like bloody buses -- you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear.”
— Wendy Cope
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Cope, W. (n.d.). Bloody men are like bloody buses -- you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28891-bloody-men-are-like-bloody-buses-you-wait/

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Cope, Wendy. “Bloody men are like bloody buses -- you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28891-bloody-men-are-like-bloody-buses-you-wait/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Cope, Wendy. “Bloody men are like bloody buses -- you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28891-bloody-men-are-like-bloody-buses-you-wait/.

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