In early 1964, an article appeared in the London newspaper The Evening News and Star. Written by journalist Leslie Thomas and headlined 'For Those Beyond The Fringe', the piece was centred around an interview with one David Jones, of Plaistow Grove, Bromley, the 17-year-old president of a newly formed lobbying organisation.
"Are you hairy?" asked Thomas. "If so, are you proud of being hairy and want to remain hairy? And are you tired of people making fun of you? If so, join a new society formed just for you and other hirsute folk – the International League for the Preservation of Animal Filament."
