tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post1433288390962585225..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Corrie A-Z: F is for Flying DucksGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-26344546236396828902014-09-05T16:24:52.246+01:002014-09-05T16:24:52.246+01:00Um, nice article. But you wrote: "They appea...Um, nice article. But you wrote: "They appeared on Hilda’s wall from the late 1970s to the early 1980s."<br /><br />And yet they were there until 1987, as you also state. Surely 1987 qualifies for the description "late 1980s"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-42320047485306694422013-06-22T02:26:54.342+01:002013-06-22T02:26:54.342+01:00Aren't there ducks in Tyrone's house?Aren't there ducks in Tyrone's house?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-25935913479197499812013-06-20T15:19:22.275+01:002013-06-20T15:19:22.275+01:00Loved the ducks! They had a hole in the back of t...Loved the ducks! They had a hole in the back of them so that they could be hung on a nail on the wall, so they would often get a bit squinty when they were dusted (Hilda being a bit particular, an' all). I'd so love a set - very envious of you, Mrs Barton :) !Dolly Tubbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-80773029029120716492013-06-20T01:21:57.491+01:002013-06-20T01:21:57.491+01:00My Mum had a set of those (ceramic) when I was a k...My Mum had a set of those (ceramic) when I was a kid! Long before Corrie even aired. (boy I'm old!!) :-D<br /><br />~JB in CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-47814413426262482352013-06-19T22:58:49.572+01:002013-06-19T22:58:49.572+01:00and as they say on Corrie, someone has robbed some...and as they say on Corrie, someone has robbed some money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13939908956349662902013-06-19T22:32:51.845+01:002013-06-19T22:32:51.845+01:00Hilda's are brass in that picture! I've go...Hilda's are brass in that picture! I've got some brass ones myself in my living room, in a mid terrace in Salford. Perfect!Mrs Bartonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-44845768062487047502013-06-19T21:21:57.858+01:002013-06-19T21:21:57.858+01:00Thanks Tvor, I always wondered :) So when it says ...Thanks Tvor, I always wondered :) So when it says that Jean Alexander used to check the ducks before filming, does that mean she would make sure the 2nd duck was hooked at an appropriate angle, so it looked like it was diving?<br /><br />The artist Giacometti made a tree for the first production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot and, the lore goes, Beckett always went on stage before the show toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-19179759209413341202013-06-19T19:31:24.320+01:002013-06-19T19:31:24.320+01:00The ducks are plaster/ceramic and there are hooks ...The ducks are plaster/ceramic and there are hooks on the back for hangingTvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-17123884617547530182013-06-19T19:17:29.906+01:002013-06-19T19:17:29.906+01:00Anon 18:52 Can you borrow me some money? Anon 18:52 Can you borrow me some money? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-78706949870647584182013-06-19T18:52:52.737+01:002013-06-19T18:52:52.737+01:00You bequeath something TO someone. You acquire the...You bequeath something TO someone. You acquire them FROM someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-7748988271619283852013-06-19T18:21:00.405+01:002013-06-19T18:21:00.405+01:00What are the ducks made of? Plastic? Metal? And ho...What are the ducks made of? Plastic? Metal? And how do they attach to the wall?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com