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Tales from serviceland... The phrase 'there's a rabbit off somewhere' is a common one in my tales - a geordie expression roughly translated as 'hang on - that can't be right!'
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Always good of Corrie to remind us that their scriptwriters haven't the first idea how Councils work nor have the will or ability to do any research to find out.
The Steve MacDonald character becomes more pathetic by the episode.
Eileen was the odd one out in that farcical sketch in the cab office, she was speaking in a normal voice and didn't have a gormless face.