Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - V

[Son of Cain]

That doctor was a bit harsh with Paul, would you really tell a patient they might have MND before the diagnosis had been confirmed, especially if they were on their own.

[Dennis tanner]

That doctor was a bit harsh with Paul, would you really tell a patient they might have MND before the diagnosis had been confirmed, especially if they were on their own.

Paul insisted on knowing.

I am trully sorry about his medical problems but he is the source of all his problems.

He allows them to order food he could not afford and agrees to pay for a big holiday.

I am obliged to say that people who are unable to be honest with their family and close friends really annoy me

[alan45]

That doctor was a bit harsh with Paul, would you really tell a patient they might have MND before the diagnosis had been confirmed, especially if they were on their own.

He insisted on being told and the way medics are now its highly likely they would have told him. When I was told my father had terminal cancer I was told by the doctor that if I didn't tell him they would. I know people have a "right to know" but sometimes knowing is not always the best thing. We watched my father's condition rapidly deteriorate once we told him.

This storyline about Paul has great possibilities, lets hope its not overshadowed by the Canadian mass murderer.

[Dennis tanner]

He insisted on being told and the way medics are now its highly likely they would have told him. When I was told my father had terminal cancer I was told by the doctor that if I didn't tell him they would. I know people have a "right to know" but sometimes knowing is not always the best thing. We watched my father's condition rapidly deteriorate once we told him.

This storyline about Paul has great possibilities, lets hope its not overshadowed by the Canadian mass murderer.

He could be cured by Billy. Billy cured himself so why couldn't he cure Paul ?

[RogerOver]

I see the comedy scriptwriters have been let loose on Mary's lines about her visit to Napoli once, '...when I was young, carefree and full of spunk'
I just had to snigger at the thought of Mary full of spunk.

[Dennis tanner]

I see the comedy scriptwriters have been let loose on Mary's lines about her visit to Napoli once, '...when I was young, carefree and full of spunk'
I just had to snigger at the thought of Mary full of spunk.

It's a maryism

[bratface]

It's a maryism

I just found out that 'full of spunk' means something entirely different in the UK! Over here in the US, it means:

Full of spunk; quick; spirited.
Having spunk, fire, spirit, or obstinacy; spirited; unwilling to give up, or to acknowledge one's self beaten.
Willing to face danger
Showing courage

[RogerOver]

I just found out that 'full of spunk' means something entirely different in the UK! Over here in the US, it means:

Full of spunk; quick; spirited.
Having spunk, fire, spirit, or obstinacy; spirited; unwilling to give up, or to acknowledge one's self beaten.
Willing to face danger
Showing courage

It does means the same in the UK as the US, but plus the other meaning you've just discovered!
Yes, that was why I said the comedy scriptwriters had been at work on Mary's lines - I saw it being used as a double entendre.
Just goes to show that Corrie having an international audience is educational too!

[bratface]

It does means the same in the UK as the US, but plus the other meaning you've just discovered!
Yes, that was why I said the comedy scriptwriters had been at work on Mary's lines - I saw it being used as a double entendre.
Just goes to show that Corrie having an international audience is educational too!

The only reason I looked it up was because I saw a couple of headlines on the entertainment section of my regular 'newsfeed' that said viewers (in the UK) were shocked & that the writers had gone too far.

[RogerOver]

The only reason I looked it up was because I saw a couple of headlines on the entertainment section of my regular 'newsfeed' that said viewers (in the UK) were shocked & that the writers had gone too far.

That's one of the reasons I watch Corrie - for the humour.
It's a soap that doesn't always take itself too seriously and I love the obvious bad jokes the characters make, but also the more hidden humour.
Although the 'spunk' was a surprise for me hearing Mary saying it, it was very funny at the same time.
I really hope there's no outcry and they don't change the scriptwriting.