04 Jun 22
@gertrude saidHitherto I have known nobody called Gertrude, she therefore exists only in my imagination.
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05 Jun 22
@gertrude saidTo whatever extent anyone in particular might exist, I say: "Why not?"
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05 Jun 22
@fmf saidThat was my first instinct as well, but we were both wrong. The Magic Roundabout character was called Ermintrude.
Gertrude was perhaps the most expertly depicted character and a key driver of the more elaborate storylines in The Magic Roundabout, which was one of the triumphs of British television from the 1965 to 1977 golden era.
05 Jun 22
@shallow-blue saidMaybe it was a Shelly Long and Kirstie Alley situation.
That was my first instinct as well, but we were both wrong. The Magic Roundabout character was called Ermintrude.
05 Jun 22
@shallow-blue saidShe was a cow, was she not?
That was my first instinct as well, but we were both wrong. The Magic Roundabout character was called Ermintrude.
05 Jun 22
@the-gravedigger saidCommon Nicknames for Gertrude:
Known a few Trudies but no one who has gone by the name of Gertrude.
Gert.
Gertie.
Trudy.
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06 Jun 22
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@indonesia-phil saidShe was. With red spots, a red scarf, and a blue hat.
She was a cow, was she not?
06 Jun 22
@shallow-blue saidWhat children's book is that in? 🙂
She was. With red spots, a red scarf, and a blue hat.
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