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Old 21-03-2018, 03:23 PM
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I always liked the Goon Show reference to Harry Secombe's character, Neddie Seagoon. They always accused him of having Duck's Disease, as he was a short fellow...
I think Duck's Disease refers to width, not height. I recall my sister-in-law when she was about 15-16 complaining about being fat and her aunty saying that she wasn't fat ... she then glanced at her arse and added 'though you do have a bit of duck's disease'.
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