Mr Goon's Good Points!
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Mr Goon's Good Points!
Hi All!
On a lighter note,
Heres a challenge for us all,
Can we list 10 YES 10! of Mr Goon's GOOD POINTS??
It could be your personal interpretation of Theo's('TG'to his pals)positive qualities,or maybe you could include an excerpt from any of the stories he appears in to support what you feel to be a positive facet of his personality.
Its not going to be easy,can you rise to the challenge?
Heres one to start us off........................
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
On a lighter note,
Heres a challenge for us all,
Can we list 10 YES 10! of Mr Goon's GOOD POINTS??
It could be your personal interpretation of Theo's('TG'to his pals)positive qualities,or maybe you could include an excerpt from any of the stories he appears in to support what you feel to be a positive facet of his personality.
Its not going to be easy,can you rise to the challenge?
Heres one to start us off........................
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
2.
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
6. He gives joy to Buster.
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11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
6. He gives joy to Buster.
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9.
10.
11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!)
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
6. He gives joy to Buster.
7.He apologizes and feels bad after stuffing the wet Doll's clothes down Fatty's neck.(Afterall, Fatty has given Goon a really hard time.......)
8.
9.
10.
11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
6. He gives joy to Buster.
7.He apologizes and feels bad after stuffing the wet Doll's clothes down Fatty's neck.(Afterall, Fatty has given Goon a really hard time.......)
8.
9.
10.
11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
6. He gives joy to Buster.
7.He apologizes and feels bad after stuffing the wet Doll's clothes down Fatty's neck.(Afterall, Fatty has given Goon a really hard time.......)
8. He decided to uphold law and order as a career, rather than becoming a villain.
9.
10.
11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
6. He gives joy to Buster.
7.He apologizes and feels bad after stuffing the wet Doll's clothes down Fatty's neck.(Afterall, Fatty has given Goon a really hard time.......)
8. He decided to uphold law and order as a career, rather than becoming a villain.
9.
10.
11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
1.He feels remorse when Ern goes missing in 'Hidden House,and imagines how he will welcome him and give him a slap up meal,....if ever Ern comes home.....
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
6. He gives joy to Buster.
7.He apologizes and feels bad after stuffing the wet Doll's clothes down Fatty's neck.(Afterall, Fatty has given Goon a really hard time.......)
8. He decided to uphold law and order as a career, rather than becoming a villain.
9. He is dedicated to his job, as demonstrated in Pantomime Cat when he cuts his holiday short, dashing home straight away when the mystery crops up.
10.
11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!
2. In Hidden House Goon shows concern for what he thinks is a cow out on Christmas Hill on a bitterly cold night.
3. Goon's nephew, Ern, was his one and only good point...
4. He shows some courage and pluck occasionally - i.e. in Missing Necklace he poses as a waxwork.
5. He has some brains - he discovers the secret code in Missing Necklace and comes up with the idea of posing as a waxwork.
6. He gives joy to Buster.
7.He apologizes and feels bad after stuffing the wet Doll's clothes down Fatty's neck.(Afterall, Fatty has given Goon a really hard time.......)
8. He decided to uphold law and order as a career, rather than becoming a villain.
9. He is dedicated to his job, as demonstrated in Pantomime Cat when he cuts his holiday short, dashing home straight away when the mystery crops up.
10.
11.......Bonus good point (unlikely but what the heck!
"I should think that if it came to pushing, Eunice might send old Fatty flying" - Larry The Mystery of the Missing Man
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
we've almost made it to ten - who'd have thought!!!!
"I should think that if it came to pushing, Eunice might send old Fatty flying" - Larry The Mystery of the Missing Man
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
An interesting topic.
This is the sort of topic I would have expected to result in a blank screen - a bit like those books with titles like "What Men Understand About Women", with a couple of hundred completely blank pages inside.
Regards, Michael.
... Not without a bit of desperate scraping, though.Jen-Jen wrote:we've almost made it to ten...
This is the sort of topic I would have expected to result in a blank screen - a bit like those books with titles like "What Men Understand About Women", with a couple of hundred completely blank pages inside.
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
I'm not certain as to why Ern (no 3) is one of Goon's good points.
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Well, for all his faults and - shall we say - lack of competence in many areas of life, I think Ern is in many ways quite an attractive character. Still, there's no obvious way Mr. Goon can take credit for that.Moonraker wrote:I'm not certain as to why Ern (no 3) is one of Goon's good points. :?
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
Yes, that was my point. I don't see how Goon can be credited with how Ern turned out!
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
I should think the Find-Outers could more legitimately claim that!
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Re: Mr Goon's Good Points!
I really want to think of some but am struggling I suppose, tho, that we do largely see Goon through the children's eyes and perhaps he has points about him that they do not, yet, see. I think that he was probably scrupulously honest, for instance .. not the type to become a bent copper.
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