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GONKS.....

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MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 1 Aug 2010 19:54

He was a cloth egg lol

http://www.abc.net.au/children/play/toys/toy_HUMPTY.html

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 1 Aug 2010 19:43

humpty was just humpty

or and upsidedown gonk!!!!

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 1 Aug 2010 19:42

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonk

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 1 Aug 2010 19:40

Humpty was an egg. not a gonk .get it right lol

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust***

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** Report 1 Aug 2010 19:31

yeh remember humpty dumpty daff,
didnt know he was a gonk tho,
just thought he was humpty, lol

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 1 Aug 2010 19:23

OMG gonks I also had an end of pencil one and,,,,,,,,,,,,,somewhere in my rubbish I call memories I still have it. It had orange hair

That's after downsizing !

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 1 Aug 2010 18:58

Julie Ann, Humpty on Playschool was a Gonk....... remember him?

Love

Daff xxxx

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust***

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** Report 1 Aug 2010 18:53

i sure i remember them from 70s too, cos i wasnt born till 60s , but im sure also i used to make a variation on a gonk, i used to make lots of stuff ,sewing when i was younger,

gona check out what they look like

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 1 Aug 2010 15:39

im far to young to remeber gonks lol ,x

Researching:
It wasn't me

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 1 Aug 2010 15:34

l don't remember having one:o((((

jude

Researching:
Ukraine...

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 1 Aug 2010 14:57

i am sure there maybe a couple in the loft

dizzi mentioned beaney dolls a few months ago
and i have about twenty of those
still in their match boxes

pele was always my favorite
and a rabbit and bear one
i was fond of them to

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

TeresaW

TeresaW Report 1 Aug 2010 14:52

I remember everyone having them when the fairground was around....winning them on the darts or something like that lol.

I had an orange one

Researching:
Lovell, Morse, Baker, Duval, Mortlock, Gibbs and Bristow.

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 1 Aug 2010 14:37

Well l could'nt think what they looked like at first, but yehhh they were great wer'ent they, all colours and sizes:o)

Gill....yeh brilliant:o) you'd gone by the time l got back up here!

jude

Researching:
Ukraine...

Jane

Jane Report 1 Aug 2010 14:30

Oh Jude I loved all my Gonks.That must have been in the 60's I think .Always had one stuck on the end of a pencil .

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 1 Aug 2010 14:17

Jean (Monmouth) and l were talking about Gonks yesterday and l could'nt remember what they looked like, so go to this link if you are interested and see them:o)) l remember them now:o)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonk

jude :o)

Researching:
Ukraine...