In Hugh Lofting's Dr Doolittle the original pushmi-pullyu was an antelope with a head at each end of the body.
In the Rex Harrison movie (left) the pushmi-pullyu was a double-headed llama.
The latest manifestation of someone pulling themselves in two directions is Stewart Stevenson, the Scottish Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change. Among his interests he lists 'private flying'.
Young country diary: A sky full of geese is an awe-inspiring sight
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*North Norfolk:* Every morning, an endless flow of pink-footed geese passes
overhead. Their comings and goings define the day
The first thing you hear is...
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