Three women die together in an accident and go to heaven. When they get there, St. Peter says, “We only have one rule here in heaven: don’t step on the ducks!” So they enter heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place. It is almost impossible not to step on a duck, and although they try their best to avoid them, the first woman accidentally steps on one. Along comes St. Peter with the ugliest man she ever saw. St. Peter chains them together and says, “Your punishment for stepping on a duck is to spend eternity chained to this ugly man!”  The next day, the second woman accidentally steps on a duck and along comes St. Peter, who doesn’t miss a thing. With him is another extremely ugly man. He chains them together with the same admonishment as for the first woman.  The third woman has observed all this and, not wanting to be chained for all eternityto an ugly man, is very, VERY careful where she steps. She manages to go months without stepping on any ducks, but one day St. Peter comes up to her with the most handsome man she has ever laid eyes on … very tall, long eyelashes, muscular, and thin.  St. Peter chains them together without saying a word.  The happy woman says, “I wonder what I did to deserve being chained to you for all of eternity?”  The guy says, “I don’t know about you, but I stepped on a duck!”

Answer: Shirley Valentine! These words were said by Shirley herself, at the beginning of the film, during one of her many conversations alone. The plot of the 1989 film, “Shirley Valentine”, revolved around the character of Shirley, (played by Pauline Collins), a married middle-aged woman with two children, whose life was passing her by. Having always put others first, when her friend, Jane, won a trip to Greece, Shirley decided to go with her. Her family, however, were not keen on the idea, and demanded that she stay home. However the more they insisted, the more Shirley resolved to enjoy her holiday abroad. Moreover her trip to Greece proved to be everything she had hoped, helping her to rediscover her inner self. 

Thursday’s Movie Trivia of the day! ‘How much movie trivia can you answer? What movie is this quote from??? “I’m pond scum. Well, lower actually. I’m like the fungus that feeds on pond scum.”