4. The bridge at St Andrew's features in the old joke about the Amercian tourist golfer who said to his caddy at the end of his round "Gee, I'm so disgusted with my score, I could just jump off that bridge into the burn and drown myself", and the caddy growled "dinna boather - ye coul...

Really disappointed with that 6 nations, thought we had 4 wins in us. Played Ireland well yesterday but just came up short. Good to see Italy coming on a bit they've really been through the wringer over the years. Know what you mean, altho' it strikes me we've been saying "this will surely be ...

I was brought up in a street, for example, where a man allegedly suffered extreme headaches each time he was on holiday because he had become dependent on (or addicted to) a solvent he had to inhale every working day, and the 'withdrawal' effect of which was difficult for him to cope with. There wa...

Currently watching the Liverpool v Newcastle game... anyone predicting this year's winner is a loony .. oh go on then what's your shout?? Would love to shout for Newcastle, my mother's distant big smoke, and daughter's adopted city, tho' she was born and raised in the Home Counties, but I worry abo...

Kilmarnock Herald and Ayrshire Gazette December 11, 1942 Ayr County Council - From the Education Committee minutes: St. John's R.C. School, Stevenston (8 teacher school) Head Teacher. The Director of Education directed attention to the fact that the list of 20 applicants for the post of Head Teache...

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brian f wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 6:59 pm exile, Do you mean if Andy won he is British if lost Scottish

Correct!

It’s the old story where the Uk national news reflects things that are important to English viewers, if only, one of the other nations were to have some sporting success what would be the reaction be in England? Would it get the same over the top coverage? I think not. Having said that and although...

50 YEARS AGO on December 2, 1960 A smash and grab mid took place in Main Street, Stevenstion, on Tuesday night when the window of a wireless shop was broken and two portable radios were stolen. The incident happened about 11pm and the police are making investigations. ______________________________...

glenshena wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:30 pm Great story. Should be made into a film.

Agree 100%. Once you've ploughed through the leaden-footed narrative style of the time, it's a terrific candidate, all the more so because it's true.

I think there are quite a few Bert Jansch fans out there. Here's a version from a young man from North Carolina I've been following for about 8 years, and even now he's only in his mid-20s. I have to say his picking seems just a bit cleaner and sharper than Jansch's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0...

DIdn't realise that the words "cist" and "chest" have the same origin