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- Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:49 pm
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: Burns Monument Centre - Family History Research
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1622
Re: Burns Monument Centre - Family History Research
Hi, George, When I was doing the family tree bit I found the Scotlandspeople website, which seemed to provide all I needed. I'm wondreing if this source has more to offer, such as people to help (as in the Heritage centre) or anyother advantages. Cheers, A.B.
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:42 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Woman dies after lorry hits house in Fairlie.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2798
Re: Woman dies after lorry hits house in Fairlie.
Meg, Hopefully your friend is right, although the cynic in me says "a likely story". Still, I'd prefer to be wrong. Time MIGHT tell. Cheers, A.B.
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:51 am
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: How Bonnie Leslie came about
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3583
Re: How Bonnie Leslie came about
ve quite a lot of Lesley's family history. Can't remember much about it now, but will reread it and pass on to you any info I can glean.The current owner of the house is a close acquaintance of mine, so I'll see what Tom can tell me (maybe persuade him to post on this site!) Anyway, will get back to...
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:53 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Confucius for Beginners
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1316
Re: Confucius for Beginners
Hi, Milda, Confucius also say:-"Wise dog not eat yellow snow" Cheers, A.B.
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:22 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: In case you haven't heard.....
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4812
Re: In case you haven't heard.....
Hi,all, Re ingerlund (a legend in their own minds). We all,I think (I know!!) remember that just after the '66 thing we beat them in their own midden (another old word, Hughie!) in fact we took the mickey right out of them , thanks in no small measure to the late, great Jim Baxter who even made frie...
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:28 pm
- Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
- Topic: Charles Duguid & Son (Saltcoats and Australia)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3575
Re: Charles Duguid & Son (Saltcoats and Australia)
Hi, George, the "50years ago" column of A&S Herald dated 15 Feb '63 has this to say:-"One of Saltcoats's most distinguished sons, Dr charles Duguid, whose home is in Kent Town, South Australia, and who has made a lifelong study of the Aborigines, has an important appointment in Gl...
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:52 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: World's easiest quiz
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4278
Re: World's easiest quiz
Hi, C2, Was that the duchess of a well-known brand of cigarettes? If so how could she tell through all that smoke? hope you'll excuse me I just can't help my obsession with all things nonsensical, Cheers A.B.
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:33 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Woman dies after lorry hits house in Fairlie.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2798
Re: Woman dies after lorry hits house in Fairlie.
Hi, all, Terrible doesn't quite cover it but our language hasn't provided a better word. I had occasion to drive to Largs and back just over a week ago and could find no obvious excuse for the tragedy, so decided the guy must have fallen asleep at the wheel. However the word is now going round that ...
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:21 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Who was Sawney Bean?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2074
Re: Who was Sawney Bean?
Ask some of the (younger) locals and they're liable to tell you he's a guy that's got a pub in Saltcoats. Cheers, A.B.
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:07 pm
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Vicar attends hospital with potato stuck up bottom
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4814
Re: Vicar attends hospital with potato stuck up bottom
Jim,that depends on how you look at it!! Regards, A.B.
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:50 am
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Words we used
- Replies: 122
- Views: 39496
Re: Words we used
Ah'm no as green as ah'm cabbage-lokin' . Translates as I might look daft but? cheers, A.B.
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:26 am
- Forum: McBlether's Lounge
- Topic: Vicar attends hospital with potato stuck up bottom
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4814
Re: Vicar attends hospital with potato stuck up bottom
Hi Jim, Love your post!! By the way, i'm reminded of a Kilmarnock potato merchant called Mair,who had a logo on their lorries which read:- "Eat "Mair" Tatties". Cheers, A.B.