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Scratchland! from Bushka Pro 96 days old
[ ... ] relate is "Scotland". Their origins cannot be tracked down There may be a lead in two fairly old quotes: “James,” said Minerva, “Let’s take a ...
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Jock Dropped In! from Bushka Pro 155 days old
** Jock was out working the field when a barnstormer landed. "I'll give you an airplane ride for £5," said the pilot. "Sorry, cannae afford it," replied ...
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Scottish Sayings!!! (6) from Bushka Pro 162 days old
** A friend to all is a friend to none. "Everybody's friend is nobody's friend." * A friend's dinner's soon dished. That is, a true friend is easily ...
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Scottish Folk Tales! from Bushka Pro 162 days old
The Brownie ** The Scottish Brownie formed a class of being distinct in habit and disposition from the freakish and mischievous elves. He was meagre, ...
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Scottish Sayings! (5) from Bushka Pro 163 days old
** Ach, he's nae guid. A kent his faither. (A real case of 'A prophet being without honour in his own country'.) * Ae fine thing needs twa to set it ...
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Tall Scottish Tales! (5) from Bushka Pro 163 days old
** Sporran Taming! Few people realise that a sporran is actually a live, wild animal. Captured in the wild, a sporran has to be tamed over many weeks ...
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Scottish Sayings! (4) from Bushka Pro 164 days old
** We might need help with some of these; any assistance appreciated! ** A crookit stick will throw a crookit shadow. ** A cuddy's gallop's soon done. ** A ...
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Tall Scottish Tales! (4) from Bushka Pro 164 days old
[ ... ] and pit them against champions from around Scotland. The bagpipe is a ferocious fighter and the wail of a defeated bagpipe is terrible to hear. **
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Tall Scottish Tales! (3) from Bushka Pro 165 days old
** Whisky Mermaid. In the old days, unscrupulous Scotsmen would disguise themselves as Mermaids to attract the attention of passing ships carrying ...
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Scottish Sayings!!! from Bushka Pro 166 days old
** Perhaps some of my Scottish Buddies will help out with some of the more prosaic words/phrases; pronunciation gets me in a sweat some of the words ...
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