they coamments above remind me i the time ah wiz in the store in Lithgi Road, roond aboot 1750, when thon Doactor Johnson came in. He wiz oan his wey tae visit his keesins in Deanfield, hunners i Joansins livin there, even then. So he's buying baccy and a packet i Peak Freans tae take wi him an ah'm behind him in the queue. He turns tae me an says, he's just walked ere fi Lithgi, an them up there wiz that full i themsels they fair pit the scunner oan him. Yin in particular wiz so bad, he'd telt him tae "Away and pishe thyselfe and playe withe the steam." Twa and a half centuries later, Dr Joahnstin's comments ur still relevant.
Whit a time fur great fitba
ReplyDeleteScotland beating Italy
Then
Bo'ness beatin Lithgae
aye it's a gid month for footie
"We have a dream"
ReplyDeleteAye, dream on, pal! We are going for two Scottish Cups this year! HAIL THE GALLANT!
ReplyDeleteThe white gutties and snake belts will be oot in full force that day! They tell me Wevlings are getting in a special order!
ReplyDeleteLit see how miny Black Bitches venture ower the Flints wi similar bravado oan the 1st.
ReplyDeleteThey'll be there in their thoosans, nae sweat aboot that!
ReplyDeleteFeel guid factor will be back when we hump the rosie posie!
ReplyDeletethey coamments above remind me i the time ah wiz in the store in Lithgi Road, roond aboot 1750, when thon Doactor Johnson came in. He wiz oan his wey tae visit his keesins in Deanfield, hunners i Joansins livin there, even then. So he's buying baccy and a packet i Peak Freans tae take wi him an ah'm behind him in the queue. He turns tae me an says, he's just walked ere fi Lithgi, an them up there wiz that full i themsels they fair pit the scunner oan him. Yin in particular wiz so bad, he'd telt him tae "Away and pishe thyselfe and playe withe the steam." Twa and a half centuries later, Dr Joahnstin's comments ur still relevant.
ReplyDeleteThey tell me the Auld Kirk has had tae cancel its planned nativity play this year cause they cannae find three wise men and a virgin in Bo'ness!
ReplyDeleteThat wis obviosuly afore Rabbie Burns write in his Journal aboot visitin "that dirty, ugly place Borrowstounness"!
ReplyDeletePlus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose..
***Yawns***
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