Archive for the ‘Scotland’ Category
Friday, January 25th, 2008
This poem tends to circulate at this time of year...
Ode Tae a Fart
Oh what a sleekit horrible beastie
Lurks in your belly efter the feastie
Just as ye sit doon among yer kin
There sterts to stir an enormous wind
The neeps and tatties and mushy peas
Stert workin like a gentle breeze
But soon the puddin ...
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
The Scottish executive have introduced new legislation which if it had been introduced south of the border would have been labelled as anti-Scottish and idiotic. The new law means that wearers of kilts may need to have a licence for their sporran.
The law in itself appears to be well intentioned ...
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Monday, June 25th, 2007
The device called Ewgeco (pronounced U-gee-ko) was initially conceived in 2006, and is set to be installed in Scottish schools and buildings by one local authority later this year. It was originally (and still is) intended to be used in the home.
The inventor Tanya Ewing said: "A busy mum walking out ...
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Thursday, March 15th, 2007
In what is believed to be the highest damages award an individual has received in the UK and thought to be the first case in Scotland, an Edinburgh man has successfully claimed damages from a sender of unsolicited commercial email.
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
Imagine the unimaginable - God chooses you to host the birth of the second coming of Christ. Well, three sisters from Inverness in Scotland have imagined such a situation, and since the year 2000 they have had insurance cover for the eventuality that one of them immaculately conceives the second coming ...
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