Australia and the United States (Documents and readings in Australian history)

History

Harper, Norman

Australia & Oceania

Thomas] Nelson [(Australia)

<p>When Sir Harry Lauder left a concert on Deeside he was mystified that his jokes had not got the response received elsewhere. It perked him up when, from the spilling audience, he heard a voice say, 'Fit a gran comic. It took me aa ma time nae ti lach.' The humor of Scotland's North-east is found at less celebrated levels too. There is the tale of the middle-aged couple who had courted each other for almost thirty years, but had never got round to marriage. One day Jock decided to voice his thoughts on the matter, for he was worried that people were speaking about their phenomenally long relationship. 'Jean,' Is it nae time the twao's were thinkin' aboot getting mairrit?' 'Behave yersel, Jock,' said Jean. 'Fa wid hae ony o's noo?'</p>
<p>Norman Harper and Robbie Shepherd are back with a third collection of stories which show the wit and wisdom of North-east Scotland at their finest. Find out inside why the ice-skating scoring system at a Donside tournament went so badly wrong; read of the forgetful railway guard at Fyvie and how the old passenger on the Culter train was celebrating her birthday; marvel at one Buchan oilman's tip for improving you love life on holiday.</p>

Dash O Doric: One for the Road

Humor & Entertainment

Shepherd, Robbie

Humor

Birlinn Ltd.

Doric is a vibrant and vital part of everyday life in the North-east of Scotland. This dictionary for the twenty-first century is a guide both for the native speaker and for those new to the language. It explains such expressions as 'bap nose' (an exceptionally squashed nose, named from its resemblance to a sandwich bun), 'dumplins bilin ower' (used of any woman of ample bosom or who is wearing a dangerously low-cut dress), or 'a cuppa tea and a cairry-on' (standard Aberdeen reply to the question: 'Fit will we dee the nicht?'). Accessible, authoritative and very funny, this book is a must-have for those who want to know the North-east better.

Spikkin Doric (Scots Edition)

Europe

Birlinn

First Daily

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Aberdeen Journals

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