Carradale

[Christian]

Wow! Scottish people wear a kilt at their wedding! Never knew that!

[Pete Reek]

Aye, an sum o them wear oot efter a while.

[Right Pongal]

Aye, an sum o them wear oot efter a while.

Aye Pete Reek ma bouy, nothing worn under my kilt, it's all in perfect working order. But seriously, the newly weds need to be congratulated and toasted in more ways than one. They chose to forgo wedding presents, collecting a sizable sum of money instead, which was donated to Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow in memory of a dear departed nephew of the groom.

This weekend sees the last throw of the dice in the village this summer, wae the annual Juck race at Waterfit. Hopefully there's still enough boats at sea to provide the fruits of the deep, or we'll all be blowed oot wae lamb and baked potatoes. Mind you, next to a good feed of fish, you couldna do much better than a fine leg of Ifferdale lamb.

No doubt there'll be an onslaught of young ex-pats heading doon from the 'Big Smoke' for a belly full of clams and kippers. That should set them up for the winter, eh! Hopefully bubbly jock will raise the beak above the parapet of Dippen Bridge, even if it's just to banjo Bobbly Juck's belligerent bill back into the browning bull rushes of the river bank.

Thon Dalton bouys are still creating havoc elsewhere on here, although the General has mellowed since he loaded up with his fresh medication, but I think he's posted some of it doon sooth tae thon lad' Eddie'. I expect it's Snoddy that's prescribing all that sh&t to him. I think that beggar takes great pleasure in sending his patients skywards, then gently lowering them back into the cold dark water of the Kilbrannan Sound.

The General is still harking back to his glory days on 'Hoot FM', saying that: 'Everyone has their own slant to bring to the table.' I don't like those racist comments myself, but medication has a funny way of puddling yer mind. Sometimes I'm sure he forgets that he's the son of a Slant himself. The young fla Sweltered has also been turning up the heat again and is he naw jeest nearly 'The Scouder' when he gets going?

Very quiet here in the village now, wae naw sign of the Bochan wae his limp, Sanyanya (who's probably out gathering firewood for the winter) or Morenish,who's busy printing pound notes to pay Sanyanya and the travel agent for Mrs Morenish's plane tickets. Even JD hasna been among us wae his camera and mowers for a while.

Did you see thon programme on the telly about the Strathclyde Firebrigade the other night. They had a dose of folk from outlying places training up in Oban. I wondered if 'Big Chief Sitting Bull' from the village would be there, but I couldna focus right on this wee screen, and the picture kept going every time we rolled any more than 5 degrees to Starboard.

[jdcarra]

Aye Pete Reek ma bouy, nothing worn under my kilt, it's all in perfect working order. But seriously, the newly weds need to be congratulated and toasted in more ways than one. They chose to forgo wedding presents, collecting a sizable sum of money instead, which was donated to Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow in memory of a dear departed nephew of the groom.

And a true Scotsman he was, but a pity about the blue paint across his rear end.

Did you see thon programme on the telly about the Strathclyde Firebrigade the other night. They had a dose of folk from outlying places training up in Oban. I wondered if 'Big Chief Sitting Bull' from the village would be there, but I couldna focus right on this wee screen, and the picture kept going every time we rolled any more than 5 degrees to Starboard.

I Pongal, he was there in the second eposide holding the branch hosing doon the tanker spill. If you blinked you would have missed him

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Is that the blue ribbon the guy in the song woke up with????? Damn, and here I always thought he won first prize for the other side

[jdcarra]

Is that the blue ribbon the guy in the song woke up with????? Damn, and here I always thought he won first prize for the other side

How's the weather with you there Bobbie? Were starting to get the tailend of Hurricane Gordon, winds are picking up to severe gale, maybe storm force, and I'm sure Right Pongal will be listing a lot more than 5 degress tae starboard the noo

[Bobbie En Tejas]

jd, the last couple of days have been breezy and beautiful. Heaven weather. Sure feels good cooling off some. I think we are down to highs of low 90s now. I did hear you guys were going to get hit by Gordon. Hope no one suffers damage.

[Christian]

Well, so it is true about Scots and their kilts!!

I wasn;t avke to see Scotland under the clouds yesterday, so it'll probably rain soon?

[Beachcomber]

And a true Scotsman he was, but a pity about the blue paint across his rear end.

I'm getting a bit worried about you, JD, and this penchant you have for photographing other men's behinds...

[Right Pongal]

And a true Scotsman he was, but a pity about the blue paint across his rear end.

I'm getting a bit worried about you, JD, and this penchant you have for photographing other men's behinds...

Ach yer own erse is the nearest Gary, so keep it covered. Did you see that fearfully fearsome feline in the Courier this week, eh whit?

I think the General has managed to stagger to the top of the first tee to take the background photograph, then Sweltered or Credulous have asked the weans to draw a black cat, which they've then cloned into the picture. They probably emailed it to Nancy from Dunoon, and before you can say Davie the P, it's front page news but unfortunately their coup looks more like a coo. Maybe the Courier editorial staff are taking all this badgering to heart and going for the big stories. Lets hope it's naw one of those mischievous crofters that's planted this one on them. What about you JD, you've not been mucking aboot wae thon scanner again?

Och Bochan of Brochan, where art though Bochan, we're been over-run wae christians and all sorts noo, it's maybe the second coming. Even Sanyanya or Morenish would be decent!

Come Back!

[Sanyanya]

Hopefully bubbly jock will raise the beak above the parapet of Dippen Bridge, even if it's just to banjo Bobbly Juck's belligerent bill back into the browning bull rushes of the river bank.

Did you see that fearfully fearsome feline in the Courier this week, eh whit?

My goodness Pongal old chap! Here was me thinking that you were absolutely alliterate, but you must have been listening after all up the back of the class. I couldn't help but notice that the young ones in the town are organising another of those get togethers based on the year that you enrolled in the CGS. I don't suppose the records will stretch back as far as your matriculation old bean, after all, they barely reached as far as JDC's?

All the same, the venue required would be considerably smaller due to the mortality factor working against your well weathered generation. For the record, Mr Morenish always arranges electronic transfer of funds at the culmination of my lumber contracts. Paypal has a whole new meaning in the land of barter you know.

[Beachcomber]

Maybe the Courier editorial staff are taking all this badgering to heart and going for the big stories. Lets hope it's naw one of those mischievous crofters that's planted this one on them. What about you JD, you've not been mucking aboot wae thon scanner again?

Gotta put my own hands up to this one. Sorry. I thought it would have been too obvious for the paper too, but no. Guess I'm off their Christmas card list now.

[eddie mitchell]

hello to all in carradale great to se you folks can still out banter the toonys any old rockers from the village hall days playing pool and darts listening to that 8 track, where is mint at these days

[Bochan Mor]

:D hello to all in carradale great to se you folks can still out banter the toonys any old rockers from the village hall days playing pool and darts listening to that 8 track, where is mint at these days

Right now this very minute, he's probably outside the Crubhan smoking a hell of a cigarette and wearing a beer-stained Hugh Trousers Band teashirt. He's officially now got more hair than an orange, not hellish much more, but regardless of all this, he's still MINT!

What news of yer big freend oot in Spain?

[eddie mitchell]

Bochan don't now anything abut booby but wish he wood contact me nice to her from you guys, been at the crubhan many a night and day I spent there with you men well mint
is mint, and every time I think of the prates at his house I am giggling to my self ? say hello to all for me wish I was still in the crubhan to you could writ a best cellar with the stores from that place the vandal still knocking about remember the flag system he had to let every body now he had pulld ?