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Davey had lost track of the number of times Hamish had explained that declining Highland hospitality is every bit as insulting as calling a Highlander’s kilt a skirt, calling his dog a haggis or telling him that Sean Connery wasn’t the best James Bond.
— Feb 04, 2026 05:48AM
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Alan (the Lone Librarian) Teder
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O Whisky! soul o’ plays and pranks! Accept a Bardie’s gratfu’ thanks! Robert Burns, “Scotch Drink” (1785)
— Feb 04, 2026 06:31AM
Alan (the Lone Librarian) Teder
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It has often been remarked of the Scottish character, that the stubbornness with which it is molded shows most to advantage in adversity.
- Sir Walter Scott, Old Mortality (1816)
— Feb 04, 2026 06:29AM
- Sir Walter Scott, Old Mortality (1816)
Alan (the Lone Librarian) Teder
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Fortune! if thou’ll but gie me still Hale breeks, a scone, an’ Whisky gill.
Robert Burns, “Scotch Drink” (1785)
— Feb 04, 2026 05:47AM
Robert Burns, “Scotch Drink” (1785)
Alan (the Lone Librarian) Teder
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“Edinburgh’s not as ‘reekie’ as it used to be—there’s no smog from thousands of coal fires nowadays. The other thing is that the ‘ozone’ scent is actually dimethyl sulfide produced naturally by bacteria in the water that—”
“Enough o’ your science malarkey!” Hamish smiled, holding up a hand to stop Davey in mid-sentence.
— Feb 04, 2026 01:02AM
“Enough o’ your science malarkey!” Hamish smiled, holding up a hand to stop Davey in mid-sentence.
