Vague’s in vogue THE Diary recently mentioned the popular use of "ish" when agreeing a time to meet someone. For example: “I’ll meet you at 1pm-ish.” Reader Willie Mould is reminded of a trip he took from Lamlash to the Holy Isle where his receipt displayed the typical Scottish island approach to time-keeping.
It read: "Departing at 10-ish and returning at 2/3/24-ish." Pipe down WE’RE celebrating Scotland’s favourite instrument, the majestically mellifluous bagpipes. James Martin from Bearsden recalls the classic definition of a gentleman: “Someone who can play the bagpipes but chooses not to.
” Raging about ageing GETTING old can be a harsh and cruel experience, notes reader Frank Newbold, who says: “One minute you're young and cool, maybe even a little dangerous. The next minute you're reading Amazon reviews for bird seed.” Games people play THE Diary recently discovered that the central boulder in Stonehenge probably originated in Scotland , before it was somehow transported all the way to the south west of England.
Unfortunately we don’t have any qualified archaeologists working at Diary Towers, though that hasn’t stopped our imaginative staff members attempting to figure out how the massive rock was dragged such an incredible distance. We’ve concluded that a roller skate and a long string of dental floss were probably involved. Meanwhile, reader Scott Gibson tells us that he visited Stonehenge a few years ago, and was blown away by what he saw.
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