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| Aboot Cuddies an Camels | Fairnie, Robert | 664 | 2 | 3.01 | |
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... cuddy, it wis threapit a man cuid traivel a sicht further an a sicht faster an cairry a sicht mair wecht o graith nor the ... ... cuddy design drawins an set oot tae tweek a wee bit here an a wee bit thare tae improve on the original design. Ae ... |
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| A Braw Guid Alairm | Fairnie, Robert | 1,498 | 3 | 2.00 | |
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... o the alairm wi the ither end conneckit tae the horn an a third yin jyned the horn tae the ither terminal o the bell ... ... press.” “Weel oor press wis backin on tae yours Jimmy an A cannae mind o haein onie bother at aw.” “A cannae mind hou ... ... deef but she aye yaised tae jump at the least wee noise an A hid tae hae anither word wi the builders. A telt thaim ... |
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| Advert for "The Paix Machine" | Forde, Iain W D | 234 | 1 | 4.27 | |
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... nou. The bit tombe is in thrie buiks wi clinks in atwene, an a pley at the hinneren, ti mak siccar at the main thranes is ... |
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| Afa sad news, bit thanks for the memories - March 21, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 778 | 2 | 2.57 | |
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... jist a day efter his dear wife, Sheila, wis laid tae rest an a day afore a faimily waddin. Losh bit it's a blessin we ... ... waddin. Losh bit it's a blessin we dinna ken fit's afore's an a tragic time for the McGarrs wi Peggy - Paddy's sister, fa ... |
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| A Fer Chauve | Smith, Alex | 23,344 | 7 | 0.30 | |
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... awa an, the twa o them were noo sittin sippin coffee an, a gless o wine. Muggie beginin tae feel the heat again." Oh ... ... tae see if I could sell ony peats. I knocked at the door an a mannie came tae the door. He spoke in gey broken English. ... ... They looked a richt healthy lot an, wi a suppie rain an a wee bit o Spring heat it wisnae lang afore the flooers ... ... in case the licht went aff. Filled a lantren wi paraffin an a wee stove, so he cood bile a kettle if there wis nae ... ... the meal the bottles came oot. (The T.V. wis switched aff) an a puckle stories were aye telt. Larry Ake says." Aye noo ... |
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| A fine Ham an Haddie | Fairnie, Robert | 906 | 3 | 3.31 | |
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... fish, uncle. A fund it in the gutter ootside the Heywechts an A wis wunnerin if ye cuid tell us whit kin it is.” Uncle Rob ... ... wee man wi a gammy leg, a baldie heid, gray stibblie baird an a glent in his watery blue een. “Ma uncle Rob sent us roond ... ... o the guff o tarry raip an nets. In fack, thare wis twa an a hauf kyle o raip lyin on the bare wuiden flair ower in ae ... |
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| Ahint 'e Herst | Brown, Charles W | 251 | 1 | 3.98 | |
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... mi is sma Twid bi gran' gin 'e warld cuid a' news awa'. An' a birn A' manidgt ti mak tolrent o' ithers Fan thir religion ... |
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| A Hoary Story - The Cemet'ry Inspector's Lament | Henderson, John | 188 | 1 | 5.32 | |
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... spak tae his wallies wi easedom, “Ye'll be fine wi a rub an' a spit.” Bit fan shoved i his mou a mite efter, T’wis clair ... |
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| Allt Darrarie - Burn of the Stunning Noise, Glen Muick | Blackhall, Sheena | 131 | 1 | 7.63 | |
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... swan, o' immaculate mystery Doon rowes the burn, on a sang an a wing. Dulcet as Chopin, Menuhin, Beethoven Jinkie's ... |
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| A lock o hellery | Johnson, Laureen | 1,933 | 1 | 0.52 | |
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... wir such a hellery o cars.’ ‘We catched twartree haddocks an a hellery o piltocks.’ It was time to call for help. Axin ... |
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| Ane Auld Sang | Purves, David | 7,319 | 4 | 0.55 | |
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... drums. * * * * But war an its traivels haes made me waesum an a fell feim nou bleizes inby me: it’s thinkin o hou Ah hae ... ... bebbin an never taen tent o the gloamin. Ah sat tipplin an A never kent ‘twes the forenicht, or the fawin petals filled ... ... stream. The war muinlicht, the trees war breirdin blossom an a lown wund saftent the nicht air, for it wes Spring. *** ... ... Ah daursay, the wund wul hae lowdent, syne ye can gae, an A’l no fash aboot ye. *** GLOSSARY The Scots spellings used ... |
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| An epistle tae Wullie wi the broken jaw | Hynd, George | 250 | 1 | 4.00 | |
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... like a ventriloquist's dummy, "Gi'es us a gottle o'geer an a wee dark rummy" So tae help ye oot here's a wee gift frae ... |
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| Article for the Shetland Times- An apology to Shetland knitters | De Luca, Christine | 901 | 1 | 1.11 | |
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... wi her camera gear an mi doubts stowed awa. A deck chair an a picnic basket wid a bön mi preferred tackle, but no, shö ... |
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| A Sair Fecht | Smith, Alex | 23,505 | 21 | 0.89 | |
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... a pain, Be efterneen ere's sin in a'a it's glory, Mair an a bittie het at's the story. Thursday 10th, Temp. 11/28 Haar ... ... AN POOR WIS THE SAME TAE YOU, FOWK AT'S GRATEFULL MAIR AN A FEW, AYE YOU WIS VICTIM O' THE FILM ROLL, DEID IN THE BODY ... ... Sunday 23rd, Temp. 3/7 (Rainfall 3/16) Dull mornin, quait, an a wee bit sin as weel, Dreich an damp, crabbit it maks a ... ... Wednesday 24th, Temp. (Rainfall 5/16) Wither is affa bare an a bittie raw, Canna compleen, December efter a'a. Thursday ... ... made their day complete an, ey went back tae the car mair an a bittie happy Jonsar Eck an the Wee Wifie finished the day ... |
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| A shuttle o soonds | De Luca, Christine | 362 | 1 | 2.76 | |
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... an da hill: some lost on da wind owre da flakki o years. An a kyist-foo o soonds for aa kinds o sea wark wi a hoidy-hol ... |
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| A Small Book of Translations: 03 - Catullus 2 | Hutchison, Alexander | 201 | 1 | 4.98 | |
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... nae spiders nae fire in the grate – nithin bit a faither an a gweed step-mither wi jaas that quid crunch up buckies on ... |
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| A Small Book of Translations: 21 - Ronsard 4 | Hutchison, Alexander | 133 | 1 | 7.52 | |
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... it winna tak direction – bit loo me noo for my scant hair, an a'll catch yer haun fan it trimmles at the stair. ... |
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| ...Auld Zimmery [Content label: serious] | Kydd, Robbie | 73,728 | 4 | 0.05 | |
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... She's had a coupla days aff (why can't I have a day off?) an a couple mair in loo o workin on bank holidays. She explains ... ... he said, 'living in a big hoose, wi plentya money comin in an a joab waitin fir ye.' A job waiting for me? In this town? ... ... an the 'work-force' it's British Airways Executive Class an a Daimler wi a chauffeur, bit when I gang beggin tae Lunnon ... ... pals a wumman ever had, it's like haein fifty dochters an a hunner pals, oh, it's better than haein dochters, an I ... |
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| A Wee Scran o Herrin | Fairnie, Robert | 1,552 | 3 | 1.93 | |
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... That wis a braw guid catch; fower boxes tae the cran an a wartime controlled price o fower pund a cran; no bad at ... ... aw. Juist you gaun an see me ower yin o thae bits o wire an A'll hae a scran for ye afore ye can cough." Richt eneuch, ... ... then it wis aff tae the shops. Tuppence worth o sweeties an a comic each, Geordie gittin the Dandy an Wattie the Beano ... |
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| A wikk o shows taks me back an fore in time - April 25, 2005 | Shepherd, Robbie | 779 | 1 | 1.28 | |
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... centre stage - oh ay an loupin here, there an awye - a twa-an-a-half oors, jist his leefalane. A live Billy Connolly is ... |
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