Author: Ken Smith
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
ISBN: 1845029445
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 233
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It's a memorable year in Scotland. The country will vote on independence, Glasgow will welcome the world to the Commonwealth Games, and the world's best golfers battle it out in the Ryder Cup on Scottish soil. Meanwhile, Scots do what they always do - eat and drink too much, complain about the weather and, fortunately, have a laugh about it. Their tales of the funniest events will be sent to The Herald newspaper's iconic Diary column, and the best of them are gathered here.
Author: Ken Smith
Publisher: Black & White Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1785302973
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 173
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What are folk desperate for these days? A laugh, we reckon. And fortunately the readers of The Herald newspaper agree, as over the past year they have sent the newspaper's Diary column their funniest moments, whether it's about the daft things that happen in their office, the outrageous comments they are told in the pub, or just the eyebrow-raising observations they overhear on the train into town. They even have the occasional smile over politics, would you believe.And the very best of them are gathered in this handy volume. So if you want to know why Scotsmen still cannot understand their partners, the funniest claims made on the golf course, and the outrageous shenanigans of police officers, apprentices, shop-workers and school teachers, then look no further.
Author: Ken Smith
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
ISBN: 184502799X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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It was the year that saw Rangers Football Club face administration, that saw Greece struggle with teetering debt, that saw Scots wrestle with the idea of a referendum on independence, and saw the Scottish football team once again watching an international competition from the outside. And what did most Scots do? Well, what they usually do - they laughed about it. Fortunately they then sent their musings to "The Herald" newspaper's "Diary" column where their views on world affairs, plus all the stories of all the daft and amusing things that happened in Scotland's pubs, trains, streets and homes were gathered, polished and printed. This is the compilation of the best of these stories. It is where the best of Scottish humour is gathered and kept so that the stories are not lost forever, and if you are a Scot anywhere in the world, you will recognise the humour in them. And even if you are not Scottish you should still be able to smile, even though you have to ask a Scot for the occasional piece of clarification.
Author: Ken Smith
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
ISBN: 1845027981
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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If every Glaswegian thinks they are a comedian, then the "Herald" newspaper's daily "Diary" column is their jokebook. When true life cartwheels over into humour, or a joke is cracked in a Scottish office, bar or playground, it usually ends up in the "Diary". The year 2011 has brought us royal weddings, Scottish elections, tumbling house prices, headline-grabbing football matches, and dire weather. Yet Scots smiled through the lot, and told the "Diary" about it. We have now carefully gone over the hundreds of "Diary" stories from the past 12 months to bring you the very best. In this volume, we gather the very best tales from the column, proving that ordinary Scots are still the natural comedians of the world.
Author: Ken Smith
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
ISBN: 1785300237
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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So what did the Scots have to laugh about this year? Well, there were politicians charging round the country looking for votes, the new Scottish MPs flooding into Westminster gave us a smile or two, the Open Championship at St Andrews cheered up the sports fans once the summer wind and weather had done its worst, and even Al Pacino made us smile telling us what he thought of Glasgow women. All these and more provided readers of The Herald with the funniest stories of the year, the very best of which are now collected here for your entertainment. And they're staggeringly good!
Author: Ken Smith
Publisher: Black & White Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1785303309
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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You can have a lot of laughs in ten years, which is why we have collected the very best of the amusing stories encountered by the readers of The Herald Diary column over the past decade. There was even a Scottish Labour Prime Minister all those years ago, Celtic fans could only dream that their team would begin its quest for 10 titles in a row, and the word Covid was simply a typing error for David or cove. So as everyone could really do with a smile just now, we have combed well over two thousand Diary columns to bring the best of what made Scots laugh over the last ten years, whether it is the sharpest humour from pubs, the daft things children say or the humour from all sides of Scottish courts, the very best are here.
Author: SHFL Diary
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326359835
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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A complete record of the 2014/15 Scottish Highland Football League season, including... - Friendly results - Match reports for all league and cup games - Season statistics for all 18 clubs - Competition summaries - Month-by-month league tables - Details of managerial changes ...and more!
Author: Donald B. Jenkins
Publisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
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On a crisp fall day in October of 1862, a precocious seventeen-year-old boy went into a bookshop in his hometown of Hagerstown, Maryland, and purchased a composition book. Into his new diary, John R. King would steadfastly record what he did, saw and heard daily, as the Civil War raged around him. During May of 1862, after learning the photography trade, John took portraits of Union soldiers stationed in the Shenandoah Valley. Then, on May 23, 1862, when he heard the sounds of battle, he attempted to flee on a wagon. He was soon captured by Stonewall Jackson's troops. His treasured diary was taken. Force marched to a Confederate prison, John vowed revenge. Two weeks after escaping from captivity, John joined the Union Army. He fought with fury, courage and valor, was wounded three times and became a war hero. Later, John was not only appointed by two presidents to prestigious positions in the Pension Bureau, but he also became leader of the Grand Army of the Republic. After being lost for 150 years, his diary was recently discovered and is now being published.
Author: Shane White
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250070562
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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The amazing and forgotten story of Wall Street's first black millionaire in pre-Civil War New York
Author: Ken Smith
Publisher: Black & White Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1785301055
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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So what did Scots have to smile about this year? In politics, parties kept on losing their leaders, some folk, not us, voted for Brexit and Donald Trump flew in to give Scots his words of wisdom. In sport Andy Murray smashed it, Rangers returned, and we watched the European Championships from afar, and in The Herald we reminisced about supporters buses, stern refs, and sexist golf clubs. Meanwhile Scots continued to muse on the damp weather, why they didn t understand their kids, how to meet the opposite sex, and going to the pub. All these and more made up The Herald s funniest stories of the year, published every day in the newspaper s Diary column. And now the very best have been gathered here for you to enjoy all over again.
