You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Scotland is famous for its sense of humour. This collection brings together quotes about Scotland and the Scots, as well as the sage wit and wisdom of some of its most renowned sons and daughters. These quotes will make you smile, and by buying it you will be helping to make others smile as the proceeds go to fund the work of Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland.
A little guide to some famous Scottish sayings, proverbs and quotations. Includes a glossary of Scots words.
"Scottish Wit" is a humorous anthology of quotations by and about the Scots, taking in love, alcohol, sport, politics, religion, showbusiness, sex, marriage and a raft of other topics. There are also chapters on places like Edinburgh and Glasgow. ('A good audience in Glasgow is one that lets you live.) Bite-sized chunks of abuse are provided by everyone from Sean Connery to Lorraine Keane and Rod Stewart to Billy Connolly. 'When L iz Taylor married Larry Fortensky, ' A..A. Gill tells us, 'He was younger than her first wedding dress.' Quotes about music include conundrums like, 'How do you know when you've tuned the bagpipes?' The great and good are here, iconic figures like Walter Scott going up against more contemporary ones like Ewan McGregor and Rhona Cameron. There are snatches of songs, lines of poetry and even a clerihew: 'One often yearns/For the land of Burns/The only snag is/The haggis.'
Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.' Billy Connolly If you love Loch Ness and are partial to a blast of the bagpipes, you'll savour these hilarious quips and quotes from such celebrated characters as Billy Connolly, Chic Murray and Robert Louis Stevenson. From Dumfries to Dundee and from Glen Coe to Glasgow, Scottish Wit showcases the funniest wisecracks and one-liners from the land of the brave.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
This funny and beautifully observed book pulls together humorous stories, funny quotes, quips and anecdotes about this small but remarkable country. While the Scots are proud of their friendly reputation, loud about their many contributions to the world - such as whisky, penicillin and television - and fiercely protective of Scottish delicacies such as haggis and Irn Bru, they are also celebrated for their famously dry and dark humour. Featuring wit and wisdom from writers such as Armando Iannucci, Compton Mackenzie, Stanley Baxter and Neil Munro, this light-hearted book celebrates Scottish wit at its best while looking at the culture, folklore, politics and sport that make up Scotland.