tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990723463374960425.post1928562076118406053..comments2023-10-03T14:01:01.036+01:00Comments on One Small Step: Out of step.Oldmortalityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828967124865650752noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990723463374960425.post-69386557537702663722011-08-27T11:51:17.448+01:002011-08-27T11:51:17.448+01:00Scott. Don't they call it "tonic" in...Scott. Don't they call it "tonic" in Bearsden ?<br />Kenny. Thanks for the idea. I'll just dig out my recipe for sardines on toast.The blood gore and gratuitous violence is involved in opening the tin.Oldmortalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828967124865650752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990723463374960425.post-85243075917276810032011-08-26T20:28:14.331+01:002011-08-26T20:28:14.331+01:00Being something of an expert on "stop/start&q...Being something of an expert on "stop/start" walking I found the "feck it" i'll write about something else approach to be very therapeutic. It is better if one incorporates blood, gore and gratuitous violence into the piece...for some obscure reason.fatdogwalkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894891956037110152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990723463374960425.post-30304478477844379182011-08-26T20:12:29.844+01:002011-08-26T20:12:29.844+01:00Ah, you see, I think there's a class element t...Ah, you see, I think there's a class element to that as well as a geographical one. They <i>should</i>, for example, call it ginger in Bearsden, but they don't.<br /><br />Social standing skews statistics, that's what I always say. Slowly.<br /><br />:)scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571301189516858480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990723463374960425.post-22601735296126563382011-08-26T17:14:18.135+01:002011-08-26T17:14:18.135+01:00Indeed. As in "That will be shining (bright)&...Indeed. As in "That will be shining (bright)". The secret is in knowing where to put the emphasis.<br />Incidentally, to go back to the vinegar/sauce line. Do you think it is the same as the juice/ginger line ?Oldmortalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828967124865650752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990723463374960425.post-18273660168588948022011-08-26T08:15:40.000+01:002011-08-26T08:15:40.000+01:00"Aye, right" is another of those identif..."Aye, right" is another of those identifiably geographical expressions. The unusual Scottish "double positive makes a negative" approach. Socio-grammatical maybe?<br /><br />;0)scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571301189516858480noreply@blogger.com