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The Old One's Are The Best : ) - 2nd July 2010

Posted by John McKenna on Friday, July 2, 2010, In : Misc 
A Glaswegian stops before a graveyard in a Gorbals cemetery, and notices a carved tombstone declaring,
"Here lies a lawyer and an honest man..."
"Ach, who'd ever think..." he murmered, "there'd be enough room fer two men in that one wee grave..."

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Merry Christmas One and All !

Posted by John McKenna on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, In : Misc 

It's that time of year again and independent of one's beliefs I wish you all a peaceful and happy time of year. It's a time for familes and friends. A time to reflect on the year gone by and to look forward to the New Year. To consider what we have and to spare a thought for those less fortunate. Have a Cool Yule!



Buchaille Etive Beag, Glen Coe, by John MacPherson


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Norway 4 Scotland 0

Posted by John McKenna on Thursday, August 13, 2009, In : Misc 
....and that kinda say's it all !

So......on to happier things......

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare example of a grave that has been kept almost intact for 4000 years.

The burial chamber, which was found in Forteviot, Perthshire, is thought to have been used as the final resting place of a "significant" person, who may have been a community leader or religious figure in the Early Bronze Age.

His grave lay hidden by a four-ton sandstone slab until a crane was used to lift the massive s...


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