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Old
Scottish Proverbs Revamped
When ye christen the bairn ye
should ken what to caa't.
Never arrange the christening
until the paternity suit is settled.
Lang may yer lum reek.
May your energy
efficient Baxi Boiler continue to operate without the pilot light
extinguishing unexpectedly.
A bairn maun creep afore it
gangs.
A youngster must
achieve it’s first ASBO before it can be considered worthy of membership
to a gang.
The deil’s aye guid tae his ain
kin.
Getting a bum deal
from God? Tune in and turn on to the Devil and you could be this week’s
lottery winner. (Note: All calls cost one soul – mobile phone rates may
vary.)
As poor as a kirk mouse.
As poor as a Wester Hailes
mouse the day after the Dole money has been pissed against a wall.
Bairns speak i' the field what
they hear i' the ha'.
Please miss ma
maw’s having an affair wae the man next door . . . and so is ma da’.
Birds and blethers fly.
Carrier pigeons and
emails are great ways of spreading malicious gossip.
The wan wi’ the ladder’s as bad
as the thief.
Never, ever trust
your window cleaner.
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