Academically Deficient

I'm tempted to pop in on my way home now. Random sports on the telly. Some tearful country and western on the jukebox. A Glaswegian Barney Gumble discussing the Suez Crisis with a bewildered French tourist, who is silently regretting leaving Edinburgh for the day. Or alternatively I might just go straight home

Dows is one of those pubs that's either great or horrendous, depending on the volatile blend of hardened alkies, offshore workers and tourists passing through.

Fair enough. There is (was?) a decent enough pub due south of Shields Rd, but it's a good ten minute walk. And when you're on a tight schedule it's probably not worth it.

What pubs did you go to at West St and Shields Rd? Or did you miss them out? Obviously Brechins at Govan is a no-brainer and theres a wealth of options in the West End.

A Photographic History of Celtic's Socks:

I dont think Celtic wore white socks until maybe 63. That was their regular kit. Until the 60s few teams wore white socks. You can trace a big change football kits to the popularity of Real Madrid in the early 60s (crew necks, plain kits etc). It must have seemed incredibly modern at the time.

For some reason I really like photos of footballers smoking. Not Scottish, so I wont add them, but Johann Cruyff and especially Jack Charlton were relaxed about been photographed with a fag. in their kit!! No wash bags and giant headphones for those lads. Could murder an Embassy Regal now.

Unfortunately not. I checked my Big Boys Book of Accies stats and it appears that he never played at Douglas Park. His loss. My money is on it being our friends in the North (Lanarkshire).

Love the Llamas. It makes me happy just seeing this

Don't be so hard on yourself, it's easy done. That's why I use crack cocaine to take my mind of it.

You can always tell a man from Yorkshire. But you can't tell him much.

I was impressed with Motherwell in the game v Hibs. This will be a tough one for Accies, but they cant afford to lose it. If I was neutral I'd strongly fancy Motherwell, but I'm not. So, 3-1 Accies (Oggy, Winter, Templeton). And that's me sober as well

Been there, mate. The parents were junkies/alkies as well. I dont have any advice or smart arse comments, just sympathy for your situation.

Once you've been married for years and had a couple of kids, you'd be no worse off as a eunoch anyway. Apparently. Some guy in the pub told me.

A real shame. Great young player and we didn't see enough of him.

One advantage of the current crisis is not having to listen to them at the game. We have some of the madest fans.

I know smoking seems a ridiculous thing to do for those who have never done it. But the psychology of the addiction is very powerful. Keith Richard's says it is easier to give up heroin. And he would know. I gave up 20 years ago but the urge for a fag with a drink is still there. I don't think it will ever go away. So, kids, don't ever start. Ever. I did a lot of daft shit as a youngster but that was the worst.

Former Hamilton Palace regular found.

Magnificent. At the time I could already see Channon celebrating with that annoying windmill arm thing he did. It was a bit like the Chris Iwelumo miss but in reverse. There was a moment of disbelief "why isn't the ball in the net"? A perfect day for Scotland.

Whatever.

Was it John Taylor? I vaguely remember it.

Another hypothesis. It could all just drift along into stasis. No UK govt wants to have "losing" Scotland on its tombstone. They're not going to offer a referendum knowing they could lose. Sturgeon and SNP leadership are very cautious and couldn't survive losing a referendum. In this scenario it suits both parties for the Scottish Govt to be perceived as operating as a semi- autonomous entity, with the odd flare up to throw some red meat to their supporters. Nothing too risky though. This could go on indefinitely until the SNP implode or something big happens externally.

It's possible, but being Scottish and a lesbian, might have narrowed down the number of available safe seats. But, as you say, probably too much like hard work. From what I can make of her CV, shes actually done very little actual work in her life , if you discount photo ops and looking staunch on telly.

Well, you've got to cater to the local demand I suppose Not much of a future for O'Shaughnessy's Irish Bar in downtown Larky.

This is it for me. What is the realistic ceiling for a Tory MSP? Especially with support for independence rising. It's a lifetime gig in the Lords, a title, a few directorships at Tory friendly corporates and a lucrative sideline as a tv personality/house trained jock. When you think of actual tangible achievements you can attribute to her though, what are they? Even I've contributed more to society, and that's saying something.