Academically Deficient

Blind Man"s Penis is an excellent band name. Doubt they'll get much...erm...exposure on Radio 2.

Broad shoulders, better together, you can't afford independence....oh shit...

The actor Joe Pesci got the Four Seasons their big break by introducing them to their songwriter Bob Gaudio.

The parody Twitter account (Mark ne Francois pas ) is quite funny.

Great, thanks.

Is Craigie Park in that photo?

Are you suggesting that former BBC employee Ruth Davidson benefited from a skilfully manufactured media presentation which was careful to omit these gubbings, orange dogwhistling, and avoidance of any actual voters? I think you might be correct

I saw them on that tour at Tiffany's in Glasgow. Their new lp was The Sin of Pride which I loved. My pals had moved onto Goth and post-punk by then so I went on my own. They were great that night.

The Rolling Stones played a chaotic gig at a hotel in Hamilton in the 60s. It had been booked when they were unknown, but they had become big by the time of the gig. Keith Richards talks about it in his autobiography as being particularly mental due to the "enthusiasm" of the locals.

This made me smile, possibly for the last time today

No, it wasn't George. It was a younger guy. Seem to remember a straw beater and a striped blazer dancing to ragtime from his cassette player.

I'm not saying the House of Lords was ever an example of moral rectitude. I think we should live in a country where we aren't governed by any of these people. And hopefully we will be, soon.

And to think, the BBC loves to point to dodgy regimes elsewhere that do this kind of shit, with a raised eyebrow and condescending tone. Banana Republic/Post-Soviet kleptocrat behaviour.

I saw The Stranglers a few times at the Apollo and they employed support acts that seemed chosen deliberately to piss off the audience (not hard to do at the Apollo tbf). On one occasion I think they had a mime artist, or song and dance man maybe, who came on with a cassette player instead of a backing band. You can guess the rest...

The Stranglers, Glasgow Apollo, 1980??? I was just a wee boy and I was fucking terrified.

Accies aren't interested in the scruff of anyone's neck. Just the soft tissue around the ankle and their very last nerve

Somebody from Leicester is bound to be in Spain on holiday. Check mate by the virus. Maybe there are some old Roman leper colonies over there that could be re-purposed?

This guy knows the score.

Would be great but can't see it. Gogic is the biggest miss against them. He was great against the "big teams" because he annoys the f**k out of them. He must have the lowest bookings to fouls committed ratio of any non-OF player. If we sneaked a point with him in the side you can guarantee Lennon would have gone nuts demanding more "protection" for his players.

So, to summarise: her remarkable accent is a product of the odd bubble that is Glasgow private schools OR a deliberate confection designed to ingratiate her with the BBC and its core audience. I'm putting a fiver on the second option.

"I just came here to build a bridge"

Heard some boffins discuss this on the radio. UK, USA and Canada, when compared with other countries, are fatter for historical and cultural reasons apparently. We share several characteristics that are not shared with France, Spain, Italy, Korea etc. We industrialised early with massive knock on consequences which include: We eat much faster We eat alone We eat in front of the telly We value being full up We prefer cheap food over quality. In summary, we've been conditioned to see food as a way of fuelling ourselves for hard physical labour in a time conscious world, even though many of us sit on our arses all day.

The prosecution tests m'lud. No more witnesses.

I thought he announced he was standing down at the next election (he's never actually won one of course, being a perennial list msp). For sheer comedy value I'd love it to be Annie Wells. Breaking News: Mason Boyne has declared he also does not feel he can best put forward the case for the Union. More to follow.

2 of Accies best players from last season may feature in this. Enjoy the game, as we prepare to receive the ritual live on telly flag day pumping.