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Tumshie John, on the other hand, is downing the free liquor like it's going out of
fashion and his already wobbly driving is getting more and more erratic as the
little green van sways drunkenly down the twisty single-track road. I'm just about ...
2
The Curse of Captain Cross-eyed
Margaret Ryan. “Smith! Keep your eye on the ball,” yelled Mr McGregor, our
coach. “You're playing like a big tumshie.” Tumshie is the Scottish word for turnip,
so clearly Mr McGregor wasn't very pleased with me. But it was worse than that.
“sure,” she replied with a tone of disappointment, “why not. Hey, wait a minute.
You're not a mass murderer or a vampire or somethin' are you?” “Hardly. Just a
bloke who's a bit of a tumshie. Really, i'm harmless.” “what does that mean,
tumshie ...
4
A Numpty's Guide to Independence and The Union
Tumshie to Become Official Language Some commentators however dispute the
concept that Gaelic will achieve such prominence after Independence. Some say
that an Independent Scotland would develop a new language previously ...
One Ben did not possess. “He was my rock. When I was growin' up, children were
particularly cruel about my situation. He would sit me down and say, 'Elspeth, I'm
no' goin' ta tell ye ye're just as good as those other tumshie heids.'” Tumshie ...
6
Tales of the Tartan Army
Tumshie is excellent company and he tried to keep me cheerful in the face of
what I thought then was a genuine premonition. I just had this feeling of
impending doom, and it intensified as we came in to land. I kept seeing the faces
of people ...
My face goes red at the memory of being asked, a quarter of a century ago, what
my ex-best friend, Tumshie, bought me for my birthday. "I could live in London if I
liked," Tumshie told my answering machine last week, "but you don't have the ...
8
The Wind from the Hills
'He's not his mammy's big tumshie, is that what you mean?' 'Tumshie?' Innis said.
'What on earth is a “tumshie”?' 'Turnip,' Gillies answered promptly. 'It's a vulgar
Glasgow expression. It means that he's not his mother's darling.' 'I would not ...
Many of the staff in Motherwell are now Nickety-Nackety devotees, particularly
after Tumshie the tattie-bogle's visit here on Tuesday, 31st March. Tumshie's visit
was used to launch the link-up project as well as forming an integral part of ...
Scottish Library Association, 1980
10
Pilton Keelie: Where Best to Raise the Child - A Public ...
... least prove once and for all that my ma's theory was right as I looked a bit like a
carved tumshie (turnip) at Halloween for a couple of weeks until my blond locks
grew back in. Hard to believe (but the photos prove it) that I was a light sandy ...
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Alistair Carmichael's leaked Nicola Sturgeon memo has public …
THE Record likened Carmichael on Saturday to a tumshie for his 'unpardonable leak'. Alistair Carmichael facing formal probe over leaked memo intended to ... «Scottish Daily Record, 六月 15»
Alistair Carmichael facing formal probe over leaked memo intended …
THE Record likened Carmichael on Saturday to a tumshie for his 'unpardonable leak'. House of Commons would be left empty if politicians who LIE were kicked ... «Scottish Daily Record, 六月 15»
Lib Dem Broccoliars follow Lib Dem leaks and Lib Dem tumshies …
But he only made things worse for Carmichael, who the Record likened on Saturday to a tumshie for his “unpardonable leak”. In a car crash interview on the ... «Scottish Daily Record, 五月 15»
Rita McGurn
The eclectic nature of her work was reflected in an award for a Tennent's lager advertisement and a Bafta for a Tartan short film called Tumshie McFadgen's Bid ... «Herald Scotland, 四月 15»
Alan Taylor's Diary
A million of them have signed a petition in support of the tumshie and a few have threatened to murder the hapless producer who has been in hiding ever since ... «Herald Scotland, 三月 15»
Tumshie lantern is rite of passage
Carving a tumshie lantern has long been a rite of passage for Scottish children. It is a feat requiring donkey-like stubbornness and the strength of an ox. We are ... «Herald Scotland, 十月 14»
Brightons author Tony has got storytelling down to a tea
Plum Films ventured into filmmaking with director Simon Hynd winning a BAFTA Scotland for their short film, 'Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss'. «Falkirk Herald, 八月 14»
The Artist Man and the Mother Woman, Traverse, Review
According to Morna Pearson's latest play, The Artist Man and the Mother Woman, he is in the form of art teacher and mammy's big tumshie, Geoffrey Buncher ... «EdinburghGuide.com, 十一月 12»
Listen to David Tennant's drunken message
"Err it's time to go to the news – here's Tumshie Smillie." The mischievous DJ was tweeting throughout the afternoon's session including pictures of a drunken ... «Daily Star, 十月 10»
Tasty swede cakes
They also gained popularity throughout the UK especially Scotland where they are known as "tumshie" or "neeps" and became a favourite when served ... «Stuff.co.nz, 六月 09»
