When we used to organise tours for Belle & Alex Stewart, the car journeys between venues were often filled with Belle's riddles.

Here's one of hers that would come into this category


Flim, Flam, Fleasy
When it's in it's easy,
When it's out it flops about,
Flim, Flam, Fleasy

The answer is...... a tongue!

One time when she was telling riddle after riddle and I was getting none of them right, she asked, What's the difference between a forpit (1) o' tatties (3) and a forpit o' stanes? (3)

When I eventually admitted that I didn't know the difference, she said, Ack, Vic, I'll never send you tae get ma messages! (4)

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(1) "a forpit" - a fourth part or a 1/4 of a stone, in other words three and a half pounds.
(2) "stanes" - stones
(3) "tatties" - potatoes
(4) " tae get ma messages" - to do my shopping