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Thread #47074   Message #701304
Posted By: little john cameron
30-Apr-02 - 02:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: Scots Rhyming Slang???
Subject: RE: BS: Scots Rhyming Slang???
Boab,funny ye should mention sheugh.Oan mah ain site there wis an argiement aboot that.It seems that in some pairts it is the crack in yer arse,an' in ithers it is a drain or the bit atween the pavement an' the road,as in"mah bools went doon the sheugh.The actual drain wis caed 'The Siever?"
Scabby,Eh'll hev you know Eh was a pupil et St Johns Grammar School in Hemilton.This et the time was the epitomy of higher education in Lenerkshire.Some of Scotlands greatest chencers are alumni of of this monument to the Erts.It was a great pity when due to lack of enrollment it was reduced to the common denominator end became eh Comprehensive.Such is life!The Scottish education system started on ets downward slide into mediocrity.Sad days indeed. ljc