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JamesConnelly

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  1. Please can somebody change the heading on this thread? When it reappeared I had my hopes up until I realised it referred to January 2018.
     

    It is coming back as they filmed the third series last summer. Ardal O’Hanlon’s rumoured to be a regular cast member this series as there’s been a few photos posted on Twitter of him and the cast filming together outdoors. I enjoyed him in that episode where Mary hexed is mother (allegedly!), but I’m not sure about him being a regular cast member (if true).
  2. Channel 4, tomorrow night (Thursday) - Barrymore : The Body In The Pool.
    2 hour forensic documentary on the unexplained death of Stuart Lubbock, the subsequent investigation, and the fact that no-one has ever even been arrested, far less charged or convicted.
    Heard the documentary producer interviewed at length on the radio today, and he made it sound really interesting. 

    Must be really damaging towards Barrymore as his lawyers released a statement this afternoon denying any wrong doing on his behalf.

  3. Wasn't aware of the Stranraer accent until i heard Kevin Kyle speak either, has to be up there as one of the strangest accents in the country.


    It definitely is. In fact, the whole of Galloway is awash with weird Galloway Irish hybrid accents. Never known an area of Scotland to have so different dialects. Same can be said for Dumfriesshire. The difference in accents between Dumfries, Annan and Gretna (25 miles) is unreal. It’s more like a distance of 250 miles.
  4. The difference between West and East.
    Glasgow - "Bottle of ginger, please".  "What flavour?"  "Orange".
    Edinburgh - "Bottle of lemonade, please".  "What flavour?"  "Orange".
    Where was the ginger/lemonade line?  It wasn't the same as the salt'n'sauce/salt'n'vinegar line because when I were a lad in Linlithgow we were aligned to Edinburgh in juice terms but Glasgow in condiment terms.
     
    In Linlithgow, we had at least two lemonade producers in the town, never mind having Barrs in Falkirk.  

    Down in these parts (Dumfriesshire), we were more aligned with Edinburgh when it came to fizzy drinks: any flavour was labelled “lemonade”. If you asked for ginger, you’d more than likely get ginger beer. Re: condiments: we were ‘Glasgow’ all the way.
  5. The ginger man delivering bottles of alpine every week. You also got solripe and curries...
     
     
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    There used to be a wee factory in Eastriggs (near Annan for those who don’t know) that made lemonade called McMichaels. Probably the best ginger I’ve ever tasted (due to the high sugar content no doubt). It was taken over by Solripe in the early 80s who promptly closed the factory down. Solripe ‘Juice’ was never a patch on McMichaels. IMG_3540.jpg
  6. 1. XL Cheese
    2. Bobby’s BBQ Mix
    3. Mackie’s Haggis & Cracked Black Pepper
    4. Brannigan’s Beef & Mustard
    5. Mackie’s Flame Grilled Aberdeen Angus

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