http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOsm1TzqHII An old Hogmanay treat again. This seasonal football show stars Jonathan Watson and is written by Philip Differ, summing up the football stories in Scotland over the past year. With the occasional sketch covering more general news and celebrities, it's another programme that if you haven't been in Scotland for at least the past year, you simply won't get. Particular highlights include the combination of Jim White and the word-mixer-upper Charlie Nicholas on Sky, and the one-sided reporting of Chick Young. We can say, however, that our favourite can only be sex-mad "Frankie Boy" McAvennie at his best.
14. Buckfast
Shouting "Bucky" at the top of your voice could result in numerous different reactions from passers by. These may include: 1) The response of "Captain Bucky O'Hare, mutants and aliens and toads beware". This is unlikely, but please be prepared for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Mh7hhaqhk 2) The response of "Yes I do love a truncated icosahedron with 60 vertices and 32 faces with a carbon atom at the vertices of each polygon and a bond along each polygon edge." Oh look it up, do we have to do everything for you? If you make this call in the centre of Glasgow, or any small Scottish town however, the response you get might involve tracksuit-wearing youths coming over for a look at what you are up to and perhaps "hae a wee swally". Please note, we don't advise doing this unless you are really into Burberry baseball caps. Many Scots decide to deliberately forget that their drink of choice is made in England, for fear it may taint their enjoyment. Buckfast Abbey in Devon produces many things, but this fortified wine has a special place in the mouths of Scots, being the fuel that drives its economy of fights, vomits and a hearty breakfast too. A Sunday morning in Glasgow's George Square is not the same without a few of these smashed all over the place.
The pressure is on, isn't it, to write something meaningful and/or funny in these bio bits. Well, let me think about that. I could probably quote from my favourite film, or book. Or lyric.
Instead I shall quote from my hero, Sam Beckett.
"Oh boy".
