tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post7825525866055855620..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: A right stoaterChristine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-2330336414397444842007-07-18T18:29:00.000+01:002007-07-18T18:29:00.000+01:00Christine, Christopher Brookmyre is a friend and f...Christine, Christopher Brookmyre is a friend and former colleague of my sister, Janie. My man Donald has his book (which Janie got signed for him) although he seems not to be as quick at reading as you are!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-54760960298680042272007-07-18T17:54:00.000+01:002007-07-18T17:54:00.000+01:00Kenneth, I have to admit to having read every one ...Kenneth, I have to admit to having read every one of his books - you may have noticed that in every one there's a minor character called McIntosh, and that has a sort of bearing on why!<BR/>And yes, I think I'd have loved the lecture.Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-68972728634638198542007-07-18T17:00:00.000+01:002007-07-18T17:00:00.000+01:00If you enjoyed the book you would have loved his l...If you enjoyed the book you would have loved his lecture for the GTCS, <A HREF="http://ict-echo.blogspot.com/2007/05/gtcs-annual-lecture-christopher.html" REL="nofollow">my posting</A>.<BR/><BR/>I would also recommend - <A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Fine-Day-Middle-Night/dp/0349112096/ref=pd_sim_b_4/202-2835016-7421413?ie=UTF8&qid=1179432016&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night</A> - as a story of a school re-union on a refurbished oil rig (off the coast of Scotland) which has mercenaries, terrorists and retired policemen as gate crashers.Kenneth...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08085977493501373065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-6406376630576517272007-07-14T12:08:00.000+01:002007-07-14T12:08:00.000+01:00I forgot to wink;-) I was in primary in the 60s an...I forgot to wink;-)<BR/> I was in primary in the 60s and remember both infant classes being brought together to witness the infant mistress sitting on a seat and hitting a wee boy on the legs with a ruler while he ran back and forth restrained by her other hand. I can't remember what the child had done but do not imaging it was anything much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-52075334125532682122007-07-13T00:14:00.000+01:002007-07-13T00:14:00.000+01:00John, remember that Brookmyre's primary school exp...John, remember that Brookmyre's primary school experience was in the 70s and perhaps into the 80s - a period when, to my own certain knowledge as a parent, one monstrous woman resorted to belting her Primary 1 class to maintain discipline (belting 5 year olds!) and another was so busy organising her charity catalogue that she had little time to teach or enthuse her class or even to mark their work. I am happy to know ho much things have changed in the past 25 years.Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-6474247032400633402007-07-12T20:26:00.000+01:002007-07-12T20:26:00.000+01:00I read your description and had to buy the book wh...I read your description and had to buy the book when I saw it today. What can I say? Pure dead brilliant! Thanks :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-65988205924311148422007-07-12T09:12:00.000+01:002007-07-12T09:12:00.000+01:00Skipping right over the blacking of primary school...Skipping right over the blacking of primary school staff characters, I believe that a <B>hingmy</B> is also know as a <B>wee mad hing</B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com