A QUESTION in the Brown Bull pub quiz in Lochwinnoch the other night was: "What did Thomas Sheraton become famous for making?"
A QUESTION in the Brown Bull pub quiz in Lochwinnoch the other night was: \"What did Thomas Sheraton become famous for making?\"
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A team more clued up on famous Scottish perjury trials answered "Mailbags" rather than the "furniture" the quizmaster was actually seeking.
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WE mentioned the collection of writings by legendary Herald editor Arnold Kemp being published this month, entitled Confusion To Our Enemies. A story Arnold always told against himself was when he was invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace, and was phoned beforehand to be told that Princess Margaret was frightfully keen to meet him.
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A QUESTION in the Brown Bull pub quiz in Lochwinnoch the other night was: "What did Thomas Sheraton become famous for making?"
A team more clued up on famous Scottish perjury trials answered "Mailbags" rather than the "furniture" the quizmaster was actually seeking.
Royal flush
WE mentioned the collection of writings by legendary Herald editor Arnold Kemp being published this month, entitled Confusion To Our Enemies. A story Arnold always told against himself was when he was invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace, and was phoned beforehand to be told that Princess Margaret was frightfully keen to meet him.
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