WE are sent a letter from an English newspaper in which a local wrote:
"Pros and cons of Scottish independence for the rest of the UK. Pros - longer lifespan, higher average hours of sunshine, no more Scottish Prime Ministers. Cons - It's going to be a long long time before we win Wimbledon again."
Feline fine
AND a point to ponder for all Facebook users from Mairi Clark in Cumbernauld who put on the social media site: "So, on Friday. Are we back to pictures of cats? Or can we decide on another topic to divide us all?"
Poles apart
A YES campaigner tells us their local campaign was joined by a Polish chap living locally who wanted to help. He enthusiastically delivered leaflets around the doors, but now they want him to attend the polling station today and ask people as they leave how they voted. Thus he is known to everyone in the campaign as "The Exit Pole".
Flying without wings
NEWS from an Edinburgh school's staff room where a teacher posed the question: "If your class built a helicopter would you go in it?" All the teachers said no, apart from one. When asked why he was so confident he replied: "Knowing that lot, it would never start."
Costly night
AN economic point that Adam Hess makes to us: "I never save money when I go somewhere with a free bar because I always end up spending twice as much on taxis, kebabs and bail."
Staying for a while
OUR Highland correspondent tells us about the hotel owner in Forres who has large Yes signs over his entrance. People have been complaining as it also doubles as a local polling station, and he has to take them down.
We admire the owner's chutzpah as he told the local newspaper: "I'll get them down as soon as I can, but I only have one leg so I can't do it straight away."
Brolly good time
FORTUNATELY the referendum debate has been undertaken by and large in a civilised manner. But a reader tells us: "Tempers flared at Milngavie train station when a 'heated debate' broke out between two men, one supporting Yes and one supporting No. It was funny because they were both so posh. When they got on the train, the woman standing next to me said, 'I thought they were going to get their golf umbrellas out and start battering each other'.
"I wonder how they'll get on on Friday morning?"
Par for the course
A FINAL thought about today from a doctor who writes: "This week is one of the most important weeks in our history, and a big decision must be made on Thursday. The outcome of this vote is crucial and will affect many. Having been born and lived here all my life I feel aggrieved that I do not have a vote - but I just hope the R&A get today's vote about admitting women golfers right."
Stone me
AND just a bit of daftness to take your mind off the vote. As a young reader tells us: "I'm not sure I'm happy living in a world where killing two birds with a stone is considered a good thing."
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