Does Anyone Like Midges?: And 99 Other Improbable Questions - Jim Hewitson
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 Does Anyone Like Midges?: And 99 Other Improbable Questions - Jim Hewitson
 Does Anyone Like Midges?: And 99 Other Improbable Questions - Jim Hewitson ... PublishingNewest Review: ... switched on?" Contributors range from respectable academics who answer queries on history, language and the weather in ... more ... great detail to the bizarre such as the Rev Roger Pedant and Felix Snark, the MSP for the posh parts of Edinburgh who writes from his work address given as "The Upturned Boats by Hollyrood"
I especially loved the mountain and glen section which covered topics as diverse as the dreaded midge, Edinburghs Nor' Loch, a series of earthquakes in Comrie in the 1800s, the existence of big cats in the countryside and a discussion on the exact location of Auchenshuggle.
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Does Anyone Like Midges?: And 99 Other Improbable Questions - Jim Hewitson: Scottish Question Time (544 words)
by - written on 01/11/08 (Very useful, 175 readings)
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Does Anyone Like Midges? is a collection of questions and their answers from the monthly queries column of The Exploding Haggis news sheet which was first published over 300 years ago. The format is similar to the series of books answering questions from New Scientist magazine such as "Does Anything Eat Wasps" The 100 questions are set out into chapters on diverse topics such as Scottish people, food, weather, mountain and glen and work life. It seeks to answer the big questions such as "What is the West Lothian question?" as well as more light hearted queries such as "Why don't the Scots like Billy Connolly any more?" or ... Read the complete review
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